Back in March we travelled through snow and ice to get to the wedding of James and Yasmin, all the way down at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. The beautiful venue and vintage styling definitely made up for the long car journey and we were excited about getting to play a new request for Yasmin's arrival. Here's a bit about the day from the bride herself....
"James and I had been together for two years, and we were engaged the day before Valentines Day while away in Manchester, it was a complete surprise, I had no idea! I had always dreamed of the typical fairy tale wedding and couldn't wait to get organising. James and I decided to tie in my love of all things vintage and create a day that was completely unique and reflected both of us.
We spent nearly two years planning our special day and all our hard work paid off on the day. I had spent nearly a year collecting glass vases for our flowers, we chose "afternoon tea" and hired vintage mismatched china for our guests, I used my Nana's old dressing table for our seating plan and had a suitcase to hold all of our wedding cards.
In the evening we had an old pine welsh dresser and I had collected many jars and bowls to display hundreds and hundreds of old school sweets and my aunts made some delicious home made cakes too. The "sweet dresser" was a massive hit with all our guests and we had nothing left at the end of the night!
We wanted some music to entertain our guests from the moment they arrived and we were looking something a bit different, not your typical "string quartet" playing the likes of Beethoven and Bach, when we found The Dotted Crotchets, we were surprised how many of the songs we recognised and started to sing along, we knew our guests would feel the same with comments like "Oh I know this one" or "Isn't this Lady Gaga?" :)
The song I chose to walk down the aisle to took me a while to think of...I had always loved Ben Howard and his song "Only Love" popped into my head one evening and it just kind of stuck! I think it set the scene beautifully! Although to tell you truth I couldn't wait to reach James at the end :) James and I are now happily married and I can't believe 3 months has passed by so quickly! We can't wait to see what the future brings, and look forward to a long and happy life together forever."
James and Yasmin's Wedding Playlist
Bridal Entrance
Only Love - Ben Howard
Signing of the Register
Marry You - Bruno Mars, I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons and Skinny Love - Birdy
Exit
At Last - Etta James
Drinks Reception
A mixture of pop classics, chart hits and film themes
Suppliers
String Quartet: The Dotted Crotchets
Venue: Wrest Park
Photographer: Undivided Love Photography
China Hire: Chintz and China Vintage Hire
Flowers: Creations Flowers
Catering: Stones Events
Venue Styling: Ambience Venue Styling
Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Field!
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