Pretty Pronovias Seaside Spring Wedding by Kate Waters

I am so happy to share this beautiful springtime, seaside boost of sunshine on Adored Bride today. Lovely and talented Kate Waters Photography got in touch with me before Christmas to share the gorgeous wedding day of Sam and Tori and I’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to share it with you! It’s just the inspiration we need with wedding season really upon us now and spring trying to shrug off winter!

Sam and Tori Worster were married on the 8th of April on a perfect spring day, they have added so many wonderful personal touches, from the yards and yards of handmade bunting to everything fitting their seaside theme. They had lots of love and help from family and friends and have created the most wonderful celebration for their big day. A mix of seaside and country garden all rolled into one.

Tori wore a really delicately detailed Pronovias dress that suited her to perfection. I am a huge fan of this spanish bridal design, I am a Pronovias bride too…so a bit biased!

Let me hand you over to Tori to tell you more about their day;

The Love Story

We met in a house share in Leeds, I was sharing the top floor with my friend Lucca and Sam moved into one of the basement rooms. Sam didn’t know Leeds or many people there so I offered to show him my favourite places to go, which transformed into dates. When I then got a place to study medicine down in Norwich, Sam offered to move as well and we bought a house here together where we live with our dog, Oban.

Sam proposed in one of my favourite spots in the world. I’ve always loved the fireworks in Aldeburgh and he proposed on the beach while the New Year fireworks were going off over the sea.

Inspiration

I was on Pinterest and wedding blogs A LOT. I loved the idea of pale seaside colours, homemade bunting, relaxed and romantic. Sam quite liked a traditional style, while I liked the idea of a relaxed day where we could really enjoy the day and watch our friends and family enjoy themselves too!

Photography

We heard about Kate Waters through a friend who is also a wedding photographer. We checked out her portfolio online and instantly loved what we saw. We’d been looking for a photographer with a subtle, soft romantic style that would allow us to look back at the pictures for a lifetime. We contacted Kate and arranged an engagement shoot – upon meeting her we knew we’d made the right decision. She was kind, caring, funny and easy to relax with – everything you did. Combined with infectious enthusiasm and creative ideas. We didn’t hesitate to confirm her for our wedding and she did not disappoint. She was perfection and the photos were amazing.

Pronovias Dress

Tori chose a dress by Pronovias at Serendipity Brides and had it altered by La Creme Brides in Norwich.

I tried on a handful of dresses from La Crème, and 4 out of 5 of the dresses that I really liked were all one designer, Pronovias. So my sister (Maid of Honour) arranged for me to go to the flagship store in London. I had my heart set on an off the shoulder fish-tail style – but when I tried on the one I ended up buying, my sister cried – she’s not usually a crier so I knew it was the one! I also loved it obviously, I was very comfortable in it and it flattered my figure like none of the others had.

Bride’s Accessories

I wore earrings from my beautiful university friends and a gold bangle borrowed from my Mother which was given to her by my Grandmother.

Hair and Make Up

My talented sister did my hair on the day. My makeup I bought and trialed at Bobbi Brown. My bridesmaids did their own hair and makeup. But shout out to Cassie (bridesmaid) who ended up doing everyone else’s hair!

Bridesmaid’s Dresses

Tori’s bridesmaids all wore Coralie Beatrix multi-wrap dresses from Etsy in a lovely navy blue that perfectly matched the theme of the seaside colours.

The girls all wore rose gold initialed bracelets from Not On The High Street and had navy wool shrug from eBay to help keep any spring chills at bay.

The Groom’s Attire

Sam and his groomsmen wore Victor Valentine, with accessories from Moss Bros hire, cufflinks and ties from eBay and tie pins from etsy.

The Ceremony and Venue

Tori was given away by her father in a touching church ceremony before the couple and their guests celebrated in a marquee in the grounds of stunning Glemham Hall.

Flowers

Tori chose Jane Clarke from Flowers For Special Occasions to create her bouquet and flowers;

I was hell bent on having peonies, they are my favourite ever flower so was devastated when we realised they weren’t going to be in season. But I did some research and found some other lovely blooms such as ranunculi and avalanche roses. I had a rough idea of what I wanted and pinned a whole bunch of bouquets on Pinterest. Then when I met with Jane she was so accommodating and just helped to guide the process. I was so so happy with the result!

Cake

We had a cheese stack – we love cheese, what can we say! It was sourced by our caterers.

Wedding Rings

We both work for the NHS and therefore plain bands had to be chosen if we wanted to wear them at work. As we were buying very simple designs we used a fantastic website called Wedding Rings Direct. They send you samples out cast in silver so you can chose the size and shape before you buy them in gold.

The Entertainment

We had ‘On Demand’. A three-person band found via Warble Entertainment. They were loved by all the guests. We also had a Photobooth from Boom Booth Pow.

The Wheels

Sam’s Father rented us an old Triumph Stag from Big Sky Classic Car Hire in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

The Details

Tori designed and produced all the wedding stationery and made all the bunting to decorate the marquee with and lots or candles everywhere to create a lovely atmosphere.

We had those little red fortune telling fish that you place on the palm of your hand – a little icebreaker between guests. Also our nickname for each other is ‘fish’ so it seemed apt. We filled sweetie bags with flying saucers as well, Sam’s favourite sweet!

My Mum and I did the table flowers ourselves. I sourced the vases off Gumtree and ordered the hydrangeas from Triangle Nurseries in Suffolk (very helpful!)

Favourite Moments

Sam and I went straight to the beach from the church with our photographer and it was so lovely to just have a few stolen moments before we celebrated with everyone.

Advice for Others

Don’t worry too much about everyone else having fun – after you’ve done all the organising to make it the best you can, it’s then up to them to enjoy themselves!

Congratulations to Sam and Tori, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful wedding day with us, I hope you have an amazing first anniversary next month.

Huge thanks also to Kate Waters Photography for these stunning images,