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As you may have gathered, my betrothed and I are keen on the idea of a unique nuptial celebration…

Not least when it comes to our attire.

Neither of us is comfortable in a dress or skirt, so it seems daft to wear one on our special day.

And we are carefully avoiding anything reminiscent of the traditionally defined bride / groom colours. (I don’t relish those ‘So which of you is the man?’ conversations, so we certainly don’t want to start any speculation on that score!)

We definitely want something special, though, that won’t look like an office suit in the photos. We have both looked longingly at glittering embroidered fabrics, intricate Indian jodhpuri, and even some awe-inspiring ‘mother of the bride’ jackets!

But we have both been put off by the lack of fairtrade fabrics available and the enormous expense of getting something made, when we would probably only wear it the once.

Finally, our old favourites, the charity shops and secondhand markets, have come up trumps.

This weekend we found two complementary long jackets, which will make marvelous frock coats. Now we are on the look out for a couple of crisp white shirts and some suitably fabulous fabric to be worn at the the neck, cravat-style. Another fine excuse for some more charity-shopping
And how does it look? Just dandy!