I know this happened a few months before my blogging ways kicked in but I wanted to enlighten my lovely followers at just how mad the Oliver’s are!
Throughout my pregnancy with Joshua Ollie proposed several times, mainly with Haribo rings and at the insistence we should be married before our new addition arrived. I have to say I was not elated over the thought of wedding pictures when I was the size of 2 houses! So we kind of joked about it but left it well alone.
After the birth of Joshua we went away for a few days to Whitby where an idea was formed. We both loved Whitby and thought of getting married there was quite exciting! However neither Ollie nor I actually like being the centre of attention and after much deliberation we decided to do it but with no one knowing!
I know some of you may think we were a little cruel, however the thought of being the centre of attention made us both sick and we had both been married previously and had the big white wedding that neither of us wanted.
So in June/July 2011 we planned our secret wedding! I have to say it was a logistical nightmare as we are approximately 2 hours away and we needed accommodation, photographer, hair and makeup!
I have to say that once we had our fantastic photographer in place (Rob Smith) and my hair and makeup artist Helen Guy, we were rocking and rolling and they were so helpful! Without these 2 we would have been lost, not only did they do a fantastic job they were also our witnesses (who we still can’t thank enough)!
Fitting Beth for her outfit I have to say was the scariest moment of all for me, I measured her in March for her custom made dress and made out I was taking measurements for any reasonably priced school uniform I could find (as she started secondary school in September) The dress arrived in May and then I was in total melt down! .. How was I doing to get her to try it on before we travelled to Whitby without letting the cat out of the bag?? It went something like this:
Me “Beth can you remember me telling you about that very posh wedding we are going to in August?”
Beth “No”
Me “you must remember it’s going to be very very posh”
Beth “No”
Me “Well never mind, we are going to this very very posh wedding and instead of a boring dress off the rack I have had a dress made for you. Do you want to try it on?”
Beth “OMG YES!”
Once the dress was on:
Beth “OMG it’s gorgeous”
Me “it is very beautiful”
Beth “it looks like a bridesmaid dress!”
Me “No it doesn’t!”
With that she was excited about the POSH POSH wedding in August!
We Left for Whitby on Saturday 9th June and on arriving we finally told Beth that we were going to get married while we were there! To say she was gobsmacked would be an understatement!
The Sunday and the Monday I was struck down with a tummy bug so didn’t move from the apartment and I did think at one point getting married wouldn’t be an option, however when I woke on the Tuesday I was feeling much better!! (I could have cried with relief)
The whole day was fantastic! I was so calm and Rob and Helen were amazing! After getting married we then went to the beach and had some picture taken. Once finished we went back to the apartment and phoned our parents (who took the news fantastically well!)
We finished off with Fish and Chips at the Magpie and it couldn’t have been more perfect for us!
The Oliver’s certainly don’t do things conventionally and once again proves the Oliver’s house is certainly a MADHOUSE!
Please feel free to pop over to our lovely Photographer Rob’s Post about our Wedding 🙂 click HERE
All These Photos are copyrighted by Rob Smith
Gorgeous pictures of you all. As I said before we attended a wedding in Whitby and it was brilliant. looks like you had a great day and although you might be a little bit mad I think it’s in a most brilliant way. x
I really hoped that everyone would understand and we needn’t of worried they were all fantastic! nothing like a fish and chip wedding breakfast! lol
Jaime you are a beautiful family. Your dress was absolutely gorgeous, I love the colour, I’m a big blue fan. Your wedding day sounds wonderful and really special. I couldn’t do the whole massive church traditional thing either, it was just too much for me, we are like yourselves, neither of us like being in the limelight. We got married with just our parents and then ran off to Paris!
Good seaside Fish and Chips are hard to beat, the smell alone is fabulous x
I didnt want a white dress the first time round and ended up with one so i was determined to no have one this time!! blue was the natural choice since hubby is an Everton supporter (although i wouldn’t of gone that blue!)
We only ever eat fish and chips if we are at the coast!!
Paris, wow i would love to go there!
gorgeous photos, love the one with you all running and you cant beat seaside fish and chips.
thanks, thats our favorite picture too! gosh since i wrote about fish and ships yesterday its all i am craving!! lol
I love love love this post! It sounds like it was such a perfect day! You all look lovely, the pictures are amazing! Honestly think this beats any over the top wedding :):) xx
thanks honey, thats what we thought! it was us down to a T! everything was so calm and peaceful .. it really was perfect 🙂
thank you for posting this on my all about love blog hop – thankyou for sharing such a private and special occasion with us. beautiful photos x
awwww what a wonderfully romantic story and i love the haribo engagement rings – mmmm i would just eat mine!! i also love how you took the plunge and got married for yourselves by yourselves – so mnay people feel they have to have the big day to please their family and friends.
the photos are so lovely and i especially love the one of the four of you running/jumping on the beach and the final one – you look so happy. x
Thanks Jenny I will tell you a secret (I did eat the Haribo ring!) We have both been married before and had the big white wedding and we both just wanted to be ‘The Oliver’s’ so this way made it all about us and it was perfect. It helped as our family and friends are so good that we knew they would understand (although there was still that little but of doubt when we phoned them) It is certainly a moment I would never change in my life. x
Lovely post, I’m so glad you had the wedding you wanted, I hate that so many people feel forced into doing it in a way that doesn’t suit them. You all look so happy.
Thanks Emma, i would certainly recommend buggering off and doing it without the stress, fallings out and pressure! 🙂
love the story and the photos.
Superb!
xx
Thanks Liska, lovely to tweet with you today 🙂
Beautiful story and beautiful photos. Made me a bit tearful. You did so well to pull it off!
