One July morning an email came in from a Russian lady called Elvira, asking me to call her about organising a sunrise wedding in August. Not much time I thought!! Only one month to pull this together and in the busiest and hottest month of the year in Marbella!!
Romantic Secret Garden Wedding in the Marbella Hills
Emma and Steve from Wales wanted a lush green setting for their wedding in Marbella, sort of like the Welsh valley’s with sunshine!! When we met Emma and Steve the year before their wedding, Emma was pregnant with their first child. So 2019 was set to be a pretty momentous year for them, new baby and a wedding!
Two Days of Outrageous Fun!
“We want our wedding to be two days of outrageous fun, something that will stay in the memories of our friends and family as truly epic!!”. That was Emma and Graeme’s brief to us for their wedding celebrations in June 2019.
Summer Boho Chic in the Countryside
August 2019 was one of the hottest on record, which certainly added to the challenge of hosting a wedding at a private country house for 140 guests! The bride’s parents own a very beautiful country Estate near Jimena de la Frontera – a pretty hillside town in Cadiz province. The bride had long cherished a dream to have her wedding at the family home. Our brief was to create a magical, yet natural setting for the ceremony – bearing in mind the bride wanted to ride into the ceremony on her horse!
The most Romantic Story of 2018
More than 30 years ago, at their Birmingham high school, Karma and Trana fell in love, but these two young teenager’s were from different religion’s and they were separated by their respective parents, Karma was moved to another school … life continued, they grew older, met and married other people, had children . But both their marriages were to fail in the end. Neither forgot the other and by some chance of fate they found each other again ! They were determined that they were not going to lose each other again.
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All from Down Under ! Australia to Spain !
2018 saw us planning no less than 3 wedding’s for couple’s who live in Australia. This is not the first time we have undertaken remote wedding planning, but it was the first time we had find venue’s for each couple without them ever coming over to view a selection and make their own choice, so the responsibility was huge for us, as our recommendations were the only thing our couple’s had to rely on!
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An Asian Affair
Rupa contacted us just 4 months before her proposed wedding day, so the clock was really ticking as not only was time of the essence, but we also had to find her a venue that she felt confident enough to book without being able to come and see it!! As this was a “ mixed Asian “marriage we were looking at a Henna party, a Sikh ceremony and a Blessing ceremony to be organised over 2 days + some pretty strict vegetarian /vegan menu requirements.
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A Beach Romance
Beautiful Flora and I spoke a lot on Skype during the first 6 months of 2016, we were planning her wedding remotely, as she and her fiancé Jay live in Canada and most of their family were coming all the way from China to help them celebrate their marriage. The brief was a romantic beach that was private and an intimate, private venue for their celebration’s, where they could all stay for a few days to enjoy the family reunion as well as the wedding.
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2 weddings 2 countries in 2 Days
Laura and Adam chose to have their civil marriage in Gibraltar followed by a Blessing ceremony and reception in Spain – Gibraltar has a history of famous civil marriages , Yoko Ono and John Lennon & Sir Sean Connery to name a couple, so they were in good company.
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Wedding In Marbella Old Town
James wanted his bride to have the perfect, unforgettable wedding. Mairead wrote me their story, so here it is!
“We met in a disco called Silence in Dundalk almost 9 years ago and you could say that was it for us! The proposal happened in the beautiful Marbella the 1st day we actually met Wendy from Marbella Marriages. Obviously I knew we were getting engaged as I had picked my ring in June, but was not expecting it at all that Saturday night.
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