Flower lovers you are in for a treat. Now I am a floral admire that is for sure. But bride Emily has a real love affair with blooms and wanted them everywhere at her wedding to Christopher in September at Appuldurcombe House on the Isle of Wight.

Whimsical and dreamy would be how I'd describe this wedding, candles and stunning flower creations set a romantic tone along with the peachy hues.

Emily looked radiant in her BHLDN dress and veil while Christopher wore a blue suit from Next. The pale gold table cloths, festoon lights and watercolour bridesmaid dresses were some of my favourite touches.

Thanks today goes to Abigail Steed for sharing such divine imagery with us.

THE PROPOSAL | We met and fell in love on the Isle of Wight so it was only fitting that we got engaged (and married) there. Chris took me out for dinner at one of our favourite pubs by the sea, then we went for a drive and were going to have a romantic walk on the cliffs, which I imagine is where Chris had planned to propose. Just as we were pulling up, though, our song came on the radio - it was so fortuitous and such great timing - so Chris reached into the back, pulled out a ring and proposed right then and there, in his dad's pick-up truck!

THE VISION | I mainly wanted everything to feel very laid back and natural, so our guests would feel really relaxed, with an abundance of flowers and candles. I didn't want anything too fussy or overblown, just a classic, flower-filled wedding in a beautiful setting, with plenty of food and drink, and did I mention lots of flowers?

THE PLANNING PROCESS | I loved wedding planning, but with parents overseas and bridesmaids and Chris on the mainland, it was quite a lonely process at times. Of course they provided plenty of phone and email support, but there were times - like meeting florists and photographers on my own, or trying my dress on alone in my flat - when planning wasn't quite what I'd imagined. That being said, I had quite clear ideas about what I wanted and plenty of spare time to fill, so it was a bit like having a fun (and very expensive) hobby. I went a bit planning mad actually. Everyone laughed at my spreadsheets.

BUDGET | £12,000

THE VENUE | The ceremony was held at St Mary's Church in Chris's home town of Brighstone. It's a beautiful old stone country church, just the sort of place I'd imagined getting married.

The reception was held at Appuldurcombe House, a gorgeous manor house which is one of my favourite places in the world - I used to look out on it from my bedroom window when I was growing up! It was hit by a rogue mine during the Second World War, so the house is now a ruin. The banquet hall is all stone walls and has its marble floors and pillars still intact, and the rest is sort of crumbly and moss-covered - it's all very dreamy. I stayed in one of the cottages in the grounds for the week before the wedding, so by the end I basically felt like I lived there.

THE DRESS & ACCESSORIES | My dress was by Peter Som at BHLDN. I also wore a cathedral length, two-tier tulle veil (which I took off for the reception, and I think looked better for it), and a few fresh flowers in my hair.

In the run up to the wedding I'd bought a few vintage tiaras I thought I might wear, but didn't end up using any of them - so I opened up a little shop on Etsy to sell them! The shop took off so I now sell vintage and handmade tiaras in my spare time, which is a lovely outcome of all the wedding planning. It's called Waxflower Vintage if you want to take a peek.

Apart from that, I wore pearl earrings which were a gift from Chris - they're Isle of Wight pearls which seemed appropriate. I didn't think it needed more than that, as it's quite an elaborate dress so I wanted to keep it fairly simple. The gorgeous bouquet by Sarah Matthews was the perfect finishing touch.

FINDING THE DRESS | I had a few appointments lined up at some bridal shops in London, but one day was browsing the BHLDN website at work (sorry boss) and stumbled upon this peachy silk gown by Peter Som - very girly and Gone With the Wind. It wasn't at all like the kind of dress I'd pictured myself in, but there was a video of the model swishing around in it and I just knew I wanted to swish around in it too. Plus, it was in the sale and well under-budget, which meant I could spend more on flowers! It was a huge risk ordering it online, especially from the USA, but I went with my gut and bought it. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about the dress. I am sad to have missed out on the experience of trying on dresses in a bridal shop with my mum and bridesmaids, you only get to do it once. I also made a few adjustments to it - there were buttons down the front which I removed, and I changed the straps from spaghetti straps to something a bit thicker (I wouldn't recommend hacking up your own dress, I don't know what came over me. I had some alterations done by the amazing Karen Robb of Dornellie, and she had to tidy up some of my 'edits'!) I still have a niggling feeling I would have felt more myself in something more hip-hugging and contemporary, but in the end I decided to embrace the girly-girliness of it.

