An Annasul Y Wedding Dress for an Around The World Travel Inspired Wedding…

Hello lovers, in this my final feature of today, I am so happy to share the photographs of Jo and Dom, who tied the knot on 13 October at Luton Hoo Hotel in
Bedfordshire (which some of yo may recognise as having been the backdrop
for our DIY beauty series featuring Franky).  Jo looked gorgeous in a
grecian style gown designed by Annasul Y and these photographs were taken by
the delightful Caudia Rose Carter. I have chosen to feature this wedding because of the lovely, relaxed, laid back style of it all and because I love Jo and Dom's story, and that fact that they have once again embarked on a big around the world adventure discovering new places (as you read this!)…

"Dom
and I met at a mutual friends house five years ago – we travelled around
the world together then a year after returning from our travels Dom
proposed (on 13th June 2012 – four months to the day to our wedding).

A
few weeks prior to our engagement we had bought a 1985 VW camper van,
Wayne (making our collection now three the other two from 1965 and
1977!).  Dom came over to take  me out to dinner as planned but had
sneakily put a beautiful antique emerald and diamond  engagement ring on
the new van’s key ring – and then proposed! After that we went for the
most amazing meal!
"

Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Photography Copyright (c) 2012, Claudia Rose Carter

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"We didn’t have a
theme in particular and neither of us are  very colour co ordinated or
systematic people!! So it made sense to incorporate this mis-matchness
and my love of vintage into the mismatched bridesmaids dresses,
crockery, lampshades , Dom’s tie and the tables clothes etc. 
Our
love of travel played a big part in the wedding.  The tables were named
after all the counties we have travelled to as a couple, with the name
of the country and a photo of us in that country placed in photo frame’s
on each table. Our seating plan was a map of the world.

We made our table plan ourselves out of an old map and a large gold picture
frame. We also  made our own confetti bags out of brown paper bags with
the order of service printed on them with ivory ties ( the confetti was
lavender from Dom’s mum’s and auntie’s gardens  which we dried and dried
flowers)."

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"The designer of my dress was Annasul Y and I bought it from Satin Bow Bridal in St Albans, were the owner Victoria  and her colleague were amazing!"

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"Our photographer was Caudia Rose Carter, who
was amazing from the first phone call we had with her, photo’s were
something Dom and I felt really important to get right and Claudia made
it her mission to follow this through! She has a fantastic eye for
capturing the entire day!)"

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"Myself and my bridesmaids arrived in the 1965 and the
1977  VW Camper vans. Dom and I used a Rolls Royce Ghost to take us from
the ceremony to the field…"

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"We
both love cheese rather than desert so it was an easy decision to trump
wedding cake with wedding cheese cake ( my mum then made homemade
chutney for all the tables) !…. Of course we wanted to incorporate the
vans into the day which made perfect wedding vehicles ( even though one
broke down on the way to pick up the bridesmaids!)."

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"Our first dance was to Led Zeppelin’s Since I’ve Been Lovin You. We
both love that song, it holds wonderful memories of driving round
Australia and New Zealand.
"

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Words of Wedded Wisdom…

"A lot of brides had
told me that they felt a hole or cried after the wedding was over,
neither of us felt like that at all. We felt so happy to be married and
excited for the future. I would tell others not to lose sight of why you
are getting married and not to stress the small stuff….just because
something doesn’t work out or isn’t quite as you imagined don’t worry
because in the grand scheme of marriage it is insignificant. Dom said
that every once in a while during the day he would step back and absorb
what was going on round him to take it all in.
"

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Just lovely isn't it – no fuss, just a beautiful wedding reflective of this couple in love and the life they are crafting together. I hope if you get to read this, Jo and Dom, that you are having an amazing time discovering the world, wherever you may be!

You can see more lovely photography from Claudia here on Love My Dress.

So much love all,

Annabel

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Photographer – Caudia Rose Carter 
Venue –Luton Hoo Hotel in
Bedfordshire

Wedding Dress – Annasul Y and I bought it from Satin Bow Bridal in St Albans
Brides Shoes – Vivienne Westwood
Bride's hair accessory – via Satin Bow
Grooms Extras/Accessories – Waterers in St Albans + vintage stripy Christain Dior tie
Bridesmaids Dresses – various vintage shops + Sleepy Sloth hair accessories + vintage brooches
Flowergirl – Monsoon
Florist – Gemma Rawson, she is my bridesmaid Niki’s older sister and an amazing florist!
Cake – Neals Yard Dairy of Covent Garden
Entertainment – The Low Lamps a blues band from Harpenden and Gary the DJ!
Transport – 1965 and the 1977  VW Camper vans

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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