Carla and Cris, both from South America, met in London when a mutual friend introduced them. They were married in Brixton in March. "We wanted to have a London wedding with a twist that was memorable for our guests, especially those coming from abroad", said the bride. "We love the city and we wanted something that was more like a good party than a traditional wedding."

"We were inspired by the places we like to go out in East London and we wanted the wedding to be held in an alternative place. After our ceremony at Wandsworth Town Hall we had our reception at Brixton East, a nineteenth century furniture warehouse that can be hired for events."

The wedding was urban with homely touches. "We loved the decorating part", Carla continued. "We went to the flower market in Vauxhall to get plenty of nice flowers and decorated the venue the day before with the help of friends and family. That was quite special, and part of the nice things of having so many people around. I also curated the music for the ceremony and the party."

"We had a tight budget so we didn't splash the cash on anything, really. We probably could have got a cheaper venue and photographer but we didn't want to! Those were the two things we didn't want to cut corners on or risk getting wrong."

"We really did the wedding our own way and trusted our feelings", the bride concluded. "We knew things could have gone wrong and that was stressful, but we loved the fact that we did things on our own terms."