It’s the wedding of Laura and Jamie Drake who met at work 7 years ago, they were married on 3rd December at Fulwood Old Chapel in Sheffield with the reception at The Millennium Galleries. They had 80 guests to the ceremony, and a further 70 for the evening reception. It took 18 months to plan the wedding.
Laura and Jamie describe their day ‘It started off well……….It then got even better’

I love Jon’s use of winter light in these pictures, the dark chapel in comparison to the light bright space at the millennium gallery. The portrait shots are beautiful both in the winter gardens and outside in the street., City Centre weddings may not have the rolling countryside and beautiful views but you do sure get some artistic shots with a bit of imagination!

The Proposal
Jamie proposed at home after a nice meal. He made a ring out of tin foil and put it in a ring box with a poem asking me to marry him.

The venue
Some friends of ours got married at Fulwood Chapel, and we loved the relaxed and personal service. It’s a Unitarian chapel which means you can be any/no religion to get married there.
We chose the millennium galleries as we loved the look of the venue, and also liked the way you could more or less have what you wanted. There were no minimum numbers and you didn’t need to have a formal sit down meal, which we found to be the case at a lot of hotels.

The Dress
Dress – Marilyn by Charlotte Balbier.
Accessories – vintage 50s borrowed from a friend’s Mum
Shoes – Christian Louboutin madame butterfly

The suit and bridesmaids
Suits – Cerruti
Bridesmaids – Mark Jacobs

Theme
Midnight blue, red and cerise pink – we wanted a bright winter feel

Food
Hot meal – steak and ale pie, mushy peas, gravy, roast potatoes and hendersons relish!
Evening buffet – cheeses, warm breads, pickles, local chutneys, fruit wedding cake

Flowers
Vanda Orchids

Decortation
Paper pompoms and lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Table centres of willow wired with vanda orchid heads. Loads of candles!

Personal Touches
We made the decorations for the chapel ourselves. Over time we collected lots of different hanging hearts, then twined berries and ivy from my Mum’s garden through them. These were hung on the aisle chairs.
For our favours, we had wooden hearts, stars and snowflakes made with our initials and the wedding date. These were tied with ribbons in our wedding colours. These were hung from a willow tree with fairy lights, and a sign saying ‘please take one home for your Christmas tree’

Special moments
It’s hard to answer this as it was all brilliant, but saying our vows at the chapel was lovely. Also, after our first dance when the DJ asked our friends to join us on the dance floor, everybody surged on and surrounded us, and the dance floor was full for the rest of the night!

Planning Advice
Enjoy the planning. Stick to what you want and don’t get swayed by what other people think you should have.  Wedding magazines are great for ideas, but don’t feel pressured to have everything you see.  For the day itself, try to relax and enjoy it. Also, take moments to look around you and take it in.

Biggest surprise
Our sisters surprised us with a vintage wedding car!

Supplier shout outs
Venue - The Millennium Gallery Sheffield
Photography – S6 photography – AMAZING!!!!
Flowers – Orchis – AMAZING TOO!!!!!
Wedding and bridemaids dresses – Choola Bridal

For more information about Jon’s photography services go to:
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Ibiza is renowned for being a party island, the hedonistic party place where its non stop raving! well that may be true for a small percentage of the place but there is so much beautiful countryside in Ibiza as well as some amazing beaches and stunning views. One place you have to go when you go to Ibiza is to Es Vedra, it is a place full of magic and history, and THE most outstanding views! It can be found on the south west of the island, you can’t actually go on it but the view from the cliff top overlooking is amazing. You can take a boat out and sail round it which I’m sure would be out of this world.

Jon Took Laura and Tom out the day after their wedding got them all dressed up in their wedding finery again to create yet more wedding magic, with the kinetic force of Es Vedra behind them………I LOVE these photos and it’s views like this that make me love Ibiza as much as I do!

Supplier shout outs:
PHOTOGRAPHER: S6 Photography – www.s6photography.co.uk
VENUE: Es Vedra
PLANNER: Boho Weddings and Events – www.bohoweddingsandevents.com
DRESS DESIGNER: Kate Sherford – www.katesherford.com
DRESS SHOP: Dream Catcher Bridal – www.dreamcatcherbridal.co.uk
SHOES: Jimmy Choo
VEIL: Imogens Imagination’
HEADBAND: Juliet’ by Ivory & Co
FAN: from ‘Dragonwings’ based in Maryland, USA www.dragonwings.net/Fans.
SUIT: T M Lewin www.tmlewin.co.uk/

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Part 2 is all about the reception also the portrait shots, with part 3 coming up a bit later which is the ady after and a rather wonderful couples shoot.

