Venue, Farnham House Hotel, farnhamhousehotel.com | Photographer, Pretty Wedding Studios, prettyweddingstudios.com | Bride’s dress, wed2b Groom’s and groomsmen’s suits, Slater Menswear, slaters.co.uk | Wedding rings, H Samuel Kingston upon Thames, hsamuel.co.uk Hair stylist and make-up artist, Zoe Sharman Makeup, zoesharmanmakeup.co.uk | Bridesmaids’ dresses, Shein | Cake, Sweet Cakes by Barnsey, sweet-cakes.co.uk | Flowers, Amazon and Shein | Stationery, Vistaprint | Catering, Lemon Stone Events, lemonstone.co.uk HOLLY AND DIETER’S LITTLE WHITE BOOK MEMORABLE MOMENTS “The whole day was an absolute dream, but if I could pick the most special highlight of our day, it would be having my middle child, and my only son walk me down the aisle,” shares Holly. “It was a truly precious moment that meant the world not only to me, but to him and something we will both treasure forever. I was literally holding back tears as his little hand held mine and he said to me, ‘It’s okay mummy I’m nervous too, we can both be nervous together!’. He was such a little gentleman all morning and I was absolutely privileged to have him by my side on the most memorable walk we’ll ever take together. The bond we have is totally unbreakable, so it was a no-brainer that he would be the one to give me away to his stepdad.” WORDS OF WISDOM “Lists, lists, and more lists! Get a good wedding planner, not an app – an actual book – I literally had every single job in that I needed to do, spread out month by month so that I didn’t get overwhelmed by the hundreds of things needing to be done! I made sure to divide jobs equally and try to get them done as soon as possible that month so that it didn’t build up. “Also, get your hubby-to-be involved! It definitely helps sharing the load tag-teaming everything. He took care of all the admin bits (emails, phone calls etc) whilst I got hands on with the décor, flowers and invitations. It’s much more fun when you’re doing it together, and it’s memories made in the run up to your big day! “One other piece of advice I’d give with planning is stick to your budget. It’s so easy to get carried away with adding extra bits here and there! Have an idea of exactly what you want for you day and don’t stress about the extras – your guests won’t notice, they’re there to celebrate with you!” 22
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