Bespoke Wedding Company

Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

The impact of stationery

I came across a lovely company recently who got in touch because we live closeby to introduce their wonderful laser cut stationery. As a fan of laser cut products anyway (it always makes a huge impact which it plips on the doormat of your guests), I was delighted to see their range.  

Cutture specialise in bespoke designs and they are forever coming up with new concepts and working with clients on unique products that involve using their laser cutting machine.

Here are just a few examples that they have produced recently.  I particularly like the perspex menu card for a stylish and contemporary table setting in say a trendy City venue. I’ve seen a few perspex cut products in the past and always been a bit unconvinced but with the right design and expert cutting, they really are show-stoppers!

Bird themed wedding invite

Bird themed wedding invite

 

Butterfly themed wedding invite

Butterfly themed wedding invite

 
Perspex menu

Perspex menu

Wedding of Amanda and Merrill

I’m delighted to be posting further on the wedding of Amanda and Merrill which took place on a snowy day in December. The couple were a joy to work with and their vision never faltered from start to finish as they set out (with our help) to plan an unforgettably elegant and grand occasion.

It was important to Amanda and Merrill to design a really special marriage ceremony and lots of attention was paid to each aspect of the ceremony to thrill and warm the hearts of their guests in everyway from sight to smell to sound.

There was a stunning and luscious central arch built painstakingly by the talented team at Hybrid Flowers accompanied by other freestanding and ledge-top arrangements elegantly lined up along the aisle.

ceremony set up small

The bridesmaids eagerly await their bride at the Orangery @ Blenheim Palace

bridesmaids waiting small

Amanda arrives in the snow on her single white lipizzaner horse with carriage supplied by Fabulous Occasions

horse and carriage small

The Kingdom Choir were a huge hit as they sung Amanda in to ‘Songbird’, and hailed the happy couple to ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’ naturally!

gospel choir small

A symbolic unity candle was lit by the couple from individual candles lit by both the bride and groom’s mothers to signify the coming together of two familes into one.

unity candle small

Flowers and elegant detailing were a huge part of this warm winter wedding and we’ll show much more on that in a future post.

flowers small

Thanks to White Gold Weddings for the use of these images.

New year, new location and lots of snow!

It’s been action stations here at The Bespoke Wedding Company over the Christmas break as we’ve moved location and have a new office.We’re now fully set up in the beautiful rural setting of East Horsley which is located between Cobham and Guildford in the leafy lanes of Surrey.

We love our new home which is very handy for access to our many country weddings, but don’t fear, we will still regularly be seen “in town”. I’m a Londoner who absolutely loves the city so I won’t be kept away for long periods!

For today however we will definitely be staying office-bound with 5 inches of snow to be admired from our office window.

snowy scene

Revised contact details will be appearing on our website soon but old address and phone are still operational.

Merry Christmas

It’s probably our shortest post ever but we couldn’t miss the opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and happy and successful new year. We look forward to bringing you some informative and fun posts in the coming year.

We’ll be back in the office from 4 January!

Wedding of Rachel and Mark

We featured a quick snapshot of one of our August weddings a few weeks ago but now that we’ve seen all of the photos we thought we’d write some more about this classic city/country wedding combo.  Enjoy!

Mark seems to be enjoying greeting his guests at the church in Chiswick.

Groom waiting

 Rachel and her father arrive in the immaculate silver/grey Rolls Royce Phantom.

Bride and Father

London’s renowned Elysian Singers were especially hired to perform during the ceremony as Rachel has a love of amazing choral music.

Elysian Singers

The marriage was sealed with a kiss.

The kiss

We hired a red routemaster (with personalised blinds) to whisk the guests out of London to the reception at Great Fosters, Surrey.

The bus front

 And no journey is complete without some liquid refreshment.

cooler boxes

And next time, we’ll be covering the reception, design and details.

back of Great Fosters

 Thank you to  Lloyd Dobbie Photography  for capturing the day so well.

We love ribbon

Here at Bespoke, we are always armed with reels of ribbon at our weddings.

It comes in handy for all sorts of little last minute touches which make a big difference. We therefore find ourselves a little addicted to ribbons and love some of the offerings on one of our favourite sites Cox and Cox. Their spools of ‘Luxembourg Ribbon’ in delicate shades of pink, sage green, ivory and chocolate are lovely to wrap around napkins, or decorate glasses with pretty little bows. We also really like the ‘To Have and To Hold Ribbon’ made in soft ivory and old rose pink; it’s great for tying around flowers or special gifts.

And if you’re ribbon addicts like us (and are based in London) you might like to drop by Barnett Lawson. It’s a little gem of a place and a real treasure trove full to the brim with ribbons and trimmings galore.

Reels of Ribbon 1

Reels of Ribbon 2

Tidy Confetti Cones

Those who know me well, know that my own natural style is pretty organised, structural and tidy. As a result I particularly like things which tick those boxes and it’s probably no surprise that I like an ordered confetti cone carrier! These ones from Cox and Cox are not new on the market but they are still a favourite of mine – such a simple design where the cone pops into the specially prepared ivory base and can be carried round to guests for them to remove neatly.  Ideal for confetti on the move for an ordered bride with a simple, elegant theme.

confetti cones cox and cox

Website design by Top Left Design