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I finished the final setup with some postcard bunting, photo of the man himself and a small vase of flowers from my lovely Florist…' I then made a sign to explain what it was, and what I needed guests to do and bought vintage style postcards to match.

It still did look like a battered old army ditty box so I lined it with the same pattern as my stationery and added a lace hinge to the lid to keep it open. I noticed on the lid the name of my great grandfather and the words 'made by' and my mum confirmed it had been made by him to keep his bits and pieces safe while in the army in france.

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While looking for the photographs for the table plan in my parents attic some months later I found an old wooden box full of keepsakes. I loved the postcard idea but a suitcase didn't really fit in with anything else I had. But during my research I started to see a trend emerging with brides using suitcases and postcards. 'A guest book always seemed like something you couldn't do anything different with, it is what it is, a book.

For my bouquet I also wanted it to be as blousy as possible!' I only wanted to use flowers in season at the time as well.

'The flowers used were peonies, lily of the valley, sweet avalanche, metalina and amnesia Roses, Sweet peas, David Austin patience roses, hydrangeas, eucalyptus and champagne grass.įrom my early planning I knew I wanted my flowers to have a hand gather english garden style. The outcome after all that pickiness? My own perfect weddding dress!' Not wanting to look anymore I hate to say I splurged and got that too. I saw a stunning Suzanne Neville jacket which felt like I didn't have a jacket on it was so light. Here it is ladies… I hate my arms, yes I know it could be a lot worse but I have keratosis pilaris which flares up when I'm stressed and nervous and to top it off, rather flabby underarms. 'It turned out you could buy the belts separately so I tried it on, it was EXACTLY what I wanted, apart from one thing…Įveryone has their own personal body hang ups and I am no exception. It was then that I noticed another belt on a different dress and it was love at first sight, 'the Diana belt'…' It came with a white one, a completely different white to the dress! and was covered in sparkle, something I knew I didn't want, but I loved the dress. I still had a good feeling about the other one though so I paid to order in a sample. I tried this one and liked it but didn't love it. I'd seen it in a magazine and found a similar one in a store one hours drive from me. But I'm glad I waited, as just as I was reaching the end of my tether (dress shopping was now emotional for all the wrong reasons!) I found 'the' dress. 'I'd love to say, my wedding dress was the first dress I tried on and when I looked in the mirror I just knew, but I'm far to pragmatic for that! Over the year I spent trying on dresses, there must have been hundreds (not only am I fickle, I'm also picky! I nearly put a deposit on one dress and tried it on six times!}. 'I found my shoes in the first wedding magazine a bought, before I even had a dress! They were Diana Hassall – Buttercup, again from Emma Hartley Bridal…' Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2012, Lawson Photography Think Jane Austen meets vintage chic and you're pretty much there! I wanted my colour scheme to be muted antique tones with dusky pinks, pewter, mink and antique gold…' I also wanted my day to have a vintage feel to it with regency detailing. 'We wanted a day with a relaxed feel, fun, lots of laughter and smiles. I adore everything about this wedding – from Hannah's obvious passion for her big day that oozes through her words, to her beautiful Enzoani Fatima dress, a purchase from Emma Hartley Bridal, that she customised with a pretty floral belt to the dreamy photography and all those pretty details!

Good afternoon 🙂 I've prepared a double-dose of wedding day inspiration for you today, and this afternoon it's all about Adam & Hannah, who's wedding took place on 11 June last year at Bartle Hall in Preston, Lancashire.