“My wedding dress, made of ivory French corded lace, shrug and veil were all by couture wedding designer, Christine Kendall. Christine runs her bridal boutique from New Cavendish Street, London and I loved it because it was as different from the regular bridal shops as it was possible to get. I had several fittings with Christine and each time, Christine was an oasis of calm professionalism, exactly what I needed!
My wedding shoes were from Zara and my earrings from Liberty in love. The Hair accessories were from Glitzy Secrets.
Nimish wore a bespoke gray three piece suit from King & Allen.
Our wedding day was the perfect culmination of several months planning. We had a beautiful catholic wedding ceremony at Farm Street Church presided over by Fr William Pearsall. This was followed by a champagne reception and wedding breakfast at Dartmouth House, Mayfair, a gorgeous Georgian mansion run by the English Speaking Union. In the evening, we had a more relaxed barbecue and drinks reception followed by the cake cutting and the dancing.
The day was particularly perfect as it turned out just as we wanted it. We were able to bring together the degree of formality in the day I wanted with the relaxed party atmosphere that Nimish wanted and we both thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it in the company of our friends and family.”
What one piece of advice would you give to English Wedding readers?
“Book the reception venue as early as possible as venue viewing was the most stressful part of the process for us.“
Recommended wedding suppliers: Anthea and Nimish
Christine Kendall www.christinekendall.com
Dartmouth House www.dartmouth-house.com
Brett Symes photography www.brettsymesphotography.co.uk — see more of Anthea and Nimish’s elegant wedding day on Brett’s wedding photography blog
Majestic Wines www.majestic.co.uk/Services/Weddings