GROOM'S ATTIRE | Chris looked dashing in a blue suit from Next, and Ted Baker shoes. It took me ages to find a gold tie in the right shade. I wanted a peachy gold rather than a yellowy gold. Chris kept laughing at me as he thinks all shades of gold are the same - how wrong he is!

THE READINGS & MUSIC | We're both Christians, so we wanted to have a Bible reading - we went for Song of

Songs 8:6-7 which is so romantic yet powerful: Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

We also had Shakespeare's Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no; it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests, and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Both readings are about the never-ending, unquenchable and faithful nature of love.

I walked down the aisle to the Piano Guys' version of " Thousand Years". Despite practising walking down the aisle in my living room all year, I still managed to walk in at the wrong part of the music, ie too early. But it really didn't matter and I really couldn't wait any longer! We had a live band for the hymns and whilst we signed the register they played Taylor Swift's " Stay stay stay" which is so adorable and romantic, and the band did a great job. We walked out to Edward Sharpe " That's What's Up ".

BEAUTIFUL BRIDESMAIDS | My lovely bridesmaids were my sister, Jo, and best friend Adele. They were great. My sister had got married the previous winter, and Adele and I have been (secretly) planning our weddings together for ages, so they were invaluable. The bridesmaids' dresses were a bit of a last-minute decision. We bought the original dresses months in advance, but for various reasons about 2 weeks before the wedding we realised they weren't really suitable after all. Thankfully Adele spotted these gorgeous watercolour silk dresses on ASOS, which were perfect. I love them because they feel so modern and un-fussy.

THE FLOWERS | Ah, the flowers. Besides getting to marry Chris, the flowers were the best part of the whole thing for me! I love flowers so much, my house is always full of them, so having an excuse to look at pictures of beautiful blooms all day long was a dream. I was so excited to find Sarah Matthews, she was brilliant. I wanted the flowers to look very natural and romantic, spilling out of their vases, with lots of greenery and colour. I imagined them in late summer colours - peaches, ivory, periwinkle blue, with hints of orange and mauve, with dahlias, delphiniums, berries and hydrangeas. Sarah's arrangements hit the nail on the head - they were so bodacious and wildly romantic. I cried when I had to leave my bouquet behind at the end of the night!

THE CAKE | Chris's grandma made the cake, which was a lovely gift. It was perfect - four tiers, lemon sponge filled with lemon buttercream and lemon curd, served for dessert with clotted cream and raspberry coulis. I wanted something very elegant and simple, so it was iced in classic white and decorated with more of Sarah's gorgeous fresh flowers.

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER | We had the marvellous Abigail Steed taking our photos on the day. I have to say I really lucked out with our vendors. I didn't want super formal, posed shots or anything too cheesy, so Abigail's laidback, natural style really worked for us and we have some exquisitely beautiful photos to look back on. She was so great on the day, too - I've been to some weddings where the photographers can be quite bossy and intrusive but Abigail was just the opposite, and the photos are so much more beautiful as a result. She was really relaxing to have around. And we had great fun going for a little saunter across the fields, complete with friendly sheep and cyclists!

THE DETAILS & DÉCOR | I didn't want too much décor because the venue was so beautiful on its own, so it didn't need much dressing up. And I wanted to let the flowers speak for themselves (figuratively speaking), so I kept everything else quite pared back. I thought pale gold tablecloths would be a bit softer on the eye than stark white. I collected vintage urns for the flowers, and had simple gold table number holders with classic blue table numbers I'd found on Etsy. Because of the aforementioned time to kill, I hand-wrote everyone's place names in gold calligraphy, tied with velvet ribbon, and made the table plan myself. Apart from that, it was just candles candles and candles, and some gorgeous festoon lights for the evening. I'd really recommend them as lighting, they looked so beautiful when evening started setting in - everything turned magical, all soft and golden.

