Jenny Packham, Purple And London Love ~ A Modern Vintage Inspired Hackney Wedding

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Happy Monday morning all!  After a little bit of a relaxed week on Love My Dress, due to half term holiday commitments, we have a week packed to the rafters with charming, elegant, funny, brilliant, down right ruddy gorgeous inspirational content for you, starting this first Monday in November with the lovely couple Charlene and Paul, whose wedding was photographed by the inimitable and ever-so-lovely, Emma Case.

The couple tied the knot on 29 September 2013 with a ceremony at The Chapel of St Peter & St Paul, followed by a reception at Hackney's MC Motors (the most amazing old industrial warehouse, that oozes character and has the most amazing array of vintage/retro props). 

Photography Copyright (c) 2013, Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Charlene
was and still is a regular reader of Love My Dress, and here she shares
how she and Paul visualised their wedding and the plans they made to
pull off a fun and memorable event for all their guests…

"I’d like to say our wedding theme and style was vintage but
with a chic/modern twist.  Paul and I are both laid back and above
everything else, we love having fun.  We both really wanted this to
shine through in all the decisions we made together for our wedding and
we wanted our day to represent 'us'.  It was really important to us that all

our guests felt very special, and had a fun and memorable
day."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"We decided early on that we wanted a London wedding. We met in
London, live in London and we both love London! We wanted to get married
in a church and chose The Chapel of St Peter & St Paul in Greenwich – we're so lucky that this beautiful church is so local to where we live.
  As this part of our day was very traditional we wanted the
complete opposite for our reception venue, something informal and fun.
When we viewed MC Motors
we instantly fell in love with it and we knew we would be able to throw
the best party/celebration ever. We also loved how different the two
venues were.

MC Motors
already had so many amazing props on site that we could use. However,
me being me I still wanted to add our own personal touch. Throughout the
year, Paul and I, my parents and Paul's mum had the task of collecting
anything 'old’ to help style our wedding venue.  This included books,
candle holders, suitcases, photo frames, jars – you name it!  We went to
car boot sales, charity shops, antique shops and markets, hunting for
bargains. It was great fun collecting everything, and seeing it all
displayed on the day was amazing."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"Paul and I met on the internet via mysinglefriend.com.
  Paul was the first person to send me a message, though it was nearly a
sliding doors moment, as we nearly didn’t meet!  I thank my lucky stars
we did. 
We had been living together for two years and
everything was going amazingly, then   in September 2012, we went on
holiday to Gozo."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"During the second day into the holiday, Paul took me by complete
surprise and proposed.  He started reciting a poem during sunset called
‘I was meant for you'.  We were both already in tears before he got to
the end of the poem and that's when he got down on one knee and asked me
to marry him. 
Exactly a year later we got married.

We didn’t want a long engagement and were so lucky both venues were available at the time we wanted them."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"As soon as I tried on Jenny Packham's
Dentelle design, I knew it was ‘the one'. I burst into tears, along
with my mum, sister and mother in law to be who were all with me!  Prior
to visiting Miss Bush Bridal,
I had visited eight other bridal boutiques and was starting to wonder
if I was ever going to have that feeling.  So finally finding my dress
really was a very magical moment.

I loved how elegant and romantic the dress was – I felt like a
Hollywood star in it! It was also amazingly comfortable, and this was a
key point for me as I didn’t want to be restricted when dancing in the
evening."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case 

"Our photographer was the incredible Emma Case
I Met Emma and Pete for a coffee date in London and knew instantly we
had to have them photograph our day. They are the nicest people and
equally amazing at their job.  Their passion for what they do oozes from
them and I loved that.
 

It was like having two of  our friends photograph our wedding.  They
captured the day amazingly – the love, fun and joy from the day shines
through. We are thrilled to bits with our photographs and really
couldn’t have chosen better.
"

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"I had eight bridesmaids, six girlfriends and my two best gay
friends, and I'm so glad I had each and every one of them. To anyone
thinking ‘how can I have that many bridesmaids’ I say go for it!  It's
your day!  My girls wore 'Gloria' lace dresses from Whistles with Vivienne Westwood Skyscraper heels in raspberry.  For the boys I managed to find ties from Liberty that matched the colour of the girls dresses perfectly."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"For our flowers, I didn't want anything too set and wanted them to have a vintage feel. Sam of Violets and Velvet
created all the flowers beautifully – she dressed the venue by filling
different shaped glass jars. We had two features, a floral garland on
the pillar in the middle of the eating and dancing area and a floral
garland on a large cartwheel. 
I had a loose trailing hand tied bouquet using white roses, white astilbe, dill, trailing foliage and flowering eucalyptus."

