Megan Gilbride in Andrea Hawkes: A Tipi Garden Wedding With Twelve Bridesmaids, Street Food & Corgi Flower Dogs – Love My Dress® – Wedding Inspiration Daily

Jamie and Megan Gilbride, a preferred digital content material creator and well being coach, tied the knot on ninth July this yr, with a gloriously sunny, summer time backyard wedding ceremony, hosted throughout the lovely personal grounds of a buddy’s residence.

After having to cancel their authentic, extra extravagant/costly plans as a result of pandemic, the couple opted for a  rather more laid again imaginative and prescient with a unfastened pageant vibe. They had been eager to rent native suppliers while avoiding formal construction and custom, incorporating extra fashionable wedding ceremony day parts like avenue meals vans, which served their company scrumptious meals all day lengthy.

The bride had twelve bridesmaids and selected to put on probably the most elegant, sustainable silk wedding ceremony costume by London based mostly designer, Andrea Hawkes. Photographs had been taken by the splendidly gifted artist, Rosie Hardy. Enjoy!

Shoes, Veil & Accessories

I wore tbe Andrea Hawkes Meaghan Veil – an extended, 90” size single tier, with floral lace applique. It felt like a Grecian dream on the day. My footwear had been by Loeffler Randall and I wore a dried flower headband by Pretty Wild Bespoke.

I carried a Shrimps bag and wore a pair of earrings from Alighieri. My earrings should not presently that can be purchased, however I selected them as a result of I felt they actually complimented the simplistic design of my costume. Mixing gold and silver is my favorite and I cherished the rougher, earthy textures of them towards the softness of my costume.

My engagement ring was by my favorite jewelry designer, Alex Monroe. Jamie picked my engagement ring himself from Alex’s ‘One of a kind’ vary. My band was a bespoke twist on their birch band diamond ring and Jamie’s selected their fossil band.

My wedding ceremony day scent was a mixture of Sandalwood, Amber and Cardamom  – my on a regular basis fragrance. I wished to really feel myself.

I’ve by no means actually been the woman who goals of her wedding ceremony day – however I do have a really assured relationship with my wardrobe. So when it got here to picking a marriage costume, though I hadn’t spent my childhood dreaming what my costume would appear like, I had a really clear imaginative and prescient in my thoughts for what I’d love and really feel snug in.

I had some pretty experiences making an attempt on attire with a number of designers, however I by no means bought that ‘feeling’ and I believe that was finally as a result of what I wished didn’t exist. When Andrea approached me about designing a costume collectively, the ‘a ha’ second got here – it felt prefer it was at all times meant to go this manner.

I cherished completely every thing about my costume. But principally it was that it was probably the most me factor I’d ever worn. I felt 100% snug, and didn’t want to present the costume a second thought the entire day, it labored with my physique and that was our aim!

A Garden Wedding Ceremony

We had little to no styling at our reception– the backyard actually spoke for itself. The solely factor we added was some candles to line the aisle

I walked down the aisle to the Frank Ocean cowl of ‘Moonriver’.

My greatest buddy and maid of honour Charly wrote us a personalised ceremony, which was one of the particular moments of the day. We had been legally married a couple of days earlier than at an area registry workplace, giving us free reign for the precise wedding ceremony day. It made such a distinction having somebody who is aware of us each so properly officiating – I couldn’t advocate going this far more.

Photography by Rosie Hardy

Rosie Hardy is an absolute angel. I knew Rosie personally earlier than our wedding ceremony by way of a mutual buddy and when it got here to selecting a photographer it simply felt a pure match to have somebody I knew and trusted capturing the day.

Rosie is extremely gifted, type and easy in her capacity to seize particular moments in time. She really felt like a visitor and each single picture oozes the enjoyment and delightful environment from the day. I couldn’t advocate her sufficient.

Twelve Bridesmaids

I had twelve bridesmaids (!) and understanding my girls so properly, it didn’t really feel proper to select their outfit for them. They’re all people with their very own sense of favor.

They Met on Tinder

Jamie and I met on Tinder! I had been in a long run relationship in my late teenagers / early twenties and missed the beginning of on-line relationship changing into the brand new technique to meet individuals. I didn’t actually really feel snug with the premise of swiping on individuals’s profiles to find out whether or not they had been a great match for me, the entire thing made me really feel a bit icky.

But at a ladies night time in, considered one of my greatest mates twisted my arm to arrange a profile. ‘Even if it was just for the night!’ she mentioned. I matched with Jamie that night time, and deleted the app the following day, the remaining is historical past as they are saying.

Jamie proposed throughout the first lockdown. He hadn’t deliberate to – however my Nan had lately been given a terminal analysis and Jamie knew how essential she was to me. That if there was anybody I wished to know I’d be getting married, it was her.

So he determined to go for it. It was extremely particular to have the ability to share that information and time with my Nan, and I’m so grateful Jamie gifted us that have. We had been as a result of be in Paris, the place we’d at all times go to on our anniversary – however as a result of restrictions we had been very a lot at residence as a substitute.

Jamie left a word on my pillow that morning, saying the Eurostar can be leaving for Paris shortly and that I ought to prepare and meet him downstairs. I opened the kitchen door to search out our eating room dressed as Angelina’s, our favorite Parisian spot for breakfast. With a projector on the wall of images from our earlier journeys to Paris. It was the loveliest, most intimate proposal – and though we couldn’t share it with individuals in particular person, it was the right time and place. I wouldn’t have had it some other method.

We had been engaged for simply over 2 years earlier than the marriage.

Evening & Dancing

Our first dance was Love Cats by The Cure – considered one of our favorite bands and songs.

Neither Jamie or I felt snug with something too historically romantic, and we didn’t actually wish to dance on our personal both – so we selected our favorite music that meant our company may get on the dancefloor and begin the social gathering instantly. Since the marriage, we’ve each had lyrics from the music tattooed.