I jumped at the chance to feature the wedding day on English Wedding. I’ll leave you to admire the glorious images by
Elton Mogg (whose name I see time and again in the wedding press and top
UK wedding blogs like Rock My Wedding and Love My Dress blog). Today’s beautiful bride Hayley has shared a wedding report with you… enjoy!
Rivervale Barn wedding blog: Hayley and David
It was an absolutely amazing wedding day at Rivervale Barn. The sun was shining and everything went to plan. My little bridesmaids all looked beautiful (7 of them). The 5 little ones were all in bespoke dresses from
Little Bevan and the 2 older ones in dresses from
Alfred Angelo.
My wedding dress was by Designer
Sassi Holford, style is Samantha (made to measure). I bought it in her Boutique store on Fulham Rd in London.
My shoes were from Rachel Simpson, I had a pretty pearl bracelet from Sassi Holford and diamond heart shape droplet earrings from a little boutique near where I live (love these)
(images above and below are from the Aviator Hotel where Hayley got ready in the morning before the wedding.)
The day came together perfectly, it was so magical and wish I could do it all over again. I would say 90% of my guests have told me it’s the best wedding they’d ever been to and still rave about it today. That makes me feel so happy.
David’s outfit was hired from
Black Tie in Crowthorne. It was a very Dark Navy Blue tail suit with Cream Cravat and waistcoat. All the ushers were from here and they were in the same suit but with a Green cravat.
What really stood out for me was the ceremony. Although the most important bit, I thought this would be pretty boring and it was amazing. It was like no other wedding ceremony really. It felt magical.
From having the harpist and a singer in there to having my little boy run around and run up to me and hug my legs when we were saying our vows. He also strummed the harp at one point which made everyone laugh! It was so pretty with all the little pink flowers and candles, this is one thing I will never forget.
I think what made it for all the guests was that we hired Artful Splodgers Crèche company to look after all the children and that gave the adults time to relax and not worry about the kids. It was the most talked about point of the whole day.
My advice to all future brides would be – take it
ALL in. It goes so quickly. Don’t stress on the day, what will be will be and you’ll find that the tiny little things that go wrong really don’t matter.
I was so excited to get on that dance floor in the evening and our
DJ played some great song which had everyone up on the dancefloor all night. I didn’t want it to end!
Hayley and David’s recommended wedding suppliers
Temple Gregory Wedding Planners http://templegregory.co.uk
I hired Beckie Gregory for the last couple of months and wouldn’t know what I would have done without her. She made the last few months so easy, nothing was too much trouble. She made my day perfect in every way!
Lovely Favours — www.lovelyfavours.co.uk
We used Lovely Favours for pretty much most of the wedding. Invites, favours, table plan, order of the day, children’s gift boxes, birdcage for cards, confetti cones etc. A great supplier!
Artful Splodges Creche company – www.artfullsplodgers.com
Absolutely amazing. These girls couldn’t do enough for the children. We had them from 2pm to midnight where they had a night time turn down service for the kids to go to sleep if they wanted from 9pm. Blankets, cushions, quite music, dvds, stories read to them. It was perfect!
Kevin Fitzsimmons – www.kevinfitzsimmons.com Singer during dessert and coffees who sang ratpack, swing and jazz. He’s done quite a few celeb weddings and has been on TV lots.
John Saunders DJ – This guy was brilliant. He worked with the guests, took all requests and made sure everyone had a fantastic boogie. He was friendly, professional and a great DJ. He also supplied up-lighting for the room in the evening. I had soft Pink!
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Tricycle from www.ideasboxuk.com Oh My God, these ice creams were AMAZING! Lots of happy guests.
Florist — www.designedbyblush.com
Cake from – www.planet-cake.com This was an AMAZING cake!
Photography – Elton Mogg www.eltonmogg.co.uk