Love My Dress Wedding Blog: Martin Hobby Photography

Good morning! Now listen, before I kick off with this feature, I really MUST tell you about the 10.30am feature this morning - it's going to be rather fabulous, the first of a few treats that a crack team of creative professionals have been working on for me, so make sure you check back in then! :)

Right now on Love My Dress, it's all about Cate and Andy, who tied the knot on 25th February at St. Mary of the Angel’s Church, followed by a reception at Porchester Hall in Bayswater, London. These images were sent in by lovely stylist and wedding planing Jennifer of Jennifer Sue Weddings - thank you Jennifer!

Cate wore the most elegant lace 'Maimuna' dress by designer Charlotte Casadejus {who I adore, by the way}...

"The minute I went to see Charlotte, I knew I was going to wear one of her dresses the question was which one. In the end, I chose a dress that was a combination of two dresses that were in the studio but there wasn’t an actual sample to try on, as it was a new design.

I had a number of fittings where Charlotte and her assistant Emma showed me the antique lace she had sourced from France, and together with their very talented seamstress Oksana they worked out where it would work best for my shape. It probably was a bit risky in retrospect, but they were all so lovely that I completely trusted them, and it totally paid off!"

"The Bridesmaids wore dresses made from a vintage pattern by Rebecca Hayes a friend who is also a very talented seamstress. The seemed tights and fur shrugs/coats were all their own..."

"I have to confess, I don’t really know a lot about flowers. I knew the colours I wanted, and the type of effect, but that was about it. I talked this through with Reg and Carmel Francis, showed them some powerpoint mood boards I’d put together, a picture of my dress, the fabric the bridesmaids were wearing and they took it from there. Showing us pictures along the way so we were really clear about what they were going to do..."

"Again we didn’t have a fixed idea about what we wanted. I talked Lucienne Ellis through our plans for the wedding, showed her mood boards, the dress and also found images of a selection of cakes we liked. She took all this into account, along with the flavours we liked, and the number of guests, and designed the cake based on that..."

"We hired Jennifer from Jennifer Sue Weddings to help us with styling the event, set up, dressing the room and co-ordination on the day. The venue was just one big empty room, we knew we wanted to create a more intimate feel, creating a reception area as well as the dining area. We were only allowed into the venue on the morning, so there was no way we would be able to get what we wanted without getting someone in.

From the beginning Jennifer completely understood what we wanted, even when we struggled to articulate it. It was amazing how she was able to take the vague ideas in my head and turn them into something tangible. She was assisted on the day by stylist, Louise from Re-Vamp..."

"As with most groups of people, some of our friends and family love really getting dressed up and other don’t. We’d let our guests know about the theme, and suggested that for those who wanted they were welcome to reference the 20s, 30s or 40s in what they wore. But for those who didn’t we wanted to provide them with something to get in the mood. So the favours for everyone were props that fit with the theme – fake cigars, monocles, bow ties and moustaches for the guys. Headdresses, long beads, long gloves and cigarette holders for the ladies. We got them all online.

I wanted the venue to feel like the reception area was the conservatory of a country house, and then when you went through to the dining area you would feel like you were going outside to dine. So there would be lots of plants and flowers, with mismatched vases and pots that should feel like whatever available was out to good use. Jenny was able to really bring this idea to life..."