MY WEDDING WAS THE MOST PERFECT DAY. IT WAS FULL OF LOVE, JOY, LAUGHTER, TEARS (GOOD ONES!) AND IT TRULY CELEBRATED ME AND MY HUSBAND IN THE MOST WONDERFUL WAY. 

IZZY, BRIDE

When planning my wedding, we chose to have the venue in a big beautiful garden that belonged to my husband’s family in Sussex. I was essentially the event manager for this whole wedding and guilty…it became like my baby! I still cannot believe I planned it all in under three months with a budget of £7K for 120 guests staying the whole day. 

GIRL, WE GOT YOU

The wedding definitely wouldn’t have happened without my amazing nine-person bride tribe! My bridesmaids would ruthlessly and endlessly scan the internet for affordable dresses and we managed to find all bridesmaid dresses from Depop, I wanted to keep it super sustainable. The girls empowered me throughout my whole engagement, planned the best weekend bridal shower away in Devon and were alongside me through all of the planing. 

SUMMER LOVIN’

We hired a beautiful white marquee and had the sides up to display the beautiful flowers and vibrant colours. With the wedding being at the end of the summer, there was such a golden and warm feel to the day, not to mention a magical sunset. 

  THE CEREMONY WAS PROBABLY MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WHOLE DAY. IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL AND HAD ALL THE GUESTS CRYING.

IZZY, BRIDE

Our pastor from our church married us; he really knew us which is probably why it felt so comfortable being at the front. Saying our vows was a big moment, declaring that we will love each other for the rest of our days is not something we took on lightly. It was full of love and intimacy and our backdrop was just flower heaven. 

AU NATURAL

My wedding dress fitted the theme perfectly, it was a fitted sheath dress that felt silky, elegant and comfortable for a marquee. I bought the dress from Wed2B; their service was amazing and the dress fitted so well I didn’t even have to get it altered! Once again it was affordable, I only paid £599 for a brand new dress. 

As I didn’t feel the straps suited me, I had them replaced with lace by my mum who loves to sew. I didn’t want to overpower the look, so I chose a real natural makeup look and left my hair naturally curly, reflecting my desire to have natural elements shine through. 

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