to know it was the one instantly.” She bought it off the rack and had it altered by Bryony Woodward at Little Miss Sew ‘n’ Sew. “She did an amazing job and it fitted like a glove on the day,” raves Karen. Her five bridesmaids wore navy blue or pink dresses in different styles to suit them and the wedding party had artificial silk flowers in blush, coral and ivory tones. “Simon took us for a stroll before the evening reception to get some photos on the seafront.We stood outside the Flamingo amusements and inbetween cars beeping and people shouting out congratulations, he took some absolutely incredible shots!” ALL IN THE DETAIL The wedding décor featured a nod to Disney, subtle Halloween touches and pink, navy and ivory tones throughout. They had a Mickey and Minnie Mouse table plan and their three-tier cake also reflected the theme with a personalised Disney topper. The centrepieces were drinks bottles, collected from house parties over the years, decorated with Halloweenthemed fairylights and filled with pink and ivory artificial flowers set off with silver sequin pumpkins, ivory or pink lanterns on mirrored trays provided by the venue. Personal touches included vodka shot favours for guests to be downed after the best man’s speech and a trick or treat sweet table. After the reception there was chance to relax and chill out at the bar before the party kicked off and everyone hit the dancefloor. “Our fabulous DJ asked us to pick the final songs of the evening and they went down an absolute storm with our friends. We danced so hard I thought the floor might give way!” adds Karen. REAL WEDDING 39
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