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Annie and Will had the most beautiful Menorca destination wedding<\/a> at winery Binifadet<\/a>. They chose Menorca due to family links and it is a place close to their hearts. Sentiment is always a wonderful way to choose a location.<\/p>\n

Onto their day itself which of course was stunning. They were married outdoors beneath a tree, with a heartfelt personalised ceremony (I love the idea of adding wedding speeches<\/a> here!). Then they partied alfresco with views of the stunning vines. I love their boho style, complete with dried wedding flowers<\/a> in yellow and purple as well as their outfits.<\/p>\n

Annie wore a stunning bohemian style dress teamed with a flower crown, while Will went for a relaxed chino and shirt combo. I love how they spent the evening before their day together. I hope their choice inspires you to rethink which wedding traditions matter to you.<\/p>\n

Laura Mazzello Photography<\/a>, thank you so much for sharing with us these mesmerising images of Annie and Will’s Binifadet wedding.<\/p>\n

\"Binifadet \"Bridesmaids\"Dried\"Dress<\/p>\n

Binifadet Wedding<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

After 5 years together where we both worked away a lot, 2020 brought 5 months of lockdown that meant we had more time in the same house than ever before – it was a challenge. However, it brought us closer<\/strong> than ever, and it confirmed that this was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.<\/p>\n

On 30th September 2020, I took Will away to The North Star Club<\/strong>, Sancton. I had asked my friend La to go there earlier to leave my guitar and a scrapbook I had made there. She went above and beyond with candles, champagne, petals- it was stunning.<\/p>\n

When we arrived, I asked Will to sit on the bed where he saw the book. This was a present I had given him 3 years before, but I had added some extras. On each page I had added a song and, as he got to the last page, I picked up my guitar and sang a song I had written for him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The final line was \u2018Will, there is something I would like to ask you tonight\u2026<\/em>\u2019 where I got down on one knee<\/strong> and proposed. My friend\u2019s mum is a jeweller and she had made us a set of engagement rings (I wanted one too!).<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

Marriage wasn\u2019t something we had talked much about but we knew that we didn\u2019t want something huge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We were set on 40 people<\/strong> and Menorca<\/strong> had always been somewhere we had joked about getting married. My parents first visited the island for their honeymoon 45 years ago and so it has a special place in our hearts.<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

My parents own an apartment in Menorca and nearby there is an amazing winery, Binifadet<\/strong>, which we had joked about as a wedding venue in the past.<\/p>\n

A few years ago Will\u2019s mum visited and came home saying \u2018wouldn\u2019t that be a lovely place to get married<\/em>\u2019. After I proposed, Will called his mum and said \u2018You better book your flights to Binifadet, we are getting married<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

\"Bride \"Binifadet \"Dress \"Dress \"Wooden \"Hankies\"Pew\"Confetti<\/p>\n

Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

We are vegan<\/strong> and so the first thing I did when looking for a dress was to google \u2018vegan, eco-friendly\u2019 wedding dresses. Two shops came up – one was Rolling in Roses<\/strong>, in 45 minutes from my house.<\/p>\n

I went to have a look with my Mum, and I had in my head that I wanted a skirt and top but I tried on a few different things for variety. The skirts and tops were nice but as soon as I put the Sweetclover dress<\/strong> on I felt like a princess. It was perfect and my mum started crying so I knew it was a winner!<\/p>\n

I wore Menorcan sandals<\/strong>, custom-made in Rose Gold (Avarcas) and a colourful dried flower headdress<\/strong> by the amazing Jordi Ferran. Joy, who made our engagement rings made me some gold half-moon stud earrings and a silver anklet, which she also made for all my bridesmaids.<\/p>\n

I wore two gold necklaces<\/strong> – one with a small diamond left to me by my Nan and a chain that belonged to my Gran – so that they were both with me on the day.<\/p>\n

Will isn\u2019t a suit man – they make him uncomfortable, which is not something you want on your wedding day. He went for dark green chinos<\/strong>, a white linen shirt, green braces, and white canvas shoes.<\/p>\n

In his back pocket he had a lilac and white neckerchief<\/strong>, as a tribute to his late family dog who wore one every day.<\/p>\n

The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

As we had our legal marriage in the UK we were able to get very creative with the ceremony<\/strong>. I work in theatre, so we were lucky to also have a wedding party filled with talent.<\/p>\n

My sister led the ceremony which was so special and personal, she captivated everyone with anecdotes, jokes and a beautiful homage to those who are no longer with us. The ceremony started with two of my bridesmaids singing Disney\u2019s \u2018Happily Ever After\u2019<\/strong> as I walked down the aisle<\/p>\n

We also had some of the speeches within our ceremony rather than at dinner. Will\u2019s Mum kicked these off with a hilarious and gorgeous speech, our friend Alice then read some passages from Harry Potter<\/strong> (our favourite), my parents did a bonkers and beautiful speech together, our Menorcan friend performed a stunning local song about love that had everyone in floods, and bridesmaid Laura read a poem she had written.<\/p>\n

Will and I also wrote vows<\/strong> and read these (through a lot of tears!) Our bridesmaids then sang the second half of \u2018Happily Ever After\u2019 as we left the ceremony as husband and wife.<\/p>\n

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Your Photographer<\/h3>\n

We had the amazing<\/strong> Laura Mazzello as our photographer, who is local to the island.<\/p>\n

The Styling & Decor<\/h3>\n

The winery included flowers and d\u00e9cor<\/strong> in their package which was brilliant.<\/p>\n

We chose purple, green and champagne<\/strong> as a theme for our colours which we used on our website<\/a>, signage including a homemade \u2018order of the day\u2019 painted on a wood pallet. The flowers used the purple theme and included sunflowers<\/strong>, my favourites.<\/p>\n

\"Top \"Binifadet \"Top \"Top \"Sunflower \"Beer \"Wine \"Place \"Golf \"Treasure \"Treasure \"Scavenger \"Scavenger \"Binifadet \"Binifadet \"Binifadet \"Top \"Binifadet<\/p>\n

The Honeymoon<\/h3>\n

We had a mini-moon in Barcelona<\/strong> after the wedding and then our honeymoon in Disney Florida<\/strong> in January 2022.<\/p>\n

Memorable Moments<\/h3>\n

We wanted to ensure the guests experienced the whole vineyard and so we planned a pre-dinner treasure hunt<\/strong>. They were given maps and followed these to different stops around the grounds. Each stop had a task to complete including a mini-golf station<\/strong> (Will works in golf) and a dressing-up box<\/strong> to represent Annie\u2019s work in the theatre.<\/p>\n

The final stop was a tree of keys<\/strong>, guests chose a key to open the treasure chest – whoever picked the right key won! Everyone got treasure though in the form of our favours<\/strong> – homemade essential oil rollerball scents.<\/p>\n

Advice For Other Couples<\/h3>\n

Two things that I would definitely suggest doing on the morning of the wedding:<\/p>\n