"Look at wedding blogs – they are a great source of inspiration, also, try to focus on the reason you are getting married – try not to get to wrapped up in getting everything 'perfect'…."
Good afternoon gorgeous people :) Time to share a beautiful and inspirational, completely and utterly gorgeous real wedding with you. And today, it's all about red roses and delicate lace.
Emma and Julien tied the knot on 27 August 2011, at Chelsea Old Church, followed by a reception at Cheyne Walk Brasserie, a beautiful French restaurant, also in Chelsea, London.
Emma wore a beautiful Jim Hjelm Blush design – a purchase from the highly renowned Blackburn Bridal Couture in London – as was Emma's simply divine lace veil…
"I chose the dress because it complimented my figure so well, and I loved the look of vintage lace. I wanted our wedding to have a vintage feel to it – not something that represented any era necessarily, just something that felt like, and represented 'us'…"
Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2011, McKinley Rodgers
"Lisa Britton did our flowers – I wanted to capture a vintage feel with my flowers – and with the venue having strong colours, we went for traditional red and pink roses. We used original vintage crystal vases to display all the flowers and pearls at our reception…"
"Julian and I met 5 years ago, outisde a not-so-nice Shoreditch club. I was about to leave when Julian smiled at me and said hello, and, well, here we are 5 years later, getting married!"
How divine is the interior at the Cheyne Walk Brasserie?
Zoe Clarke produced a beautiful cake with cupcakes to match…
"I wanted something pretty, but vintage in appeal, with cupcakes to match…"
Dancing to Barry White's 'Can't get enough of your love'… LOVE this! 😉
I'd usually include some words of wedded wisdom here, but I liked today's words so much, I put them at the top of the page 🙂
I just love this wedding – these images speak for themselves don't they? Look at hte way Julien embraces Emma when they're kissing, it's so romantic! Thank you so much Julian and Emma for sharing your beautiful day with my readers. And huge thanks a always to McKinley Rodgers for sharing their beautiful images too. You can see more from McKinley Rodgers Photography on Love My Dress here.
Is anyone else using the colour red to style the wedding day? I'd love to hear from you. I've seen a lot of pretty paste colours of late, but not too much of beautiful, romantic red. I'd love to be able to feature more of it on Love My Dress.
Much love all,
Annabel
♥
Photographer – McKinley Rodgers
Venue – Cheyne Walk Brasserie, Chelsea, London
Brides dress – Jim Hjelm Blush purchased via Blackburn Bridal Couture
Brides veil – Blackburn Bridal Couture
Brides shoes – Debenhams
Grooms Suit – Hackett
Bridesmaids – Dessy
Flowers – Lisa Britton
Cake – Zoe Clarke
Entertaiment – Wedding Smashers
Annabel View all Annabel's articles
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.
