We gave ourselves a couple of years to plan our wedding. We wanted to make sure we could afford what we wanted, plus Imogen’s brother was getting married in 2023 so we wanted to avoid their date and we liked the thought of getting married in a leap year.

Imogen loves a spreadsheet so she took care of the planning and budget, and just ran ideas past Rosie. There was a standing joke that Rosie was going to be just as surprised as our guests on the big day!

Our first priority was the venue, closely followed by the photographer and celebrant. Because without those three, there’s no wedding! We chose Norwood because we both loved how secluded it was. Hearing the birds and the River Dee, you feel like you’re miles away from the city. Oh, and Rosie fell in love with the main staircase. As we both have quite stressful jobs, we wanted a summer wedding where the doors could be flung open and people could dance, chat, relax, laugh and just be present in the day.

When it came to our outfits, Imogen knew she wanted a white jumpsuit and booked two boutique appointments a week apart. But after a positive experience at Perfect Bridal Rooms, she cancelled the other one. Rosie then booked in there too and the consultant – the only person to know what we’d both chosen – made sure her choice complemented Imogen’s. We both couldn’t rate the team at Perfect Bridal any higher, they were just excellent! They made each of us feel welcome, comfortable and like the only shopper in the whole boutique.

Each of us had three in our bridal party. The girls wore sage green ASOS dresses in a style of their choice and Imogen’s bridesman Roy wore a kilt, and added a gifted pair of cufflinks that belonged to her dad.

We both stayed at Norwood the night before, in separate rooms with our bridal parties, after a dinner for all travelling family and friends. It was lovely to merge the families and relax into the next couple of days. Our mornings were busy but regimented and using walkie talkies made everything much easier!

Our brothers walked us down the aisle and our humanist wedding ceremony portrayed our relationship to a tee. Afterwards, we did a guard of honour walk in the bubble-filled courtyard (our guests had little tubes of bubbles and our bridesmaids were armed with commercial-strength bubble machines)!

While we went for our photoshoot, the guests were busy with a candy cart and garden games (some personalised) and we’d done favours for the kids – a wee paper bag with a magnetic heart-shaped canvas and colouring pencils. Plus, family friends Laura and Calum sang and played guitar for everyone.

We had four speeches; first up Imogen then Rosie, followed by Rosie’s maid-of-honour Emma, and we finished with Imogen’s brother, Finlay. The words were the right blend of love, appreciation and funny stories. And there wasn’t a dry eye in the room!

Our first dance was Ruelle’s I Get To Love You. We both connected with the lyrics and loved the song. But because it’s quite slow, we had Disclosure (feat. Sam Smith)’s Latch for our second song. This is when the party got into full swing and dance floor was full for the rest of the night. We’d given our DJ a brief vibe of what we were looking for ahead of time and they absolutely nailed it. Think big, dancey, poppy, gay disco!

Rosie’s highlight from the wedding was sneaking off in the evening to catch the last of the summer sun and get a secret snap with our photographer. This special photo was then used a few weeks later to announce our pregnancy! Imogen’s highlight was knowing people had travelled from all over the globe to celebrate with us. Everyone there played an important part in our wedding and made it the best day we could both have asked for.

The following week we went to Brora for a couple nights, switched our phones off and took a few deep breaths! As for our honeymoon, it’s on hold until our newborn daughter is a little older so we can leave her with Granny. So, watch out Thailand we are coming to get you!

Imogen & Rosie's Little White Book

Alterations: Martine Blair Dressmaking
Bridal outfits: Perfect Bridal Rooms
Bridal accessories: RedRocks, Zig Zag & Zoom
Bridesmaids’ outfits: ASOS
Bridesman’s outfit: Mains Highlandwear
Beauty: The Brown Cow Tanning Co., Ocean Beauty Stonehaven
Celebrant: Neil Mellis of Independent Humanist Ceremonies
Décor and flowers: WDB Flowers & Events
DJ: Elite Promotions Aberdeen
Hair: Avant-Garde Studio, The Beauty Hive
Make-up: Yasmin Moayyad, Alexandra McEwan
MOTB outfits: Irene Collins, LK Bennett
Photographer: J Dyer Photography
Rings: Finnies the Jeweller
Stationery: Vistaprint