A real royal wedding

It has been the talk of the world this weekend and yet while everyone else has been focused on Harry and Meghan, I spent Saturday at a royal wedding of my own. It's been on my bucket list to go to an Indian wedding ever since I watched The best exotic marigold hotel - they always just seemed so colourful and full of life! And so when my friend from work Nisha, announced she was getting married, it's safe to say I was excited. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to go in all the traditional clothing (go big or go home) and after having a look online, I settled on this blue and gold outfit with pink scarf. After a bit of research, I thought it was wiser to go with a lehenga choli (top and long skirt) rather than a saree, because I figured that my chances of knowing how to put a saree on were pretty slim. It was pretty good as well because for the 3 piece outfit, custom fitting and delivery it was only £40! And the quality is really good - the embroidery work on the skirt is just stunning. Although the custom fitting wasn't great because the top arrived and it was massive! Luckily the skirt fit perfectly so I went in search of a different top and remembered this one of Katie's, so I borrowed that off of her, and I also borrowed some gold sandals from my mum. I finished the outfit with plenty of gold bangles, massive statement gold earrings and my cream and gold shoulder bag. Although it may be a tradition for the bride, I ended up wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue! I also took full advantage of being able to do statement colourful makeup. I used berry and gold tones on my eyes (including gold glitter), a deep berry on my lips (Lyin king by Colourpop) and then completed the look with a gold bindi.

So on Saturday morning, me and Rachael travelled down to Coventry (the super long way round because we got 3 trains) and then hopped in a taxi to go to Coombe Abbey. The venue was absolutely beautiful and was the perfect place for a wedding - plus they certainly got the weather! We hadn't gone to the temple (it would've been a seriously early start) so we enjoyed a glass of wine out in the sun while we waited for everyone to arrive.

Coombe Abbey itself was beautiful enough but the marquee was really something. Nisha had gone with an enchanted forest theme so the whole place was covered in flowers and trees and amazing centre pieces. The top table in an indian wedding is just for the married couple and that had been decorated really nicely too!

Then the newly weds finally arrived and Nisha truly did look the most beautiful bride. Her dress was so intricate and embellished, it was amazing! They walked down to drummers playing and then did the cake cutting, which involved the parents feeding the bride and groom (a ceremony joining the families together). Then we literally had the best day! The food was amazing (the starter was just as big as the main and there was a chocolate fountain), there was a guitar player plus 4 drummers and the whole room was bursting with colour and life and alcohol (free bar woo!). I just loved all the music and the bhangra dancing and the atmosphere - it completely lived up to my expectations. Then at the end of the day, we followed the newly weds out to their car to see them off and wished them a lifetime of happiness together. It really was a wedding worthy of royalty.