Simply Bows and Chair Covers - Cumbria & West Northumberland

14/01/2024

We hope to see you there 💍

13/01/2024

If you're an engaged couple in the process of choosing your wedding venue, why not pop along to Slaley Hall's wedding fayre... NEXT SUNDAY 21st January! 💍

We'll be dressing the chairs in the and Whiskey Snug for mock ceremonies, just to give you a taste of how your special day might look at this beautiful venue! We'll also be decorating several tables in the Dukes Grill, showcasing a variety of chair decor options with matching table runners to compliment the elegant venue The Memory Knot Company 😍

Slaley Hall's wedding packages include the hire of our made-to-measure cotton chair covers and a sash of your choice for each day guest... we'll have our wide variety of chair decor options and matching table runners on display, so please pop along and see what's available to compliment your wedding colour scheme! 🎀

Doors open from 11am until 3pm... we hope to see you there! X

31/12/2023

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕪𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖...

As we say goodbye to 2023, we look back on the many beautiful weddings we have had the pleasure of dressing this year & we'd like to say congratulations to all those newleyweds that will be entering 2024 as Mr & Mrs! 🥳

ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣 🍾 🥂

👰‍♀ to our past & future couples
📸 to the talented wedding industry suppliers we work alongside
💒 to the wonderful venues we work in
🎀 to our MD Sarah & fellow Simply Bows and Chair Covers franchisees
💕 to our family & friends (who never see us, cos we're always working!)

In the words of Brad Paisley,

"𝕋𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕜 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕒 𝟛𝟞𝟝 𝕡𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜. 𝕎𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕠𝕟𝕖."

Best wishes to you all! Love, Jaimie & Andrew 𝕩𝕏𝕩

12/11/2023

"When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say... For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today"

06/11/2023

𝕂𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤...

In September, we had the pleasure of styling Mike & Bharti's wedding at the beautiful Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa 💒

They hired our chiavari chairs, with elegant burgundy chiffon drapes & pretty gypsophila bunches 🎀

What a lovely surprise to receive a "Thank You" message from them afterwards, with a photo of them on their wedding day... testimonials, customer reviews & kind words of thanks for what we do are never expected, but always greatly appreciated by us ❤️

Many thanks for taking the time to send your thanks Mr & Mrs Dunk... it was a pleasure to play our part in decorating for your special day & we wish you all the best for a happily married life 🥰 Love, Jaimie & Andrew X

26/09/2023

𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕...

👰‍♀🤵 This husband and wife team are super proud to be recommended suppliers at the beautiful Langley Castle Hotel and Restaurant

💒 We've decorated many Langley Castle weddings and we're looking forward to styling the Josephine Restaurant and Pavilion for their wedding showcase weekend, on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October

🎀 We'll be showcasing our made-to-measure cotton chair covers and chiavari chairs in The Stuart Suite, alongside our vast array of bespoke chair decor options, table runners and matching accessories to fit various wedding styles, themes and colour schemes

💍 If you're an engaged couple looking for a castle venue with medieval grandeur to host your fairytale wedding, why not pop along... Admission is free of charge and doors open from 12pm until 3pm each day!

🥂 You'll be treated to a glass of fizz and some tasty canapés, while exploring what this beautiful castle hotel has to offer... the friendly wedding team will be available to give advice and answer any questions that you may have

😍 Happy wedding planning and we hope to see you there

19/09/2023

If you're an engaged couple in the process of choosing your wedding venue, why not pop along to Slaley Hall's wedding fayre... NEXT SUNDAY 1st October! 💍

We'll be dressing the chairs in the Drawing Room for a mock ceremony, just to give you a taste of how your special day might look at this beautiful venue! We'll also be decorating several tables in the Dukes Grill, showcasing a variety of chair decor options with matching table runners to compliment the elegant venue styling and table centrepieces provided by The Memory Knot Company 😍

Slaley Hall's wedding packages include the hire of our made-to-measure cotton chair covers and a sash of your choice for each day guest... we'll have our wide variety of chair decor options and matching table runners on display, so please pop along and see what's available to compliment your wedding colour scheme! 🎀

Doors open from 11am until 3pm... we hope to see you there! X

https://www.facebook.com/events/2644887555675212

12/08/2023

𝕊𝕝𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪 ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤...

