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James and Anouska got married in the Spring in Denham Church. Their reception was held at Hedsor House in Taplow, a beautiful house in Buckinghamshire dating backing to 1166. These days, the house is used more for weddings, private events and filming. A scene from the Golden Compass with Nicole Kidman was filmed there according to James, the groom (who I might add is a budding photographer himself).
Anouska’s dress was by Lusan Mandongus (yes v.cool had my eye on their dresses for a long time), the headpiece by award winning jewellery designer, Magpie Vintage, and the bridesmaids dresses are from Coast.
These photos of the couple just married are stunning, so romantic. They make me dream of getting married all over again (to my husband obviously!!) In fact this was the exact thing I was talking about last night with fellow wedding bloggers – since we’ve been blogging and found out about all these amazing suppliers and seen all this wonderful wedding inspiration we all want to do it all over again! And that baby, just had to make a little space for that photo…
I don’t know what it is but I LOVE that photo of the chair, its a quiet moment of calm before the party starts! The bride and groom met in New York so there were lots of little touches to remind everyone of that – the table names (such as Brooklyn Bridge in the photo below) and also the ‘living’ Statue of Liberty that they had to greet their guests!
Food was provided by Melissa Webb and looks incredible. After dinner guests danced the night way to a 7 piece funk band called Funk Federation. James and Anouska are a stunning couple and I just love these wedding photos, such a happy day and lovely little touches. Amazing work from photographer Stuart Bebb – I definitely want to feature some more of your weddings on LMW. 
I asked James the best bit about the wedding…“The best moment is easy, wait over, marrying Anouska and becoming Mr and Mrs Ruane” Click here if you want to have a look at other real life weddings on LMW there are some lovely submissions from some great photographers!
What do you think guys? – which is your favourite photo?- I’ve got a few…….
Real Wedding * James & Anouska, Taplow, Buckinghamshire
Luella’s Bridal Evening, 18th August, London
Normally I don’t dedicate a whole post to all the sample sales, bridal evenings and events that I get sent but Luella’s Boudoir in Wimbledon is a special place and I really like the range of products that they sell. I used to pop in to the shop when I was engaged and working nearby in Wimbledon so I suppose its a personal recommendation.
So this August 18th (next Wednesday) Luella’s Boudoir is launching their designer evenings (which will run every month) and give you a chance to meet with designers, hair and make up artists and to get tips on styling and inspiration for your big day.
You’ll get to meet Freya Rose, london-based shoe designer, Alexis Daly, from HairandBeautyonthebigday.co.uk (who I have already featured on LMW – Wedding Hair and Make Up, London) and Yarwood White, jewellery design team. There will of course be a chance for you to have a good look round Luella’s Boudoir too.
If you are interested please call the boutique on 0208 879 7744 to reserve your place. You will also find on Little Miss Wedding, voted one of the leading UK Wedding Blogs, a list of all the upcoming UK Wedding Events. And if you do go please leave a comment and let me know if you enjoyed it 
Summer Wedding bouquets and arrangements
Thanks to Britt and Liz from Flourish & Green for sending me these photos from a recent wedding – The bride is actually a friend of mine’s sister and I recommended Britt, seeing as she did a fab job at my own wedding a couple of years ago. She uses local and seasonal flowers and foliage – the arrangements below look so crisp and fresh!
What a wonderful mix of fresh, seasonal flowers for this summer wedding at Pembridge Lodge, in Richmond Park – Hydrangeas, Delphiniums, Stocks, garden roses call Walzertrum, Peonies, Oreganum, Flowering Mint, Alchemilla, Lisianthus, Beech foliage for the big pedestals and Ivy for the other foliage. Love Peonies… so wanted them at my own wedding but got the seasons a bit confused as they are definitely not the flower of choice in the winter. Still I was very happy with my roses and berries!
* What did you really love about doing this wedding?
We loved taking the bride and her mother for a market visit and although her dream was to have sweet peas, they were just going over, which we stressed to her and in the end we had to use mostly peonies and roses – she welled up with delight when she saw it – just a lovely moment to remember. Another lovely bit was seeing them after the wedding when although trying to hide away looking very grubby and tired we got huge hugs and kisses from Dawn (mother of the bride) who couldn’t have been lovelier!
The Mother of the bride sent a glowing testimonial and here are just a few of her words…
The Church flowers and arrangements at Pembroke Lodge were absolutely perfect. You understood exactly the look that Kate wanted and got it completely right. All those words breath taking, stunning, magnificient seem too predictable so really I’m at a loss as to how to express our appreciation. We loved everything.
Wow well clearly only a good word to say about Britt and Liz from Flourish & Green and I have to say that I had the same experience with them at my wedding. I’ve featured their work on LMW before, summer wedding flowers from a wedding at High Road House in Chiswick, do have a little look at the post – flowers in the little jam jar vases make cute table arrangements.
