I live in a lovely little town in South Buckinghamshire, and on Saturday morning was delighted to receive an email from a local bride, so local we live in the same town! We must share this wedding with you as it is simply fabulous. Not only did the bride play a huge part in her own dress, but the couple worked together to create a day of their dreams reflecting their personalities. We are delighted to welcome to our blog this morning Mr and Mrs Andrew Jennings, and we caught up with Mrs Jennings, the lovely Tania (formerly Porter) to find out more about their special day.

Andy and Tania met at a video game convention in Mesa, Arizona in September 2011 (Tania was living in the USA and Andy here in Bucks). They hit it off and stayed in touch daily, spending several month-long holidays visiting each other, and in 2013 Tania moved to the UK to study at King’s College London.

In September 2014 they attended the con in Arizona again, and on the final day Andy took over the last round of a pub quiz and used the final question to propose. Tania spent the next nine months crocheting all of the lace for her wedding dress and they made nearly all of the decorations for the reception as well (with a *lot* of help from her daughters!). The dress lace used over 7000 yards of sewing thread and 10 yards of satin.

This dress has caused quite a sensation in the media, so I had to ask Tania why she had undertaken such a huge task, ‘We wanted a wedding that reflected us, not something that could be interchangeable with any other couple. I have also crocheted so many gifts for people over the last thirty years that I thought it was high time that I make something for myself and I couldn’t think of a better occasion!’

It is also really important to our fabulous couple that we mention Amy Jeskins, a high school friend of Andy’s and costumer in London, who designed and made the underdress out of silver satin. Tania’s daughter Gabby also helped by tacking the pieces to the hem and even Andy helped by making chains around some of the largest pieces for her!

The wedding took place June 6th, 2015 at St Pancras Church in London. Tania’s 4th great-grandparents were married at the church in 1839 and Andy’s 3rd great-grandfather was also born in St. Pancras Parish, so they felt a deep affinity to the church and were so excited to be married there!

The reception was inside King’s Cross Station at the Parcel Yard Pub. Guests were served American-inspired canapes (including Tania’s own potato salad recipe!) and proper British pies and mash for the main course. The cake was designed by her daughter Bridgette to tell their love story, with the cakes baked by Tania’s mother and decorations done by her daughter and Andy’s cousin Lee (a Bridesmaid).

Hair and makeup were done by Vimal Chavda of Gro London and Carleen Gordon. Tania asked for “Boho Viking Warrior” and they did an awesome job.

Photography was done by Mike Taylor of Simple Images, the wedding was videotaped and live-streamed for family and friends in the states by Julian Wakefield of Teralon Media (in fact, some of their friends held a wedding brunch to watch the ceremony!)