Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - October/November (Issue 97)

Amy and John chose a semi-naked red velvet and chocolate cake. “It was decorated with matching flowers to those in the bouquets and buttonholes,” Amy says. “It was placed on a personalised wooden cake board and featured a cake topper handmade by us both.” The couple decorated their venue with a white wooden shelf displaying illuminated A and J letters. “We also displayed photographs of us together along with a glass picture frame guest register that everybody could sign their names on wooden love hearts and post them into the frame,” Amy tells us. “A wicker picnic basket held congratulations cards and we also had a polaroid printer camera available for our loved ones to take photographs and stick them in an album with messages.” LOOKING THE PART With the help of Mo at Sophie Grace Bridal and Amy’s mum, Amy chose to wear a bespoke Gaia wedding dress. “It was a strapless ballgown with a beautiful beaded bodice attached to a soft tulle skirt,” Amy says. “It was made even more special because it had a small heart-shaped piece of material from my mum’s wedding dress sewn inside it. I chose a simple pair of pearl earrings that I was given by my granny and uncle for my 21st birthday. I also wore a small pearl and diamanté tiara and a pair of elegant bridal shoes.” John wore a brown twill tweed three-piece suit with a burgundy tie and a buttonhole of lavender, rosemary, gypsophila and something special from the bridal bouquet bound in twine. “He wore a pair of personalised cufflinks that I gifted him on the morning of our wedding,” Amy says. “He stood out from the rest of the groomsmen who wore a navy three-piece suit with a soft peach tie and pocket handkerchief with a buttonhole of lavender, rosemary and gypsophila bound in twine. Our beautiful bridesmaid wore a soft peach maxi dress with a pair of pearl earrings and a single pearl bracelet to match my pearl earrings.” TIME TO CELEBRATE Being the day before a reduction in covid restrictions, the couple was limited with the activities that they were able to host. “The outdoor scenery and professional food displays as well as our amazing photographer creating some beautiful shots with the children and other guests kept everybody entertained,” Amy says. “When we moved into the barn for our wedding breakfast, we enjoyed cutting the cake, making the speeches and the children had goodie bags filled with activity booklets and toys as well as some games to keep them entertained.” “All of our suppliers and the venue, which also provided the delicious catering were incredible, we can’t thank them all enough. Loren, our photographer, went above and beyond giving us ideas and helping with all sorts of things throughout the day and so didVicky, our hair artist who was an expert at getting us ready.” - Amy and John 33 REAL WEDDINGS

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