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Charlotte Stavrou, founder and CEO of SevenSix Agency, and her now husband Emilio, an entrepreneur, first met 9 years in the past on an evening out in Shoreditch, London. After only one date (an off-the-cuff affair for Emilio’s buddy’s birthday) Charlotte needed to journey to the U.S. for 2 weeks, they usually questioned what would come of their budding romance. They needn’t have anxious. “Regardless of the space, Emilio made a degree to remain up late and FaceTime me each night time,” Charlotte recollects. “I returned residence from my work journey on Valentine’s Day and he had organised an elaborate banquet with all his buddies, just because I discussed that I do not do Valentine’s Day dates. From that time on, we’ve got hardly spent various days aside. We moved in collectively after solely six months of relationship, and 7 years into our relationship, he proposed.”
“The proposal was as private and romantic because it might get. We have been on vacation at his household’s vacation residence in Alonissos in Greece,” Charlotte explains. “On the primary night time, we took a stroll to the chapel to observe the sundown earlier than dinner at our favorite restaurant—one thing we’ve completed 100 instances. As we reached the highest of the hill close to the chapel, Emilio received down on one knee and proposed. I used to be so shocked, particularly since he is normally horrible at protecting secrets and techniques, significantly from me. The revelation that he had managed to cover the ring in our flat for months left me in absolute shock.”
After that, wedding ceremony planning started, with the couple deciding to get married overseas (extra on that later), with a London ceremony beforehand. Scroll on to learn extra about how the marriage unfolded within the bride’s personal phrases, and anticipate loads of stylish touches together with Italian-inspired wedding ceremony stationery, a number of DJ units, a wonderful silk wedding ceremony costume and an Aperol cart (after all!).

“Emilio and I knew immediately that we needed to get married overseas. Together with his Greek Cypriot roots and a household residence in Greece and my Jamaican heritage and time spent dwelling in Spain and Portugal, we have been each drawn to the concept of a sun-soaked wedding ceremony. After considering numerous potential places, we settled on Puglia in Italy; a spot we had each fallen in love with throughout our second vacation collectively.”

“We determined to host two wedding ceremony ceremonies: one for household and one other for buddies. The primary ceremony happened at Outdated Marylebone City Corridor in London, attended by a close-knit group of 30 members of the family. Our London invites have been designed by my mother-in-law, Dania. She’s an unimaginable artist and sketched Emilio and me in wedding ceremony apparel. It was very stylish and we despatched them out digitally to our household. Our Italian invites and all paper merchandise have been from Papier.”

“Publish-ceremony, Emilio’s mother and father hosted a really stylish BBQ at their home, catered by Feast and Social. I wore a enjoyable minidress by Rotate, rented through By Rotation, paired with sneakers from Magda Butrym.”

“Per week later, we jetted off to Puglia for our Italian wedding ceremony; a three-day occasion that includes welcome drinks, the marriage ceremony and a pool get together.”

“The primary night time’s festivities happened at a brand new bar in Puglia on the waterfront, the place we rented an space for drinks and snacks, with music supplied by our buddy and DJ Martin aka Sheeb.”
“We hosted the marriage at Barsentum, a picturesque fortified village nestled between the inexperienced landscapes of Noci and Putignano, identified for its iconic Trulli homes. As I received prepared for the ceremony, I wore a slip and lace gown from Bocan Couture. My intimate bridal get together consisted of my sister, my husband’s youthful sister and our nieces and nephew. We received prepared on the venue alongside my two different sisters-in-law, our mums and my dad. Hair and make-up was completed by Natasha Davies and Cimone from The Curl Directive; the easiest for brides with curly hair! I’m fortunate that my brother’s girlfriend Lauren can also be my nail tech, so my nails have been contemporary for the day. We went for a gold chrome.”

“The room was full of the laughter of kids working round while the grown-ups sipped on glowing rosé and danced to Wizkid on Spotify. My magnificence aim was to realize a glance that was naturally me however elevated, and I can truthfully say it was one of the best I’ve ever regarded! I selected to embrace my pure curls for the marriage; a uncommon sight amongst brides with naturally curly hair. My imaginative and prescient was for Emilio to see me strolling down the aisle trying similar to myself however with an additional je ne sais quoi.”

“I even have two wedding ceremony bands—one from every wedding ceremony. For the London ceremony, I went for a easy gold band that Emilio made for me at Wild Fawn Jewellery studio. I additionally made his. I’d extremely suggest creating your bands collectively as it’s so private and enjoyable within the lead-up to the chaos. For Italy, I selected the matching band to my engagement ring, which is a lab-grown diamond from Kimaï. I put on each of them each day.”

