Kyri and Shelley got married on the 12th of July 2008 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Andrew in Kentish Town London. Here they share their special day with you and pass on their experiences and tips of their big day!

How did you two meet ?

We met on the 16th of December 2002 at Greenwich University Student Union’s Christmas Party!

Who proposed and where?

Kyri proposed on the 2nd Feb 2007 at Sopwell house Spa and Gardens in Herts. Unfortunately he didn’t book a table and when he took me there the restaurant was closed for renovations. He took me for a walk around the grounds and proposed on a little bridge over a lake in the moonlight. He wouldn’t let me put the ring on until we were on dry land!!

Shelley where did you get your dress from?

I bought my dress from Pronuptia in Cockfosters and the service was fantastic. The dress was called Jewel by Pronuptia. It was a satin full skirt with flowers on the rouging. It has an embroidered bodice with crystals and a lace up back. Detailed embroidery on the train. I loved it!

How about your accessories?
My Tiara was a Princess style along with a three tier crystal veil from Pronuptia Cockfosters. Peep toe shoes from a high street shop. I bought my earrings and necklace by Swarovski.

How about you Kyri where did you get your suit from?

I hired my suit from Pronuptia Cockfosters. My waistcoat and cravat were Ivory silk also from the same shop.

Tell us about your bridesmaids/koumera and your koumbaro/ushers what did they wear?

We had four bridesmaids which were all sisters and my Goumera. They all wore Cerise pink two piece outfits with bodice and skirt look. Pulled in lace up back – it was a similar style to the wedding dress. Sequin detail on bodice. All from Pronuptia Cockfosters. Costume jewellery included necklace, ring, earrings and bracelet from China, via Ebay! I requested that my Goumera wore the same dress as the bridesmaids to ensure all colours linked well. My Goumera had the skirt of her dress re-shaped and added additional detail to her skirt and bodice to show that she was my Goumera/ Chief Bridesmaid. Her accessories were all her own and her hair was styled differently from the bridesmaids. All the Ushers ‘the brothers’ and the Grooms father wore Morning suits from Pronuptia with a pale pink waistcoat and cravat.

Where was the venue for your wedding reception?

The Regency Banqueting Suite, 113 Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London N17 6VR .

What decorations and centre pieces did you have at the reception?

Shelley chose everything. All linking to the pink and sparkly princess theme. The staff at the Regency were amazing and arranged everything for us in the morning. They set up the tables and put out our favours & loukoumia. We had chair covers and a pink light curtain from Koulla at The Wedding Lounge. I arranged for an ice sculpture as a surprise for Shelley. A giraffe – Shelley has collected giraffes for years and she is known for it. She was very pleasantly surprised!

What menu did you serve to your guests?

Canapés and Drinks reception, Traditional Dips and Cypriot bread. Starter: Prawn Cocktail, Main: Chicken, Roast Potatoes and Seasonal vegetables, Dessert: Profiter rolls and ice cream. Fruit and Salad platters.

How about the wedding cake and favours?

The cake was very simple. Ivory 5 tier with two bows and crystal detail. Our favours were heart shaped boxes with cerise pink crystal flower to tie them,filled with 3 sugared almonds. A Scroll was given which detailed the traditions and symbolism of Greek weddings, including the significance of the almonds. We also had Loukoumia.

Was there a theme for your day and what inspired it?

It was supposed to be roses as Kyri was marrying his English Rose, but is diverted into a pink, sparkly princess theme, after choosing my princess dress.

Did you have any special touches or moments that you’d like to share with us?

Walking down the aisle and Kyri holding my hand saying “stop shaking …this is us forever…I love you”. Also, I had traditional Greek dancing lessons and performed a traditional routine for the money dance with Kyri. This was a special surprise for Kyri’s family and especially for his Bapou who used to dance at weddings in his village when he was young. I also did the varedo (the drunken dance) and had everyone gob smacked!!! It was wonderful!

If we could do it all again, we’d… We wouldn’t change anything about the day, it was just perfect! Well maybe the weather then!

Where did you go for your honeymoon?

We went to Thailand. Three nights in Bankok and 11 nights in Ko Sumi. Pure relaxation! We spent most of the time in the spa!

All image rights reserved by Adam Adamou – Photography By Adam

Eleni & Kosta met on a Blind Date! Kosta proposed on the 21st of May 2007 on their name day. He tricked Eleni into thinking they were going for a drink to celebrate their name day at a bar near the Millennium Bridge. They then took a stroll onto the bridge and Kosta got down on one knee and proposed, on the spot where they had their first kiss. Their wedding took place at Panayia in Wood Green and the reception followed at the Marriot Hotel Swiss Cottage. Here they share their special day with you.

The dress: Always and Forever in Hounslow They had a stand at one of the wedding shows I attended and after trying many dresses on found it there! My dress was strapless, all in one, lots of beading on the top half and an organza ruched full bodied skirt with a train. It was fairly light as organza is a light material!

The suit: Tux ‘n’ Tails in Winchmore Hill. Kosta wore Gold and Ivory as it suited his complexion and matched the colour scheme of the day. He wore a 3/4 length jacket with a gold waistcoat and cravat.

Grooms tip: Marry the person that you really love, and which is unique to you!

