All Things Wedding

Harriet & Tom married in Surrey in September, with their reception held at the stunning Hampton Court Palace. They chose our Pearlescent Baroque wedding stationery in Tea Green. Harriet & Tom share their top wedding tips with us below:

Did you have a look or theme in mind for your wedding day? Our theme was Vintage English Garden.

Image courtesy of Mark1Photography

Who were your top 3 wedding suppliers that helped make your day special? 

Mark Turner at Mark1Photography was brilliant! From the first time we contacted him he was full of enthusiasm and ideas for our wedding day. He met us a couple of months before the big day to do a shoot for our guest book, liaised with Hampton Court beforehand to scope out the best locations in the grounds for photos and generally his level of service has been outstanding. Not to mention his amazing photos!
http://www.mark1photography.co.uk/

Our florist for the day was Cathy Whitrow, who is based in Putney.  She did the most beautiful flower arrangements for the bridal party and the reception venue. She dropped the bouquet off with the bride and the corsages with the groom first thing in the morning of the wedding day, then came to the venue at 11pm to break up the flower arrangements to give to guests as they were leaving. Her knowledge and ability really allowed us to realise our Vintage English Garden theme.
http://www.decorationsforcelebrations.co.uk/

Our band was called Funkification and were booked through Dave Odams at The Musicquarium. They were a 6 piece including 1 male and 1 female vocalist and absolutely kept the party going all night! The venue manager said he had never seen the dance floor so busy and that it had even moved by 3 feet by the end of the night! We both love funk and old disco music and they played covers of classics by the likes of James Brown and Curtis Mayfield perfectly.
www.themusicquarium.co.uk

We would also like to give a special mention to Jo at Goldfinger rings who produced our wedding bands. Goldfinger don’t have a shop but do home visits, this allows them to produce high quality pieces at low cost and we were very happy with the finished products.
http://www.goldfinger-rings.com/

Image courtesy of Mark1Photography

What top tip would you give to brides whilst planning their wedding/on their wedding day?

From Harriet “I’d say in terms of planning, think about a theme as early as possible….it helps to build on all your other ideas like flowers, stationery, colour scheme etc. As we got married in The Garden Room at HCP, it was very easy to come up with the ‘Vintage English Garden’ theme.”

“Also for piece of mind on the day, type up ‘running orders’ for best man, ushers etc so everyone has a personalised Itinary. It’s important they know the timings of the day to keep things on schedule as much as possible. For example, what time you want all guests seated in the church before the bride arrives.”

Were you happy with your wedding stationery?

Yes, it was all amazing, thank you! Everything we requested was accommodated and finished to a very high standard, including the last minute table plan! We were very impressed with the whole level of service and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Ivy Ellen to anyone with any stationery requirements.