In the meantime, Freddie wore a swimsuit by Casely-Hayford. “He knew all alongside he wished a inexperienced wire three-piece swimsuit,” explains Raine. “Charlie [Casely-Hayford] helped him discover some gorgeous Italian cloth with a pink silk lining.” He accomplished the look with a white Emmett shirt, brown leather-based Bottega Velasca loafers, and a classic Hermès swan tie with the pièce de la resistance being novelty duck cufflinks.

As south Londoners, the couple opted for a civil ceremony at Lambeth City Corridor adopted by a marriage lunch at The Camberwell Arms. The couple drove themselves to the reception, after being suggested by buddies that it’s good to have a second alone collectively after the ceremony. “We love our previous Mercedes 1985 280SE,” says Raine. “So it felt proper to drive ourselves to the venue. We sorted decorations for the automobile the evening earlier than. I really like ribbons so I went wild with these—I sort of wished it to look a bit scrappy.”

Talking of ribbons, the couple’s reception venue was lined in them. “We wished them to cowl the whole lot,” says Raine. “We added pink ribbon to the candelabras, candles, and vases.” The couple’s buddy Yolly designed the flowers, selecting wealthy, vibrant, pleased tones, filling the area with poppies, cyclamen, ranunculus, and tulips. “We additionally acquired attractive birds and painted by hand oil lamps from Brixton Market to brighten the tables.”

Because it was just a few days earlier than Christmas, the couple determined, quite ambitiously, to make particular person crackers for each visitor, every with its personal distinctive joke. Additionally they made beaded Christmas decorations for the place settings that doubled as a memento. “Fortunately it went down rather well because it took without end,” Raine says. “We additionally did a stencil profile cut-out of one another, primarily based on ’50s Polish movie poster designs,” she continues. “Then the superb artist Alia Wilhelm used it for issues just like the invitations, menus, posters, et cetera. She collaged them into an incredible design, which we liked.”

The reasoning behind selecting The Camberwell Arms was twofold, and easy: “We love the meals there,” says Raine. “We didn’t need the marriage to really feel conventional or overly formal. And we wished to go someplace that we may go once more for our anniversary.” The muffins—plural—have been from Hebe Konditori (“I couldn’t not do three… they’re artworks and there have been lots of people to feed”) and featured each a whippet and swans, in a nod to the couple’s houseboat dwelling. Leisure was offered through Colbert, a black Elvis, which Raine describes as the actual spotlight of the day: “We wished one thing distinctive for our celebration and Colbert’s efficiency had everybody on the dancefloor, it was unimaginable.” Late-night meals got here courtesy of Cornfield Bakery, who served Jamaican patties as a nod to Raine’s heritage.

However essentially the most cinematic contact of all? The couple’s names have been emblazoned on the entrance of the enduring Ritzy cinema in Brixton. “I lived in a flat reverse the Ritzy with my dad rising up,” explains Raine. “And with us each being administrators, it was solely proper to have our names up there for the marriage day.” Now exhibiting: Fortunately ever after.