08.14.17
Philippa, Richard, & Their Son

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From the bride Phillipa:

Richard’s family home in Llandudno, South Africa is so beautiful and steeped in family history that we knew there would be no other location that could compare. We had both limited space (70 people maximum) and limited budget, but that suited us fine. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money and I really wanted only our nearest and dearest – the people that were part of our history and that we wanted to be part of our future. We have a little boy and it was also important that we were married in an environment that he knew.
We didn?t really think about the design of the wedding or colours or anything like that ? we wanted to keep it as simple as possible and let people enjoy the setting. We kept coming back to good food, plenty of booze and great music. Rich is South African and I?m English, so we had a braai (bbq) and drank Pimm?s and G&T. We were keen to use local suppliers where we could and knew an amazing gin distiller in Cape Town, called Hope on Hopkins. The had little bottles with ‘hope’ printed across them that made me smile every time I saw them. I struggled to find a dress that I liked, but nothing I saw was quite right. Eventually I ordered a dress from The Reformation and found the most wonderful designer in ...