HOLLY SCOTT LIDGETT TALENT AND BRAND PARTNERSHIPS

i think falling in love in your forties is so divorced from the fantasy that you create in your twenties. You’re so present in your love. My husband and I are together purely out of choice so creating this wedding together felt easy and nurturing. We got married at Burgh House in Hampstead the week before Christmas. It was very intimate because we’re blending a family and therefore wanted to make sure that all six children were the focus. We wanted it to be like the most wonderful Sunday lunchslash-dinner party you could imagine.

I know my style – I kind of dress like a boy – and I wanted to feel like the best version of me. From the off, I wanted to wear a white shirt, flats and a full-length veil. I made the mistake of telling friends and the consensus was that perhaps it wasn’t appropriate! For a moment I let myself be derailed and went to a bridal appointment, which was so much fun but I knew I wasn’t going to wear a bridal gown. After getting stressed about it, I woke up one morning in September and called the Alaïa store on Bond Street. I’d seen this 1996 re-edition of a shirt I loved and they had one in my size. I headed down there on my own. As soon as I put it on I grinned and felt how I guess you’re supposed to feel when you put on The Dress. I was beside myself.

I already had a pair of Rupert Sanderson shoes that my sister-in-law embellished with Swarovski crystals for the wedding. And the veil was £79 from Etsy. It’s the ultimate accessory – I didn’t want to take it off !