Kim married Nick on a sunny day in Lincolnshire on 27 July 2013. Nick proposed nine months earlier on a holiday in Marrakech, and the couple had first met nine years before that, at university. Both Londoners, the couple opted for a countryside wedding, but incorporated hints of inspiration from the city to inform the pretty yet subtle décor.
My wedding dress was by Spanish sisters YolanCris, who create beautiful handcrafted dresses in Barcelona.
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The lace and detail was amazing, and it was all handmade which made it really special.
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I don’t really wear long dresses, so I knew that I didn’t want anything too 'bridal'. I'd seen YolanChris' dresses in a magazine and loved their style, so after I searched for stockists in London, I finally found the one.
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My wedding shoes were Jimmy Choo: a gift from my 94-year-old great granddad.
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Nick wanted a slim fitting suit, so he and all the groomsmen opted for Ben Sherman.
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I wanted something bright for my bridesmaids and found these dresses on the high street from Coast.
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I went to the church with my Dad in a Daimler 1896 (the old green one), and the red bus was a Model T Ford, which took the bridesmaids to and from church.
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Before I arrived, guests were entertained by a trumpet player, which sounded wonderful in the church.
My dad and I walked down the aisle to Wagner’s bridal chorus.
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The ceremony took place in the local church of the village I grew up in, in Swineshead, Lincolnshire.
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Seeing Nick and all my closest family and friends was amazing.
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Nick drove us away from church to the reception in a vintage Aston Martin DB5.
All of the vehicles belonged to my Dad's friend.
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The reception was held in my parent’s garden, where I grew up, and we hired a marquee which gave us the freedom to decorate exactly how we wanted.
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We live in London, but both love the outdoors, and wanted the décor to reflect this.
We had wild flowers with herbs and lavender, tree trunk coasters for the centre pieces on the tables and for the cake, and then bunting and vintage vases across the top table.
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Nick’s a graphic designer so he designed everything from the invitations to the table plan.
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We wanted to bring some of the city to the countryside, so named each table after a well-known park.
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The cake was created by a local lady who has done cakes for our family throughout the years.
I wanted something simple, but brightened it up with wild flowers.
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A family friend did the flowers and it was actually the first wedding she’d ever done.
I wanted seasonal flowers without a theme, so we used the local wholesaler. For the bouquets and button holes we used local florist, Kerry Blackburn.
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Our first dance was to Baby I Love You by The Ramones. It was great because straight after, everyone piled on to the dancefloor around us.
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