So today, 25th June 2018 marks the 1 year anniversary of our Wedding day! We genuinely can't believe that it's already been 12 months since we said 'I do..' (or actually, as we say in the UK, 'I will' haha). As paper is the material used to celebrate the first wedding anniversary, we thought we'd share with you some of our photographs from THE BIG DAY. We basically found our photographer by searching 'wedding photography' on Pinterest. At the time, Tanya Burr had recently got married and her photos were often coming up in the search. We loved her confetti and veil shots and, the more we looked through different wedding photos the more we realised all the ones we liked were taken by the same incredible photographer. Our wedding was shot by the amazing Dominique Bader and we COULD. NOT. BE. HAPPIER with how she captured the day! When we received the photographs after our wedding, they were presented in a beautiful canvas box wrapped in silk ribbon with a perfect 'Your Story' label attached.. stunning! Ok so here we go, just a disclaimer though... we can't put 900 photos on this blog post so we've narrowed it down to about 25. We're also conscious of not putting all our friends and family online so it's a lot of us! Let's start with the morning preparations! The boys had final preparations and pre-drinks in the local pub and the girls finished beautifying at the venue. Above: Chris putting the button hole on and adjusting the Father of the Groom's Tie. Above: Eve deciding which tiara to wear with the help of both the Mums and her Bridesmaids. Above: Mother Of The Groom joking that the dress doesn't fit haha. Above: Mother Of The Bride helping Eve put the bridal shoes on. On to the big moment, the Ceremony! We had planned to be married outdoors under a wooden arbour covered in flowers but it was forecast to rain and it was pulled inside. In hindsight we're pretty happy about that as it was a lot more intimate and it was also a little windy which would have created a few issues for the bride's veil and the guests' hats. Above: We reserved the front two rows in the ceremony for the Bridal Party & immediate family as well as the people doing the readings. Other than that we had a sign that read 'Choose a seat, not a side. We're all family once the knot is tied' and people sat where they wanted. Above: Father of the Bride walking Eve down the aisle to a string quartet playing 'Canon in D' by Pachelbel. Above: Chris' university friend doing a reading at the start of the ceremony. Above: Saying his vows and putting the wedding ring on Eve's finger. "It now gives me the greatest of pleasure to announce that from this this day forward, you are now Husband and Wife" 'You may now kiss the Bride'... Let the celebrations start! Our guests moved outside and threw the confetti high, then they had a drinks & canapés reception whilst we headed off for some photographs! Above: The bridesmaid's and Bride's Bouquets - filled with Peonies, Roses, Hydrangeas, Eucalyptus and Gypsophila and bound with Satin Ribbon. Eve's bouquet also included Asparagus Fern, a nod to her New Zealand Heritage and the ribbon was longer on the bridal bouquet. Above: You can't tell but for these photos Eve changed in to Wellington Boots and we worked our way around the cow poop to a nice spot in the field haha! Above: We were told we had finished the photos when the sun suddenly came out from behind a cloud and the photographer shouted 'WAIT WAIT' and snapped these two! For the drinks reception we offered our guests either an Elderbubble cocktail (Elderflower Cordial and Prosecco) or an Elderflower soft drink. These were all in Champagne flutes with a raspberry floating in the top! The canapés were our favourite foods - Mini Ice creams, Miniature Chicken burgers, Salmon Skewers, Steak lollipops, Tempura Prawns and Risotto cones... Delicious! We then all moved into the Dining Hall for the Wedding Breakfast - a 3 course meal followed by the speeches! To mix is up a bit, one person from each table had to go collect a huge fruit pavlova desert from the kitchen (another nod to Eve's New Zealand heritage) and carve out slices for everyone at the table! It broke up the formality a gave everyone something to laugh at! Above: We had 16 Silver Birch Trees bought in to the venue for our wedding to line the halls to enhance the height of the ceiling. Above: We rented copper cutlery to tie into our Blush and Rose Gold theme. The place cards were rose gold foil names on Ivory coloured card, tied to a sprig of Eucalyptus with ivory ribbon and placed on blush coloured napkins. On the left you can just make out our wedding favours, a Turbo or Jet themed Macaron! Above: Our wedding cake table! We had a blush ombré Macaron Tower of different flavours - Lemon, White Chocolate or Raspberry. Our wedding cake had 5 tiers - Chocolate Sponge, Lemon Sponge, Carrot Cake, Vanilla Sponge and Fruit Cake. There was a secret Marzipan 'Turbo and Jet' on the back of the cake! After the Wedding Breakfast, we had a few more photos before having the 'First Dance' and then partied the night away! We also drove away in Eve's Dad's Mini Moke which was a really cool touch and fun to go for a spin in! After receiving our photographs (about 900!) we had to whittle it down approx 120 to choose to go into an album. That was SERIOUSLY difficult, but SO WORTH it haha. What a lovely problem to have - too many nice photos of your wedding! We managed it after a few weeks of deliberating and our album has now arrived. It's one our most prized possessions! Here's a little glimpse of what it looks like :) So there you have it, a little glimpse in our big day! We hope you enjoyed seeing a bit more of our wedding! If planning your own special day then we couldn't recommend Dominique more highly! She was simply fantastic and knew exactly how to handle us, the guests (including the kids!) and we're so over the moon with our photographs. What could be more perfect to look back on the day? Thanks for reading :) comment down below which images are your favourites and which ones you think we should enlarge and frame! x
30 Comments
Simone
26/6/2018 01:23:17
What a beautiful wedding day you both had. Your photo's are absolutely lovely. Eve you look stunning and you both look so happy on your special day. It's so nice to see traditional weddings are still around. I wish you both all of the happiness possible for your future together. Thank you for sharing you lives with us xxx. Cuddles to Turbo and Jet xxx
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26/6/2018 16:41:15
Thanks Simone! We really did have the best day! Ours wasn't 100% traditional as we didn't get married in a Church etc but love the old traditions! Thank you for taking the time to comment :) x
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Emma
26/6/2018 19:51:31
Wow,what beautiful photographs! I wish I’d know about Dominique when we got married!!
