City lights and romance: Nick & Aleisha's winter wedding at The Vermont Hotel

Aleisha & Nick got married in December at The Vermont Hotel  in Newcastle, in the Sky Lounge, overlooking the city. They had a very stylish wedding,  and had put so much thought and care into making their guests feel welcome in their marriage celebrations. Here's the story of their big day.

The Vermont Hotel sits overlooking the Quayside in Newcastle with spectacular views. It's recently been refurbished and is an amazing location for a chic city wedding.

 The Secret Garden Florist in Jesmond provided the flowers for the day, which were in soft pinks and cream. 

Aleisha got her stunning Justin Alexander dress from Bridal Wish on Blagdon Hall Estate. It had some amazing crystal detail on the side adding that extra bit of sparkle. Her veil also came from Bridal Wish.

The bridesmaid dresses, in a dusky pink colour, came from Debenhams. Each bridesmaid had a slightly different style of dress. 

She wore No1 By Jenny Packham jewellery and made her own pair of custom Converse online, incorporating her love of leopard print had to be done! 

The brides sister is a talented hairdresser- Kara Scott Hair Stylist  and kept her cool whilst styling the hair of the entire bridal party, and herself, and being a bridesmaid! I was extremely impressed.

The talented Irene MUA  was the make up artist for the wedding and was so lovely.

Nick was very chilled out all morning, even popping into the Bridge Hotel opposite the wedding venue to watch as much as the NUFC match as him and his groomsmen could.

After the ceremony guests braved the cold for drinks and canapés on the roof - there's not many other places in Newcastle with such an amazing view so it was well worth it! 

The reception took place in the ballroom at The Vermont. The decor was provided by Balloon Bedlam  who but in an enormous amount of work to make the room spectacular!

The couple hired the giant LOVE letters from Coco Luminaire which really finished off the room.

The bride had yankee candles dotted around the room with different wedding or love related names.

The fabulous chocolate wedding cake came from Marks & Spencers and the smell was incredible!!! 

Balloon Bedlam provided an amazing chocolate buffet in the evening and a drinks bar with quirky cocktails. 

Congratulations to Aleisha & Nick and their family on their marriage and I wish you all the best for a very happy life together! 

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Ellingham Hall Winter Wedding (Allison & Stephen)

Wow where to start with the blog post for this wedding?

Allison & Stephen wanted a mid-week winter wedding, and were thrilled when their preferred venue Ellingham Hall near Alnwick, had a very special date available for their big day - 11/12/13!

The couple chose a wealth of wedding supplier talent to take care of all their special details, and their guests were wowed by the whole day.

With thanks to Karen Mcgowran  for her assistance at this wedding. 

Allison chose the talented Dani.Mua to create a natural make-up look, and Lisa Cameron did an amazing job for the bride & bridesmaids hair.

Alli chose this stunning gown from Mia Sposa in Newcastle, it had gorgeous lace and flower details and she looked fabulous....She also chose a faux-fur shrug which really finished off the outfit.

These four gorgeous ladies were Alli's bridesmaids, they were a fantastic support to her and we also had lots of giggles throughout the day.

The flowers were all created by Adam Prest,  who also created some stunning centrepieces for the wedding breakfast, which were the most enormous centrepieces i've ever seen at a wedding.  There were lots of gasps when people walked into the chapel for the wedding breakfast.

Alli surprised her groom, Stephen with a reaaaally nice watch on the morning of the wedding. We were there to capture his reaction. 

The couple created this sweet buffet themselves, which was the biggest I've ever seen, and was extremely popular!

After the ceremony, we stepped outside for the group photographs and also some relaxed couples portraits, It was a gorgeous winter day and not very cold at all! 

 I love the treehouse at Ellingham Hall - a fab setting for photographs!

 Dawn from The Master CakeSmith created the bride & groom's 5-tier wedding cake with rose & snowflake features. Every tier was a different flavour, and I was so happy that we got to sample some at the end of the evening (Chocolate and dulche leche..to die for!)

 By Wendy  created the wedding stationery including table plan, menu, invitations and place settings in a blue/silver snowflake theme.

The couple chose not to have speeches but had Stephen made formal 'thank yous' to everyone who had helped towards their day. 

The couple secretly had dance lessons in the lead up to their wedding, so they could surprise everyone with their dance routine. I had tears in my eyes when I saw the team work and effort that had been put into this, and the guests were so shocked when they saw the dance. Alli & Stephen had guests queueing to hug, kiss and congratulate them after they saw that yes, they could dance, and they'd kept it secret! 

Mr & Mrs Hall.... it was a pleasure to be part of your wedding day from start to finish, and getting to know you both. It's clear you are mad about each other and I wish you all the best for your future together!

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