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A Suzanne Neville Bride for an English Garden Jewish Wedding at Down Hall Hotel & Spa, Essex, UK

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Mia and Bradley, Down Hall Hotel, Hatfield Heath, UK

We have the most stunning English garden Jewish wedding to share with you today! Mia, who works in fashion recruitment, and Bradley, a project manager, have been together since the age of 14 after meeting at school, so by the time they celebrated their big day at Down Hall in Essex, there was so much history, love, and family wrapped up in the day.

And speaking of family – Mia is lucky enough to be the daughter of Richard, founder of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Creative Events, so it was basically a given that she was going to have a Jewish wedding for the books.

Creative Events handled planning, production, and floral design, and they brought Mia’s dreams of a rustic English garden in soft pastels to life so perfectly. We’re especially obsessed with the duo’s stunner of a floral chuppah, featuring a mix of seasonal flowers, including hydrangeas, peonies, roses, and dahlias.

Photographer Chloe Delmonte captured the day so exquisitely, while videographer Denee Motion took charge of film in their trademark cinematic style. Now over to Mia…

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How We Met

Mia, the bride: We met at school when we were 11 years old. Bradley and I both went to Yavneh College and started going out when we were 14 years old and have been together ever since!

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A Lee Grebenau Bride for a Timelessly Elegant and Deeply Personal Jewish Wedding at the Rosewood, London, UK

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Eli and Zac, Rosewood, London, UK

Today’s London Jewish wedding is filled with tons of beautiful personal touches, and we are here for it. Bride Eli, a nutritionist and Zac, a lawyer, met while living in Israel – and while they’ve since moved back to the UK, so much of their day was shaped by their time in Tel Aviv (including Eli’s choice to wear Israeli designer Lee Grebenau).

The pair wove in so many elements that felt uniquely them, from modern Hebrew music that, to a hand-designed ketubah crafted by the groom’s father and filled with symbols from the couple’s life together, to fresh fruit layered into the floral design as a nod to both the bride’s work as a nutritionist and the duo’s shared love of food. Catch all the gorgeous details in the wonderful photos from Susie and Harley of Barker Evans and trailer by Denee Motion!

We also love that Eli and Zac opted to work with Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor XS Showband, who, in Eli’s words,

completely exceeded every expectation. The band were nothing short of sensational. From the moment the dancing began, the energy in the room was incredible and it never dipped for a second. The dance floor stayed full all night, exactly as we had hoped, and so many guests have since told us it was one of the best wedding bands and parties they had ever experienced.

We also worked closely with Fran from XS on all the production, including the dance floor, staging and lighting. She was an absolute pleasure to work with, genuinely lovely, hugely helpful and incredibly professional. The entire team made everything feel seamless from start to finish, which meant I felt calm and relaxed knowing it was all in safe hands.

Now over to Eli…

 

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How We Met

Eli, the bride: We met at a wedding in Israel. Zac had moved from London to Tel Aviv a year earlier, and I was just about to make the move myself. What followed was an incredible year living in Israel together before we eventually decided to return to London to be closer to our families.

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A Sophia Tolli Bride for a Winter Jewish Wedding in Pink at Sopwell House, St Albans, UK

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Hannah and Luke, Sopwell House, St Albans, UK

Gorgeous chuppah alert! Bride Hannah, an account manager for a SAAS company, loves all things pink, so when it came time to plan her Jewish wedding to Luke, a research analyst for an asset manager, it was a given that the color would play a prominent role. That included the chuppah – and we are here for the floral romance in shades of rose crafted by the couple’s florist, Sonia of Amber Rose Flowers.

Hannah and Luke wanted to make sure their wedding had an amazing vibe with everyone up dancing all night, and they chose Totem – which happens to be owned by Hannah’s uncle Brett! – to make it happen.

We also love that the couple, who’ve been together since they were 15, had their rabbi from school under the chuppah with them officiating – and we’re also obsessed with the way they brought in all kinds of personalized touches incorporating their design and logo! Catch it all in the wonderful candid photos from Rachel Takes Pictures.