I asked Laura to answer some questions about my wedding planning service, so you can get an idea just what it si I do. Thank you to Laura for her very kind words! she was just wonderful to work with.

What planning service did you book from me?
Full wedding coordination

What made you decide that you wanted to book a planner?
We always knew that we’d need a bit of help planning a wedding abroad…what with the various laws, language barriers in some cases, and general logistics – so the minute we decided on Ibiza we started to look for a planner.
Kelly was an obvious choice for us. Being based in the UK meant we could have a face-to-face meeting with her, plus she was also married in Ibiza herself meaning that not only does she have incredible knowledge about the Island, she is so passionate about weddings over there, and we knew she’d be a great source of information and support.

What do you feel were the biggest benefits of having a planner involved with your wedding?
2011 was stupidly busy for Tom and I, even without the wedding, but having Kelly on board to help us plan the wedding was an absolute godsend, and gave us complete peace of mind that jobs were getting crossed off, and things were getting done.
Kelly worked tirelessly liaising with suppliers, negotiating contracts and sorting out timelines – and it meant I could dedicate my time to making the stationery – something I simply wouldn’t have had time to do without her help.
Above all – Kelly was there to support me on the most important day of my life – and rushed around making sure that everything went to plan, despite the searing heat! Nothing was too much trouble and so many guests have commented since that she was an absolute star!

What was the best bit about having me involved with your wedding?
Kelly’s help in sourcing the best suppliers was invaluable – particularly our superstar photographer Jon! Jon’s photos speak for themselves I hope, but he was great to work with on the day itself (and the day after in our cliff-top shoot!)…capturing so many moments that meant so much to us. It also meant that we didn’t have to    spend hours scouring the Internet looking for florists, and DJs, and singers…Kelly’s knowledge and experience of Ibiza meant she was able to match our tastes and requirements to the best the Island had to offer. Our suppliers made the wedding and for that alone, we can’t thank Kelly enough for putting us in touch with so many talented and amazing people.

Supplier shout outs:
PHOTOGRAPHER: S6 Photography – www.s6photography.co.uk
VENUE: Atzaro (Ibiza) www.atzaro.com/agroturismo-ibiza/es/
PLANNER: Boho Weddings and Events – www.bohoweddingsandevents.com
FLOWERS: El Ramo de Flores – www.ramodeflores.com
CAKE: Ibiza Cakes – www.ibizacakes.com
CEREMONY: Paul – www.blessings-on-ibiza.com
SINGER: Jude Elliot – www.judeelliott.com
DJ: Brian Beezwax – www.beezwax.co.uk
DRESS DESIGNER: Kate Sherford – www.katesherford.com
DRESS SHOP: Dream Catcher Bridal – www.dreamcatcherbridal.co.uk
SHOES: Jimmy Choo
VEIL: Imogens Imagination’
HEADBAND: Juliet’ by Ivory & Co
FAN: from ‘Dragonwings’ based in Maryland, USA www.dragonwings.net/Fans.
SUIT: T M Lewin www.tmlewin.co.uk/
BRIDESMAIDS: Monsoon www.monsoon.co.uk
INVITATIONS & ALL SATIONERY: DIY

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Here is a rather lovely tesimonail that Laura wrote for me, when you get an email like this, well….words can not say!

‘To our kick-ass, amazing, superstar wedding planner (and friend) Kelly -
I don’t really think that a few words sent on an email do justice to convey the HUGE thanks, appreciation and admiration that we have for you in the aftermath of what was literally the BEST and most amazing day of our lives. We are still very much on cloud nine reminiscing about our magical 10 days on the White Isle – and hand on heart, we couldn’t have done it without your support, heartfelt advice, and uber-organisational skills!

From the outset, we knew we’d need some help planning a wedding abroad – and throughout the whole 18 months you provided the ‘peace of mind’ that we needed amidst a manic year of birthdays, other people’s weddings, hen and stag do’s, and of course, long work-hours! To know that you were busy liaising with suppliers, negotiating contracts and sorting out timelines was an abolute godsend – and it meant I could dedicate my time to making the stationery – something I simply wouldn’t have had time to do without your help. Our monthly catch-ups were so useful in making sure everything was ‘on-track’ and I will really miss our chats now it’s all over!

You also found us the most amazing suppliers, both here in the UK, and over in Ibiza – and your advice and knowledge about the island were truly invaluable.

