Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding - December/January 2023/2024 (Issue 42)

“As soon as we had the tasting session with the caterers, we knew we were in safe hands! It was great to see the passion of the chefs for the food they made. They were able to customise dishes to our budget including a vegetarian selection and our guests were impressed with the Greek pittas served during the evening – well timed after two hours of ceilidh dancing!” - Sammy and Graeme “On the tables, we had peacock decorations as a nod to the wandering peacocks at Larmer Tree - it helped that they also naturally matched our colour theme! For our favours, we printed our names and wedding date on some after-dinner chocolates for each guest decorated with peacock feathers.” - Sammy and Graeme “The bouquets and flower arrangements looked stunning - we provided our chosen florist with a moodboard requesting white, blush and blue blooms with thistles and they did a wonderful job.” - Sammy and Graeme “I found my dress on the Still White website for new, used and pre-owned wedding dresses and it hadn’t been worn before so was in perfect condition. The style was exactly what I had been looking for – a simple strapless design with a full skirt - I felt like I was wearing a ballgown. A few weeks before the wedding I had a tailor alter the waist and add a bustle - I felt amazing when I first tried it on that I didn’t want to take it off!” - Sammy “The table names were after a different brand of gin, with the empty bottles filled with fairylights. Our maid-of-honour kindly made the welcome sign and the table plan which we displayed on a gold easel supplied by the team at the venue.” - Sammy and Graeme “Our delicious wedding cake was Sammy’s mum’s brownie recipe, arranged on a three-tier cake stand decorated with roses, strawberries and sprinkled with light frosting.” - Sammy and Graeme “Our best men and maid-of-honour did an amazing job of ensuring everything ran like clockwork, taking any decisions and issues away from us.They also gave fantastic speeches which made the meal fun and memorable.” - Sammy and Graeme 33 REAL WEDDINGS

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