Sunday, 4 December 2011

That first glance...

Whenever we create an Illustry, we pay plenty of attention to one very special moment - the first glimpse the bride and groom get of each other. It always makes us melt (Emma almost always cries, even after all this time), so we thought we'd share some of our faves.

Today, an extract from the Illustry of Andrew and Natalie Hewitson:
Natalie and Andrew’s wedding day was beautiful in every way – not least the bride and groom themselves. Andrew says that Natalie looked, “Stunning – but then I knew she wouldn’t let me down!” Natalie responds in similar vein, “I’ve never seen him scrub up so well! He said I looked amazing and I thought he looked amazing too.”

Thursday, 1 December 2011

A lovely lakeside wedding

We're pretty busy here at Illustries at the moment - even though Emma is galavanting around the globe (see left <--). Tom and Joanna's dreamy love story is just being turned into an equally dreamy Illustry by Samantha, and Michael and Colette's is up next. We thought we'd share a little snippet of the introduction - ahh, sounds heavenly!
"1pm, 8 November 2011. Colette Francis waits on the balcony of the Langdale Chase Hotel’s Baronial Hall. Outside, Lake Windermere is at its most stunning: though the longed-for crisp, autumn day has not materialized, the dark sky reflects in the purples and petrol blues and greens of the beautiful, brooding lake. Downstairs her closet family and friends wait with her beautiful baby son, Dominic, and her proud groom, Michael. Colette’s heart swells as she glimpses of her nephews who are to give her away, dressed up to the nines complete with buttonholes, their pride prompting a tear were it not for her dear friend Jen coaxing a smile with a joke or two. Just a few more moments until she becomes Mrs Emery…"

Friday, 25 November 2011

A lovely love story...

Ah, Tom and Joanna. Sigh. A traditional wedding in Scotland, with a church full of beaming family and friends. Groom in full military uniform, just back from Afghanistan. Personalised vows, a beautiful bride in delicate lace. Emma has loved writing every word of their story, here's just a teenie treat...

Joanna: I had my veil down, but I could see he looked nervous – he wasn’t turning around. My favourite part of weddings is to look at the groom’s face, but I couldn’t see his face! I was willing him, ‘Turn round!’ When he did he looked tense, but then he smiled and I knew it would be OK.”

Tom: When I saw her I was so taken aback. I held my breath and my heart skipped a beat – she was just stunning. I had caught glimpses of the dress but I hadn’t imagined Jo IN it!