Tropical Splendour
What we loved…
We gave you a sneak preview last week at newly-weds Garth and Nicole Williams, but here’s what we loved.
We know they had a civil ceremony last December but there’s nothing like an official wedding, and we suspect Nicole was as thrilled as we are here at Vows when she stepped into the UWI Chapel Mona Saturday last, March 3 to meet her groom.
Bride, groom and bridal posse looked superb. The injection of colour at weddings is quite popular and we loved the colour placement. First off the burnt-orange sash, around Nicole’s strapless fitted gown, then the burnt-orange dresses worn by her bridal posse with a subtle hint of champagne, picked up too in the groom’s tie, scored big with us.
What else?
Wedding stylist Dawn Leyow did a superb job even managing to source those wonderful burnt orange roses.
The initials G&N Well, what else do you expect from an advertising guru.
There was no wedding cake Nicole wanted a wedding with lots of difference and so there was a dessert station with, you guessed it, decadently luxe haagen dazs ice cream.
Eschew all thoughts of unmarried women lining up for the bridal bouquet or bachelors for the garter. The longest married couple at the wedding got them both in addition to a bottle of Moet & Chandon.
The couple wanted guests to be as happy as they were and so a party mood prevailed throughout. Guests received a card with the name of a guest (unknown for the most part) and were asked to find that person during the course of the evening. Now how’s that for a wedding with a difference?
What inspired us?
The image of Nicole and her bridal party, oops bridal posse looking in such superb shape (take a look at those fabulously toned arms) sole male Hopeton Shaw has a pretty impressive chest so we reckon the rest of him is fab too gave us this week’s focus for Vows. Let’s get Physical see Page 4.
Nicole and Garth were up to press time en route to Dubai and so we raise our own glasses and wish for them a long, healthy and beautiful life. By the way, the couple has requested a year to themselves before they’ll start accepting visitors. We reckon they’re serious.