Read on for all the gorgeous details in Hannah’s own words…

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How We Met

Hannah, the bride: We have been together for 13 years – we met at school and started going out when we were 15 in March 2013, and then went on to get married on 25th Jan 2026! We clicked from the day we met from such a young age and knew we were soulmates straight away – we couldn’t imagine life without each other.

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A Suzanne Neville Bride for a Quintessentially Elegant London Jewish Wedding at the Rosewood London, UK

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Natasha and James, Rosewood, London, UK

Natasha and James’ big day embodies everything we love the most about London Jewish weddings. There’s something so iconic about a London hotel venue and Natasha, who works at Sky Sports as an Assistant Producer, and James, a Senior E-Commerce Manager at Universal Music Group, opted to make things official at one of the best, the stunning Rosewood London. The couple loved the way the property embodies “cool and classy,” and it really was the perfect spot for this very special day.

Natasha and James’ wedding planners, Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Uptown Events, helped the couple bring their wedding dreams to life, and, in the bride’s words, “made everything so seamless from start to finish.” We’re obsessed with all the gorgeous details that gave this wedding its wow factor, from the epic forest-like chuppah in green and white to Natasha’s bespoke gown by Suzanne Neville and so much more. And naturally we’re obsessed with the candid editorial photography from Rachel Takes Pictures!

Read on for all the rest of the details of this exquisite wedding in Natasha’s own words…

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How We Met

Natasha, the bride: James & I never had the “hello, nice to meet you moment”. We had actually known each other since we were little, with James being best friends with my cousin. It was only at University that we were “formally” introduced and the rest was history! We both studied in Leeds, Natasha at the University of Leeds and James at Leeds College of Music, and from the day we met, we instantly clicked… Two days later and we are having our first date, at Old Trafford for Manchester United vs Arsenal (both MASSIVE Arsenal fans)! 8 years later and we are married!

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An Emma Beaumont Bride for a Lebanese-Jewish Wedding with a Fantastic Floral Chuppah at Easthampstead Park Hotel, Wokingham, UK

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Tatiana and Daniel, Easthampstead Park Hotel, Wokingham, UK

Gorgeous chuppah alert! Londoners Tatiana and Dan, who both work in tech, had one of the most absolutely exquisite floral chuppahs we’ve seen – and we see a lot!

Given that Tatiana’s family owns Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Easthampstead Park Hotel in Wokingham, it was a natural choice for their wedding weekend. The stunning Victorian country house venue an hour outside London provided the perfect spot for all of their events, from the Lebanese-themed Friday night dinner to the main Jewish ceremony and reception on Saturday to the Sunday brunch – and since they fully took over the hotel for the weekend, all of their guests were able to stay together and get to know one another.

Planning a three-day affair is no easy feat, and Tatiana and Dan turned to Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Sophie Amor to help make their wedding dreams come true. In Tatiana’s words, “Sophie was so incredible, and her patience was unwavering – she made us feel like ours was the only wedding she was working on for nine months! I really couldn’t recommend her more – she was so organised, understood me & Dan inside and out and just made our weekend completely stress free.”

Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Sensation Band made sure the dance floor was packed all night long – and also arranged for the incredible electric violinists who played as guests made their way to the dinner marquee!

The couple’s photographer, Pippa Mackenzie, captured the day so beautifully, and their videographer, Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Denee Motion, filmed the celebration in his trademark cinematic style – and Tatiana and Dan appreciated his calming presence on the day.

There’s so much more to say about this very special wedding – but we’ll turn you over to the bride, who looked simply ravishing in her bespoke Emma Beaumont gown, for the rest…

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How We Met

Tatiana, the bride: We were introduced between the second and third lockdowns in London, and have slightly varying accounts of what happened! For me, I was chatting with a few different guys, two of which were already named Dan (Dan 1 and Dan 2). When I met my friend Saacha for lunch, she cut in and said, “OMG, I have Dan 3 for you!” and passed Dan my number. However, for Dan, he was feeling a bit worn out with dating after a not-so-great date, so he only reached out a week later. We met and saw each other for the first time at The Marylebone Pub were we had our first date, and hit it off right away (helped by many tequila shots and lots of laughter).Continue ReadingContinue Reading