THE HONEYMOON | We went to Rethymno in Crete for our honeymoon, which was an absolute treat. After all the busyness and overwhelming-ness of the wedding, it was so soothing to have each other all to ourselves and totally relax and lie on the beach eating Greek food.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS | From Chris... After arriving at the reception venue, Emily and I had some time to ourselves with our photographer around the grounds of Appuldurcombe, which was like a sort of oasis in the middle of a very busy but awesome day. It was great to be able to catch up with each other and have some time to just take in the gravity of the whole occasion. I would really recommend a short break together in the day.

My speech was another memorable moment for me, despite crying almost the entire way through! It was great to have a platform to share my feelings about Emily and others in front of a loving crowd and to say thanks to the many people who helped out with the wedding and the loving people who have nurtured us in our lives up until that day.

I think the best moment for me was the moment Emily walked into the church and down the aisle to me. She looked absolutely stunning and although it was quite a surreal moment as it all suddenly dawned on me that it was actually happening, it was a moment full of joy as we exchanged loving, excited glances. It was also nice to look back and see all the people I have known over the years, particularly my family looking proudly at me. It was a moment where I felt like I had absolutely made it.

From me... Chris is usually very in command of his emotions and I've never seen him cry in all the time we've been together - so it was completely adorable and hilarious when he bawled all the way through his speech! He just couldn't stop crying!

I loved the wedding but, driving away at the end of the night, I just felt so free - like kicking off a pair of beautiful but uncomfortable heels after a great night out. Just so blissed out, and so ready for my pyjamas.

ADVICE FOR OTHER COUPLES | Hire someone to co-ordinate on the day. Often venues include someone who will do this for you, but ours didn't, so I hired Katie Radburn of Wight Wedding Days. It really was the best decision of the whole wedding for me. It just means you have someone in charge on the day who isn't you - which means you can relax! She did so much for us - from liaising with the caterers and florist on the day, to organising group photos, to emailing the wedding car driver when I didn't have reception, to fetching pens when we needed to sign cards, to setting out the evening buffet - I really don't think I'd have enjoyed the day half as much if she hadn't been so totally in control of everything. And our mums loved her. Katie was surprisingly affordable, but if you can't afford to hire someone, maybe just ask a super-organised friend to take on this role for you - I really can't recommend this more highly.

If it's stressing you out, let it go. I found when I was planning the wedding that there was an insane amount of pressure to make every tiny detail completely meaningful to us as a couple. I realised early on that I couldn't be bothered with this. Sometimes table numbers can just be numbers, they don't have to represent the intricacies of your personality! If you think they're pretty, that is enough. You don't need favours, or a DIY card box, or matching bridesmaid coat hangers, or really half the mad things the wedding industry tries to sell you, especially if it's distracting you or stressing you out. If you think it's pretty and/or fun then go with it, but otherwise, don't be afraid to just let things go if like me you can't be bothered or can't afford it. It just lasts for one day and then it all goes in the bin anyway (or you can sell it - please somebody buy my tablecloths!)

Make sure you're prepared for marriage. Lastly, we did a course of pre-marriage preparation with a couple from our church, which was invaluable in moving our focus beyond the wedding and onto starting our married life together. I'd really recommend setting aside some time to make sure you've talked through all the big questions. For example, are you going to alternate between parents every Christmas, or stay at home for Christmas? Will you raise your children with a faith, or none? Will you combine your finances? Who is going to get rid of spiders? Of course, you never fully know what marriage is going to be like before you take that leap, but you can make sure you're as prepared as possible. I'd really recommend that.

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE |

Venue | Appuldurcombe House

Caterer | Andy at Oasis Catering

Dress | Peter Som at BHLDN

Veil | Wedding veils direct

Shoes | Coast

Photographer | Abigail Steed

Florist | Sarah Matthews

Hair | Lynsey-Marie Lamothe, Isle of Wight Beauty

Cars | Isle of Wight Wedding Cars

Grooms suit | Next

Bridesmaids dresses | ASOS

Day-of co-ordination | Katie Radburn at Wight Wedding Days

Wedding rings | Trinity Street Jewellers, Cambridge

Dress alterations | Karen Robb of Dornellie

Oh those blooms were a total triumph. Wow.

Emily and Christopher, thank you both so much for sharing your nuptials with us today xo Lou