Alice and Tom celebrated their love with a delightful Spring wedding that perfectly captured their personalities and shared vision. The couple chose to tie the knot on the 18th of May at Primrose Farm in Frostenden, a place close to Alice’s heart as it is her mother’s cherished countryside home in Suffolk.
Alice, a film producer with an eye for detail, looked stunning in her Oak gown by Halfpenny London – a dress that was a perfect reflection of her style and the relaxed, yet elegant, feel she and Tom wanted for their wedding day.
The couple envisioned a day that was less about tradition and more about creating an atmosphere of joy and togetherness. They opted for a marquee in the garden, provided by Weatherfield Marquees, to host their guests in a setting that felt both intimate and festive. Embracing a laid-back, festival-inspired vibe, they chose food trucks to serve up some of their favourite treats, that included fish & chips for the main course, churros for dessert, and a hog roast in the evening, all adding to the relaxed atmosphere.
Thanks to professional on the day co-ordination, provided by Nick Harris, everything ran perfectly, allowing Alice and Tom to focus on what mattered most – each other and the loved ones who gathered to celebrate with them. It was a day filled with love, laughter, and memories, all beautifully captured by photographers, Lisa & Neil.
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The Dress
Halfpenny London
My dress was by Halfpenny London and was from a lovely boutique store in Woodbridge, Suffolk, called Amelia & Alice that is sadly now closed.
I went there because I knew they were a Halfpenny stockist and was very lucky because they were selling quite a few pieces at discount given they were closing. I tried on my dress and one other, and fell in love with ‘Halfpenny Oak’.
I actually always thought I wanted more of a strapless dress and had been loving strapless dresses I tried on in various shops in London. It wasn’t until I tried on the Oak dress, that I loved the racer style neckline of the dress. My dress felt modern, timeless and very vogue and the racer neckline I felt really complimented my figure.
I absolutely loved that my dress had pockets – big plus. Also I love, love, LOVED my bow at the back. It was my favourite detail of the dress.
Bridal Beauty & Accessories
I wore an extra long cathedral length veil from Evelie, London and my shoes were from LK Bennett.
My mum had bought a really cute white headband that I wore in the evening when dancing commenced. My earrings were Tiffany.
My perfume was Chanel Coco Noir – my favourite evening scent. I personally always wear this when I can.
I hired Amanda Steed Hair & Makeup.
The Ceremony
Our wedding ceremony took place in All Saints Church in Frostenden, Suffolk. Frostenden Church is within my mum’s parish and is a beautiful unique old church with a round turret. Tom is Christian so we wanted a church wedding and his dad’s a vicar so he married us and did the service.
My Dad accompanied me to the church and down the aisle. I wanted my stepdad to have a part in the day also, so when I got towards the end of the aisle, he stepped out to remove my blusher, give my flowers to my sister and gave me a kiss on the cheek. It was special to have both dads involved.
Tom’s friend Robbie did a sermon, and his friend Rachel Bateman did a reading
My favourite moment was walking down the aisle to Tom. It was nerve wracking for sure, but the church was completely full and it felt so special to have everyone you love in one room, walking to your future husband. And I felt fab in my dress.
We didn’t tailor our own vows; the fact we had Tom’s dad doing the service and marrying us felt special and personal enough. He said a few things he wanted to about us, and had bought a ‘bag for life’ and filled it with various items he got out of the bag, talking about how they were needed in a marriage.
Photography
Our photographers, Lisa & Neil, were absolutely fabulous. We wanted photographers local to Suffolk and relaxed, wedding documentary style photography capturing all those little moments you forget about or miss when you’re so busy on the day!
We loved their style; Lisa & Neil made everyone feel so relaxed and everyone complimented on what a lovely addition they were to the day. I was so so pleased with my wedding photos and can’t thank them enough.
How They Met
We met on Hinge and so are a dating app success story. We got engaged in May 2022. We drove down to Cornwall for a long weekend.
The morning after we arrived, Tom brought me a cup of tea in bed and was very sweet/ nervous chatting to me next to bed and saying sweet things. He got down on one knee next to the bed and proposed. It was a complete shock, with me just saying WHAT WHAT WHAT, but intimate and lovely.
Tom wore a Moss Bros suit with tails. His Hermes tie was his favourite thing, and his Montblanc cufflinks.
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Locally Grown British Flowers
We used local suppliers only and so our flower company was The Southwold Flower Company. They grow all their flowers in a farm just by Southwold and their flowers are beautiful – chosen from what they grow at that time of year.
I said I wanted my main flower to be yellow roses, they were also my stepdad’s favourite flower. He has passed away, so that was special for me. Within the yellow palette, there were light pink and blush flowers. They were stunning.
After from the yellow flowers, I knew they would know best what would look beautiful so asked them to do what they thought best!
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The Reception
Our reception was held at Primrose Farm, located on Primrose Lane in Frostenden, Suffolk – which also happens to be my mum’s home in Suffolk and our family home. It’s a stunning place in the countryside and we had a marquee wedding reception in the garden. It’s a beautiful place and felt special because it was also home.
Our wedding invitations and Order of Service were created by Tom’s sister, Jess Herbert – also a graphic designer.
My auntie Kira designed an incredible table plan with individual A5 paper for each table, stuck onto a mirror using an old style seal in red with T|A on each seal. It was beautiful.
Placecards were little cardboard tags tied to a welcome favour – little shot bottles filled with Sourz.
We transferred milk churns full of flowers from outside the church, and other flowers from inside the church to move to the outside of the marquee. Inside the marquee we had a ladder designed and filled with foliage hanging from the ceiling above the tables. It looked stunning.
Other than that, the tables were filled with large starter sharing crates with local produce – cheese, pastries, houmous, fresh bread, little vases of flowers and shot bottles for each place.
I bought disposable wooden style plates and we had beige napkins, with napkin sprigs in each table place.
Starters were supplied by The Black Dog Deli (big sharing plates in the middle of the table), fish and chips were supplied by The Fish Hut, churros were supplied by Los Churros Amigos and the hog roast was supplied by Hog & Ale.
Hester Gardener, Tom’s aunt, who used to make wedding cakes professionally, but has since retired, made our cake as a wedding gift. We loved the semi-naked look so we went for that. We had a black forest bottom layer, lemon then classic victoria sponge on top!
Words of Wedded Wisdom
Try not to drink too much too early on! I mixed a glass of prosecco, with glasses of No-secco in the morning to make sure I didn’t overdo it.
Same during the speeches. After the speeches, I let loose and enjoyed a drink, but it meant I remembered all the important parts of the wedding and then really enjoyed the most expensive party I’ll ever throw!
Try to talk to as many people as you can, be with your partner whenever possible.
You’ll just have the best day of your life whatever happens.
If you think anything could go wrong, don’t worry about it – no one else knows the plan except you, so guests won’t know if something didn’t quite go to plan!
Make sure you both end up on someone’s shoulders on the dance floor – makes for the best photos.
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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.
