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WPC Real Wedding: Edwina and Edward's Intimate Christmas Wedding

Welcome to the beautiful wedding of real WPC couple Edwina and Edward; a stunning Christmas wedding for 15 guests held in December 2020. Join us as luxury jewellery designer, Edwina, talks us through how the couple changed their plans from a 200 guest marquee wedding to just 15, to abide by covid-guidelines. Wonderfully intimate, full of love and full of incredible wedding suppliers all working together to adapt, this real wedding is a brilliant example of how magical an intimate wedding can be. Edwina shares her formidable team of wedding suppliers (expertly lead by Anna Wills of ARC Events) and picks out their favourite wedding presents from their bespoke wedding list with The Wedding Present Company. So, grab a cup of tea and settle into this one, it's a goodie.

Edwina and Edward outside Edwina's parents house with a beautiful floral arch.

What has been the highlight of your experience with The Wedding Present Company so far?

How sweet, helpful and organised the whole team at The Wedding Present Company are, along with your sense of fun! I love your weekend cocktails on your Instagram

The bride and groom by the fire in Edwina's home after their intimate wedding.
Three pink cocktails.

How did The Wedding Present Company support you through changes to your wedding plans?

The Wedding Present Company were very relaxed and flexible with any alterations which needed to be made to our wedding list as our wedding plans changed. Nothing was a problem and all was done with a smile.

What were your favourite brands available within The Wedding Present Company?

Some of our favourite interior brands at The Wedding Present Company include Oka, Wingfield Digby, Sophie Conran, Fermoie and Pooky.

Sophie conran ceramics in blue and white.

Why did you choose The Wedding Present Company for your wedding list?

The Wedding Present Company came highly recommended from both of my sisters in law. 

The bride, groom and a small selection of their friends and family outside their church.

Edwina and Edward's Favourite Wedding Presents

Photograph frame, 5 x 7", Miki, brown marquetry
Addison Ross
£40.00
Table Lamp, Smaller Wrappling, Antique Brass, 36cm
Pooky
£130.00
Pendant Light, Hydra, Blown Glass & Brass
Pooky
£265.00
Jug, Hobnail, Light Green, Large, 2000ml
Klimchi
£109.00
Lampshade, Gathered Bedwyn, Green Rabanna, 30cm
Fermoie
£230.00
Picnic hamper, H27 x W29 x L59cm, Boat, Cream/Beige
Willow & Wicker
£189.00
Pair of candleholders, H25cm, Lakadema, Cream Painted Resin
OKA
£60.00

Engagement Story

Edward and Edwina wit their dog.

Ed's parents live in a house surrounded by beautiful hills, one of which we walk up all the time, its our favourite spot, the place we love the most in the world as you can see for miles. Once we got to the top and sat down he proposed with our dog jumping around us. My favourite thing is that we can return to the spot all the time and relive the happiness.

What were your original plans for your wedding?

Edward carrying Edwina for a photograph outside.

We originally planned for 220 people in a marquee at my parent's house in Hampshire.

How did you have to adapt your wedding to be in line with Covid restrictions?

Edwina, Edward and their wedding planner Anna Willis.

Very luckily, we had our amazing wedding planner Anna Wills of ARC Events to help us through the year, she was our pilar of strength. Anna was incredible and planned us the 220 people wedding, then the 30 and finally the 15 person wedding, her attention to detail never changed and she went above and beyond to make the day extra special for us. Due to the amount of people or lack thereof we had to say goodbye to the marquee and opted to have the reception in the house, which was perfect for December, along with feeling very special as this was where I grew up. The other details stayed the same, unbelievably we managed to stick to the same date, we kept the same menu, bridesmaid dresses, flower inspiration and photographer. All of these elements made the day so unique I wouldn't have changed a thing.8gf c

Edwina and Edward walking into their house.

Location

Edwina's family home with a floral arch, a festive wreath and some lanterns.

My parent's house in Hampshire - where I grew up. It was very special getting ready at home and having our wedding there. 

Décor and Flowers

The wedding table of Edwina and Edward with festive but elegant flowers.

Wild About Flowers did our beautiful flowers, they were fantastic and really understood our colourful winter vision. Their amazing team put together mood boards for us to see and approve, and worked tirelessly to ensure they looked fantastic on the day. They even surprised us with bouquets and flower hair clips for the flower girls.

The dinner table for lunch in Edwina's home.
A floral Church outside Edwina's local church.
Edwina and Edward walking down the aisle in their Hampshire Church.

Bridal Fashion

The bride in her silk long sleeve wedding dress.

