Real Wedding: Micaela and Gavin

Today I want to share with you the micro wedding of Micaela & Gavin! It’s fair to say their wedding planning journey wasn’t straightforward, but all’s well that ends well! Micaela wore the timeless “Lily” dress & long silk chiffon cape by Lena Medoyeff. Congratulations to this beautiful family!

Please describe your wedding.: After 2 cancelled wedding dates of 100 people we opted for the small 15 person ceremony in Eye Town Hall, followed by some socially distanced outdoor drinks. We made the most of the glorious April Suffolk weather and ran through Rapeseed fields and frollicked with smoke flares in the grounds of a castle ruins. It was very casual but just so wonderful to be surrounded by friends and family after a year or so apart.

Unfortunately the NZ half of the family couldn't make it, but they joined us on skype for as much of the day as they could (on a projector screen in my parents garden in NZ). The bridemaids were all dressed in velvet - a long standing in-joke relating to my love of velvet that has spanned decades now. There were meant to be 6 of them but unfortunately two live in New Zealand (including my sister) so couldn't come over due to quarantine restrictions.

What was your favorite part of the day?: Just being around people outside of our bubble - what a treat!

What piece of advice would you give other couples?: Try not to obsess over small details - you will have a fantastic day no matter what happens so just focus on having fun and the rest will just fall into place.

Why did you fall in love with your dress?: It was just simple and allowed for me to accessorise however i wanted. I had originally bought a different belt to wear with the dress, but as my sister (Maid of Honour) couldn't make it from New Zealand I got one of my wonderful friends Emily to make me a gold velvet sash to wear in honour of my sister (who was meant to be in a gold velvet dress).

What was your favorite part of shopping at Heart Aflutter?: The relaxed and fun atmosphere with the most amazing range of beautiful dresses in all sorts of styles. Bouquet gave me the best advice and seemed to intuitively know exactly what I would like and picked so many dresses I would have never dared to try but looked amazing when I had them on. It was just the best possible experience.

Photographer: Photography By Vicky

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