ROLL CREDITS Ceremony venue, Speke Hall | Reception venue, Oh Me Oh My, www.ohmeohmyliverpool.co.uk | Photographer, Leigh & Lee Photography, www.instgram.com/leighandleephoto | Bride’s dress, Blue & Sixpence, www.blueandsixpence.co.uk | Hair stylist, C Saw Hair, https://csawhair.gettimely.com | Make-up artist, Jen Hunter, www.jenhunter.co.uk | Bridesmaids’ dresses, Quiz Clothing | Groom’s suit, Moss Bros | Wedding rings, Noctua, www.noctua.co.uk | Cake, Cake On The Lake, www.cakeonthelake.com | Flowers, Lush, www.lush.co.uk Transport, Love and Carriage, www.loveandcarriage.co.uk | Printed stationery, RTS Print, https://rtsprint.co.uk | Entertainment, Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers, www.facebook.com/MaghullParishHandbellRingers | Bexi Owen, www.facebook.com/bexiowenmusic | Simon Hughes Magician, https://simonthemagician.co.uk | Photo booth, Jolly Good Photo Co., www.jollygoodphoto.co.uk | Videographer, Action Videos, https://actionvideos.co.uk shaped keyhole back. The girls dresses varied slightly in hue creating a mismatched effect, which worked wonderfully. “If you can afford to, video your day. Even if it’s just the ceremony and speeches, there’s so much you won’t see otherwise.” TIME TO CELEBRATE Having worked in the wedding industry for more than a decade and because they’d been forced to postpone their big day twice, Ali had plenty of opportunity to plan a whole host of entertainment and surprises. At Speke Hall, Maghull Parish Handbell Ringers greeted guests, and played again on the South Lawn while everyone was enjoying drinks and canapés. “It was such a magical sound,” Ali recalls. During the evening, vintage-style singer Bexi Owen performed. Ali tells us, “I met Bexi when she was just starting out and she says I gave her her first break way back in 2011.” The couple also booked magician Simon Hughes who confounded and delighted guests from 5pm into the evening. Finally, the Jolly Good Photo Co. provided a wonderful vintagethemed photo booth, complete with authentic props and replica plate glass camera. “The photos from this have been amazing,” the bride shares. MEMORABLE MOMENTS For Ali, spending time in the wedding car alone with her two daughters on the way to the ceremony was one of the day’s highlights. She says, “Just a moment to collectively catch our breath and take stock of the big change happening in our family. I brought my two girls up on my own, and for such a long time it was us three against the world. Although David and I have been together 11 years, this was the moment when things would be different. I’d no longer have the same surname as my girls and that was a big thing for all of us.” WITH THANKS The bride tells us, “Our incredible hairdresser, Cat from C Saw Hair in Birkenhead and make-up artist Jen Hunter were amazing. Our ceremony was at 11am, which meant both ladies had to be at our house for 6am! Neither complained, nothing was too much trouble for them, and they really helped to keep things rolling along in the morning.” 36
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