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6 WOW-Worthy 2017 Weddings You Need To See Again

February 6, 2018 Filed Under: Destination, Inspiration, International, Italy, National, North West, Real Wedding, Somerset & Bristol, The Midlands, The North East, The North West, Wedding Leave a Comment

2017 may be over, but before we unleash some new weddings on ya, we wanted to look back at just a few of the amazing weddings that we featured in 2017 – our launch year! A BIG thank you to all the happy couples who shared their beautiful big days with us, we’ve smiled, been inspired and reached for the tissues (happy tears, of course) through every one.

Are you ready for another peek? Grab that hot chocolate (it’s FREEZING and February, you deserve it), your notebook and a few hankies and enjoy.

Photography by Neil William Shaw

Kicking things off in sunny Sussex, we were over-the-moon to chat to amazing Amanda and her hubby Sim about their amazing Brighton wedding. Planned in just three months, their swing-themed big day had fun vintage touches, including pom-poms, lotsa tea drinking and games on the seaside city’s infamous pier. If you’re thinking of planning a retro-inspired day, Amanda and Sim’s wedding is definitely one to check out!

Photography by Three Flowers Photography

Back in March we said a big ole HOWDY to Debbie and Simon who held a super-duper Navajo-themed knees up in Norfolk. There was so much we loved about this gorgeous wedding – the barn setting, the pony station (yup, a PONY STATION), dreamcatchers, beautiful bold colours, cacti…we could go on and on. Have another look-see at this dreamy day here.

Photography by Sarah Gray

Y’know when you something really, really makes you smile, to the point of beaming at your screen? Well, that was us when Sam and Sam’s wedding landed in the WOW HQ inbox. This cool couple (who met studying nursing at uni) incorporated lots of medical touches into their F-U-N Bristol big day. There was also an amazing boat ride between their ceremony and party venues too. In two words, this wedding is GERT LUSH. Go on, take a peek at this stunning Somerset wedding here.

Photography by Becky Ryan

There was a helluva-lot of swooning here at WOW Our Wedding Towers over Lisa and Geoff’s bewitching Halloween wedding. This lovely Liverpool wedding enchanted us with succulent toffee apple favours, a jaw-dropping venue and a spin-worthy wedding dress that made us (almost) green with envy. It’s a stunner, alright! Feast your eyes on it here.

Photography by Sarah Gray

On freezing winter days like today, we long for sun-soaked summer days, filled with country walks and fun village fetes and Nick and Michelle’s mighty Midlands wedding incorporated all of these things. Swoon! This heart-felt Hereford wedding was held outdoors (made extra special by the baaing sheep in the next field!) and kept guests enjoying the long, lazy summer day with a vintage photo caravan, chic bell tent and bonfire at the end of the night. Take a peek at this dreamy summer ‘do here.

Photography by Moumou Photography

With a magical Italian garden party theme, it was not difficult for us to fall head over heels for Louise and Justin’s destination wedding! Add blush hues, vintage touches and a lace Kate Halfpenny dress to the magical Tuscan setting and their wedding was Pinterest-perfection. See more from this dreamy Italian wedding here.

Fancy seeing your wedding featured on WOW Our Wedding? Get in touch, we’d love to swoon over it!

A Relaxed, Foodie Brighton Wedding at The Royal Pavilion & Ginger Pig Restaurant in Hove

October 12, 2017 Filed Under: South East, Sussex Leave a Comment

Food (and drink!) lovers rejoice as we have a gorgeous wedding up our sleeves for you today – James and Katherine’s foodie feast wedding at Brighton Pavilion and Ginger Pig gastro pub in nearby, Hove, East Sussex.

The Bedfordshire-based couple tied the knot in sunny Sussex, last September and wanted their big day to centre around “good food and drink”! Sounds like a winning formula to us.

