Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding…

Good morning everyone 🙂 As you read this post on Monday morning, I will be preparing for a couple of days away in London with some fellow bloggers, an award winning photographer and the team behind one of the best wedding boutiques in the UK!  But more on that later 🙂

It's always such a huge pleasure to feature the work of a Photographer I admire so much and the images in this real wedding feature are no exception.  Vicky and Haydn tied the knot on 19 December 2010 with a wedding at the exclusive Staffordshire Country House wedding venue, The Ashes, on the Staffordshire Moorlands, which the couple fell in love with because of the listed barn building and space it provided – the couple had free run to decorate the barn exactly the way they wanted it.

Vicky wore the most beautiful Sassi Holford lace wedding dress for her snowy winter wedding, a purchase from Bellissima in Ramsbottom, Bury...

"I knew I wanted a vintage feel to my dress and loved the lace and the sleeves and neckline, I added a sash as well which made the dress different to anything else I had seen…"       

Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2011, Gill Taylor

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...


What a stunning view of the couple's venue, The Ashes, on the Staffordshire Moorlands…

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Vicky's beautiful pearl bracelet was a purchase from Debenhams

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Vicky wore shoes by Benjamin Adams – this particular design is called 'Winslet'….

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

The Topiary Tree provided the lovely pale florals…

"I chose amnesia and avalanche roses, anemones and hyascinth and misteltoe, as it was Christmas! The bridesmaids had avalanche roses and anemones. I wanted a vintagey feel to the flowers…"

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

I just love this table plan…

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

"My mum and sister hand made hearts filled with lavender for the ladies, the men had a piece of mistletoe at their place setting. I used luggage labels for the place name settings and stamped people's names on…."

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Good old Marks & Spencer came up trumps with this beautiful wedding cake, the cake topper for which was created by Haydn's Mum…

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

Words of Wedded Wisdom…

"look at magazines, websites etc for inspiration but make sure you incorporate and include things that are personal to you."

Snow, Smiles & Sassi Holford ~ A Staffordshire Moorlands Wedding, Photography by Gill Taylor...

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Brides Dress – Sassi Holford, purchased from Bellissima in Ramsbottom, Bury
Brides Shoes – 'Winslet', by Benjamin Adams
Brides Hair Accessory – Borrowed from a friend
Bridesmaids Dresses – Belsoie range from Bellissima
Grooms Suit – House of Fraser (Made to Measure)
Photographer – Gill Taylor
Venue – The Ashes
Flowers – The Topiary Tree
Cake – Marks & Spencer {cake-topper made by the Groom's Mum}
Makeup Artist – Emma Shackleton
Brides Bracelet – Debenhams
Rings – Midas Jewellers, King Street, Manchester

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Such a beautiful shot above there of the wedding venue by night.

Thanks so much Vicky for sharing your wedding day details with Love My Dress today and huge thanks to Photographer Gill Taylor for allowing reproduction of these beautiful wedding photographs.

Click here to view more Gill Taylor wedding photography on Love My Dress here.  You can also see more from Wedding Dress Designer Sassi Holford, including an interview with Sassi herself here.

Much love,

Annabel xXx

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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