Eponine London created my bespoke silk wedding dress. I had always loved Eponine's designs and shapes and knew I wanted them to create my dress. Jet and her team were fantastic, friendly, highly efficient (covid was not going to stop them delivering my dress) and incredibly talented. My dress was tailored to perfection and every fitting I fell more and more in love with it. The experience was a dream, I felt relaxed and confident all the way through

The brides mother helping her with her wedding dress.
The bride throwing a bouquet to her friends outside the Church.

Hair & Make Up

The bride having her makeup done.

Stephie Hoyle did my hair and makeup, having seen her do both of my sister in laws wedding I already knew she was brilliant. She really does work wonders, I was over the moon with my hair and make up, and was grateful for her calming influence when the morning chaos was going on.

The bride entering the Church.

Your Partner’s Fashion

The groom and his best man outside the Church.

Savile Row tailor Cad & The Dandy made Ed's morning suit & waistcoat. 

The groom wearing a sky blue waistcoat.

Bridesmaids, Flower Girls & Page Boys Fashion

The flower girls wore little navy dresses with a little white frill at the neck and at the wrists.

Little Bevan created our stunning bespoke pageboy jacket and flower girl dresses. I had a clear vision of what I wanted them to look like and they were amazing at bringing them to life. They were also super wonderful and did them with quite a short deadline!

Edwina talking to one of her flower girls wearing a little navy dress with a white bow.
The bride and groom cutting the cake with their flower girls and page boys.

Caterer

The Essential Party Ingredient did our catering. Despite the reduction in numbers, we still went ahead with our original menu and it was mouth wateringly delicious. They were amazing at adapting to working in different kitchens and their staff were so helpful and smiley.

Truffle butter.
The starter served at Edwina and Edward's wedding breakfast.

Our Menu:

Artisan Breads, Whipped Salted Butter & Whipped Italian Black Truffle Butter

Starter: Salmon Mousse, Smoked Salmon, Frisée, Sourdough Toasts

Main: Duck Breast, Puy Lentils, Cherry Tomato Confit, Red Onion Marmalade, Curly Kale, Dauphinoise Potatoes

Dessert: Delice of Chocolate, Raspberry Crumble, Blackberrries and Rapberries, Raspberry Sorbet.

A delicious pudding served at Edwina and Edwards Christmas wedding.
The bride and groom's wedding cake.

Sophie Cabot made our beautiful wedding cake, all of the flowers on the cake were made out of sugar which is so special as we have been able to keep them.

Photographer & Videographer

Hugo Burnand was our wedding photographer, which we were super excited about as he is an incredibly talented photographer. We are over the moon with our pictures, they are the perfect illustration of the day as he manged to capture the happiness, magic and fun we and everyone else had. 

Our wedding videographer was Will Fielding who did an exceptional job, I barely realised he was there filming yet he got all the special moments in a stunning way. I get tingles every time I watch our video and had it on constant repeat for the first couple of days after receiving it.. 

The bride and groom outside on their wedding evening.
A lovely image of a hymn book with a Christmas tree in the background.

Did you live stream any of your wedding for guests that weren't able to attend?

We didn't stream the wedding as the wifi in the church was terrible! Instead we are going to send our wedding video to everyone that couldn't attend. 

The bride and groom, in the Church getting married.

Stand Out Moments

- I asked if I could kiss Ed in the church too early and the Priest announced it which made everyone laugh.

- My godparents, friends and cousins surprising us outside the church when we left.

- Ed's speech

- All the extra details Anna from ARC Events surprised us with, such as beautiful individual menus placenames. Calligraphy by Livs Letters, Thistles by Wiggy Henley.

A bespoke menu of their wedding breakfast.

Top tips to couples currently navigating wedding planning?

Edward lifting up Edwina in front of the fire.

Size doesn't matter, stick to your date if you can! Try and focus on the fact you are getting married which is the happiest and most important part. I'm so glad that we stubbornly stuck to our original date as it was every bit as special as I imagined it.

The bride and her friends dancing outside.
Edwina and Edward share a kiss in a convertible sports care on the way back from the Church.

Suppliers

Wedding List: The Wedding Present Company 

Wedding Planner: ARC Events

Photography: Hugo Burnand

Bridesmaids and Flower Girl's Outfits: Little Bevan

Caterer: The Essential Party Ingredient

Wedding Cake: Sophie Cabot

Videography: Will Fielding

Transport: Premier Carriage

Wedding Dress: Eponine London

Groom's Fashion: Cad & The Dandy

Flowers: Wild About Flowers

Hair and Make Up: Stephie Hoyle

Menus and Placenames:  Livs Letters & Wiggy Henley.