Our florist, Flowerstyle by Laurie in Formby, works extensively with Knowsley Hall, so he created our centrepieces, which worked just as well in the ceremony room as they did when moved to the reception space. He also utilised additional sweet-smelling stocks to ensure we got the floral fragrance despite the season not being in our favour on that front. One extra that really got guests talking was our wedding-day newspaper from Crafty Lab, which contained the order of service, details on our favours (donations to The British Heart Foundation and Tommy’s), plus fun activities such as scan and snap QR code allowing guests to submit 10 pictures each on the day. I delegated some of the flowers to my mum with my only brief being that I wanted predominantly white and the bouquets shouldn’t be too big. My dress was extremely detailed with stunning beading and lace, so I wasn’t keen on the idea that the bouquets should detract from it. We incorporated gold details in elements like the table plan, place names and even the cake, which was four tiers with gold glitter detailing on two, plus our names in gold script on the third. There’s a lot of gold and wood detail at Knowsley Hall, and we went back and forth on palettes for almost a year looking for the perfect shades to complement it. After trawling social media for previous weddings there I came across one where the men wore tuxedos and the bridesmaids wore black and said to Josh, ‘That’s it! We’re doing black and white.’ My bridesmaids looked stunning in one-shoulder dresses. I found sourcing their gowns the most difficult of tasks with lots of fabric samples obtained from online boutiques being very different to website imaging, so I was pleased when I found these bargain gowns. 45 REAL WEDDINGS
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