Julia and Adam’s Wedding at Cain Manor

Finally, Julia fell deeply in love with a timeless lace wedding dress by Maggie Sottero and in terms of colour, opted to have ivory lace over soft blush which made the gown subtly match the rest of her dusky pink wedding colour scheme perfectly. Julia teamed her glamorous gown up with one of three veils that the bride-to-be had purchased due to her indecisiveness. And, on recommendation from a various friends and family members, Julia bought a pair of wedding shoes designed by Rainbow Club. Her braided wedding hair styled and beautiful bridal makeup was done by Suzanne Dusek, who also made the bridesmaids look gorgeous on the day. Julia knew that she wanted to wear her hair up and braided on her wedding day so grew her hair long for 18 months, ahead of her special occasion.

Julia and Adam’s bridal party consisted of two bridesmaids, a flower girl and 3 page boys; Laura, Chloe, Matilda, Henry, Zac and Ben. The bride imagined her best girls wearing 50s style swing dresses in a dusky pink shade so Julia’s mother did some searching online and found a little boutique in Brighton who were able to make perfect dresses to order. Multiple day trips down to the coast for measurements and fittings made for a great adventure and the end result was exactly how Julia wanted her bridesmaids to look.

The groom, his 4 (yes 4) best men, 2 ushers and his father all wore traditional tails from Dapper in Surbiton. To make himself look slightly different from the rest of the men, Adam’s waistcoat featured a slightly different pattern than the rest of the men.

Julia booked Haydn Webb Carriages to meet her at the hotel and along with her mother, sister, niece and sister-in-law to be, the excited party enjoyed a moment they will never forget. Trotting through the Hampshire country lanes and along the picturesque drive, and receiving well wishes from generous strangers, was the perfect introduction to what was just about to be, the ultimate traditional wedding at Cain Manor.

At 1:30pm, Julia was ready to walk in to The Music Room, on the arm of her mother and accompanied by her bridal party. The Salieri String quartet began to play Pachelbel’s Canon as Julia and her mum took the first steps down the aisle in front of the 68 guests who had been invited to witness this very special occasion.

Julia carried a cascade-style bouquet of flowers filled with dusky pink coloured blooms; the floral theme continued in to The Music Room for the ceremony and were the highlight of the wedding reception tables. The couple hired Harper Partner Sonning Flowers to decorate their day (and wedding cake) with sensational florals.

After their first kiss as husband and wife the newlywed couple celebrated their marriage around the beautiful house and grounds of Cain Manor before inviting their guest back in to The Music Room for a carefully chosen wedding banquet.

Their wedding reception tables were named after family pets and all of the wedding stationery, including place cards, seating plan instructions, invitations, table names and more, had been created by a company found on Etsy, LoveFromStephanie.

After cutting through their three tiered M&S wedding cake, the couple were ready to kick-start the evening part of their wedding celebration. The Harper DJ played ‘Wings’ by Birdy as the newlywed couple dance their first dance together as husband and wife and instead of tossing her own bridal bouquet, Julia (with permission) tossed one of her bridesmaid’s bouquets so that her own bouquet could be laid on the grave of her grandparents.

Two months after their wedding, Julia and Adam flew of on their honeymoon to see the glorious Alps in Switzerland.