Part shot on film, part shot on digital camera by photographer David Jenkins, whose wedding photography has graced these pages several times already; this wedding is a far cry from this morning's rustic, rural style affair, though no less classy and elegant. Claire and David tied the knot on 30th March, 2013 with a city-chic style London wedding.
"When deciding on where to get married, David and I naturally agreed the perfect location would be in our favourite city, London. After all, it’s where we met, dated and fell in love, and where we now call home. We both wanted our wedding to be informal and relaxed yet at the same time wanted something chic and sophisticated, a style that reflected both our personalities – a little bit of class with some fun thrown in!"
Photography Copyright (c) 2013, David Jenkins
"We chose Chelsea Old Town Hall for our wedding ceremony – we both loved the elegant entrance hall and the intimate feel of the Brydon Room which worked perfectly with our numbers.
After a short walk along the Kings Road to Cadogan Pier we were met by a selection of our closest friends who joined us on The Viscountess which we chartered to take our party from Chelsea, along the Thames, to Greenwich Pier. The boat provided the perfect atmosphere and allowed our guests to drink and mingle whilst taking in the amazing sites of London."
"Our florist was Rachel Morgan, and we opted for vintage inspired displays which consisted of antique tea roses, champagne vendella and sandy sahara roses, dusky pink astibile with lots of baby blue eucalyptus interspersed with the roses."
"As we passed under Tower Bridge we experienced one of those special once-in-a-lifetime moments – the tourists and passers-by who just happened to be on the bridge at that time, waved down at us in unison. For a second we almost felt like royalty partaking in the Flotilla!
The Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich was the obvious choice for our wedding reception, a firm favourite of ours for enjoying a drink and a bite to eat whilst being a stone’s throw from home. We both fell in love with the grandeur of The Nelson Room especially the floor to ceiling windows that flanked the river on one side and gave us stunning views of the water and skyline beyond"
Claire's dress was by Charlie Brear, and anyone who knows anything about Love My Dress will know that we're rather huge fans of Charlie's designs.
Clearly, as are many other brides who have also worn her designs – click here to take a look.
I love these simple and elegant peep-toes. Claire also chose to wear Freya Rose shoes. Readers, keep your eyes peeled as in February next year we'll be giving away a divine pair of Freya Rose wedding shoes.
I've always loved the idea of using a mirror and white ink to create a table plan. What kind of table plan are you having?
This wedding oozes chic sophistication, don't you agree? Readers, you can see many more brides wearing Charlie Brear here on Love My Dress.
Huge thanks to photographer David Jenkins for once again sharing his work on Love My Dress.
With much love,
Annabel
Photographer – David Jenkins
Venue – Chelsea Old Town Hal
Wedding Dress – Charlie Brear
Brides' shoes – Freya Rose
Bride's accessories – earrings by Olivier Laudus
Florist – Rachel Morgan
Grooms Suit – Cad and the Dandy + Russell and Bromley shoes
Makeup Artist – Nina Turner
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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
Would you be able to find out where the groom’s tie is from? I can’t find pale gold/champagne colour ties anywhere (except nasty eBay ones) and my groom/groomsmen are is need of one! Thanks :)(This wedding is super classy by the way!)
I love the look of this wedding and the photos.
Gorgeous, gorgeous pics.. the dress is stunning!
Lovin the cake also.. would look good at a winter wedding 🙂
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This wedding is to.die.for. Seriously. Love every single bit of it. That dress! Can I have a do-over?