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Local experts offer stellar advice on wedding dilemmas

A PASSION FOR FASHION

I have a pear-shaped figure. What style of dress do you recommend to show my shape off?

We find that every bride looks different in each dress and wants to feel special. Some people like to embrace their shape and curves, while others want to disguise them. For us, it’s essential to help our bride find whatever shape makes her feel undoubtedly an elevated version of herself. For those wanting to show off their incredible shape, we would suggest a fit and flare gown with a Bardot line or some detail up top to balance the whole look. Then for the bride wanting to disguise her curves, opt for an A-line or fuller gown that cinches in at the waist for an hourglass silhouette.

CAPTURING MEMORIES

What are the benefits of hiring a videographer for our wedding day? Sophie Coulthard | Ivory White Bridal www.ivorywhitebridal.co.uk

Your special day is a sacred event, and a wedding film is a perfect way to document the day to look back on in years to come. Videography captures audible moments and timeless memories, such as your mum’s tearful words of wisdom before the ceremony or your father’s reaction to seeing you all dolled up. These are the memories you’ll cherish long after your wedding day, and a video will preserve them forever.

If you ask almost any couple what they remember about their special day, they’ll most likely say it all went by so fast that most of it was just one big blur. You’ll both be preoccupied, so will inevitably miss out on some moments. By rewatching your wedding videos, you’ll be able to see all these special memories and won’t miss a thing.

At the end of the day, when the cake is gone, the champagne bottles are empty, and the DJ/ band has gone home, all you’re left with are photos and videos. Re-live your day and see everyone’s expressions and hear their laughter – this is everything your videographer should offer.

Megan Blatherwick | Memory Box Media www.memoryboxmedia.co.uk

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BIG-DAY BAKES

We’re having a rustic-style wedding and we would love to incorporate our theme into our cake. How can we achieve this?

I absolutely love rustic weddings and creating cakes to match this theme! For me, this style is all about texture. I always recommend buttercream icing when creating this kind of look, as there are so many ways to create that perfectly imperfect look. You can ask your baker about different textures they can create; I love using stencils, rough top edges and subtle colours.

My other go to for rustic-themed cakes is using dried flowers. They’re so popular and add something super special to cakes. You can use the blooms in a huge variety of colours to match any colour scheme. Your supplier should be able to source these for you, or you can provide some of your own. Of course you can also choose fresh or artificial florals or have none at all.

Steph Couzens | Roseberry Cakes https://roseberrycakes.com THE SWEET STUFF

We’ve started to plan our wedding favours; what advice can you share with us?

Favours are a nice little touch on your wedding day and are a great way to thank your guests for their attendance. Weddings are expensive in general; so it’s important to make sure you find favours that your guests will love and want to take home. When you don’t think things like this through, you risk people leaving them behind, which can often feel like a waste of money. Our advice is to keep things pretty simple and go with your guests’ general preferences while keeping your budget in mind.

Wedding favours can be whatever you want them to be, such as something that goes with the food being served or they could be something tangible that your guests can take away.

If your wedding is on the more traditional side, perhaps you want to have traditional favours like sugared almonds. If your day is more modern, go for some tasty sweets or mini cakes.

Kathryn Hague | Wholesale Sweets | www.wholesalesweets.co.uk

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Tree House Cakes

WWW.TREEHOUSECAKES.CO.UK

Tree House Cakes owner Adrian Ganderton is an East Midlands based cake designer creating cakes for discerning customers throughout the UK. Adrian has been designing, making and decorating bespoke cakes for over 10 years, initially as a hobby, but has now turned his passion into a full time business.

“I am motivated by taking commissions which are as challenging as they are exciting and rewarding. Inspiration comes from architecture, magazines , fabrics and of course you as the client. This is where I like to start the process with a creative brief including specifi cs including a clients personality, hobbies, career, etc.

Gluten Free, vegan, dairy free, egg free cakes are something I have developed over the years such that I have a fabulous selection of recipes for those clients.

Wedding cakes are where my main passion lies. Wedding cakes are so important and should represent both parties as per my mission stated above. This means I can add value to wedding venues in their offering to their clients as well giving a truly bespoke service. You will receive outstanding personal service beginning to end.

10 REASONS

you’re not going to want to book me as YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

I’ll offer you and your significant other a couples engagement shoot for FREE

I will definitely get very excited about your wedding plans

I’ll annoyingly be available to answer any questions you may have during the wedding planning process

I am actually a professional third wheel just tagging along on the best day of your lives

I’ve been referred to as a real wedding day Ninja. You’ll probably find me blending in with guests capturing those candids of your nearest and dearest (or will you...)

I’ll get tearful during your speeches, that stuff never gets old

Straight after your wedding, I’ll be sending over some wedding previews for you to share with all your loved ones

I’ll throw some questionable dance moves to get those laugher shots when the party gets going

Oh and whilst I’m at it, I’ve got a bag of terrible jokes I pull out for portraits too. I apologise in advance

Plus, we’ll probably be best friends after all that anyway. If you don’t vibe with your photographer, they’re not the one for you!

If that is everything that you DO want in a wedding photographer, then please drop me a message via my contact form on my website.nI can’t wait to hear from you! (I’m UK based) x