Above all – you were there to support me on the the most important day of my life – and family and friends also commented on how helpful you were; rushing round to make sure everything was perfect (even in stupidly hot weather!), and everyone was happy. The venue looked breathtaking – and I know that you had worked tirelessly in the blazing sun to set everything up! It took my breath away.

To anyone reading this who is considering getting a wedding planner (especially for an Ibiza wedding) – STOP THINKING AND JUST BOOK KELLY NOW! I can promise you, it will be the best-spent part of your wedding budget.

Kelly – thank you SO much for everything. You’re one of a kind – and we hope we’ll see you on the dancefloor in Space one day soon!!!’

Laura and Tom Lissett
xxx

It’s the wedding of Laura Halton and Tom Lissett who were married on 30th August 2011 at Atzaro, Ibiza with 63 guests, Atzaro is possibly THE best wedding venue in Ibiza, it is totally stunning as you can see from these photos. I am so proud as it’s one of my own Boho Planned weddings! Between Laura, Tom and myself it took us 18 months to plan the wedding, and I loved every moment of it. I got to fly out to Ibiza for the wedding and even managed to get myself on Laura and Toms hen and stag do in Space nightclub a couple of days before!

Laura and Tom are such an amazing couple, they were so easy to work with and trusted me implicitly which makes the world of difference when helping someone with their big day. We became friends during the planning process and I do miss them now they are married (although we do still keep in contact) It’s couples and weddings like this that make my job worthwhile!
I was joined by Jon from S6 Photography who also came out to Ibiza for the wedding and he created complete and utter magic and a whole lot of wedding art! These photos are soooooooooooo good! and also a big thank you to my husband Nik, who helped me out on the day it must have been 35 degrees that day and he worked in the boiling sun, helping me get everything ready!

I had so many amazing photos to choose from that I have broken the wedding down into 3 parts.
Part 1: getting ready and the ceremony Part 2: the reception and portraits Part 3: The day after
Looking back on these photos brings tears to my eyes it was such a truly amazing day, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Laura and Tom describe there day ‘Our wedding day was HOT in more ways than one…amazing family and friends gathered under an unforgiving golden Ibiza sun, for dancing and laughing til the small hours. It was a truly spine-tingling, magical, emotional day with a breath-taking backdrop on the White Isle, and we loved every mad minute of it!’

How They met
Tom and I have been together for 7 years. We worked together many years before that though at Marks and Spencer in Southport…but didn’t utter a single word to each other in the 6 years we worked there! Years later Tom sidled up to me in a nightclub and uttered the immortal words “do I know your face from somewhere?”. After much eye-rolling on my behalf, we got chatting and didn’t stop until 6am the following morning. The rest, as they say, is history.

The proposal
The setting of the proposal was picture-perfect…Railay Beach in Krabi, Thailand. After a lazy day in the sun, we’d been to grab an ice-cream, and wander down to the beach to watch the locals playing football before the sun disappeared for the day.
Tom suggested we wander down the beach. But no…I’d obviously over-dosed on the Fanta-Limón that day, and was adamant we went back to our cottage to use the bathroom (romantic huh?!). Tom won though, and as we got to the bottom of the bay, Tom dropped to two knees (!) as the sun went down and asked me to be his wife! My first words – “You don’t want to marry me…I’m horrible!” were soon followed by a tearful but resounding “YES YES YES”, and with my beautiful marquise diamond ring on my finger and legs still crossed, we celebrated that night with a burger and a club sandwich on the beach!

The Venue
We always knew that we’d get married abroad – even before Tom popped the question. We’d been to friends’ weddings in Italy and Portugal before, and LOVED the chilled out holiday vibe that seemed to fill the air once people got off the plane. Initially we had our heart set on Italy…but after numerous emails and hours spent researching, we decided that the options we had just didn’t feel like ‘us’.
After hitting a dead end Tom suggested Ibiza (I think to this day he was half-joking, expecting me to say no!) but after looking online that night I was head over heels, despite never having been to the White Isle in my life! A few raised eyebrows later (“what…the ‘party capital of the world’ as your WEDDING venue?!”), we booked a flight to go and see the Island and I fell utterly and wholly in love. Hands up – Ibiza constantly has to defend itself against the reputation-slaying documentaries of the 90’s…but it is THE most beautiful, spiritual and magical place…and was therefore PERFECT for me to marry my Tom.

