Romantic, stylish and bursting with beautiful personal touches, Kate and Ryan Wigham had a fabulous day at Matfen Hall in June 2010.

Kate, an accounts supervisor, wanted an on-trend wedding but with traditional values. One thing that certainly wasn’t traditional was her stunning ‘blush’ pink dress bought from Berketex in Newcastle.

 

“I searched the rails and didn’t really love anything in the shop, but I tried three dresses just to see what styles would suit my figure. The first was ivory lace, the second a white a-line dress and the third a ‘blush’ coloured full ball gown style”

“As soon as I tried the third dress on my mum was in tears. The whole store seemed to stop and watch me model the most beautiful dress I had ever seen.”
Kate knew this unconventional choice of colour was for her, despite her initial reservations,

“It just seemed to transform from looking a bit ‘murky’ to a stunning ‘blush’ as soon as I tried it on and it fit perfectly,”
she explains.

“Other brides were actually queuing up and asking if they could try it on, but there was no way I was letting this dress out of my sight, we took it home there and then!”
A budget savvy bride, Kate designed her own wedding cake using her florist, Jean Hepple, and a standard three-tier wedding cake from Marks and Spencer.

“I didn’t have the £650 required for the professional cake I choose, so I had to go back to the drawing board and decided to design my own. I contacted my florist and she agreed to do the idea I had in mind, so I headed off to M&S and ordered a three-tier wedding cake which was on offer and only cost £76.”
“The vintage roses used for the decoration only cost £50 – £125 for a wedding cake is great value for money and it looked stunning for the price, if I say so myself!”
The day was pulled together with a pink and grey theme with bridesmaid’s dresses from Debenhams and suits from Next.
For the reception, Kate and Ryan hired "the people’s crooner" Jason Isaacs for some easy-listening swing classics.
The day was filled with personal ideas as Kate explains:

“Instead of favours we had bells which were used as name card holders on the tables. I sprayed them gold to match the chairs we hired from Brentwood Marquees and the gold detailing around Matfen Hall.”

“I also had my two Yorkshire Terriers on-hand for photographs as they are a massive part of our home life. To finish off the most wonderful day of our lives we set off Eco Sky Lanterns across Matfen, it was a perfect end to the perfect day.”

Photography by Teri Henaghan, www.terihphotography.com

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