A + K are MARRIED! | Gwynne Vaughan Park Wedding (Continued)

Ok, so here are more photos from the day, as promised :) Sorry for the delay! I've been super-duper busy lately. I'll start the post off with photos from the bridal prep. K had 6 bridesmaids there for her on her special day!
I thought it would be interesting to find out a bit more about the history of the "bridesmaid" and to know what their role was and what it has evolved into in the present day.

Here are some facts that I found at "The Dessy Group" Wedding Planning Tips:

• In early Roman times, bridesmaids formed a sort of "protective shield", dressed in similar outfits, as they accompanied the bride to the groom's village. They were to intervene if any wayward thugs or vengeful suiters tried to hurt the bride or steal her dowry.
• The Western bridesmaid tradition seems to have originated from later Roman law, which required ten witnesses at a wedding to outsmart evil spirits believed to attend the ceremonies. The bridesmaids and ushers dressed in identical clothing to the bride and groom, so the evil spirits wouldn't know who was getting married!
• In Victorian wedding photographs it can take a bit of inspection to identify the bride and groom from among the other members of the bridal party!
• Today, the bridal party continues to support the bride, but not by warding off evil spirits or thugs and vengeful suiters, but by providing support staff and an advisory board. They are also an honoured member of the bridal party, a special guest at the reception, as well as the brides "special assistant".
• They are said to be caring helpers and thoughtful organizers :)

I thought it was pretty interesting! You can read more about it (if you're interested haha) at the link above...

K had a lovely set of bridesmaids, I'll start the photos off with them, in no particular order. These were taken just after they had their hair + makeup done:

And getting in her dress:





The lovely Karen de Nevers of de NEVERS EVENTS did such a great job in coordinating the event! Be sure to check her out if you or someone you know is getting married :)

The ceremony site:



The beautiful bride and her dad...















And some detail shots from the reception...