Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester…

Time for a little contemporary glamour and style here on the Love My Dress Wedding Blog :)  This is the uber-glam and fabulous wedding of Claire and Mark, which took place at The Lowry on Salford Quays in Manchester on 11 April 2010.

What I absolutely ADORE about this wedding, aside from the chic setting, is Claire's dress – such a gorgeously stylish number.  Claire's dress is the 'Wallis Simpson' style, by designer David Fielden

"I adored my dress.  It was very simple but different to anything I had ever seen before.  I definitely did not want to look "bridey" and this dress just suited me perfectly.  I am a big fan of classic hollywood 50's glamour and so the sophisticated elegant styling really appealed."

A huge thank you to Jon at S6 Photography for sharing these brilliant photographs with Love My Dress…

Love My Dress Wedding Blog – All Photography Copyright (c) 2010, S6 Photography

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...


Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...
 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Laura Mercier Wedding Makeup…

Claire hired the Laura Mercier Make-up Artist from Harvey Nichols in Manchester.  Hair was styled by Sammy at Urban Retreat, also of Harvey Nichols, Manchester…

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

"My hair brooch was from Anthropologie in London.  I am a massive fan of Anthropologie and make a point of visiting whenever I am in the US so I  managed to hunt down the perfect hair brooch at their store on Regent Street in London.  It was perfect as I definitely didn’t want anything too diamante or sparkly!  I didn’t wear any other accessories as the dress was so elegant it didn’t feel like I really needed to complement it with anything else.  Although my beautiful bridesmaids did buy me the most beautiful pearl clutch bag from Monsoon – which I am definitely planning on using now the wedding is over, think it will go equally well with jeans and some great heels!"

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Beautiful Blooms…

"I was in LOVE with my flowers.  They were by Eventures in Urmston, Manchester.  The minute I met Louise there, she knew exactly what I wanted and provided a floral theme that was fresh but tied into the more vintage feel I was looking for.  The Avalanche and amnesia roses were beautiful and she mixed them with sage greens and some fresh herbs really balanced the overall look perfectly.  Louise also suggested interspersing the flowers with some vintage style brooches which I thought was a really lovely idea.  My mum provided a selection of brooches which belonged both to her and my Gran which made my bouquet in particular even more special."

Austin156 Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Mark's suit was "a good old M&S!"…

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Claire was walked down the aisle to the sounds of Eva Cassidy's 'Song Bird'…

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Beautiful in Blue…

Claire's Bridesmaids wore their own shoes and their dresses were 'a steal' from the Principles sale!  "We had each dress fitted to suit each bridesmaid.  Daniela for example has amazing legs so we had hers shortened.  My older sister is a lot shorter than the other girls so we bought her something a bit different but in the same colourways, from Coast. I let the girls pick their own accessories as I wanted them to wear whatever was special to them.  Although pearls appeared to be a big favourite and they all wore matching pearl drop earrings from Monsoon…"

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

"We wanted to have contemporary platinum bands and Azendi offer a great range of rings which have a more contemporary feel."

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Words of Wisdom?

"I know it’s a cliché but savour every minute, its gone in a flash.  Don’t worry too much about the day itself, everyone is there for you and it’s the best feeling in the world.  Be comfortable, smile a lot and make sure you spend time trying to see everyone!  OH And top budgeting tip: spend money on things that make the difference so if I had to make a list of priorities – get a great photographer (mine was ridiculously good – I still cry at the photos now!) because the memories they capture become the moments you remember (and you want them to be the right ones), and don’t spend so much on things like favours, they are a nice to have but they are more frosting than anything else!"

Austin833 Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography... 

Final thoughts?

Claire and James danced to Etta James' 'At Last'…" personally love Etta James and have done for a long time, this song is one of those goose bump songs and perfectly said everything about the way we feel about each other."

"Erm…How absolutely bloody brilliant it all is!  How lucky we are to have friends and family who helped organise it all – because there is A LOT to do and how totally satisfied we were with the final look of everything.  I suppose the only other thing that ran through my head on the day was how lucky we were to have a perfect day surrounded by our friends and family and how proud I was of everyone – of all of the hard work, of my new husband, of my dad, of my little sis (who managed to do her reading even though she was fighting back floods of tears), my mum ….sounds bizarre but it just reminds you how special everyone is."

Wedding Day Love at the Lowry, Manchester, photographyed by S6 Photography...

Wow, glamorous and incredibly stylish indeed! Thank you so much Claire for sharing all your super-stylish details with us.  We wish you and Mark the most wonderful life together – and huge congratulations of course on your beautiful wedding 🙂

Thanks also to Jon of S6 Photography for allowing us to reproduce these fabulous wedding photographs on this wedding blog 🙂

Annabel

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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.

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