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\"High<\/p>\n

High House Weddings<\/h2>\n

Magical fairy tale, romantic, exciting, fun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gareth and Danielle<\/p>\n

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Happy Monday lovely ones! I hope you had a great weekend? It may be a bank holiday but I just had to share WWW readers Gareth and Danielle’s super pretty High House Weddings<\/a> celebrations in Essex<\/a> with you. They were hitched on the 11th July 2019 in an outdoor ceremony before partying in a marquee<\/a>. After deciding to marry in the UK rather than in Italy, they added a subtle nod to their favourite place with their blush and lemon theme. It’s a really unique colour palette which looks really wonderful. I love<\/em> all the bright flowers (hello bouquets and flower arch<\/a> of dreams!), the delicate stationery designs and the coordinating lanterns on the ceiling in the marquee.<\/p>\n

Danielle looked really beautiful in her sleek and chic Maggie Sottero gown with her hair worn in loose curls, while Gareth and his groomsmen wore blue suits and champagne ties to match the sequin bridesmaid dresses. So stylish. I think you are going to love the two cakes, the rustic table centrepieces and the really cute transport. WWW faves and Supplier Love members V-Dub Rides<\/a> provided the really cool VW camper, awesome!<\/p>\n

These stunning images are courtesy of Grace Elizabeth Photography<\/a>, huge thanks to Grace for sharing them with us today.<\/p>\n

\"Dressing<\/p>\n\n

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

\"High \"Flower<\/p>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We were on holiday in The Dominican Republic. I (Danielle) had no idea that Gareth had the proposal planned. We booked a few excursions for our 10 day holiday, one included a private yacht and tour.<\/p>\n

It was a beautifully sunny day, we boarded the yacht with around 20 others and immediately made friends with two other couples.<\/p>\n

We spent most of the day snorkelling, drinking and visiting private caves. We stopped at a beautiful Blue hole cave. Gareth and I were the first off the bus, which I found a bit strange as we weren\u2019t at the front, but we carried on walking!<\/p>\n

We were having a dip in the crystal clear water, Gareth then got down on one knee on a rock and proposed, it was perfect. There was a bottle of bubbly on hand and our friends we\u2019d made came to join us to celebrate.<\/p>\n

\"Outdoor \"Groom<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We originally wanted to get married in Sorrento, Italy. It\u2019s our most favourite destination. We changed our minds and found our venue within days of deciding to have our wedding in England, we didn\u2019t visit any more venues!<\/p>\n

We have both been in the events industry, we both had ideas of what we didn\u2019t want but also what we wanted too.<\/p>\n

\"High \"Flower<\/p>\n

The Planning Process<\/h3>\n

We got a lot planned quite quickly, we set a budget and got to work. We made a lot ourselves which kept our budget down; DIY photo booth, stairway to heaven ladder, bathroom baskets, centrepieces, ceremony and wedding signs and table plan.<\/p>\n

We had our invites and stationery made by an old school friend of mine, Jen. We wanted an Italian feel that included the blush and lemon theme. I had mini campervans made as a magnet from wood with our initials and wedding date on the bumper for our guests to keep.<\/p>\n

\"High \"High<\/p>\n

Budget<\/h3>\n

We set our budget at \u00a316,000, we did go over which I\u2019m sure most couples do. We ended up spending just under \u00a321,000.<\/p>\n

\"High \"High<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

High House Weddings, Althorne. We cannot recommend this venue enough. From our show round to the wedding day itself, every single detail was dealt with and managed professionally, the staff were absolutely amazing!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a complete OCD organised freak and Gareth is quite particular too, I couldn\u2019t fault a thing.<\/p>\n

Jean, our wedding planner worked tirelessly to ensure everything was perfect every moment of the day. Jean was always on hand if we had any queries on the lead up to the big day.<\/p>\n

The venue itself is beautiful, full of seasonal flowers and lots of outside space with a huge pond at the back. There is a separate area for the bride and her bridesmaids to get ready with a swimming pool. There are two bedrooms on site for parents or close family and a bridal suite.<\/p>\n

Our food was catered by Valentine Cuisine, who are the only caterers the venue use. Everything was prepared freshly and we received so many compliments about the meal.<\/p>\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n

Your Outfits & Accessories<\/h3>\n

Danielle:<\/p>\n

Dress- Maggie Sottero, Evangelina, from Clifford Burr Bridal, Bishop\u2019s Stortford.<\/p>\n

This was the 3rd<\/sup> dress I tried on. I went to two more bridal shops, but couldn\u2019t stop thinking about this dress. I wanted to buy local as much as I could as well, so this ticked all the boxes for me.<\/p>\n

Veil – Clifford Burr Bridal<\/p>\n

Shoes – Rainbow Club (through Clifford Burr Bridal)<\/p>\n

Gareth:<\/p>\n

Suit, Tie & Shoes – Burton Menswear.<\/p>\n

Gareth found his perfect suit in a pale blue, but unfortunately couldn\u2019t find all of the sizes for his 6 groomsmen. We wanted them all to match so he changed to a darker blue which was just as perfect.<\/p>\n

We had a few issues with sizes and locating them but Burton, Bishop\u2019s Stortford were so helpful at helping us and getting them delivered into the branch for us.<\/p>\n

Danielle was in charge of matching the ties to the bridesmaid dresses. Which proved the most difficult task of all! I was in Burtons one afternoon picking some of the groomsmen\u2019s suits up and I spotted the ties on the sale rail, they were perfect, I bought them all!<\/p>\n

Shirt – Debenhams<\/p>\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n

Beauty<\/h3>\n

Hair & Make Up – Love Locks Hair & Make Up Lounge<\/p>\n

Georgia and Paige were fantastic on the lead up to the wedding. I had in mind that I wanted my hair up and had two trials with Georgia.<\/p>\n

I was discussing with Gareth a few days before the wedding about his hair and he said \u201cI just hope you\u2019re not having your hair up!!\u201d My heart just sunk.<\/p>\n

Georgia was amazing and I just went with her expertise on the day, I was so happy with everything she did.<\/p>\n

My bridesmaids all had their hair done by Paige and my sister, Sophie had her make up done by Georgia too.<\/p>\n

\"Groom \"High<\/p>\n

The Readings & Music<\/h3>\n

We chose to play a playlist for the ceremony, songs that are special to us.<\/p>\n

For the arrival of guests, reception drinks and after our meal we had fabulous music from our friends Chris and Beverley, \u201cThis Guy and That Girl\u201d. Our guests were enjoying their music so much they didn\u2019t want it to end, neither did we.<\/p>\n

We had the venues resident DJ Harvey in the evening. We had previously sent a playlist to him, the dance floor was rocking all night!<\/p>\n

Facebook: This Guy That Girl Duo<\/p>\n

Our playlist:<\/p>\n