Sophia Tolli Gown at Fusion Wedding

Monica married Alex whilst wearing a stunning Sophia Tolli gown. They had their wedding day over the 4 floors of the West Mill venue in Derby. With nods to both their British and Asian heritages throughout the day they had the time of their lives with personalised music, commemorative favours and a menu that encompasses British and traditional Asian flavours.

A Sophia Tolli gown for a multicultural wedding at The West Mill

I wore a strapless satin wedding dress by Sophia Tolli. It had a crystal beaded lace bodice with corset lacing and a train at the back. The details were intricate but on a simple and elegant gown.
Monica

An Asian bride looks in the mirror as she gets ready for her wedding.

Wedding vows written on a piece of note paper with a pen.

A bride and groom laugh during their wedding ceremony The bride wears glasses and holds a large bouquet of roses, berries and greenery.

A Bangladeshi bride is walked down the aisle by her mum. she wears a Sophia Tolli gown and her Mom wears a light sea foam green traditional dress.

A bride in glasses looks at herself in a full length mirror in her Sophia Tolli gown.

The West Mill wedding venue dressed for a wedding breakfast.

A pianist plays at a wedding. The image is a close ip of her hands playing.

An Asian bride wearing Sophia Tolli holds her new husbands hand as they exit their ceremony. She holds an oversized rose bouquet.

An Asian bride in a Sophia Tolli gown and glasses holds her hand out as her new husband places a wedding ring on her finger.

A bridesmaid wipes tears from her eyes as she gets ready for the wedding.

A bouquet of roses and brunia berries and eucalyptus lies on a neutral colour chair.

The West Mill wedding venue ready for wedding ceremony.

A black and white close up image of a bride's half up half down hair style with large jewelled hair slide.

A close up of a table plan written on a white framed glass window. The names are written in white pen.

A bride in Sophia Tolli exists her wedding ceremony hand in hand with her new husband. She wears glasses.

An Asia bride has her wedding makeup done.

Wedding centrepiece with upturned bowl and succulents inside.

Finding our suppliers

Suppliers were chosen in various ways, some came recommended and others were found reading many blogs and Instagram posts, just like Rock My Wedding, they really are useful tools for newly engaged couples to access. We also wanted to try and stay local to both Lincolnshire where we’re from and to Derby where the venue is located.

Trust your suppliers, they're experienced and absolutely know what to do (even in a crisis!). It then allows you to both be fully present in every moment on the most wonderful day.

Architecture and wedding flowers

It was full of so much joy and laughter, we made sure as a couple that we felt relaxed, which in turn made our guests feel the same. There is nothing like having as many of your loved ones as possible in one place. We both have architectural backgrounds, so the venue was our inspiration. The Georgian windows and industrial styled touches are what drove our theme. I paired this with a gorgeous and soft colour scheme of dusky pinks, greens and deep wine reds. These were the colours I passed on to our florist and she worked her magic!

An Asian bride wears a gold Lehenga as she stands next to her new husband looking into the mirror.

A bride in sophia Tolli walks into her wedding venue with her husband.

Close up of a bride in Sophia Tolli and groom as they hold each others waists.

A groom kisses a bride on the forehead. She wears Sophia Tolli and black rimmed glasses.

A bride gets a maang tikka put on as she gets changed for her evening party.

A bouquet of roses, brunia berries and eucalyptus lies on an outdoor bistro table.

A bride in Sophia Tolli covers her face as she laughs during wedding speeches.

A bride in glasses laughs as her husband reads his wedding speech.

A bride and groom stand outside The West Mill wedding venue and large light up L O V E letters.

A bride wearing Sophia Tolli walks outside The West Mill wedding venue in front of large light up L O V E letters.

A bride and grooms hug for wedding portrait.

A relaxed group shot of a groom and his party at a wedding. They are gathered around two large leather chairs and a low round table.

A bride in glasses and a traditional lehenga as she dances at her wedding party.

A bride cups her grooms face in her hands for wedding portrait.

Sophia Tolli, commemorative music, charity pins & a dream menu

We love music, both the pianist in the day and the band at night created the exact atmosphere we hoped for. The music was so special as the band was the same one my inlaws had at their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Sadly Alex's mum is no longer with us. It was our private way of commemorating her along with some other special details throughout the day. I also had white roses in my hair for her and we had charity pins made as another wedding favour.
Monica

The catering was done by Jenkinsons Catering who is an in house team at the venue. The food was sublime, from the selection of canapes to the naan bread pizzas to soak up the day of drinking at the end of the night!

The West Mill is a no corkage venue so Monica and Alex loved the fact that they were able to provide all the favourites of their guests; also providing a pimp your prosecco and jazz up your gin stations.

We love the sweetheart neckline and swooshing skirt on Monica's Sophie Tolli gown and her gold Lehenga was the perfect evening outfit. If you loved Monica and Alex's multicultural wedding then make sure you check out our article that's full of advice for how to successfully plan your own multicultural wedding.