Steve and Danielle's Wedding in Northampton, Northamptonshire

The theme of the day was lots of sparkle (of course), rich golds and hints of a regal sapphire shining throughout representing the beautiful engagement ring, the starting point of our wedding celebrations.

This leads nicely onto THE DRESS! As soon as we walked through the door at Courtyard Bridal Boutique, both myself and my Mum experienced a very warm welcome from the lovely ladies and this set the tone for my wedding dress experience, all of the way through to collecting the dress the day before my wedding!

Being a magpie, adamant on having sleeves to create elegance and loving all things sparkly and full of detail I fell in love with a beautiful Justin Alexander Signature gown. The dress represents my style on a heightened level of perfection, I couldn't wait to wear it for a full day, I knew that it was a dress I would never want to take off. Getting married on a beautiful sunny day really enhanced all of the details of the dress, with the sunlight capturing every ounce of sparkle.

The colour scheme of the golds with navy worked really well against the sparkle and textures created from my dress, which we incorporated into the wedding party, from Steve's fitted suit with silk lapel (Suitors, Northampton), the bridesmaid dresses (Maids to Measure) and the groomsmen attire (Suitors, Northampton).

Another big part of our wedding day was the floral arrangements that dressed the beautiful venue. We used Helena Brown, By Arrangement Florist. Helena understood exactly what I wanted and went above and beyond to deliver the most beautiful arrangements! From the AMAZING flower arch which created the perfect focal point to the fabulous touches of using LED lights in the arrangements to create lots of sparkle! The flowers looked and smelt incredible! I loved working with Helena, a supplier that I could put all of my trust into and who definitely helped us create the WOW factor on our wedding day!

We used Nerissa Eve, to help add the finishing touches to the venue. From the personalised signage using gold ornate frames to the beaded charger plates for the Wedding Breakfast. All elements that added polished finishing touches to complete the theme.

As a couple, we have been to so many gigs and watched lots of live performances. Its a big part of what we get up to at weekends. So the music and entertainment throughout the day was really important to us as we wanted it to represent what we love as a couple. Steve took charge of all things music, and definitely adopted a Simon Cowell approach to comparing and shortlisting our options. We were really lucky to be able to see both our ceremony performer (Daniel Giardiello) and evening band (Echo Drive) perform live before making the bookings. They both helped create the atmosphere that we were after whilst performing the soundtrack to our 10 years together.

With a cocktail-themed wedding cake (Bumble Cottage) and espresso martinis in abundance, the most incredible fresh flowers (By Arrangement), beautiful venue, amazing live music (Daniel Giardiello & Echo Drive) and surrounded by the most important people in our lives we were able to create the most magical atmosphere to represent Mr & Mrs Redgate throughout the day!