Saturday 22 June 2013

Real Sheer Romance Wedding: Sabrina & Alex - Reception Pictures

There's so many gorgeous details in this dreamy luxury wedding, you're going to want to add every picture to your wedding Pinterest board. As you know, I'm a huge fan of marquee weddings, and I've fallen for the pretty-in-pink style of Sabrina and Alex's wedding reception. With stunning flowers by Jane Campsie at the Garden Inn, a traditional tiered wedding cake {chosen by Alex}, and elegant table stationery by Emma Jo {love the romantic calligraphy}, every element is exquisite. Enjoy these fabulous pictures by Maria de Faci, and be sure to look out for the fishy details - Alex is a keen fisherman, so Sabrina made sure to reflect that in a subtle way, including a cute wedding cake topper!


We celebrated our wedding on 30th June, at Alex’s family home. We wanted to keep the decor natural, romantic and stylish, with a colour palette of neutrals and pinks. 




Monique L’Huillier made my wedding dress, our florist was Jane Campsie at the Garden Inn in Stockbridge. She was an absolute dream to work with.




Alex's suit was made by Hackett.



My bridesmaids wore the Lela Rose dress from Dessy.


Maria de Faci was our wedding photographer. We liked the style of her photography and her portfolio.





Emma Jo Stationery designed our wedding stationery, including the table stationery. We wanted something elegant and simple. I love stationery and am a bit obsessed with paper, so for me it was all about the choice of paper and letterpress.



Alex chose the cake with no input from me. He wanted a patisserie style cake that basically tasted amazing! Each tier had a different filling – chocolate, Victoria sponge and carrot. Flowers from our florist were used to decorate it. 

Alex is a serious fisherman so we had a fishing motif running through the wedding {on all the stationery, names of tables, cake topper, etc}.




My advice for brides.....there’s a lot of choice out there so try and narrow everything down to three as quickly as possible to help with decision making. 


My other tip would be, film the day {either a friend or professional}. We used a professional {Super8 Wedding Films} and at the time I wasn’t sure whether it was a bit of an extravagance, but I was so happy we did once we watched it.






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Friday 21 June 2013

Real Sheer Romance Wedding: Sabrina & Alex

When it comes to dreamy wedding inspiration, it doesn't get better than a Monique L’Huillier wedding dress, frothy white peonies, pink roses and large round balloons. Sabrina and Alex's wedding is a study in romance, and I've fallen for their luxury style. Sabrina chose a soft colour palette of pinks and neutrals, and a church wedding, followed by a marquee reception at Alex's family home. For once the weather behaved, and there's nothing better than the English countryside on a sunshiny day. Don't miss my favourite stealworthy ideas - the glamorous cream Rolls Royce, the pretty Lela Rose Dessy bridesmaid dresses, and the elegant Emma Jo wedding stationery tied up with black and white baker's twine. More fabulous details in the reception pictures, coming soon! Huge thanks to Maria De Faci for her gorgeous pictures of the day!



We celebrated our wedding on 30th June, at Alex’s family home. We wanted to keep the decor natural, romantic and stylish, with a colour palette of neutrals and pinks. Alex is a serious fisherman so we had a fishing motif running through the wedding {on all the stationery, names of tables etc}.

Monique L’Huillier made my wedding dress, our florist was Jane Campsie at the Garden Inn in Stockbridge. She was an absolute dream to work with.














My bridesmaids wore the Lela Rose dress from Dessy.














Maria de Faci was our wedding photographer. We liked the style of her photography and her portfolio.

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Thursday 20 June 2013

A Quick Personal Message

Hello there and thank you for reading Before the Big Day! You might have noticed that my posts have been slightly erratic just lately, and I want to apologise for that. If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you might have gleaned the reason....I've recently had a baby boy. His name is Ivo, and he's now nine weeks and satisfyingly chubby! But much as I try to tell him he needs to nap regularly so I can blog, he hasn't quite got the knack for it. My passon for Before the Big Day is still as strong as ever, and I have been known to look longingly at my laptop, while burping him over my shoulder. I'm soon going to be getting a bit of help, so that my wedding blogging can continue apace, but in the meantime, please do bear with me. Before the Big Day is a one-man-{woman}-band, so if I haven't answered your email, or edited your wedding, Ivo is why....it's not that I'm ignoring you! P.S. During my pregnancy I also started another blog - Before the Baby, which is also getting less attention than it needs. Definitely worth checking it out though!!




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Wednesday 19 June 2013

Creative Wedding Invitation Inspiration

Wedding stationery is one of the most obvious ways to personalise your big day. It'll give your guests a sense of what's to come, and can really set the tone of your wedding theme. Graphic designers are up there with my favourite creative people, and they're constantly coming up with new and clever wedding invitation ideas. Here are a few of my recent favourites - discovered via Storkie and stationery blog Oh So Beautiful Paper.

{Product Credit} DIY'd by bride and groom Christine & Ian

{Product Credit} Kate at Ruby & Willow


{Product Credit} Kate at Ruby & Willow

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