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Fancy a London hen night with some vintage inspired pizzaz? Well how about a ‘The Great Gatsby‘ inspired Charleston dance masterclass at Claridges in London with fab Love Sussex Weddings directory listers, The Bee’s Knees? We love these girls, they really are the cat’s whiskers!
Held in Claridge’s beautiful ballroom (built in the 1920s), you and your hens will have the chance to watch a performance by The Bee’s Knees (London’s finest flappers) and then learn how to Charleston and shimmy like a show-gal! There’s also a ‘flapper cocktail’ for you and your gals and a dressing up box full of long gloves, strings of pearls and sequinned headbands to delve into.
When Ed and Christian from Ovingdean tied the knot at Brighton Town Hall (followed by a rustic reception in Pangdean Barn) in February, elegant simplicity was key. We were flattered to hear that Christian is a Love Sussex Weddings reader as this wonderful wedding is a feast for the senses with colourful pops of teal and orange, eye-catching peacock feather details and fragrant table flowers and plants. But enough from us and over to the very chic bride (and groom) for more….
“Ed proposed at Eton Dorney on a beautifully sunny day in August during the Olympics, after watching Ed Mckeever win Olympic Gold in the Kayak Sprint.
We chose to get married in Sussex as we wanted to be close to home. Our children were involved all the way through the process and it was fantastic to be able to share the day with them.
Our inspiration came from reading online blogs such as; Wedding Chicks, The Wedding Of My Dreams, and of course, Love Sussex Weddings.
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Photos by Jackie King: Peonybrides.com
Oh we do love a Love Sussex Weddings reader wedding and this week we have a super sweet one that really makes the most of our gorgeous county with a seaside ceremony at Brighton Town Hall followed by a rustic barn reception at the lovely Pangdean Barn.
We’re also smitten with family focussed weddings and especially love the way that this week’s couple involved their kids in their big day.
You may have also noticed our penchant for DIY too (not in a Black and Decker kind of way but in a making your own wedding bits and bobs kind of way, obvs) so it’s great to hear how our bride this week became a dab hand with floristry and crafting in the run up to her wedding.
Be sure to come back for the beautiful Sussex wedding of this local couple who met 14 years ago at Brighton University and now have two lovely little Brightonians of their own.
Photography by Michael Ashdown
Getting married always signals the start of an exciting new chapter in your life, and for this week’s featured bride and groom, who relocated to Hong Kong just three weeks after tying the knot in September 2011, never has becoming Mr and Mrs been more life changing!
We caught up with freelance graphic designer, Sarah (as we’re so international don’t you know?!) to re-live her gorgeous East Sussex, English summer fete themed wedding:
“Graham and I went to school together, and finally got together after we finished at our respective universities (he did ask me out in year 10, but I said no!) 
Although we were living in Derbyshire, we just had to get married in Sussex. We both went to school in Rye, and as our families still live there, it was a no brainer! We chose to get married at St George’s Church in Brede and have a marquee reception at The Orchard in Peasmarsh.
Photography by Michael Ashdown
Having grown up and attended school together in Rye, our couple this week returned to their home soil of Sussex not only to tie the knot in front of family and friends, but also to say goodbye to them all too before relocating to distant shores. (Tissues at the ready for this one!)
Check back later this week for the wedding in full. Oh yes the bride is a graphic designer too, so there’s heaps of beautifully designed details for your delectation too.
This week’s wedding is simply stunning. If you’re a lover of travel, understated elegance and non-traditional wedding cakes, you must read on.
Photography by Mia Hooper
With Spring finally springing (ish) here in Sussex, this weekend I left the hustle and bustle of Brighton for a little jaunt with my family to Devil’s Dyke and was reminded of just how green and beautiful the Sussex countryside is at this time of year.
So to share a little of that Sussex Spring-time magic with you, our next featured wedding is a beautiful May wedding from last year. It’s a wedding that really makes the most of our scenic county with a back garden marquee reception on the bride’s father’s prized lawn. We love this photo of the couple gazing across the gorgeous green Sussex countryside.
They’ve added so many gorgeous personal touches to their day and it really is a must-see wedding if you are thinking about incorporating a travel theme to your wedding day. There are lashings of creative travel themed details to inspire you, including this gorgeous cake/mountain of cheese!
If I had been at this wedding, this is definitely the table you would have found me hovering by . . . all. day. long!
Check back soon for lot’s more where this came from!
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When looking for a place to go for your honeymoon, you might want to look into a place where both of you haven’t been before. There are many options and an ocean of ideas is available online. Asking friends and family can also be very overwhelming as there are just so many beautiful places you could go to. One fantastic option is Iceland. It is a North Atlantic jewel which boasts of a wonderful history and rich culture as well as a magnitude of thundering waterfalls, dramatic coastlines, spouting geysers, ice-capped volcanoes, and offbeat landmarks.
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Image via discover-the-world.co.uk
We love Brighton and we know you do too, so when bride-to-be (and Love Sussex Weddings reader) Collette got touch, we just had to feature this beautiful engagement shoot.
Over to Collette for more about their engagement shoot and their wedding planning too:
Images from Shears•Mockford Photography
“We met each other in secondary school. We were two years apart but had mutual friends. Three years later I was looking for work in my gap year before Uni and Andy was running the bar I ended up working at. After getting to know each other, trading music, and with numerous hints from colleagues that “something” is sure to happen, we went on our first date. Now it’s almost nine years on and we’re about to get married!
We got engaged on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, October 2010. A year before our holiday to San Francisco Andy was planning his proposal. This involved digging out old photos of us, and having to take new photos, each of which had the shape of a letter in – so that once bound in a photo book in the correct order spelled out the words “will you marry me?”. All that was left for Andy to do was smuggle the book and engagement ring to San Francisco then sweat it out until the right moment.
I knew something wasn’t right with Andy all that day (he claimed it was just jet-lag) but never guessed what he had planned. He walked us to a lovely secluded spot between the bridge and water bank and popped the question by giving me the book – just in time, as minutes after saying yes (and drying my eyes) a policeman showed up to move us along as we had been trespassing on private land! 
We love Brighton for its open-mindedness, colourful residents, BBQs on the beach and that there’s always something to do. That’s why we decided to have our engagement shoot here. We’re getting married in Bedford near our hometown, but didn’t want to leave Brighton out, so used our engagement shoot to capture all of our favourite parts of the town, and the memories we have of being here together. 
Our ideas for the shoot came from our photographers, Paul and Perry from Shears•Mockford Photography. They are based near our wedding venue but suggested a road trip to Brighton for an “English seaside out of season” engagement shoot. We loved this idea as it kept Brighton as a part of our wedding. 
We wanted very natural, non-cheesy and non-posed photos, aiming for a snapshot of a day-in-the-life in Brighton. As for the look of the photos, we love that vintage/de-saturated style which the guys created perfectly. 
Ideas came from us making a list of our favourite parts of the town, and from previous engagement shoots we’d seen by Paul and Perry. After a four hour trek around Brighton we seemed to make a good team and were all pleased with the results.
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