The Dress
DRESS: ‘Honey’ by Kate Sherford bought at Dreamcatcher Bridal in Kirkham, Lancashire
SHOES: ‘Nova’ by Jimmy Choo
HEADBAND: ‘Juliet’ by Ivory & Co
VEIL:from Imogens Imagination
FAN: from ‘Dragonwings’ based in Maryland, USA

The suit and bridesmaids
SUIT: T M Lewin BRIDESMAIDS:‘Mali’ one-shouldered tiered dress from Monsoon

Theme
The colour theme was raspberry and navy blue

Food?
CANAPES
-Fruit trio confit in vanilla and pepper
-brochette of Iberian beef and pepper
-crunchy black pudding with apple and pine nuts
-guacamole with chicken and kilo mouse
-orange gazpacho with mujoll eggs
STARTER
Goats cheese salad with pear mushrooms and nuts
MAIN
Duck supreme with stewed seasonal fruit
DESSERT
Chocolate mousse with Atzaro orange compote

Entertainment
We had an amazing singer Jude Elliott during the canapés, accompanied by her saxophonist. Jude continued to free-style with our DJ Brian (Beezwax) after the meal. So many guests have commented on Jude’s voice since the wedding…and you can see people on the photos just stood looking at her and the sax player open-mouthed! She was amazing!
And Brian…well he was a star. He spent so much time with us before the wedding (over a coffee when we were on the Island and over email) getting to know our eclectic taste in music meaning we had The Clash one minute, Vampire Weekend the next…topped off with a bit of Snoop Dogg to finish!

Flowers
I didn’t have a bouquet…but had a beautiful white feather fan instead. I love flowers, I really do, but it would’ve broken my heart to leave my wedding bouquet abroad when I had to fly home…so I chose something I could keep. Plus, it didn’t half come in handy at the top of the isle when the sun blazed down (and the nerves kicked in!) to keep me cool!
My bridesmaids had stargazer lilies (my favourites!) and raspberry pink roses. The florists, Kristen and Alex, were a dream to work with – and despite the many miles between us, they understood completely what we were after. El Ramo de Flores

Decoration
Atzaro is astoundingly beautiful. It has a definitive oriental-vibe about it, and amidst the Buddhas, fountains, and lanterns strewn between the palms, there are flowers and pops of colour everywhere. It is a surprisingly lush oasis almost hidden in the red-soiled farmlands of the north. This meant that we didn’t need to bring any of our own décor in to the venue (great from a budget point of view!) but instead we bowed down to the amazing setting around us!
However, my amazingly talented friend Bekah Dee[bekahdee.blogspot.com] did make some key decorative items like the ‘happily ever after’ bunting, and the decoupage letters ‘L’ and ‘T’ that we hung in key places like the guest book/signing photo.

Personal touches
-I designed and made all of the stationery myself. In all honesty this was to save money, although I do some design work and desktop publishing as part of my day job in marketing.
-The loose theme was ‘travel’ and started with the save the dates that asked our guests to ‘pencil us in’!
-The website I created, http://hitchedinibiza.moonfruit.com/ along with the invitations, menu cards, escort cards and order-of-service, were designed in a typography-style, and although it meant I sat for hours in our office at home printing and guillotining, and gluing and stressing – I honestly loved every minute of making all of these by hand myself!
-I did joke with our guests that it was obvious our budget hadn’t gone on the stationery, but I do think that the menu cards in particular were the highlight of the day! On the back of the cards, I’d typed a personalised description of every guest in a ‘dictionary-style’…to remind them all of what they meant to us as a couple, and the memories we had with that person. It was a labour of love, and just a little way of us saying thank you to the many that travelled the many miles to be with us. I’m just thankful I only had 63 to make!

Special moments
Anyone who knows me, knows I love nothing more than hanging out with my girls; giggling, silly-dancing, gossiping, preening, and generally putting the world to rights for hours – so I loved the fact that our late wedding (6pm due to the heat) meant it was the perfect excuse to spend the day doing just this!
But the highlight for me was waiting at the top of the aisle and seeing all my bridesmaids off to the dramatic sound of ‘One Day Like This’ by Elbow, blasting out through the palms, before setting off with my dad down the aisle, under the blazing hot sun, to Tom. A lot of people tell you that the wedding day, and the ceremony in particular, is a haze…but I remember every detail so clearly…from the vows that we’d written to each other, to my sister crying uncontrollably, to my dad messing up his lines! It was magic.
The last highlight for both of us, was the final hour on the dance floor at 4am, after Instructions were given to the DJ by my bridesmaid Clare…”The bride wants hip- hop please!” The dance floor filled up again and we danced to Fat Joe, Snoop and Cypress Hill til our feet ached and the lights came on! Not your normal wedding music choices…but our guests ROCKED IT!

