Sian & Liam

Why did you choose the Montagu Arms Hotel, Hampshire?

We wanted an intimate wedding, and when we visited The Montagu Arms, we fell in love with it. The hotel gardens were beautiful and the location was ideal. We wanted a dog friendly wedding venue too and the set up at The Montagu Arms meant our dog could be with us for the whole day. Clara, the wedding coordinator was great on our visit, answering all our questions and being welcoming.

What food did you choose?

We really wanted an intimate wedding breakfast, with great wedding food and a family atmosphere - The Montagu Arms more than delivered! We chose to have a big oval table in the Oakwood room, to create a family atmosphere. We had a three course meal and were able to give our guests a choice of what they would like between melon or fishcakes; chicken supreme or fillet of beef and lemon meringue tart or chocolate delice. We had a variety dietary requirements and The Montagu Arms were very helpful and everyone loved the wedding meal. All the meals were delicious - including the fish pie from the A La Bark menu for our pooch!
 

Who was your florist and what did you choose?

Jo Hicks was our wedding florist, and she was amazing! We showed her the colour palette we were looking for and sent pictures of the various things we had bought - she then tied the flowers into that. We had some lovely vases on the fireplace for our ceremony and lots of bud vases dotted around the room, which were then moved to the table for our feast. Jo asked if there were any particular flowers we wanted, and she incorporated these too. The bouquets were beautiful and we cannot thank her enough.

Tell us about your wedding dress and big day fashion - include accessories, shoes, hair and makeup, bridesmaids, groom

My dress and veil were from Wed2B and my shoes were from Irregular Choice. I had various accessories for the day, all from Etsy. The suits for the groomsmen were from Moss Bros and their accessories also came from Etsy. As we were having an intimate micro wedding, we wanted to spend big on other things and so kept everything quite simple.

The Montagu Arms has some lovely dog friendly courtyard rooms, and I stayed in one the night before the wedding with our pooch and my maid of honour. It was the perfect bridal suite to get ready in the morning, and we had our hair done by Abigail Blake and our make up by Laura Crowther. Abby was great and helped me pick a hair accessory that could be woven into my hair. My make up trial was great and Laura created exactly the look I was going for. On the morning, the bridal party along with Abby and Laura were all in the courtyard room, which had enough space for everyone.