“We have been drawn to an Italian theme for our wedding ceremony, regardless of neither of us being Italian. Our love for Italy, particularly Puglia, impressed us to examine a country but stylish wedding ceremony. Our flowers have been regionally sourced and seasonal, besides a yellow English rose; a nod to our residence and household in England. We employed an area wedding ceremony assistant who launched the venue to us. It’s very well-known regionally, however I don’t assume it is usually used for worldwide weddings. It was completely beautiful and we beloved that we didn’t have so as to add any further decorations to make it look good. Trying again on the photographs, it’s precisely the Italian wedding ceremony I had on my Pinterest board.”

“Our bridesmaids regarded beautiful of their Meshki clothes, sourced from Depop, while our flower women wore lovable Reiss clothes which, by a stroke of luck, matched our color scheme completely. Our greatest man regarded so good-looking in a cream go well with, additionally from Reiss. It was so lovely that he wore it once more to a marriage we attended final summer season. I made positive that every part the marriage get together wore may very well be worn once more—I even took my sister’s bridesmaid costume on my honeymoon with me.”

“Music is a big a part of our lives so was closely included into the ceremony. Our pricey buddies from MiC LOWRY shocked me and sang as I walked down the aisle. We have been additionally lucky to have Emilio’s gifted cousin Beau Nox carry out his track Cherubim—a private favorite of mine.”

“Including extra depth to the ceremony, my finest buddy and sustainability content material creator Bianca Foley delivered a touching studying centred round friendship. Emilio’s sister Cassandra added an emotional ingredient to the occasion with a heartfelt speech that moved everybody to tears. The ceremony was officiated by our buddy Robbie, who couldn’t have completed a greater job.”

“Emilio wore a customized go well with by Casely-Hayford. It was a forest inexperienced and probably the most lovely go well with I’ve ever seen.”

“My costume was from Grace Loves Lace; I discovered it on Pinterest approach earlier than I used to be even engaged and I knew immediately that it was what I used to be going to put on. I truly deliberate the marriage round it as a result of it was gentle and relaxed, and the marriage wanted to match. As quickly as I attempted it on I knew it was the suitable costume and I didn’t have to see anything. I paired it with probably the most comfy sneakers I’ve ever worn by Stuart Weitzman, purchased through The Outnet. I couldn’t suggest this model extra extremely for heels that you may truly stroll round in all day. My jewelry was from the Monica Vinader x Mother of Pearl assortment.”

“All through the day, an Aperol cart served cocktails and quite a lot of meals was out there. This ranged from dwell stations serving contemporary mozzarella and hams, to a four-course dinner that includes seafood and probably the most scrumptious aubergine parmigiano we have ever tasted. We’re very detail-oriented, and I believe we coated all bases.”

“What made the venue stand out was its inclusivity of completely every part. The entire place was adorned with lovely artisanal ceramics, and the colourful plates on the desk that everybody commented on got here with the venue—this was an integral a part of its attraction. It even had festoon lighting; essential for any outside wedding ceremony.”

“Dinner was accompanied by speeches, together with my very own, which, unexpectedly, ran for 29 minutes—a great quarter-hour longer than deliberate. After dinner, our buddy and DJ Edan took over the DJ duties, earlier than my dad stepped in with a storage set that stored us dancing late into the night time.”

“Our first dance is a little bit of a blur now, but it surely was a deeply romantic second that I cherish each time I watch the video. The reception ended at 2 a.m. We might have carried on however we selected to finish at an affordable time to make sure everybody was in good spirits for the pool get together the following day—an occasion we’d put an equal quantity of effort into.”


“The reception was a blast! Following the ceremony, everybody loved canapés and drinks while MiC LOWRY serenaded us with a brief acoustic efficiency. We inspired everybody to bop all through the night, as music and meals have been the center of the celebration. Emilio kick-started the night with a DJ set filled with enjoyable disco classics.”

“I actually struggled discovering a re-examination that I preferred; I simply did not really feel like there was a lot to select from. I ordered a costume from Oh Polly on the final minute as I didn’t have something the week earlier than I flew to Italy. It regarded cute, but it surely wasn’t my imaginative and prescient.”
“The ultimate day noticed us internet hosting an epic pool get together at our villa. It turned out to be an all-day extravaganza, from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., the place the meals, drinks and music by no means stopped. We had an area meals idea referred to as Sood cater, and the meals was out of this world. I wore white platform sneakers from Free People, a white bikini and the identical gown from Bocan Couture that I had worn while preparing. It was a classy and over-the-top finish to a memorable collection of celebrations.”
London Photographer: Jacquetta Clark
Puglia Photographer: Yulia Longo
Venue & Caterer: Barsentum
Florist: Venue’s personal
Tableware: Venue’s personal
Stationery: Papier
Wedding ceremony Web site: The Knot
Make-up & Hair: Natasha Davies & Cimone at SBHM Stylists
Reward Record: The Knot
Wedding ceremony Planner: Emilio Stavrou at Studio Stilton

















