Becky in Novia d’Art for her Sunny & Colourful Spring Wedding in The Cotswolds

Bridesmaids

I let the bridesmaids choose dresses from Rewritten, who I discovered through Love My Dress, as everyone bridesmaid liked a different style.

I originally wanted a burnt orange dress but not all bridesmaids felt comfortable in the silk that they did that colour in and so we settled on a mix of coral and chianti.

See more bridesmaids dress designs on the Rewritten website

Ceremony

My Dad walked me down the aisle to Godspeed covered by James Blake – it was beautiful and set everyone off crying as they weren’t expecting a different song in a church.

Reverend Liz at Frampton on Severn church was brilliant!

We went to the jewellery quarter to buy our wedding rings. Ben wanted a standard gold ring and Becky wanted a more vintage style platinum ring to compliment the engagement ring. My ring was from Hockley Jewellers.

Photography

I found the photographer one of the tricker suppliers to choose as it was so important to me. I wanted a good mixture of candid documentary style photos, more natural looking portraits and dance floor photos and I am so happy with how the pictures turned up.

Our photographer, Magda K, hadn’t visited the venue before, but scoped out the best places to take pictures first thing on the day and did an amazing job. I didn’t want ‘pretty’ backdrops and she hit the nail on the head, some of my favourite pictures are of us walking through the farm yard and posing in front of bales of hay.

She was the perfect photographer, blending into the background and also having conviction to get people to pose for the perfect picture! I would highly recommend Magda!

Veil, Shoes & Accessories

I wore a veil from Pre-Loved Bridal Boutique in Evesham. I had contacted the seamstress that works at this store so that I didn’t have to travel down to London for dress fittings. Adele the seamstress was amazing! Instagram @belles.bridal.alterations and helped me find a veil through the shop.

I wanted statement shoes but not the price tag of a pair of Manolo Blahniks. I found some deep red satin slingback shoes from Amazon that were perfect.

I bought some beautiful silk earrings from Amarnam on Etsy– they were perfect and really set off the dress.

I wanted my hair down in a Hollywood curl and so decided on a hair slide. I found a gold pearl slide on Etsy.

Words of Wedded Wisdom

I think I would have got married earlier in the day! The day went quite slow when we were getting ready and so much faster the rest of the day. I liked the informality of the day and so, the more time socialising and drinking outside in the sun, the better!

I also wish I had taken a walk with Ben and my dog first thing in the morning…to hell with traditions.

Don’t listen to others, go with your gut and make it unique to you. However if your style is traditional, go with it! Just don’t try and keep up with the wedding trends or what others have done – you won’t care on the day. It’s all about the two of you.

Also, bring your dog!