💒 Last weekend, we had the pleasure of dressing 2 x weddings at the lovely Slaley Hall

🎀 Both couple's choosing to have our trendy chiavari chairs with stylish chiffon drapes... Ellie & Andrew chose pretty dusky pink, with ivory roses

12/08/2023

𝕊𝕝𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪 ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤...

💒 Last weekend, we had the pleasure of dressing 2 x weddings at the lovely Slaley Hall

🎀 Both couple's choosing to have our trendy chiavari chairs with stylish chiffon... Abbie & Michael chose elegant sage green

11/07/2023

It was a pleasure to play our part in decorating for Pippa and Chris' wedding on Sunday at the beautiful Langley Castle Hotel and Restaurant 😍 Weddings are always a special day to treasure, but Chris and his groomsmen certainly made it one of the most memorable... they arrived in style, skydiving in to the wedding!! 🙌

13/04/2023

We hope to see you at Slaley Hall's wedding open evening on Thursday 27th April! 🎀 Here's the link with all the details...

https://www.facebook.com/events/164532796094486

13/04/2023

𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕...

👰‍♀🤵 This husband & wife team are super proud to be recommended suppliers at the beautiful Langley Castle Hotel and Restaurant

💒 We've decorated many Langley Castle weddings and we're looking forward to styling the Josephine Restaurant and Stuart Suite for their wedding showcase weekend on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April

🎀 We'll be showcasing our made-to-measure cotton chair covers & chiavari chairs in The Stuart Suite, alongside our vast array of bespoke chair decor options, table runners & matching accessories to fit various wedding styles, themes & colour schemes

💍 If you're an engaged couple looking for a castle venue with medieval grandeur to host your fairytale wedding, why not pop along... Admission is free of charge and doors open from 12pm until 3pm each day!

🥂 You'll be treated to a glass of fizz and some tasty canapés, while exploring what this beautiful castle hotel has to offer... the friendly wedding team will be available to give advice and answer any questions that you may have

😍 Happy wedding planning and we hope to see you there!

19/02/2023

𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 ℂ𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝔻𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕣...

💒 throwback to October 2021, when we had the pleasure of dressing the chairs for Laura & John's wedding day at the stunning Armathwaite Hall Hotel and Spa Armathwaite Hall Weddings...

🎀 our elegant organza chair bows brought in the couple's burgundy colour scheme & looked so pretty for their ceremony in the Lake View Lounge... check out that amazing lake view 👀

🌸 canopy blossom trees from The Memory Knot Company looked very impressive, with their aisle runner & lanterns creating the perfect 'runway' for this beautiful bride to make her entrance

🎶 Mr & Mrs Revell said their "I do"s with piano music played by the talented Peter Brown, from Lakes Wedding Music

15/01/2023

ℂ𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕎𝕖𝕕𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕍𝕖𝕟𝕦𝕖...

💍 Are you an engaged couple looking for a castle wedding venue with medieval grandeur to host your fairytale wedding? Why not pop along to the beautiful Langley Castle Hotel and Restaurant for their Wedding Showcase Weekend... next Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January, doors open each day between 12pm & 3pm

🎀 We're super proud to be recommended suppliers at Langley Castle... we'll be showcasing our made-to-measure cotton chair covers & chiavari chairs in The Stuart Suite, alongside our vast array of bespoke chair décor options to compliment various wedding styles & colour schemes

🥂 Admission is free of charge and you'll be treated to a glass of fizz on arrival... the friendly wedding team will be available to give advice & answer any questions that you may have, while you get to explore what this stunning castle hotel has to offer!

18/08/2022

We all know planning a wedding is super stressful... this new programme airing in 2023 sounds like a great watch 👀

**MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT GUYS!**

Been dying to tell you all about this for months now but it’s been top secret - I’m in the middle of filming a super exciting, brand new show for BBC Two alongside Fred Sirieix and Raj Somaiya made by BBC Studios

So the official news has just gone out and here are the headlines for you…

“Master of Ceremonies (working title) will see eight wedding planners battle it out to prove they are Britain’s next best wedding expert as they design spectacular ceremonies for six couples.

Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies, First Dates favourite Fred Sirieix and wedding industry expert Raj Somaiya will be the judges and mentors - overseeing the planners as they create dream weddings for our couples. Throughout the competition they will send home the weakest planner until just two remain in the final where the planners will face one final challenge to decide who will be crowned the winner.”