"My
bridesmaids carried loose hand tied bouquets using flowers such as
raspberry astilbe, scabious seed heads, pale pink dahlia, sweet
avalanche roses, plum astrantia, wax flower and interesting foliage. The
colours complemented their dresses and shoes beautifully."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case  

"As I had such an amazingly long aisle to walk down, I knew I wanted a veil. I got my veil from Richard Designs ,which matched my dress like a dream.

Paul wore an amazing damson colour suit from Paul Smith.
He wanted to be dressed differently to the ushers as he wears a navy or
black suit to work everyday. He looked incredible, and I'm so glad he
made that bold choice.  He also wore a Greenwich Pocket Watch which was a gift that I left for him on the morning of our wedding."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"MC Motors
is an incredible venue with lots of character already, but I still
wanted to add our personal touch. We filled it with old books,
suitcases, photo frames filled with old family photographs, pom poms, jam jars and 6ft 3in grey balloons!   I held a wine and
pom pom
fluffing night at our flat with friends – little moments like this were
so special as they all loved being so involved in the build up. 
We
were lucky to get into the venue the day before, so Paul and I, with an
amazing team of ushers and a couple of bridesmaids set to work and
decorated. We hung 46 pom poms in one area.

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"Our caterers were Handmade Food and we could
not fault Helen and Fergus, who we dealt with, in any way. From day
one Helen's communication and friendly nature was second to none. Paul
and I are very laid back and left quite a few things to the last minute
and Helen was amazing at keeping both of us in check. I trusted Helen
100% and it was thanks to her that it all ran so smoothly when we
arrived at MC Motors.  The guests were extremly well feed, and everyone
was raving about how yummy the food was. It really was delicious.

 I’m a big lover of cake, so having just one was never
going to be an option!  Luckily Paul's Mum and Nan are amazing at
baking and they kindly made a selection of homemade cakes, they were
delicious! They were displayed on an old piano on a selection of old
books and old cake stands that Diane (Pauls' Mum) had collected for us."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"We don’t have a song that we call 'our song', so we both chose a
song to dance to that was upbeat, with perfect words and that we knew
the band would sound great singing live.  I’m a professional dancer so I
really wanted to do a choreographed routine. Paul is not a dancer so he
wasn’t too keen!

Three weeks before the wedding we still hadn’t decided
what we were going to do, so we chose a song and I got my way (lucky
me!) and off to the studio we went!  Paul was the perfect student and
did brilliantly at picking it up so quickly

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

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"Emily Kent of the Wedding Hair Company was
the only make up artist that I met as I instantly felt comfortable with
her. She is so passionate and knowledgeable about her work.
  I wanted to look like me on the day – Paul hates me wearing a lot of make up – so I wanted to be very natural.  Emily created exactly what I wanted, with both hair and make up, and I was thrilled with the results.

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"I wore a pair of Rainbow peep toe shoes that I purchased from John Lewis
Looking for shoes was the hardest thing – I couldn't find any I liked
at a reasonable price so I settled on a simple pair. I couldn't  justify
paying £££ for a pair of Jimmy Choo’s as so many other things were much
more important to me."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"Because we had such a large bridal party, ie, seven ushers and my two bridesmen, we decided to hire the suits from Anthony Exclusive Formal Wear.
This was the only place that we could find that hired out modern slim
fitted navy suits and we couldn't fault the service.  The staff at the
shop were always so helpful and all the guys looked gorgeous on the
day."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"My amazing Dad walked me down the aisle – it's a moment that will always hold a special place in my heart."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"My favourite part of the day was our ceremony.  We had three readings, – Corinthians 13. 1-7,  Song of Songs 2:8-10, 14, 16a; 8:6-7a, and the poem 'I Was Meant For You'. 
The service was beyond anything we ever imagined. Everything about it
was magical.

I had never felt anything like the feeling I had walking
down the aisle, I literally felt like I was floating and thought my face
was going to burst becasue I was so happy and smiling so much. The
first time seeing all our friends and family in the church, knowing they
were all there to share this incredible moment was so overwhelming, it
made me realise even more how lucky we are to have such wonderful
friends and family."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"We couldn’t tailor our vows as it was a church wedding, however
we still managed to add our own personal touch to the ceremony. We
really mixed it up, kept the tradition of a church choir but also added
our own choir. We are very fortunate to have friends who sing and are
also very creative."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"My ring is bespoke.  Paul had my engagement ring designed
especially for me, which had a wedding ring designed to go with it. We
are lucky to have a family friend who is a jewellery designer in Soho. I
love that this is unique to me". 

