What did you wear on your wedding day?
The most beautiful vintage-inspired dress by Eliza Jane Howell. I wore the same dress for the ceremony and the party. We had everybody back for a party the following day, and I wore a bespoke crochet dress—one of my very first designs before I launched Cro-Che, which was inspired by Brigitte Bardot.
How did you choose the outfit, and what was the inspiration?
In all honesty, I didn’t have an exact image of what I wanted my dress to look like. The only thing I was certain of was for my flower girls to dress up as fairies, with wings, tutus and wands, and for the whole marquee to feel like an enchanted garden.
I knew I wanted the dress to be super feminine and not at all traditional, to be romantic and whimsical, and certainly not too structured or constricting in any way. It was important for me to be able to move. I tried on a fair few. The traditional “meringue dress” looked awful—I’m quite small and petite, so most dresses I tried on totally drowned me… As soon as I tried on the dress from Eliza Jane Howell, I knew immediately it was The One. When you know, you know!
What was your favourite part of the outfit?
The whole thing! It was a very original design, and I definitely hadn’t seen anything like it before. I loved the delicate hand-beaded embroidery of flowers over the whole dress, which made it twinkle when it caught the light. I loved the high neck and the ruffled neckline and the delicate sleeves, which just covered my shoulders. It was, and still is, the most beautiful dress I’ve ever worn. I paired the dress with bright fuchsia heels (my favourite colour), which matched the pink rubies in my engagement ring too. I found the perfect pair of white Miu Miu platform trainers to change into when I started to dance. I love dancing and knew I’d spend all night on the dance floor so definitely didn’t want to be teetering around in high shoes.
I wore a really long veil, which covered my face in the church walking down the aisle—which I think is super romantic and old-school—and a rose crown made from real roses by our local florist. I remember there being a lot of oversized flower headpieces on the Dolce & Gabbana runway, and my crown was definitely inspired by the Rodarte S/S 19 show, which I thought was the most beautiful thing ever!
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