A wildflower and music-filled wedding at Cambo Estate, Kingsbarns
Kelly and Alex
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Kelly and Alex first met at a mutual friend’s party when they were teenagers.
After eight years together, Alex proposed in the beautiful surroundings of contemporary sculpture park Jupiter Artland just outside Edinburgh.
When it came to embarking on their plans for the ceremony, one of the big priorities was finding a venue that had no curfew.
And the couple discovered their perfect spot in Cambo Estate.
“It was beautiful, with lots of flexibility, on-site accommodation, no curfews and stunning grounds to explore,” Kelly explains.
The rich colour scheme was inspired by a palette created by Kelly from different Scottish wildflowers.
She gave each of her four bridesmaids a different colour from the palette, being careful to choose the colours she knew they would vibe with the most.
“I then let them each pick their dress.
“I wasn’t fussed about them matching and wanted them to get something they’d wear again and feel comfortable in.”
Amazingly, three out of the four dresses ended up being vintage finds!
Meanwhile, Kelly wanted the flowers to be “huge and everywhere” and Cath from Blue Poppy Florist made her dreams come true, using mostly locally-grown wildflowers.
“I wanted it to look like an explosion of colour.
“I’ve been to a lot of weddings where the flowers were nice but you don’t remember them afterwards.
“I wanted the flowers to be the main event.”
Classic style
Kelly knew exactly what she wanted her wedding dress to look like – in fact, she’d known for years!
Instead of dress shopping for ‘The One’ she had her dream gown made by Freja Designer Dressmaking in Edinburgh.
“I went by myself to have the dress designed and then fitted.
“I only took people with me when it was the final fitting.
“I took two of my bridesmaids, my mum, my mother-in-law and a couple of other friends,” she says.
“It was an oyster silk dress with a full skirt and long train, a cinched waist with an off-the-shoulder neckline and long ivory lace sleeves.
“I chose this style because the shape of the dress was very flattering and classic.
“I also love anything off-the-shoulder, it’s a nice nod to vintage silver screen dresses which I adore.”
Kelly accessorised with an ivory lace choker purchased second-hand from Etsy, and she wore her grandmother’s white gold diamond stud earrings from her own wedding day.
She had her florist create a hair comb with dried red flowers in it and her shoes were a gorgeous pair of red velvet flats.
Alex wore a kilt of Ross Hunting tartan with ghillie brogues, white kilt socks, a white dress shirt, a musquash and brown leather sporran and a pressed heather kilt pin with a matching sgian dubh, all from Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers in Edinburgh.
He completed the look with a green velvet Prince Charlie-cut jacket and a purple scrunchie cravat from John Morrison Kiltmakers.
His best man was their childhood friend Iain, and instead of having groomsmen, Alex opted for his fellow choir members from The Phoenix Soul & Gospel Choir.
Party all night
The night before the wedding, Kelly and Alex hosted a big murder mystery dinner party with immediate family and the bridal party.
In the morning, there were lots of emotions flying around and for some added drama, Alex lost the rings!
“That was stressful, but thankfully he found them after running around frantically,” Kelly recalls.
“Before leaving the bridal suite I nearly started crying, but my bridesmaids did an excellent job of distracting me.”
As Kelly walked down the aisle she felt a little overwhelmed, with Alex’s choir singing Natalie Coles’ joyful This Will Be (An Everlasting Love).
“It was the music that got me.
“I was a weeping mess but once I got to Alex I was able to relax a bit more,” she says.
“Since I was a small child, I knew if I ever got married it would be to that song, Alex didn’t get a look in, but thankfully he has excellent taste and loved it too.”
The couple chose a humanist ceremony and both wrote their own vows.
“It was very sweet sharing them. They were fairly short and straight to the point.”
Brass band Brass Gumbo serenaded them out of the ceremony room and continued to play while they went off to sign their documents.
Afterwards there was prosecco followed by ice cream on the lawn for their 120 guests.
A magician and a tarot card reader provided entertainment and their wedding photographers set up a film noir-style photoshoot in the billiards room where guests could have their photos taken.
More guests arrived for the evening reception that featured a ceilidh followed by a funk band.
“After they finished around midnight we went to the tents on the front lawn and played music and danced and chatted through the rest of the night.
“We went to bed at around 4am but the groom’s sister and one of the bridesmaids were spotted at 10am still going strong!” Kelly smiles.
Fern Photography
“Kelly and Alex’s wedding was extraordinary. They styled the day to reflect their passions of friendship, film, food and music. Their idea to have an opportunity for guests to have a fun professional portrait was inspired.”
Dan
Here are the amazing suppliers that helped make my day so special
– I’d highly recommend them.
Band | Bohemian Monk Machine
Bride’s dress | Freja Designer Dressmaking
Bridesmaid dresses | Etsy, Those Were The Days Vintage, Miss Bizio Couture, Debenhams
Caterer | Shardana Catering
Cake | Sandra’s Cakes
Celebrant | Linda Stewart of Humanist Society Scotland
Choir | The Phoenix Soul & Gospel Choir
Decor | Sole Et Luna
Entertainment | Grant Mitchell, Helen Diamond
Flowers | Blue Poppy Florist
Groom’s outfit | Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers, John Morrison Kiltmakers
Hair and make-up | Jenny Robertson of Lipstick, Lashes and Locks
Ice cream van | S. Luca
Rings | Joseph Bonnar, Joolz
Stationery | Gee Brothers
Transport | Park’s of Hamilton
Videography | Fern Photography
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