Kew Gardens Wedding * Dan & Vicky
I have most Friday’s off work and one of my favourite places to go with baby is Kew Gardens – I love it there, its such a gorgeous setting that I am not surprised its such popular wedding venue. In fact one of my best friends is planning to get married there next summer so this wedding really struck a chord with me. That and the fact that it is beautifully photographed by Amy Murrell from EspeciallyAmy.
Vicky and Dan got married in June in St Anne’s Church in Kew. The reception took place in Cambridge Cottage, Kew Gardens. 
Gorgeous wedding dress from Pronovias and the bridesmaids look really pretty in that shade of green (always a good colour to choose as it blends it with the flowers and foliage really well)
Dan’s surname (and Vicky’s new surname) is Rock (hence the play on ‘Rock Garden’ as the top table) and all the other tables being named after parts of the garden (Alpine House etc)! You will also notice those delicious looking mini victoria sponges cakes, a sweet little touch since the bride’s name is Vicky.
* So Amy what was the best thing about photographing this wedding?
Choosing the best bit about photographing this wedding is really hard! The bride, her dress and her flowers were all beautiful, the cake (which was made by the Groom’s Mum) was stunning and so in keeping with the venue. Shooting in Kew Gardens was such a treat in itself, as was working with a couple who were so amazingly in love.
If you loved this wedding then do make sure to check out both her wedding site, EspeciallyAmy and her main photography site, Amy Murrell. What do you think, would you want to get married in the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew? I have to say its a spectacular venue but one that was a little out of my price range especially given that you have to use some of the dedicated suppliers (though they could chose their own photographer!), but it is a very special place.
Gioia Mia – bespoke bridal jewellery & accessories
Sonia is the lady behind british jewellery company, Gioia Mia – she creates beautiful, bespoke, handmade jewellery and accessories – everything from tiaras, hairpins and necklaces to bracelets and earrings. Her work is regularly featured in the wedding magazine, Scottish Wedding directory so she definitely deserves a shout out on LMW.
* What gave you the inspiration to set the company up?
I established Gioia Mia in 2004, after designing and making all the jewellery and hair accessories for a bride, her bridesmaids and flower girls.
I had been making things for as long as I can remember – usually the sorts of things which were so small and intricate that they would drive most other people to distraction. Over the years, people told me repeatedly I had an amazing imagination and such incredible patience for working on so small a scale.
From the very beginning, I loved the process of working collaboratively with my friend who was getting married. She had brought her own vision, her own energy, I added my imagination and skills into the mix to design and create a series of unique pieces which, however, all belonged together. She absolutely loved them and I was really touched to hear that so many people had commented on my work at the wedding, saying how unusual it had been, how beautifully designed it was and how well finished it all was. I had enjoyed the whole process so much that it seemed the most natural thing in the world to want to repeat it, and so Gioia Mia, bespoke jewellery and accessories, was born.
From that point I continued to expand my knowledge of jewellery-making techniques, and in 2007 I moved into a bright, top-floor studio space which I share with painters and other jewellers. I now receive commissions from throughout the UK (as well as from further afield) and my work is regularly featured in bridal magazines.
Photo by Ksenia Kamotskaia
Have a look at her site, Gioia Mia, where there is lots more info on Sonia and her accessories, including pricing (its very good value from what I can see). Isn’t this photo above gorgeous with the bride wearing Gioia Mia hair accessories?
Real Life Wedding * Lizzie & Matt, Bristol
Lizzie and Matt tied the knot at a very famous and most beautiful church called St Mary The Virgin in Leigh Wood, Bristol, which was built by the Cadbury and Wills families.
The reception was held just around the corner in the shadow of Clifton Suspension Bridge, in the five acre grounds of Burwalls, with the most stunning landscaped gardens and spectacular views over the Avon Gorge and Bristol. This is the second wedding that I have featured recently from photographer, Jay Rowden, the last wedding Ellie and Bebbs real country wedding was one of the most popular real wedding submissions that I have featured so do check it out.
The flowers are absolutely gorgeous -they’re locally sourced and organic and provided by Bristol florists Bella & Fifi (I absolutely love their little green flower van you see that crops up in the photos) 
Lizzie’s dress is from Sophia Tolli and hair was by hairdressers, Bonomini 
Matt is Creative Director at a design agency and he designed absolutely everything himself – the invitations, the menus, the sign posts, the Order of Service, the Table Plan – the lot! A very talented guy indeed. He’d even used blue ribbons on the trees which tied in really nicely with all the other elements.
Paper napkins, lots of old fashioned flowers and original antique vases to hold them in. They’d also had the most brilliant idea to buy a vase and get all the guests to written a message on it. Much nicer than a guest book which inevitably gets placed onto a bookshelf to gather dust to never be seen again. Ooh and take a look at this delicious looking food!
Jay Rowden said that this was a fantastic wedding to photograph and with photos like these you can see why. Make sure to check out his site, Jay Rowden. Congratulations to the happily married couple – I love this wedding that you organised. What do you guys think? Which photos are you favourites?