Wedding Planning advice
1. Have fun with the planning – and involve your fiancé. They shouldn’t get forgotten in the midst of tulle, and stationery samples, and moodboards! But also…BOOK KELLY! She made the planning fun, stress-free and was a joy to work with!
2. Keep organised! I am a little bit obsessed with spreadsheets…they’ve got me through cooking Christmas dinner for 22 people, moving house, packing for a holiday, and now planning a wedding! Keeping an eye on the budget only works with a good old spreadsheet!
3. Make time to do some non-wedding-planning related things with your man. We were ‘lucky’ in some respects that 2011 was by far the most chocca-block year of our lives – we both turned 30, (and spent our birthdays just the two of us!) and had other weddings/birthdays/stag dos/hen dos/engagement parties to go to which kept our minds busy!
4. Forget the fact that your hair dropped the minute you got out the car. Forget the fact that you forgot to put your lipgloss on before you walked down the aisle. Forget the fact that they served the RedBull in the cans, and not in pretty glasses like you’d asked for – these little details do not matter! The photos reflect the fact that we were living the dream, for one day only…and we smiled and laughed so much we had genuine jaw-ache for days after. Plus worried, stress faces don’t photograph well
5. Have something to look forward to after the madness of the wedding. It will leave a gaping hole in your life, but don’t let it! Fill it with more planning and spreadsheets like we did for our belated honeymoon Down Under!

Biggest surprise
We got a real kick out of surprising our guests as there were a couple of things that that only Tom and I knew about…our first dance where we did a routine to The Wannadies’ You & Me Song. My mum’s face when she realised it was a routine was priceless as she thought she knew EVERYTHING about the wedding up to that point! I also wanted to do a speech to reiterate our thanks for people travelling so far, and ended it with a RedBull toast to Tom (who can’t drink due to medical reasons…and is therefore infamous for his energy-drink addiction amongst his friends!)…people’s faces when then saw 63 cans of RedBull being dished out was priceless!

Supplier shout outs:
PHOTOGRAPHER:  S6 Photography –  www.s6photography.co.uk
VENUE: Atzaro (Ibiza) www.atzaro.com/agroturismo-ibiza/es/
PLANNER: Boho Weddings and Events – www.bohoweddingsandevents.com
FLOWERS:  El Ramo de Flores –  www.ramodeflores.com
CAKE:  Ibiza Cakes – www.ibizacakes.com
CEREMONY: Paul – www.blessings-on-ibiza.com
SINGER: Jude Elliot – www.judeelliott.com
DJ: Brian Beezwax – www.beezwax.co.uk
DRESS DESIGNER:  Kate Sherford – www.katesherford.com
DRESS SHOP: Dream Catcher Bridal – www.dreamcatcherbridal.co.uk
SHOES: Jimmy Choo           
VEIL: Imogens Imagination’ 
HEADBAND: Juliet’ by Ivory & Co  
FAN: from ‘Dragonwings’ based in Maryland, USA  www.dragonwings.net/Fans.
SUIT: T M Lewin www.tmlewin.co.uk/
BRIDESMAIDS: Monsoon  www.monsoon.co.uk
INVITATIONS & ALL SATIONERY: DIY

For more information about Jon’s photography services go to:
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Victoria makes exquisite wedding cakes, if you remember I featured her in November in my Boho Loves feature. Her work stands alone as simplistic works of art and this can be seen even more clearly in this stunning shoot! She has taken some of Sheffield’s oldest backdrop and juxtaposed it against her beautiful and carefully crafted cakes.

I’ll pass the blog over to Victoria and let her explain her reasons behind the shoot.

‘The shoot had been something I wanted to do for some time, I really wanted to do something a bit different and something that maybe showed wedding cakes off in a different light in an environment you would never normally find one. The chance to get some of Sheffield’s industrial heritage in was really important as a way of showcasing the up and coming creative industries against the old’

‘The building was fascinating if not a bit sad to see the machinery long stopped, but the whole effect was very atmospheric (bar the pigeon whatsit…) with so many photo opportunities. I was also aware that anything photographed in there had nowhere to hide either, no chance of elevating something a bit bland with a pretty background and styling, so the cakes and other items really did have to hold their own and I hope they do.’

‘The next shoot coming up soon will be pretty much the complete opposite so really excited about it, again will be minimal styling and hoping the cakes will speak for themselves! I’m really loving this part of the job and will be working hard to make sure that all of my future shoots will be just that little bit different and hope that everyone enjoys them as much as me.’

