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How they did it

CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT JONATHAN

AND IAN TAKE A STROLL IN THE VAST

GROUNDS OF BABINGTON HOUSE. THE

ELEGANT TABLES WERE DRESSED WITH

CANDELABRAS, CREAM CANDLES AND A

TOUCH OF NAVY. ARRANGEMENTS OF

AVALANCHE ROSES IN SILVER VASES

WERE DOTTED AROUND THE VENUE. THE

PAIR OPTED FOR MINI CHOCOLATE AND

RED VELVET CHEESECAKES INSTEAD OF

A SINGLE MAIN CAKE. THE RECEPTION

WAS HELD IN BABINGTON’S ELEGANT

ORANGERY. THE HANDDRAWN SEATING

PLAN. EACH MENU INCLUDED TWIGS OF

OLIVE, ROSEMARY AND TUBEROSE.

POSIES OF AVALANCHE ROSES AND

HYDRANGEAS CREATED AN EFFORTLESS

VIBE. THE FIVE TABLES WERE NAMED

AFTER PLACES THAT HAVE A SPECIAL

SIGNIFICANCE TO JONATHAN AND IAN.

MILKWHITE ROSES WERE DISPLAYED

WITH ROSEMARY AND OLIVE FOLIAGE IN

TOWERING GLASS VASES

THE GROOMS Jonathan: Suit, £1,500,

dolcegabbana.com. Tie, similar from

£65, viviennewestwood.co.uk. Shoes,

£185, acnestudios.com. Ian: Suit,

£2,000, alexandermcqueen.com. Tie,

£90, lanvin.com. Shoes, £280,

campanile1.com

THE VENUE £40,000, including hire

and catering, babingtonhouse.co.uk

THE CAKES £910 for 100,

tuck-box.com

THE DECOR Candle holders, similar

from £124 each, johnlewis.com. Silver

votives, £12, notonthehighstreet.com.

Table plan, £450; menus, £300 for

100, and table names, from £10 each,

satwindersehmi.com

THE FLOWERS Packages from

£4,000, maisondefleurs.co.uk

THE ENTERTAINMENTCarl Joseph,

£2,500, [email protected]

THE PHOTOGRAPHER From £1,250,

martinpembertonphotography.co.uk

Where they

bought it

INTERVIEW: SOPHIE CULLEN

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