Here’s gorgeous bride Katherine to dish all the details on her laid back, foodie fabulous wedding…

A Brighton Wedding With A Whole Lotta Swing, Planned in 3 Months! Amanda & Sim

August 26, 2017 Filed Under: South East, Sussex, Wedding Leave a Comment

Y’know when sometimes you see a wedding and it just makes you smile. As in really, really, beam? Amanda and Sim’s fun and fabulous wedding at Brighton Registry Office and after-party (with pom-pom fight; yep, you did read that right!) at the Old Ship Hotel, on the seafront, is infectious!

The Hove-based couple, who are originally from ‘up north’, met whilst swing dancing and based their big day on which venue had the biggest dance floor – we just love their style.

Over to Amanda to talk half an hour hen dos, pom-pom making and that all-important first dance…

Sim proposed on New Year’s Day on the beach in Hove. It was a really windy and rainy day we were both wearing huge parka coats with hoods up, I could hardly hear what he was saying due to the noise of the sea, it was pretty dramatic!

A Nautical & Nice Worthing & Brighton Registry Office Wedding ~ Natalie & Ocean

March 10, 2017 Filed Under: South East, Sussex, Wedding Leave a Comment

Photography: Louise Griffin

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside and this ship-shape Sussex wedding takes in not one, but TWO of our fave Sussex south coast destinations – Brighton and Worthing!

Natalie and Ocean (fab name!) who live on a cool houseboat in Shoreham, had a Brighton Registry Office wedding and continued their celebrations down the coast at quirky West Sussex wedding venue Coast Café in Worthing!

Here’s gorgeous bride Natalie to steer us around her nautical Brighton and Worthing wedding…

A Don’t Tell The Bride: Bollywood Meets Brighton Colour-Fest Wedding

February 8, 2017 Filed Under: South East, Sussex, Wedding Leave a Comment

Could you and would you trust your other half to plan your big day solo? Well, beautiful Brighton bride Rosa handed over the wedding planning reins to her hubby-to-be Harry for our fave BBC Three show; Don’t Tell The Bride!

For those of you that didn’t see the show, the bride who originally wanted an elegant stately home wedding with vintage touches instead was treated to a colour-explosion Brighton Pavilion wedding with Bollywood dancing, a curry buffet, oh and parading through the busy streets of Brighton on a mechanical elephant. And yes; it looks as amazing as it sounds! It wasn’t just a random theme though, Harry wanted to recreate the magic of their Goa engagement and love of India…

Here’s Rosa and hero hubby Harry to talk wedding planning in three weeks, being on TV and bringing Bollywood to Brighton!

Harry, did you think wedding planning was going to be easy?!

I knew it was going to be hard and stressful.

What was the hardest part of filming?

Rosa: Having to repeat stuff over and over again. I’m not an actor! I can’t make it sound good! People have seen it and said “you don’t normally talk like that” It’s because I had to repeat reactions and repeat scenes over and over again.

Rosa, did you have any idea that you’d be having a Bollywood wedding?

Not a clue! We had already planned to have a vintage festival wedding with afternoon tea and everything for that was booked for next year. So, this was totally not on the cards!

Harry, what were your most WOW factor big day buys?

The Elephant! It was the biggest impact of the whole day. Saris for everyone, my groomsmens’ clothes, the holi powder for the beach powder fight, material for the bar, loads of things!

Your ceremony at Brighton Pavilion was amazing! Why did you decide to have a Hindu ceremony?

Harry: I felt that the sentiments read by the Hindu celebrant echoed our commitment and feelings for each other (with the help from a lovely translator). I believe words from any source can carry personal meanings, regardless of how you identify yourself.

The best part of the experience was….

Rosa: Getting married!

Harry: The ceremony was awesome but the procession on the elephant through Brighton was amazing.

The hardest thing about planning had to be…

Harry: The timescale was pretty stressfull. You’re in such a rush and you just have to know what you’re doing. You have a set budget and a day to do a million things.

My advice for brides and grooms to be are…

Rosa: Don’t put too much pressure on the wedding and stress yourself out about it, and remember that the actual act of getting married is more important.