Supplier shout Outs
Would like to thank the awesome Sheffield wedding talent (which seems to be exploding at the mo!) with their help and donations of items -

• The amazing Jon from S6 Photography
• Chloe from The White Room for the loan of the stunning Jenny Packham dress,
• Debbie from DC Bouquets for the loan of the beautiful bouquets,
• Jenny from Hansley Beard and Karl my husband from The Hyspanic Gentleman for their invaluable help at the shoot.

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So here you have the wedding of Jo and Matt who got married on 29th April (yes the day of the royal wedding) at Wentbridge House in West Yorkshire. They booked me for my on the day co-ordination service along with a photography search, and they were more than delighted with Jon from S6 Photography who I found for them!

The day itself was very relaxed and chilled out, with a ceremony at 4pm and then drinks, canapes and speeches along with some live music outside on the lawn along with some April sunshine! evening food along with more guests was served at 8pm and that’s when the party really started!

I know Jo and Matt through on of my oldest and best friends Becky, so it was lovely to be involved in their day, Becky was one of the wedding guests along with her two children and Husband Bertie, so it was great to break away from wedding duties every now and again and spend some time with them. I must say a thank you to Jo for letting me go into the Bridal suite before she got to the hotel to watch the royal wedding on her TV, I  did get to see part of the ceremony but missed the rest as my planning duties took over! I still havn’t watched the whole thing even though it’s been sky + for months!

Full names
Matthew Long & Jo Shannon

Date of wedding
29th April 2011

How did you meet and how long have you been together?
Met through work & got together around 8 years ago

What planning service did you book from me?
Photographer search (money well spent!) & on the day coordination

What made you decide that you wanted to book a planner?
Because I am a complete control freak & wanted to ensure that I could relax & enjoy the day with someone else dealing with any problems that might have cropped up!

Location of the wedding
Wentbridge House, Wentbridge, West Yorkshire

What made you decide to get married where you did?
Beautiful location, very positive with the slightly less traditional day that we wanted

How many guests?
68 for the afternoon plus 6 children, & an additional 54 for the evening celebrations

Who was your dress by
Suzanne Neville (Maiden)

And the shoes, accessories etc
Shoes = purple suede platforms by Nine West, jewelled hair band = Minelli by Halo & Co (via Bridal Boutique), diamante bangle = Swarovski Crystal Hinged Bangle from Boutique Accessories by Harriet, diamante earrings from my mum, 4 x diamante hair pins = Bridal Boutique

And the suit
Matthew’s suit (3 piece with purple lining & personalised with our wedding date) was made by Master Tailor UK

Did you have a theme or colour scheme?
Relaxed theme but with purple as the underlying colour scheme

How would you sum up your day?
Amazing – so good I wanted to do it again the next day & still want to!

Did you have any personal touches? Or things that you did yourself?
Nothing particular – personal touches = the tea towel invitations, buttonhole for our brother-in-law Tony who died last year – this sat on the ceremony table in memory of him, the children (Evie, Zachary, James (nephew) & William (nephew) were all given beautiful soft bunny rabbits from the White Company as a gift, each with a purple ribbon bow tie (light grey for the boys to match their suits & white for Evie)

What were your special moments or highlights?
Seeing all our guests & Matthew as I walked on to the ceremony room, walking out of the ceremony as husband & wife, our first dance

Is there anything you would do differently?
Nothing significant – all was as good as we could have imagined

What advice would you give any other couples?
Relax & go with the flow – take time out now & again to take note of what’s around you, it’s so easy to miss things on the day

What was your biggest surprise of the day?
That I didn’t cry during the ceremony!

What was the best bit about having me involved with your wedding?
That although you handled the day coordination for me, you double checked it was how I wanted it to be to ensure it was as good as I had imagined – ideal for me.

The suppliers involved in the day:
Venue: Wentbridge House – www.wentbridgehouse.co.uk
Dress: Bridal Boutique, Leeds – www.bridalboutiqueleeds.com
Accessories: Accessories by Harriet – www.boutiqueaccessoriesbyharriet.co.uk
Suit: Master Tailor UK – www.mastertailoruk.com
Photographer: S6 Photography – www.s6photography.co.uk
Flowers: Rosa Rugosa – www.roserugosa.co.uk
Chair Covers: Chair Covers – www.elegantevents.org.uk
Wedding Cake: www.finecheesesltd.co.uk
Band: The Cherie Gears Band – www.gsounds.co.uk
Make-up: Ivy Clara Make-up – www.ivyclara.co.uk

For more information about Jon’s photography services go to:
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For now I have another Fabulous Photo to share with you and it’s from my good friend Jon at S6 Photography . Jon was out in Ibiza with me working on the wedding of Laura and Tom….I can not wait to share with you the images from the day!