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"My friend Nick works at the Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford, and he kindly offered to put together a choir for us of fifteen of his students. Whilst we signed the register they sang ‘Home’, by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and 'Here, There and Everywhere' by the Beatles. 

My friend, Katie, sang ‘Fields of Gold’ by Eva Cassidy – everyone
was in tears, even Emma and Pete the photographers!  It was amazing for
our guests to be entertained in such a special way.

Another very special moment was leaving the church. Our exit song
was 'You’ve got the love’ by Florence and the Machine – again sung by
the students from the
Performance Preparation Academy. Everyone left literally dancing and clapping down the aisle. The whole service was incredible!"

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case 

"We hired two 1950’s R7 single decker red london
buses to transport our guests. It made it more exciting and fun for
them. Paul and I hired a black London cab to take us from the church to
the MC Motors.
"

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"We hired a photo booth from The Mighty Booth
– every guest got to take away a photo print from the booth and we
looked on this as their favours. Paul and I also had a signed guest book
with all the photos in from the booth – it's such an amazing keepsake."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"We always knew we wanted a live band at our wedding and we found
Freddie and The Freeloader on a wedding blog. We went to a couple of
their gigs, (one being at Glastonbury), and booked them straight away. They were fantastic and our guests danced all night long.
"

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Words of Wedded Wisdom…

"It's
your day, so do what you want and don’t have any regrets. Think outside
the box where possible and make it as personal as you can. All the
little details and personal touches never go unnoticed, and the guests
love it and makes them feel special.

We were so lucky to have such an amazing group of suppliers, that really was a luxury choosing them all ourselves.  It
was really important to us to have suppliers that we clicked with, who
understood everything we imagined and wanted. They all played such a key
part in our day we wouldn't have changed any of them for the world.  
We were also
lucky to have such great friends and family  who were more than happy to help us with anything we needed.

We also didn’t hire an event planner – I was too excited at the prospect
of planning our whole wedding, from researching and finding different
suppliers to doing arts and crafts – it made the whole day so much more
personal. I loved every minute of planning it."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

"In the build up to our wedding I was obsessed with wedding blogs, especially Love My Dress,
it was my morning read with my cereal and tea.  I loved reading other
brides stories and getting inspiration. I also loved how detailed every
wedding is on the blog. 
Love My Dress is a true inspiration to anyone planning a wedding.

I'm so glad we decided
to have a videographer – w
e had a film produced by Leanne Dodds of Blooming Lovely Films (it's currently being edited).  It was actually my mum that persuaded us. You spend
months and months planning one day so it will be so nice to watch it all
back.  I remember watching my mum and dad's and thinking how amazing it
was. Now we will be able to do the same."

I can honestly say the day was everything and more that we
both had ever dreamed of and we wouldn't change a thing. From the
moment I started to get ready in the morning with my bridesmaids to
arriving back at the hotel in the evening with my husband, it was all
just perfect. Everyone says it, but it really was the best day of my
life."

Jenny Packham Dentelle, MC Motors Wedding, East London Wedding, modern vintage wedding, Wedding Photography by Emma Case

Oh Charlene, I am so touched by your kind words about Love My Dress,
and I know just how excited you were about this feature too, which made
preparing it a real joy – I genuinely mean that!  Thank you so very much for sharing your
beautiful day with our readers, we are beyond grateful, and send you and
Paul all our love and best wishes for a beautiful future.

Readers – you can see more brides wearing Jenny Packham here on Love My Dress. Also check out more weddings at MC Motors, and other features linking to the colour purple.

What's your very favourite thing about this beautiful wedding?  Let's show some love to Charlene and Paul in the comments box below for so kindly sharing their wonderful wedding photographs with us all.

Annabel

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Photographer – Emma Case
Venue – The Chapel of St Peter & St Paul + MC Motors (East London)
Brides Dress – Dentelle by Jenny Packham, via Miss Bush Bridal
Veil/Headpiece – Richard Designs
Brides' shoes – Rainbow, via John Lewis
Bride's accessories – vintage headband made up of brooches + Monica Vinader earrings/neckalce
Groom's Attire – Paul Smith + Greenwich Pocket Watch
Bridesmaids Dressess – Gloria Lace Dresses from Whistles + Raspberry Vivienne Westwood Skyscraper
Bridesmen – ties from Liberty
Flowers – Violets and Velvet
Cake – Family
Entertainment – Performance Preparation Academy in Guildford +
Photobooth Hire – The Mighty Booth
Additional Styling – pom poms + antique/car book vintage finds + props already at MC Motors
Catering – Handmade Food
Hair and make-up Artist – Emily Kent of the Wedding Hair Company
Groomsmen – Anthony Exclusive Formal Wear
Videographer (film not included) – Blooming Lovely Films

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.

