My Wedding in Provence - Part 2 - Portraits

During the reception of our wedding in Provence, we snuck off with Chloé from Caught the Light to have our portrait pictures taken. As luck would have it, there was a gorgous field just outside the Château's grounds, with tonnes of poppies, which made for a beautiful backdrop. My dress and veil were by Delphine Manivet, and my sister gave me a silver Tiffany key-charm as my 'Something New', which I sewed to my pink peony bouquet. The Boy's buttonhole was made out of baby's breath, and carried a vintage key kept for years by my grandmother. His shirt and tie were from Start London. Come back to the blog on Saturday for the reception pictures - if you're a wedding detail fanatic, you're in for a treat!

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My Wedding in Provence - Part 1

Deep breath... It's time for me to feature my own wedding in Provence. Today, it is our five month anniversary {already!}, and it's taken me months to narrow down the hundreds of gorgeous Caught the Light and Jemma Harding Photography pictures to these blog postings, so I hope you won't mind me putting up quite a few photographs. It's SO hard to edit your own wedding. Next week, I'll also do a posting with all my fantastic wedding suppliers, so for the next few days it's going to be all about me. {I hope that's okay!}. So, here goes.... We celebrated our big day, at the end of May, near Aix-en-Provence. We hired Chateau Grimaldi for three days, and hosted the bridal party in the house, with the wedding on Saturday and a drinks party on  Sunday. We were SO lucky with the weather, as the sun shone for the whole three days, only to pour with rain on our honeymoon! By that time though, we didn't care. As you can imagine, for a wedding blogger, it was all about the wedding. Here are the first set of pictures, more to come later this afternoon.

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Wedding Theme Idea: Happily Ever After

Did you know that you can actually get married at DisneyWorld?  I know that every girl is supposed to want a Fairy Tale wedding, but isn't that taking it a bit too far? I can't think of anything more likely to ruin the mood than a pair of Mickey ears. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with addding a few whimsical details to your big day, to add to the atmosphere of romance. Just make sure it's more along the lines of Cinderella's slippers rather than her pumpkin coach.

{Picture Credits} - Shoes & Flowers by Nikole Ramsay {Product Credits} - Tags: Seasonal Delights, Place Cards & Crown: Melker, Dress: John Galliano

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Real Bright Summer Wedding: Kaelie & Drew

There's no doubt an all-white wedding is supremely elegant, but the bolder bride and groom should use colour to stamp their personality on their big day. Gorgeous couple Kaelie and Drew did just this at their fabulous wedding in September. Huge thanks to Simply Bloom Photography for these truly inspirational photographs. Loving the orange waistcoats!

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Real Pretty Colourful Wedding: Kaelie & Drew

Maybe it's because the bride is so pretty, or maybe it's because they played golf to celebrate their union, but this wedding has totally captured my heart. Gorgeous couple Kaelie and Drew got married about a month ago, and they clearly had a blast. My favourite wedding ideas to steal? The groomsmens' outfits, the long-stemmed bouquets and the goldfish centre pieces. Big love to the team at Simply Bloom Photography for their lovely pics.

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Real Summer Peony Wedding: Catherine & Ken

Peonies have to be up there with the most romantic flowers in the world, and happy couple Catherine and Ken made the most of their beauty in their summer wedding celebrations. They hosted their wedding outside, under a giant tree, and it has a lovely vintage-glamour feel. I'm loving their pretty pink stationery, Make A Wish Tree, blossom-studded cake and charming chandelier lighting. A big thank you to Karen Wise for letting me blog her gorgeous photographs.

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Real Pink Detailed Wedding: Sarah & Andy

Delicate pink has to be the most romantic of colours, perfect as a subtle hint against the white of the traditional bridal gown. Sarah and Andy used it to fantastic effect on their big day, adding peonies (always my fav), scented sweet-peas and traditional roses, for a luxurious feel. Gorgeous details-to-copy include the oh-so-elegant blossom stationery, multiple mini vases (so this season) and diamond Love necklace *sigh*. So many wedding ideas, it's a wedding blogger's dream! Huge thanks to photographer Juliette Neel for her fabulous pictures.

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Real Countryside Wedding: Sarah & Val

This is just the most dreamy of weddings, and huge thanks must go to Sarah and Val for letting me feature their big day, and the lovely Annie Beedy for her gorgeous photographs.  Particularly inspirational is the lemon drizzle cake and the country-garden flowers, as they add a delicious homemade whimsy to the whole affair, while the mushroom grey and clean white lines of the marquee add elegance.  The garden looks stunning, the little birds on the tables are the cutest, and I'm always a huge fan of paper lanterns, by day and night. LOVE it!

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