I think it’s pretty obvious why I like this photo, I had to do a double take when I first saw it! not what you would expect at all from a wedding photo! As I’m not the brightest person in the world it did take a while before I figured out how they did it!
The wedding is of Gill and Mark and the photo was taken in Oddfellows in Chester and the full shoot can be seen HERE it’s a gorgeous wedding, modern bright and full of life and of course some amazing photography!

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Laura and Tom booked me in July 2010 for my Ibiza wedding planning service  and I have been working with them since to find them the right venue, suppliers and to co-ordinate the whole wedding for them. The wedding is tacking place in the stunning location of Atzaro. Atzaro is one of the most amazing wedding venues on the island so it’s a real honour to be involved in such a magical wedding. I am sharing the day with lots of my favourite Ibiza suppliers as swell as Jon from S6Photography who flew in yesterday to shoot the wedding.

So today I thought I would re visit the Inspiration boards that I put together for Laura and Tom, to go along with their raspberry and navy theme, as well as mixing in a few Ibiza wedding ideas.

May I wish Tom and Laura a MASSIVE congratulations! at 6.30pm they will be become man and wife, a wonderful couple and a wonderful day!

Raspberry and Navy decoration ideas:

Full photo credits left to right, top to bottom:
1) image courtesy of Ana Lui 2) image from the knot photo by Nyla Photography 3) image from The Knot photo by Patricia Kantzos 4) image from The Knot photo by Kristen Peelle 5) image from The Knot photo by Robin Proctor Photography 6 and 12) image from gypsy westwood 7) image from the knot photo by Therese Marie Wagner 8] Ibiza cakes 9) image from the knot photo by Amy Carroll 10) wedding ideeas 2 11) image from the knot photo by Brian Phillips 13) image from the knot photo by Sarah Dicicco

Ibiza wedding ideas:

photo credits left to right, top to bottom
1) Beau Coup 2,3,5,6,7,8, 10,11,12,13,14,15) images courtesy of Ana Lui 4) image from the knot photo by angie silvy 9) image from the knot photo by Amy Carroll

To find out more about weddings in Ibiza, or to ask for more information on how I can help plan yours go to:www.bohoweddingsandevents.com/ibiza

Full names
Lauren Perry (nee Gustard) & Mike Perry

How did you meet?
I met Mike in 2004 when I got a part time job at the restaurant he ran as a franchise with his brother in York. We got on really well but as he was my boss things were always platonic between us. I then left the job in 2005 to take up a new full time job in Sheffield… but we kept in touch and started seeing each other. We have been together 6 years this coming September.

Date of wedding
21st May 2011

Location
Cannon Hall Museum followed by a reception at Smallshaw Farm Cottages

What made you decide to get married where you did?
Originally we had wanted to get married abroad in Croatia; having a fairly low key wedding on the beach with close family and friends, but circumstances changed (due to an illness in the family) and we decided to bring the wedding closer to home. However, we still wanted to keep the relaxed feel of a wedding abroad and to do something a little different from a ‘hotel’ wedding.
I found Smallshaw Farm Cottages through a bit of internet research, having looked for places near to where we lived that had the space to do what we wanted, yet also having accommodation for our family to stop over. We loved the cottages as soon as we went to visit – even though it was the middle of winter and we could barely see past our hands. It was all to do with gut feeling and we knew instantly that it was the right place for us; the owners, Jim & Mary were really friendly and made us feel right at home.
Cannon Hall was also a lucky find, as we wanted somewhere fairly close to the cottages where we could hold the ceremony. Again it was all down to gut feeling – and the amazing hall and grounds were just perfect. Jane, the wedding coordinator there, also put us at ease and made the choice an easy one.

Who was your dress by
Victoria Jane by Ronald Joyce (Savannah) – ((an amazing dress – it held me in, in all the right places!!! and I got loads of comments about how different it was))

And the suite?
Austin Reed (Made to Measure)

How would you sum up your day?
Relaxed and full of laughter – everything we wanted

Did you have a theme/colour scheme?
Not particularly, I had fallen in love with the dresses for the bridesmaids (a very bright turquoise blue) and knew I wanted to keep everything else fairly simple and elegant. My brother designed the wedding invitations using a similar turquoise to the dresses and my flowers were hot fuchsia pink to contrast with the blue. The rest of the décor for the wedding was kept fairly simple, with dark wooden chairs and cream used in the marquee.