Thanks Sarah, i am not quite sure how i managed it lol lol
Fab fab fab! you all look amazing in the photos! Beth must have been over the moon when she found out! What a lovely story and a fab way to enjoy your special day xx
Thanks Helen! i hate having pics taken but i did love these 🙂 xx
Lovely post and how perfect you did it just for you guys.
We had 12 people at our wedding in Jersey and then a party once we were back, despite the small numbers at the actual ceremony, it still got over-taken by what certain people felt should happen. Hey ho.
The picture of you all running is great!
Jeannette @autismmumma
We had been so much crap we so wanted to make it just about us .. so this was perfect for us! no stress and fallings out!
Its so romantic Jaime. Our wedding was not secret but it was small and personal. Your photos are beautiful xx
Thanks Karen, we both had the big thing before and hated it so it was lovely for it just to be about us x
Awww what an amazing day!!! Looks so lovely and down to earth and happy. I was REALLY hoping you were going to say you had fish and chips too 😀
i think you know me too well!! fish and chips all the way! x
Wow, sounds like a perfect day and the photographs are just gorgeous x
Aww thanks honey x
I loved this story the first time I read it and I think it’s brilliant that it’s on Magic Moments, because it is an awesome Moment and about as magical as they come. X
aww thanks honey, and i am made up you have even popped over again 🙂 xx
Sarah i ate the Haribo rings so it was always a win win for me!! xx
thats why we kept the whole thing a secret! lol xx
such a lovely post, all the photos are all beautiful xx
Thanks so much Wendy xx
Your photographs are so beautiful and how scary to think you may not be able to go through with it as you were unwell!
Myself & my partner are unmarried and we’re the shyest people ever so we’ll probably end up doing ours in secret too! xo
Thanks so much Rebecca, I can highly recommend it!
Jaime! Those ph0tos are fantastic. You look fantastic! I was the same as you … couldn’t stand to be centre of attention. We had a big wedding planned in Wales but cancelled it and went to Vegas instead 🙂
Thanks Rachel, vegas sounds like a fab place to get married! x
OMG! Goosepimples reading that then! Just beautiful! XXX
Thanks honey xx
What a magical moment! Thank you for sharing and your pictures are fantastic!
Thanks so much honey xx
Beautiful, beautiful! I just love the photo of the four of you on the beach – stunning! Sounds like you had a perfect day! Love how you tricked Beth into trying on the dress – she must have been completely shocked! So lovely to read about your special day – thank you for sharing with all of us! xxxx
Thank you for taking the time to read! and for this lovely lovely comment honey x
That photo of you on the beach is one of the nicest wedding photos I have ever seen!That is truly a magic photo.I’m glad you had the wedding you wanted,these days I think weddings should be just as the couple wants…not what everybody else wants.
I totally agree and although we hope our family would be alright with it after the fact it really was so magical just to be us 🙂 xx
It sounds like the perfect day! And you all look fantastic!
aww thanks so much Laura 🙂
This is a fabulous post and the photos are just amazing! I love that one of you all on the beach. Will be working my way through all the Magic Moments post albeit very slowly with two fingers 🙂
Awww bless ya thank you, dont worry about visiting everyone!
Oh now that really made me smile! I can just imagine your conversation with Beth 😉 You all look gorgeous – what a great day to remember. I like your style!
lol Thanks Catherine! we certainly do things differently here 🙂 x
what lovely photos looks like a lovely day! how nice to have a small wedding sounded very special! 🙂 x
Thanks so much, It really was magical xx
Your wedding pictures are beautiful and you all look so happy. Wonderful magic moments to treasure.
Aww Thanks so much Andrea 🙂 xxx
That sounds like the best wedding ever. It’s the kind of thing that I would love. Him indoors, on the other hand, proper girl about it. Definitely pointing him in the direction of this post. It’s really romantic. X
I cant recommend it enough it really was a magical day xx
What beautiful pictures 🙂
A very romantic story. I’m still waiting for the Mr to ask me lol
Xx
Thank you, give in and ask him!! x haribo rings are not recommend though!
How beautiful you look ……you all so look stunning x
aww thank you honey x
Brilliant – love it – what a fantastic way to tie the knot.
its the Madness in us 🙂 xx
What a wonderful way to get married – and just the way you wanted, which is perfect. I love the photos, you are a beautiful family 🙂 The one of all you all in the beach is very special xx
Aww thank you Sara xxx what a really lovely lovely comment xx
You all look so happy! I think secret weddings are very special. It’s two people getting married because they want to, not to please others. Good on you for taking the plunge this way!
Thanks honey, it really was so so magical just to have us and the kids x
Aww what a romantic story 🙂 Lovely photos too
Thanks honey xxx
Oh wow Jaime, you look so happy, what an amazing day! Very lucky that your parents took it so well too! Fantastic pictures, and lovely that you followed your hearts xx
awww thank you honey xx
I just HAD TO come and read this post too!! I love that you just went and did it, not even telling Beth until it was happening. I love that you’re all a little bit loopy 🙂 x
lol we are certainly that my lovely lol lol xx
Awww I love this. You look gorgeous!
Aww thanks 🙂 I dont do dresses often … in fact i have only ever done 3 in my life and you have seen me now in 2 lol
Hi Love this post! Me and my partner are looking to elope with our 3 month old in Whitby as this was where we had our first holiday together, we were just wondering where you eloped? Proving difficult to find somewhere!! We just want fish and chips after haha!! The family picture on the beach is lovely
Hi Charlotte, we stayed at the metropole towers in Whitby itself.
Please do feel free to email me directly if you want some contact numbers for the hair and makeup lady and the photographer too.
It’s so difficult trying to do it on the QT isn’t it!
jaime@theoliversmadhouse.co.uk