Over the coming weeks we will bring you inspiration and advice for your day through the eyes of those Brides who have said 'I DO'.
Our first couple is Katie and Mark Hazlehurst!
The Wedding Date: 02/04/11
The Ceremony Location: St Mary’s Church, Newton, Hyde
The Reception Location: The Deanwater Hotel, Woodford
Our Wedding Budget: £12,000
Sticking to your budget is one of the hardest parts of planning your Wedding, how did you fair? What advice could you give to another couple?
If you shop around for stuff you really can save money. Also speak to friends I found lots of help through friends of friends.
How and why did you choose your Reception location?
I have always loved its location whenever I have driven past, when we went to look at it I knew it was THE place!!
A colour scheme is important to nearly every Bride what was yours and how did you incorporate this into your day?
Cadburys Purple. The Bridesmaids dresses were purple, the flowers had purple in them, the men’s neck wear were purple and the seat covers had purple ribbons.
Did you have a theme? How did you carry this through the day?
Yes it was farming!! My husband arrived on his tractor then we had wellies as flower centre pieces and milk churns and wheel barrows with flowers in. The cake toppers were farming themed.
*Their wedding was featured in the Manchester Evening News!*
One of the key suppliers on your wedding day is your photographer, how did you make your decision?
My uncle is a professional photographer so that was quite easy for me!!
Did you hire a Videographer?
No!!
Now, THE Wedding Dress one of our favourite bits of the planning….tell us all about it down to the last detail!
It was amazing!!! It was the 9th dress I tried on in the first shop. It was so different to everything else I had tried on. It had straps that hung just on the shoulder, it was ivory, had a long train and had the most gorgeous pearl detail at the top.
Where did your Groomsmen get their formal hire?
From the local bridal shop in Hyde where I got my dress from.
Wedding Flowers, tell us about your arrangements
They were amazing they were the talk of the wedding!! One of our close friends did them for us the centre pieces for the tables were willies filled with flowers, the top table also had wellies lying down and filled with flowers. Then there were wheelbarrows and milk churns also filled with flowers in the door ways and mini wheelbarrows for the bar.
Wedding Cake, so many decisions for one cake….how did you narrow it all down?
We had 3 tiers in heart shaped, top and bottom were fruit middle was sponge (I don’t like fruit cake!) they were plain white iced with a purple ribbon round them. Then we had toppers made for each tier, the top tier was traditional then the second tier was Mark (my husband) in his wedding suit with his wellies on with his quad bike, sheep and dogs. The bottom tier had me sat on one of my horses with my other horse at the side.
Transport, did you need transport? What style did you choose?
I had a Bentley I didn’t want a classical car. Mark used the tractor!!
Did you have a Venue Dresser?
No as the venue dresses the tables, my friend put the flowers onto the tables himself, we just had someone to dress the chairs!!
Entertainment…tell us how you entertained your guests throughout the day
We just had cds playing through the meal, and had a DJ in the evening.
After all that planning where did you go on your Honeymoon?
Riviera Maya, Mexico. It was AMAZING!!
And Finally…
What did you enjoy most about planning your wedding?
All of it although designing the cake toppers was fun!!
What was the most difficult thing you had to overcome?
Dress fittings as my Mum lives two hours drive away from me and I wanted her to be there.
Is there anything you would do differently in hindsight?
Yes, I would go for a cheaper car as I felt it wasn’t really worth the money.
If you could give one piece of advice to other Brides what would it be?
Don’t get stressed and make sure you discuss it with your fiancé.
Our Suppliers:
Photographer: Mark Brayshaw
Caterers: The Deanwater Hotel, Woodford
Venue Dresser: The Deanwater Hotel, Woodford
Wedding Dress: Once Upon a Bride, Hyde
Formal Hire: Perfect Fit, Hyde
Bridesmaids Dresses: Ebay store
Wedding Flowers: Joe Stockton
Wedding Cake: Not sure – It came from where my Mum lives in Wales
Transport: Limo brokers
Entertainment: Dj – Phil Bowden
Congratulations to Katie and Mark!
This is a perfect example of how to incorporate your lifestyle and personalities into the day together with making good use of the things you already have. I love the milk churns and wellies filled with flowers!
Katie x