Did you have any personal touches or things you did yourself?
As mentioned before, my brother designed and handmade our wedding invitations – and sent them from Mexico where he lives! These were definitely part of the personal touch.
As we have such a wide group of friends and family, we wanted the whole wedding to have a social and relaxed feel to it; so we decided to scrap a table plan and have our guests pick their seat from a “hat” (or bucket)… we though it would add some entertainment to the day and let people get to know someone different – it seemed to work!
We used album covers as our table centres – representing bands that we love and hand made signs from Cannon Hall back to the cottages to make sure people didn’t get lost!

How many guests?
We had 80 guests during the day and approx 100 in the evening

What were your special moments/highlights?
The whole day was really special – and really emotional. The ceremony in particular had us both laughing and crying throughout. Our registrar, Gill, was brilliant and really brought some personality to the ceremony. We also had Mike’s daughters (my bridesmaids) and my Mum doing readings – which were all really lovely. Mike’s eldest daughter had written her own reading, using lyrics from a number of songs, which was brilliant – it really made us laugh… and definitely got our guests thinking!!
Another moment that sticks out was when we nearly got trampled by cows! Our photographer, Jon (S6 Photography) likes to get some really different shots and was using the stunning back drop of the wind turbines at Smallshaw to get some photos of us both. However, we hadn’t realised that the cows in the field were being brought down for milking – and we were caught in the middle of them all… Jon really did get some interesting shots then… they were particularly interested in his red camera bag.
The band we had for the evening – Vibe Town – were also really amazing. We had so many comments from guests about how good they were. They really knew how to get people up on the dance floor and at one point every single person at our wedding was up dancing. They definitely made the whole evening something to remember

Is there anything you would do differently?
I don’t think there is anything that we would have done differently / changed. The only thing I would say, is that having organised all of the wedding ourselves, we found that we were still busy sorting out little bits on the Friday evening / Saturday morning – which didn’t give us much time to rest and relax before the wedding. However, having hired Smallshaw Cottages for the weekend we had plenty of opportunity to take some time out after the wedding… the hot tub is a great place for chilling out and taking in the views!

What advice would you give any other couples?
Definitely go with your gut feeling when it comes to choosing the ‘big’ things. We based all of our decisions on the people we were talking to – if it felt right then it meant it was. We were really fortunate to have a great group of people to work with – every one of our suppliers was spot on and provided excellent service, we couldn’t have asked for more.

What was your biggest surprise of the day?
Other than the weather, which was fantastic – the sun came out at all the right moments – I think the biggest surprise was just how well everything went on the day. It all came together perfectly, even better than we had imagined and our guests all told us what a fantastic time they had.
Looking back at the photos now, it really shows that the whole day was full of laughter and we didn’t stop smiling all day – it was everything we wanted from our day and more!

All of our suppliers were absolutely brilliant – they really helped to make the wedding something special:
Ceremony: Cannon Hall Museum – Jane (Wedding Coordinator) www.barnlsey.gov.uk/cannon-hall-museum
Reception: Smallshaw Farm Cottages – Jim & Mary www.smallshaw.com
Photography: S6 Photography – Jon Dennis www.s6photography.co.uk
Catering: Spitting Pig North West – Alex Gerrard www.spittingpignorthwest.co.uk
Marquee Hire: Black Cherry Events – Claire www.blackcherryevents.co.uk
Wedding Cake: “I do” Wedding Cakes – Jill Cook (no website)
Dress shop: The Bridal House – Jo Gardner www.thebridalhouse.net
Band: Vibe Town www.vibetown.co.uk
Flowers: Monica F Hewitt Florists www.monicafhewitt.co.uk

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So todays fabulous Photo is by my good friend Jon at S6 Photography As you will know I may be Jon’s biggest fan! I love featuring his work on the blog and as a Sheffield Photographer and a Sheffield wedding planner we get to work with each other quite a bit!

This Fabulous Photo means a lot to me because it’s a wedding that I worked on! It’s the first wedding I did this year for Jo and Matt who got married at Wentbridge House in West Yorkshire on 29th April, the day of the royal wedding! they booked me for On the day Cordination as well as a Photography search (and I found them Jon!) I haven’t blogged the wedding myself yet as it’s being published in a regional magazine, but you can see the whole wedding on Jon’s blog HERE.
This was the last picture Jon took of the night, I remember him, Jo and Matt walking off as I was getting in my car to go home saying ‘I’m just going to see if we can do anything under this tree as I think the light could be kinda cool’ (or something along those lines) well cool it is! Once again Jon ceates magic!!  

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