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30/6/2018 20:54:49
Hi Emma! Thank you :) Dominique really is the best! Glad you're loving the website, don't get too carried away with the ideas haha! So pleased that you've booked Lapland, it really was truly magical!! Actually feel excitement for you that you're going! You'll definitely have to let us know how you get on..slightly envious haha!
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Paula
26/6/2018 21:38:16
great memories of a beautiful day. It was perfect xx
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cheryl prendergast
27/6/2018 03:02:45
Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your most special day.Happy Anniversary!
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30/6/2018 20:56:03
Thanks Cheryl! Glad you enjoyed looking through the photos x
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emme
28/6/2018 22:17:10
i had to listern too some Piano Classics while reading, it looked so magical , thank you for shareing.
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30/6/2018 20:56:45
Haha, any particular classics that you listened too? Glad you enjoyed looking through the photographs x
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Charlotte Metzker-Smith
29/6/2018 04:21:41
Just love the photos and the blog. Big smile at the peonies in the bouquets as they are grown here in Alaska and shipped all over the world. I know they are grown in many places but they could’ve been grown here. Purrs to Turbo and Jet from Moose Moose and I.
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30/6/2018 20:57:44
Thank you Charlotte, so interesting to know that Peonies are grown in Alaska, neither of us knew that or would have expected it as our visions of Alaska are just snow, mountains and glaciers! They're beautiful flowers so it must be lovely to have them growing there! x
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Linda B
1/7/2018 18:33:51
C&E - All the photos are so "you", if that makes sense. You absolutely picked the right photographer to capture your day, and your style. I love all the black and white ones, but I really like the one directly below the cake table photo, of the two of you in the field; and then after that one, the one of just Eve and her veil - that one is very striking. You're both so photogenic and all your photos are lovely! :)
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7/7/2018 10:09:02
Hey Linda, Thank you! We knew the moment we saw Dominique's work that it was our style! Glad you enjoyed looking at the photographs and thank you for commenting x
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Karen
1/7/2018 18:34:01
Beautiful wedding. You both look.so happy and relaxed. Was it love at first sight or did the love grow as friends?
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7/7/2018 10:10:50
Thanks Karen, we had the best day! Hmm i'd say a combination.. we were friends for a long time before getting into a relationship but I think everybody around us knew there was more to it! Our PO Box is on the contact tab above, but you can always message us photos through our twitter, instagram or Facebook pages which are also linked above and on the contact page :) x
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7/7/2018 10:11:15
Thanks Valerie! Glad you think so! We're so happy with how they turned out x
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Cecelia Stevenson
2/7/2018 00:12:38
You should get ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘saying his vows’ printed, they say so much :) xx
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Eva
5/7/2018 21:04:43
Absolutely beautiful photos of a wonderful couple! Many congratulations for your first anniversary. I hope to have such a beautiful day as well in the future 😍
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7/7/2018 10:12:09
Thank you Eva, are you planning your big day or is that something to think about for the future? x
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Eva
13/7/2018 12:21:40
Not planning it yet, I will still have to wait a couple of years I think haha 😛 but when the day is there I hope it will be as magical as your day!
Mildred Báez
15/7/2018 00:11:53
Hello to my favorite British couple. I love your website! I will start to visit more often. I was watching your wedding video and their is a moment where you see Eve alone and she takes a kind of long breath and exhaled seems to be thinking. It seems to me so beautiful. It's like she was having a moment for herself. You guy's looked wonderful on your day. I wish you a beautiful life together. ❤ Thank you for sharring your wedding video.
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14/11/2018 22:10:29
Hey! Sorry for the late reply! So glad you like our website :) thank you for the compliments on our big day, for us it really was beautiful and so lovely to be able to celebrate with all the loved ones around us, it's a shame we couldn't invite all of you who take the time to watch/read our content! Thank you x
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Victoria King
22/7/2018 22:48:30
Absolutely stunning photos! What a beautiful day! Belated Happy Anniversary to you both! xxxxx
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14/11/2018 22:11:05
Hi Victoria, thank you so much!! Thanks for taking the time to comment too :) x
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Aunt Jackie (Jackie Shelton)
10/11/2018 08:43:23
What a grand event your wedding must have been! So much joy & love in every pic — family, guests, one & all. Photographer was excellent at catching the careful planning in Eve’s detail & your gleeful expression every time n every pic. I agree w/another respondent here, the shot in the sunlight in the cow pasture is a fav among a multitude of others. Wish I could see the marzipan Turbie & Jet, too. You 2 are their pride leaders & they love you as much as they love each other.
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14/11/2018 22:09:06
Hi Aunt Jackie! (haha) Thank you for writing such a kind comment! The sunshine shot in the field is actually printed and up in our Kitchen at home as it's one of our favourites!
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