{"id":374354,"date":"2024-12-11T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=374354"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:19:39","slug":"whitworth-art-gallery-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/whitworth-art-gallery-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Moody Red & Navy Party Vibes Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

A very warm welcome to Felicity and Kit who are gracing our pages today with their epic Whitworth Art Gallery<\/strong><\/a> wedding<\/strong> in Manchester. Yes<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Their day was all about party vibes, with Kit and his band performing at the reception, meaningful readings and their 4 pm ceremony.<\/p>\n

I adore the moody, atmospheric feel of their day with red and navy tones and stunning florals. The glass room where they hosted their reception looked magical and the stationery was very pretty. I also have to rave about how amazing Felicity and Kit looked – woah!<\/p>\n

This was one very special day indeed. Thanks ever so much to the very talented Amy Faith Photography<\/a> for sharing with us these sensational images.<\/p>\n

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Whitworth Art Gallery Wedding<\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

There isn\u2019t a huge, dramatic proposal story \u2013 flash has never really been our thing. And we\u2019d already been together the best part of a decade, talked about getting married lots and knew it would happen at some point.<\/p>\n

What actually pushed us to pull the trigger was Fliss\u2019 grandma. She was a huge part of Fliss\u2019 life and would often talk about what her wedding day might be like. She had a massive stroke in October 2019 so we got engaged in the November. Unfortunately, she died in March 2020. It isn\u2019t a sad thing though, Grandma knew we were getting married and Fliss is thrilled that\u2019s the case, even if she wasn\u2019t around for the day itself.<\/p>\n

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The Vision<\/h3>\n

Kit plays lead guitar in a band<\/strong>, and we knew we wanted his band as our live music. Everything pretty much fell in and around that idea \u2013 we wanted a cool venue where you might go and see an indie group. And we knew we wanted to do it in Fliss\u2019 hometown of Manchester<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We also much prefer weddings in one venue as opposed to moving guests during the day, so needed somewhere licensed for the legal bit. We found our venue on Manchester Council website and the rest is history. Dark, moody colours seemed the fit the gig vibes so it was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

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Budget<\/h3>\n

We were very lucky to not be working to a set budget, all in all we spent around 50k<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n

The Whitworth Art Gallery<\/strong> in Manchester.<\/p>\n

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Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

Bride \u2013 wanted something in a fabric that wasn\u2019t fussy, but was also dramatic and had a lot of volume. Ended up in an angular, one-shoulder dress by Pronovias<\/strong>. Shoes were navy blue by Jimmy Choo<\/strong>, and accessories included a jewelled hairpiece and matching earrings.<\/p>\n

Groom \u2013 Kit often wears a velvet smoking jacket for smart occasions, so knew he wanted something in velvet he could wear again. He and the groomsmen ended up in bespoke suits by Moss Bros<\/strong> \u2013 navy velvet dinner jackets to match the bridesmaids.<\/p>\n

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The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

Ceremony was a civil service that started at 4pm, the later start made the whole wedding feel like a night out rather than your traditional summer afternoon affair. We chose the least fussy wording options with the registrar, not wanting the ceremony to be too mushy. Jokes on us though, as we wrote our own vows and both sobbed through them.<\/p>\n

Our favourite part of the ceremony though was the readings<\/a>, we had three, each one read by one of our three siblings. Kit\u2019s two brothers and Fliss\u2019 sister. \u2028\u2028Kit\u2019s brother Corin read the sceptical wedding speech by the Hot Priest in Fleabag \u2013 it begins \u201clove is awful\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fliss\u2019 sister Phoebe read \u201cI wanna be yours\u201d by John Cooper Clarke, a much loved Manchester favourite.<\/p>\n

Kit\u2019s brother Leo read from \u201cCosmos\u201d by Carl Sagan. Aside from being in a band, Kit\u2019s day job is as a professional physicist \u2013 space had to make it in there somewhere.<\/p>\n

Music was all stuff we loved, no deeper meaning than that.<\/p>\n