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\"Highcliffe<\/p>\n

Oh boy are we in for a real treat today lovely readers. Let me introduce you to WWW readers Louise and Ed who were wed on the 14th April 2018 at the stunning Highcliffe Castle<\/a> followed by a reception at Brockenhurst Village Hall<\/a> in Dorset<\/a>. Their day screams style, sophistication and creativity.<\/p>\n

They chose their venues as a real contrast to one another, the castle was light, airy and filled with history. With the village hall ripe for transformation into a cosy and romantic space to celebrate. I love the fusion of modern and vintage styles in their wedding too, which also had an international, travel flair to represent their jet setting careers. Louise’s gown was a show stopper, an original vintage 1940s couture gown from Paris no less, and covered with delicate silver sequins, it looked incredible on her. To tie in with the timeless feel, Ed and his groomsmen wore classic tuxedos and black bow ties. Very dapper!<\/p>\n

There are so many touches and elements that make their day so personal. The sign a tablecloth guest book made by Louise\u2019s great grandmother, which her Mum then embroidered, is one of the loveliest guest book ideas I have heard for a long time. Then there was the bring a Christmas Tree decoration gift idea for guests, so sentimental! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better they hired sumo suits as Ed is the sumo-suit 100m world record holder and they had laser quest to entertain all in the evening. Brilliant<\/em>.<\/p>\n

These seriously beautiful captures come from Bowtie and Belle Photography, you are going to love the first look, sunset portraits and sparkler kiss shots. We are so thankful to be sharing these images with you.<\/p>\n

\"Rings<\/p>\n\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n\n

\"Gold<\/p>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We are childhood sweethearts and have been together for thirteen years so we both knew marriage was on the cards. It was a joint decision that we both wanted to take the next step\u2026. so we bought a ring together from an antique jeweller in our hometown that we\u2019ve known for years. Then a few months later when we were living in Thailand we spent the day on a beautiful private beach and Ed got down on one knee at sunset to propose. It was totally private, magical, and perfect!<\/p>\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

Our number one goal was to not do anything other people had done! We wanted things to be totally unique and our guests to be constantly entertained with activities and personal touches. The plan was to have a very light, airy, and bright ceremony (big windows, minimal decoration), and then a cosy, candlelit and flower rich reception.<\/p>\n

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The Planning Process<\/h3>\n

We travel full time so were abroad for most of our 16 month engagement. On the few occasions we were in the UK we made sure to pack in appointments with tailors, venues, suppliers, etc. It\u2019s amazing how much you can organise online though, and Amazon delivery played a big part in everything!<\/p>\n\n\t\t