31 thoughts on “Jenny Packham, Purple And London Love ~ A Modern Vintage Inspired Hackney Wedding

  1. Loving those bridesmaids dresses! Stunning photography {no surpises there} and I adore the bride’s style. What a way to start the week Annabel!
    Franky xxx

  2. Such a pretty wedding dress, so floaty. And I love that the groom picked such a bold colour (and carries it off), also such gorgeous BM dress although it helps that the BMs look like models! Nice to see a big collection of BM and best men – something the Americans do but less common here, it looks great and such good fun!

  3. This wedding made me well up. It’s everything that I would want. I love the laid back elegance of it all. I love Emma Case, beautiful photography. The bridesmaid dresses are just so right. The groom’s suit was great as well, fab colour. Just beautiful, everything.

  4. I completely agree, I think us Brit’s tend to err on the side of less is more, but you know what, sometimes more is definitely more, and makes for GREAT fun and AMAZING photos! 🙂

  5. Just fabulous! On a trade note – all the rubbish copies of this dress that lesser labels are producing can’t touch the beauty of this dress. Emma’s photos are once again perfect. I love how Emma & Mr Emma (Pete?) get so involved with their couples. I am so pleased that you featured Charlene’s wedding Annabel – it is so you right down to the Jenny Packham. I couldn’t comment yesterday as I was in a conference all day & by coincidence sat opposite Poppy Bridal that helped you with your very own Packham! Stylish, indie, fun & very Love My Dress xxx

  6. This is possibly my fave blog comment ever and I think I want to frame it! Not least because it’s just so NICE and I know it will put a huge smile on Emma, Pete and Charlene’s faces, but because it reminds me of how far I’ve come with Love My Dress since that day I drove back from Poppy Bridal blasting Madonna out in the car and on such a high that I’d found my dress. I’ll never forget that feeling ever and THAT’s why I love doing what I do. I never would have dreamed that 5 years after that day in September 2008 when I left Poppy’s having paid my deposit, that I’d have been sat here working for myself, planning my next trip to New York to see the new Jenny Packham bridal gowns on the catwalk so that I could blog about them for the wedding industry and brides to read about. I’d never in my dreams have imagined I’d have have earned a living from the fun I had planning my wedding, or written a book about beautiful vintage bridal fashion, or sat here strategising about my blog and expanding the Love My Dress brand, so thank you Emma, thank you very much for your brilliant blog comment and reminding me how far this blog has taken me these past few years.
    I love that this blog plays a role in helping brides find their dream dresses and fabulous suppliers, and I love that the brides then get so passionate about sharing their weddings with other Love My Dress readers. Its like the big Love My Dress circle of love – hehehe! 😉
    Thanks so much Emma,
    Annabel X

    1. Hey amazing wedding! I was wondering if you could tell me where the grooms tie is from? I’m having similar colors for my wedding in November and his tie is literally perfect and can’t find it or anything like it.

      1. Love everything about this wedding!! Well done…Please let me know where to find the tie, as well. Love the combination of the suit and tie.

  7. What a beautiful wedding, and a fantastic write up! I love all the personal touches including the cakes displayed on the antique piano. The groom looks absolutely dashing in his bold coloured suit, and Charlene looks stunning in her Jenny Packham gown. Thank you Annabel for sharing with us! x

  8. I just love this wedding!! The bride is absolutely gorgeous! I would love my wedding day to be featured on your blog!!
    Annabel, Can you please ask Charlene were she purchased her brooch hairpiece from please! I just love it and cant find it anywhere!! xx

  9. May i compliment the bride and groom on how beautiful there wedding day looked, the photographs tell a wonderful story, and sum up what seems like it was a lovely day.

  10. WAH – just LOVE Emma Case’s photos! They always manage to capture the moment, making everyone and anyone in the shot look effort-lessly cool. Love the attention to details, the colour schemes, the fact that the bridemaids shoes match the grooms suit. Just stunning. Thanks for sharing and a huge congrats to Paul & Charlene

  11. My eyes are stuck on bride’s neckline. This pure white neckpiece looks stunning. The bride is already so beautiful, and this fashionable white necklace is adding an extra sparkle to her dress and smile. Her smile is so perfect and every picture looks extremely lively. Such a romantic couple they make.

    xoxoxoxoxox
    http://www.angara.com/rings/peridot-rings.html

  12. Hi,

    My fiancé really, really wants burgundy suits. Where did you get the suit for your groom? So far we can’t find them anywhere!

    Thank you for the help!!
    Kate (and Brennen)

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