Good Old Fashioned Romance
vintage wedding
By Jenessa Williams
For many girls (and boys too, let’s not be sexist!), one
day is more important than any other for getting all
dressed up. A couples wedding day is meant to be
an embodiment of not only their love, but of the two
families they’re bringing together, the passions they
share and the things that bond them together.
For Daisy Ann Lloyd and her husband Jamie, it was
vital that their big day showed off their love of rockabilly,
tattoos and punk culture. After four years together, the
couple knew that neither would be comfortable with a
traditional affair. Instead they set about crafting their
dream day, complete with handmade invites, liquor on
every table and an incredible artisan cake. We caught
up with Daisy to find out just how much work went into
their magical event...
How did you two meet?
In Bath. I was doing my post grad and living back with
my parents whilst studying. Jamie was also studying
at the time. We were both with friends at Moles Club
in Bath and I struck up a conversation with him about
his tattoos.
How did you/he propose?
He was helping my Dad renovate an old boat when he
asked him for my hand in marriage. Jamie did tell me
that he had asked my Dad but later he made a special
proposal. We were in Brighton (where we live now) at
the time, as he had an appointment to get tattooed
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by our friend Phil Kyle at Magnum Opus. He brought
a temporary ring in Accesorize and whilst we were
walking along the pier on a sunny day, he stopped
and got on one knee.
part of my life. Our Vicar Jess is absolutely brilliant and
down to earth and she allowed us to play the music
that we wanted. Guests arrived to the sounds of Ruth
Brown and left with ‘Rose of My Heart’ by Johnny Cash.
‘I made pretty much everything;
table runners, bunting, favours,
all the men’s boot lace ties and
screen printed signs from our
invitations...’
Our wedding breakfast in the afternoon was in the
ballroom at the Langport Arms and I decorated the
whole room to look as much like a 50’s American
diner as I could. The menu and food was all diner
style and the waitresses/waiters wore little hats and
badges to help make it look authentic. I mixed it up a
bit with vintage tea cups, but safe to say most people
used these for the bottle of Sailor Jerry on each table
and not tea! Our wedding car was a black 1959
Ford Galaxie driven by the owner who was also the
DJ at our evening reception. Him and his wife teach
swing dance lessons and gave everyone a lesson
at the beginning of the night which was brilliant and
hilarious, especially as everyone was already pretty
tipsy.The evening reception was in the same ballroom
as the breakfast. We also had a photobooth set up
by the photographers, a sweet buffet made from
vintage glassware and sweets brought from eBay and
temporary tattoo parlour. We felt nervous at first about
older relations being there and seeing our tattoos, but
instead we decided it was our day and they can fit
in with us, not the other way around. It was funny to
see some of them showing off their arms covered in
transfers!
Did you go D.I.Y for any of your other decorations?
I made pretty much everything; table runners, bunting,
favours, all the men’s boot lace ties and screen printed
signs from our invitations. I would say though that this
was a lot to take on!
What was the one centerpiece of your day that you
could not have had a vintage wedding without?
I think there were three key things that glued the whole
theme together. Firstly, it was the invitations, they set
the whole scene for the day. Secondly, apologies to
my husband, but my dress. The dress is so important
for setting the style of the rest of the wedding party
and that needs to look right for a vintage theme.
Lastly, we were so lucky to have Jamie’s Step Mother
pay for our cake which was the most awesome
Choccywoccydoodah creation. It looked like our
invitations, was the right colour and took centre stage
when people arrived at the reception venue.
Where there any major compromises made between
you and your Husband in terms of the wedding
planning or did it all go smoothly?
Nothing will ever go 100 percent smoothly in terms of
Why did you go for a vintage theme and how did you
integrate it throughout your day?
I wanted the theme of the day to really represent who
both Jamie and I are as people. We are both tattooed,
love punk and rockabilly, and have a passion for midcentury styles. A lot و HX