Good morning to you all! You might remember the beautiful snowy engagement session of Henry and Rachel that we featured only a few days after Christmas. If not, then you can take a look here. Rachel and Henry met when they were both studying in Cambridge and even though they are now living in sunny San Francisco, they knew that it was too important a place for them not to get married there. Henry is from the UK so they had lots of planning help from his family and her friends. Their venue South Farm in the English countryside, is nothing short of spectacular and we have the images to prove it, thanks once again to Ria Mishaal.
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Oh it’s officially back to work today for most of us. The wrapping paper has been put away for another year and our Christmas trees are weeping so much that the baubles are resting on the floor, it has never felt more like a Monday. So… determined to get an extra few days out of the festive season here at FAB so that we can bring some cheer to those of you looking to do anything but open up your inboxes.. we have the most beautiful snowy winter engagement shoot in Cambridge for you today, caught on camera by the lovely Ria Mishaal. For the lucky couples that engaged over Christmas and New Year… your inspiration starts here!
Today’s couple are Rachel and Henry. She’s American, he’s English and they live in San Francisco. After falling in love during their time at Kings College in Cambridge, this very special place for them was the perfect location for both their engagement shoot and destination wedding. They met Ria Mishaal on a frosty December morning while in the UK to plan their summer wedding and although it was clearly quite chilly, the snow created such a beautiful back-drop for their gorgeous engagement photo’s.
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On this the eve of of the Royal Wedding I though it would be nice to look back at some previous British Royal weddings and at the Royal wedding traditions that have developed through the years…
Photographs: bridalwave.tv
White Wedding Dress
It is a tradition for the royal bride to wear a white wedding dress, a tradition that originally began with the royal family’s Queen Victoria in 1840.
Photographs: bridalwave.tv
The Bouquet
When Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840, she carried myrtle, known as the herb of love, in her bouquet. After the wedding, Victoria planted a myrtle shrub in her garden at the Osborne House on the Isle of Wight and since then every British royal bride has carried a bouquet containing a sprig plucked from the same shrub.
In an act of love to honor the armed forces Royal brides leave her bouquet in Westminster Abbey at the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The Queen Mother unknowingly created the tradition when she laid down her bouquet in remembrance of her brother who has lost his life in the Battle of Loos.
Photograph: alphabeticallistofflowers.or
Welsh Gold Wedding Ring
A tradition beginning with the Queen’s late mother in 1923, all of the royal women’s wedding bands have contained precious Welsh gold from the same nugget mined in Dolgellau, North Wales – a variety of gold that is very valuable. While the original nugget is almost depleted, the Queen has since been presented with another large nugget for future wedding bands, including Catherine’s.
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