Brides Tip: Begin your beauty and hair treatments a good couple of months before the big day!

The Accessories: Tiara, necklace and earrings (matching) borrowed from my best friend and Koumera. Shoes with Swarovski Crystals bought from Athens. As for my veil I wanted something long and simple and the wedding store arranged that for me after the dress was chosen.

Bridesmaids/Pageboys: I had two adult bridesmaids in dark gold dresses, knee length in light flowy material, with spaghetti straps. I believe the dresses were from Monsoon as my sister Demi went with them to find the dresses. They wore gold/bronze shoe and simple gold jewelry. My two little pageboys wore suits with gold waistcoats and ties an my little flower girl wore a cute ivory dress with a gold sash all from BHS.

The Cake: Jackie Collins www.cakesbyjackie.co.uk. We had a tiered chocolate cake covered in shimmery ivory royal icing with gold roses rapping round each tier.

The Favours: We bought them over from Greece a week before the wedding. We chose little pouches tied in ribbon and a heart. Inside they had different fruit flavoured sugared chocolate. On each plate we placed a heart shaped ‘gourabie’ made by my sister Demi.

The Menu: Our starter was a puff pastry stuffed with wild mushrooms on a bed of salad, the main was a rack of lamb served with potato rosti and the dessert was a triple strawberry dessert consisting of strawberry mousse, strawberry sorbet and fresh strawberries served with coulis.

The Flowers: Tu Destino in East Finchley created all the flower masterpieces. We came up with the idea together as I wanted something fresh an simple with a modern twist. We used ivory roses sprinkled with gold glitter cut to different lengths sitting inside
a tall long vase. The head table had goldfish style vases with roses and green and gold foliage and beads wrapped inside the vases. I had a teardrop style bouquet and my bridesmaids held three ivory roses sprinkled with gold glitter and rapped in gold ribbon.

Special Touches: Kosta had learnt, and rehearsed a song by Ploudarhos ‘Ola se sena ta vrika’ as he really wanted to dedicate it to me on the day as he thought the words were appropriate and said what he felt for me. At one point after dinner was served, he got up
on the stage and sang to me to everyone’s surprise. It really was a lovely and emotional touch…Also our first dance was the Tango which we learnt especially for the big day!

The photos: Photography by Adam, Palmers Green. We LOVED our photos, we knew that in the end the long lasting memories we’d have would be in photos, so we really wanted to invest in good photos. We wanted modern photos, not the traditional statue posing ones, the photographer really knew his stuff and knew what we wanted. He really made us feel relaxed and comfortable as he is such a lovely genuine man. Kosta also wants to add ‘he’s the best photographer in Images by: Photography by Adam London!’

John and Bobbie got married on the 28th of June 2008 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God “Panayia” and here they share their special moments and give future couples advise!

How did you both meet?

We met in Cyprus whilst on holiday through mutual friends in the Finikoudes at Hobo’s Café.

What was the proposal like and where did it happen?

John proposed in August 2006 in Malaysia. He got down on one knee in the Central Park by the fountains. Very romantic!

Where did you find your dress and what was it like?

My dress was designed by Maggie Sottero and it was diamond white satin with lace and Swarovski crystals and I bought it from Young Bride and Groom in Watford.

How about your accessories?

My tiara and veil were from Young Bride and Groom in Watford. My jewellery was borrowed from a close friend and my shoes were ordered from the Internet!

How about you John where did you get your suit from?

I hired my suit from Pronuptia in Cockfosters. I wore a tailored jacket and trousers, grey pinstriped trousers, a white silk shirt along with a white silk waistcoat and a honey gold silk cravat.

How about your wedding party what did they wear?

We had four bridesmaids which wore white butterfly dresses with little tiaras in their hair and holding red posy’s. We also had two pageboys who wore black trousers and white shirt accompanied by gold & white waistcoats and cravats to match. Our Koumbaro and Usher wore the same suits as John but they both wore burgundy cravats.

Where was the reception held?

It was at the Regency Banqueting Suite London, which was fantastically organised. Thank you so much Tash!

What decoration did you have at the reception and what were your bombonieres like?

We had chair covers, beautiful flower arrangements and a board of fairy lights by A Finishing Touch.We had heart keyrings with diamontes as our bombonieres and gold heart chocolates in a small box made by Thora Boxes.

What was your cake like?

The cake was three tiers with red roses in between each tier with our initials on the middle tier “JB”. It was made by a family friend and was lovely!

What food did you serve your guests?

The food was very tasty. We had Starters : Salmon, Main course: Chicken with a mushroom sauce, potatoes and vegetables and for Dessert: Chocolate tartlet.

What advice would you give to other couples getting married?

Don’t listen to people saying “think of your money, and how much are you spending on that?” as it is your day and enjoy it and have fun as believe us it goes very very quickly!

Also get your Koumera to take a mini sewing kit with her as your dress may get stepped on and torn!

Tell us about your special moment of the day?

Celebrating this special day with the people we love!

If you could do anything differently……

We would not do anything differently it was the perfect day. Oh maybe take eye drops as my contact lenses were irritating me all day!

And finally the best bit where did you spend your honeymoon?

We went to Las Vegas and Hawaii which were both fantastic destinations and we highly recommend them!

All image rights remain with Town Studio