Real Royal Blue Beach Wedding: Catherine & Wesley

Beach weddings are always fantastic fun. There's something about the sea and the sand that encourages people to kick off their heels and feel like they're on holiday. Catherine and Wesley got lucky on their April wedding day, with beautiful spring weather by the Kent seaside. I'm loving how Your Perfect Day has captured the light-hearted mood in this fab wedding video trailer. Watch for tonnes of fab wedding details, from Catherine's elegant A-line wedding dress, chignon and tiara, to the royal blue theme colour and the pretty butterfly wedding cake. They even had a confetti shower over their first dance!
 

Wedding Details
Marriage Ceremony: Our Lady Star of the Sea
Venue: The Pavilion Broadstairs in Kent
Photographer: Lucy Bateman Photography
Videographer: Your Perfect Day

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Real Vintage Autumn Wedding: Kyle & Jonny Part 2

Autumn wedding fabulousness Part 2. There was too much gorgeousness in Kyle and Jonny's beautiful wedding, I've had to split it into two! Here are all the pretty ceremony and reception wedding details. I'm loving the outdoor ceremony setting by the sea, and cute gazebo alter area and its extravagant floral arch. Other stealworthy wedding details include the warm chocolate-brown bridesmaids' dresses and table cloths {who says they have to be white!}, plus the super-cool recycled, vintage bottle candles from Glassed Over. More fabulous wedding details as you scroll through the pictures. Huge thanks to the lovely Casey from Figlewicz Photography for these beautiful photographs.

Stunning copper roses, birch twigs and zinnias make up the striking floral arch.

Completely in love with the ushers in traditional Scottish dress, complete with sporrans!

Love this picture! Always make time for a group shot if you can. One way is to do a first-look shoot ahead of walking down the aisle, although most British brides prefer to save that moment to the ceremony.

Loving the warm autumn colour palette. The woody elements play on Kyle and Jonny's married surname.

Stunning table flowers by Rolling Hills Flower Mart. There's a real mix of exotic and classic flowers here, plus berries and autumn leaves.

If you look closely, there's even a cute little wood block in the centre to give height to the centre candle.

Loving the wrap of the family tartan around the bottles in the pictures below. It's the same as on the ushers' kilts!

Such a beautiful wedding cake. Have you spotted how the florist has used autumn fruits as embellishments? A seriously easy and effective DIY wedding idea!

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Real Vintage Autumn Wedding: Kyle & Jonny

Autumn brides listen up! You're going to love the wedding inspiration you'll get from this gorgeous seaside wedding. Fabulous couple, Kyle and Jonny celebrated their big day at Erhart’s By The Sea in Fort MacArthur in Calig. I'm loving all their wedding details from the autumnal colour palette, Kyle's beautiful strapless La Soie wedding gown, her cute lacy garter {definitely a US tradition we should export to the UK}, and most of all Jonny's kilt!! Huge kudos to Kyle and Jonny for putting their bridesmaids and ushers in coordinated outfits - we do like a well-turned out wedding party and it makes for the best pictures! More wedding details in Part 2, published this lunchtime. Huge thanks to the talented Figlewicz Photography for these beautiful pictures.

Love the colours in this bouquet. Berries are always a beautiful addition to autumn wedding bouquets.

The kilt and sporran! Always a great idea to reflect your heritage on your wedding day.

This is Jonny's dad's Classic Woody!

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Real Hawaiian Destination Wedding: Allison & Scott

As we all prepare for our summer holidays, it seems only right to feature a destination wedding, and it doesn't get more destination than Hawaii. Allison and Scott chose the Hotel Hana Maui for their big day, and celebrated their vows in its gorgeous manicured grounds. I've completely fallen for these light-hearted photographs by Punam Bean - I'm particularly loving the one where the horse eats Allison's bouquet, and the fun coconut shots. Allison kept her wedding style simple and elegant, she chose not to wear a veil, and walked down the aisle with just an exotic flower in her hair. Her gorgeous wedding gown had a lace-overlay and slight train, and she carried a stunning bouquet of white roses. The wedding favours were straw fans, and white parasols were handed out the guests to protect them in the heat - love this idea! Don't miss the pics of the reception, Allison and Scott decorated the wedding venue with white paper lanterns - a cheap and chic way to add interest - definitely a fab wedding idea to copy.

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Real Elegant Winter White Wedding: Karianne & Philip

Just imagine if you only had a two months to plan your wedding. If it was me, it would be serious panic stations, but luckily, the lovely Karianne and Philip harnessed the expert wedding planning skills of Aimee Dunne, who whipped them up the perfect wedding in only eight weeks. Their winter wedding in the New Forest included tonnes of lovely wedding details, including lots of luxurious white flowers {by Corbins Florist}, flickering candles and marshmallows. Inspired by a Bruce Oldfield wedding dress, Karianne found a seamstress to make her something similar, and paired it with a mid-length veil and an incredible bouquet. Aimee organised for the church to be filled with candles, and a gorgeous ivory aisle runner by Dream Occasions, which created an intimate warmth to the ceremony. I'm loving the Philip's dapper white scarf, the individual roses at each guest's seat, the pashmina favours, and the marshmallows for toasting over blazing outdoor fire-pits {my favourite winter wedding idea ever!}. Gorgeous photographs published with thanks to Andy Catterall.

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