Hi guys, as a third and final treat for you today, I'm sharing this lovely, relaxed London wedding, photographed by Ellie Gillard.
In contrast to the shorter style wedding gowns already featured today, this one's a little different - a beautiful, full length gown designed by Ritva Westenius, which bride Jenny purchased from Angelica Bridal in Islington.
Jenny tied the knot with her beau Joe on 8th September 2012, with a ceremony at The Old Library at Dulwich College, London, followed by a reception at St Faith’s Community centre in North Dulwich...
"We weren’t drawn to anything in particular and the wedding came together very organically. There wasn’t a huge amount of forward-thinking. We just knew that we wanted to have a really relaxing day, with some romantic touches and lots of happy people.
Over time we ended up having lots of things that seemed to lend themselves to the 1950's so that became a bit of a theme but it wasn’t intentional. We were more certain of the feel we wanted and the main thing was to have a relaxed day full of fun."
Love My Dress Wedding Blog - Photography Copyright (c) 2012, Ellie Gillard
"A friend designed the invitations and then we used the design to do the rest of the stationary ourselves both to save on money and set the tone of the day as much as possible."
"We didn’t have a particular colour theme for the wedding and Heather at Evelyn Cole helped us work through our ideas. We knew we wanted flowers with a vintage feel so opted for unique Memory lane roses which are a beautiful soft lilac. We had hydrangeas in mottled colours and mixed them with lots of other soft pinks and white but we wanted to steer clear of anything too candy coloured. We also wanted to keep the arrangements quite modern so had class cubes and tight bouquets as we didn’t really want lots of country sprays or flowing flowers.
Fragrance was also very important as we had our reception in a village hall that smelt less than perfect so we had stocks that have a really sweet scent."
"Having been engaged for 3 years I had tried on pretty much every dress possible. The Ritva Westenius dress was out of my price range but Angelica Bridal were by far the nicest boutique I went to and allowed me to try on as many as I would like so I thought what harm could it do. I really didn’t imagine that I would love it, it was the last of a group of dresses. When I tried it on I loved the shape of it and the simplicity, it had a very flattering line to it.
Contrary to many people saying that they knew they had the perfect dress the moment they tried it, I didn’t. I actually still had doubts about it until I put it on the morning of the wedding! I think there is such a pressure to LOVE your dress instantly but my affection grew over time, fortunately by the end I felt so fantastic in it I knew it was the perfect one. I loved the 50s shape, the timeless style, the lightness of the skirt."
"The ceremony was my favourite part of the day as it was a moment of true happiness. I forgot that everyone was there watching and we just focused on each other as we said our vows and listened to the music. It was lovely to relax and enjoy the calm after all the nervousness and planning. When we walked out of the library after getting married and everyone cheered it felt fantastic."
"Joe’s mother is a keen cook with an allotment full of fruit so we asked her to make up batches of jam. We bought jars online and our friend designed stickers to match the look of the rest of our stationary. Joe’s mother made the jam, decanted it and cut gingham fabric lids. The jam was a real hit and everyone commented on how nice it was. We loved giving something that people would actually like and want to have rather than spending money on a token."
"We picked our photographer Ellie Gillard because her style was a bit different, very informal and relaxed, romantic light and interesting composition. We didn’t fancy having formal photography, instead we wanted to capture the fun of the day and the relationships between our guests in a more relaxed manner. Ellie was really easy to work with and felt more like a friend. We were thrilled with the results and love all our photos."
