It's not often that I find myself referring to a dress I'm blogging about by it's own name, but I couldn't help but find myself talking about this particular bridal gown last night to my Husband, and noticing I was referring to to it as 'her' and calling her 'beauty'.
Flippedy-do!
Now my Husband graduated in Fashion Design and knows a nice frock when he see's one. And this one certainly got an approving nod last night, after I'd made him stare at my laptop screen to fully appreciate what lay before him; "Look. Look I tell you! She is beautiful isn't she?!". Husbands reply to me; "I can't see the Bride…?". Me back to Husband; "No! Not the lovely Bride! The dress! She is beauty….", I replied, smiling pleasingly :)
But I digress, so let me get back to telling you that this extreeeeeeeemely beautiful gown was worn by Bride Helen on her wedding to Husband Matt, which took place on Sunday 4th April this year (Easter Sunday), at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park – close to the Ascot racecourse in Berkshire.
'Beauty', is actually a design by Cymbeline, and was purchased from Windsor and Eton Brides. Bride Helen told me…
"I loved the vintage style, the colour and the fact it was like nothing else I had seen – I love everything vintage and shabby chic and our wedding was always going to reflect that…"
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2010, Studio Rouge
Shoes to kill and die for, by Bourne…
Helen's Veil was also a purchase from Windsor and Eton Brides…
What an elegant lady indeed – a beautiful shot captured on camera…
Helen's Hair Stylist was Kate Preedy, and her Makeup Artist was Charlotte Elizabeth…
Helen wore pearl hair pins from Wedding Tiaras and Jewellery, and earrings from Magpie Vintage. Her Bracelet was by Lily Belle Girl – available at Not On The High Street.
Marc and James at Cherubs Floral Designs {devilishly divine flowers!} provided the wedding day florals…
"We chose a mixture of flowers to go along with our shabby chic theme…"
Helen's Bridesmaids all wore pretty floral frocks from Oasis, and shoes from Nicholas Millington at Littlewoods, as well as pretty earrings and bracelets from Primark…
Posh Socks!
Meanwhile, the boys are sporting a rather fabulous line-up of Paul Smith socks 🙂 …
Hmmm. I see a camper van theme coming together. Think Matt is a bit of a fan?! 🙂
I am LOVING the camper van shots!
That's right girls, show some elbow grease…
This has to be one of my favourite photographs of the whole day! 🙂
The Venue…
"Northcote House at Sunningdale Park had the most beautiful grounds and stone staircase – perfect for our vintage theme wedding…"
Mirror Table Plan…
I love this ornate mirrored table plan, what a beautiful idea…
A selection of Vintage China was hired from Idyllic Days…
Celebration Cake!…
Helen and Matt hired Margaret Burridge of Celebration Cakes to produce the impressive number below…
"We opted for a simple cake with a quirky layout and the floral display matched perfectly with our wedding theme…"
Words of Wedded Wisdom…
"Enjoy every minute – its over all too quickly! Invest in a good photographer to record your day as it flys by so quickly."
Just fabulous, all of it!
Thank you so much Helen for supplying all your wedding day style secrets – it's absolutely fabulous to see a Bride and Groom having so much fun on their wedding day – huge congratulations to you both! 🙂
Special thanks once again to the team over at Studio Rouge for allowing us to feature their gorgeous Photography. There is more Studio Rouge Wedding Photography here on the Love My Dress Wedding Blog, all for your viewing pleasure 🙂
Much love all,
Annabel xXx
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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.
