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A bride wore a sparkly black wedding dress she bought online to her elegant winter wedding
A bride wore a sparkly black wedding dress she bought online to her elegant winter wedding
Samantha GrindellOct 2, 2021, 17:34 IST
Sophie Buck wore a sparkly black dress to her winter wedding.Photography by Louisa Jane
Sophie and Chris Buck had a "winter chic" wedding in December of 2020.
Sophie wore a black Jenny Packham dress she bought online to their intimate nuptials.
The dress had a tiered, tulle skirt, and it was covered in head-to-toe iridescent sparkles.
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Sophie and Chris Buck first crossed paths at a house party nine years ago.
They've been together for almost a decade.
Sophie Buck
Chris proposed to Sophie in November of 2019.
They got engaged in 2019.
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The Bucks originally intended to invite around 150 people to their wedding, but they had to scale their nuptials back quite a bit because of the pandemic.
They had a small wedding because of the pandemic.
Photography by Louisa Jane
Sophie ended up falling in love with a black Jenny Packham dress.
Sophie found the dress on the sale section of the Harrods website, and she was immediately drawn to it.
The A-line gown had a tiered skirt, ruffled sleeves, and it was covered in iridescent sparkles.
"It ticked a lot of boxes," Sophie said of the dress. "I really wasn't looking for black, but the shape I knew would be very flattering on me."
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Sophie said she was drawn to the gown's sparkles and full, tulle skirt.
The dress was covered in sparkles.
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Sophie also felt like the dress was perfect for the type of wedding she was having.
The gown fit the theme.
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The dress fit Sophie like a glove.
It didn't need to be altered at all.
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"I felt like a Disney princess," Sophie said of how the dress made her feel on her wedding day.
Sophie felt beautiful in the dress.
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Sophie didn't wear a veil with her nontraditional bridal look.
She didn't wear a veil.
Photography by Louisa Jane
Chris didn't see Sophie's dress until their wedding ceremony.
The ceremony served as the dress reveal.
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Sophie said she was stressed about the wedding until the moment before she walked down the aisle.
She relaxed before the ceremony.
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"I remember in that moment just being ecstatic," Sophie told Insider.
Sophie cried during the ceremony.
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The intimate reception was filled with winter-inspired decor.
Sophie's mom helped decorate the event.
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The newlyweds and their guests had fun with smoke bombs at the wedding.
The guests participated in the photo shoot.
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"We had such fun," Sophie said of the photo shoot.
The smoke made the photo shoot more fun.
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The more intimate wedding ended up being perfect for the Bucks.
The Bucks loved their wedding.
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"It still feels like day one after all these years," Sophie told Insider of her relationship with Chris.