Today on Marry Me Ink, I get to share with you Harriet and DJ’s wedding that took place at Ye Olde Plough House in Essex – perfect for their nautical themed wedding from Corina Photography.
I met Harriet outside my friends’ salon 10 years ago in south London – I had popped out for a cigarette and Harriet happened to be strolling past the shop and bravely started a conversation with me about my t-shirt, and followed by asking for my number. At the time she was only 17 and I was 28 so we decided to go our separate ways after a while, until we got in contact again and got back together nearly 4 years ago.
We both chose a nautical theme because DJ comes from a surfing background. We had the whole wedding day at Ye Olde Plough House as we fell in love with the barn conversion and cottages the moment we saw it.
The fun part would be the making of our guest book as it’s a surf board which we now have hanging on our wall at home. The decorations were all from Etsy and Preloved and all of our stationery was handmade.
Harriet: “Buy the dress of your dreams, don’t allow any stereotypes to put you off, your tattoos are on your body because you love them and wanted them there. Allow your dress to compliment that fact and don’t be scared to show them. After all your partner is marrying you, the tattoos are just a bonus! My tattoos influenced my choice of dress 100% – I had to make sure that whichever dress I chose, my tattoos complemented it. Once I had chosen my dress I realised that something was missing, that is why I got a tattoo on my chest. It was the final piece to a puzzle I tried desperately for months trying to solve.”
How awesome is Harriet and DJ’s wedding? I love DJ and the Best woman’s suit from Hugo Boss, and Harriet’s wedding dress compliments her chest tattoo perfectly! Thank you to them both and to Corina Photography for sharing their day with Marry Me Ink.