We started filming last week and OMG it’s just the most amazing show! We’re shooting more this weekend and I’ll keep you posted as much as I can in stories so keep an eye out! Watch this space!

Ps if you want to read the whole announcement here’s the link….. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2022

23/06/2022

Hi everyone 😁 Just a quick Facebook update for anyone who has sent us a FB message or tagged us in a post recently... we have discovered that our FB business page has changed [again] and new settings have been in place that we were not aware of, since May 🤷‍♀️

It appears that notifications for messages/tags had been turned off [now turned on again] and an auto-response had been set-up [not by us]... So, we haven't seen your messages and you have had a strange/blunt reply that we didn't send you 🤦‍♀️

Apologies if you thought we were ignoring you and we have replied to all the messages now [I think]. Please feel free to get in touch via WA instead on 07949 941220 or give us a call, as we'd love to hear from you to discuss your enquiries further. Thanks, Jaimie and Andrew X

27/01/2022

We're proud to be recommended wedding suppliers at Slaley Hall and we're looking forward to exhibiting at their wedding fayre... this Sunday 30th January! 💍

We'll be dressing the chairs in the Drawing Room for a mock ceremony, just to give all those engaged couples a taste of how their special day might look at this beautiful venue! We'll also be decorating several tables in the Dukes Grill and Kielder Suite, showcasing a variety of chair decor options to compliment the elegant venue styling and table centrepieces provided by The Memory Knot Company 😍

Slaley Hall's wedding packages include the hire of our made-to-measure cotton chair covers and a sash of your choice for each day guest... we'll have all of our sash options and matching table runners with us, so please pop along and see what's available to compliment your wedding colour scheme! 🎀

If you're recently engaged and ready to start planning the big day, why not pop along and speak to their dedicated wedding coordinators. Doors open from 11am until 3pm and we hope to see you there! 🤩

19/01/2022

This husband & wife team are super proud to be recommended suppliers at the beautiful Langley Castle Hotel... we've dressed many Langley Castle weddings and we're looking forward to styling the Stuart Suite for their open weekend on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th January.

We'll be showcasing our made-to-measure cotton chair covers & chiavari chairs in The Stuart Suite, alongside our vast array of bespoke chair decor options, table runners & matching accessories to fit various wedding styles, themes & colour schemes 🎀

If you're an engaged couple looking for a castle venue with medieval grandeur to host your fairytale wedding, why not pop along... you'll be treated to a glass of fizz and some tasty canapés, while exploring what this beautiful castle hotel has to offer.

Admission is free of charge and doors open from 12pm until 3pm each day... the friendly wedding team will be available to give advice and answer any questions that you may have.

24/12/2021

We have been busy little bees this year...

As a result, you may have seen a little 'tumble w**d' blowing around on our social media pages and we apologise for the radio silence 🙃

When we have a chance to catch our breath (or clone ourselves)... we will be spamming you with photos from the many beautiful weddings we've had the pleasure of dressing this year and look forward to sharing the lovely "thank yous" we've received from our happy couples 😍

In the meanwhile, we'd like to say a very "𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤" to all our past and future couples, to the talented wedding industry suppliers we work alongside, to the wonderful venues we work in and to our MD and fellow Simply Bows and Chair Covers franchisees... best wishes to you all!! 🥂🎄🍾 Love, Jaimie and Andrew 𝕩𝕏𝕩

05/06/2021

🎀 🅶🆁🅴🆈 🎀

This time last week, we were busy dressing 2 weddings & both happy couples decided upon grey bows for their chair décor...

➊ organza bows for a classic, elegant look in the Drawing Room at the stunning Slaley Hall... congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs Robinson 💕

➋ linen bows for a trendy, rustic vibe in the Great Hall at the beautiful Hexham Abbey... congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs Porter-Collard 💕

28/05/2021

Yesterday was our 1st wedding of 2021 and the sun had his hat on to welcome us back 🥰

It was a pleasure to play our part in Katherine and Gavin's wedding at the beautiful Inn on the Lake, dressing the chairs with elegant pale green bows at the lakeside gazebo for their outdoor ceremony 🎀 complimented by the stunning canopy blossom trees, rose garland arch on the gazebo and lanterns to frame the aisle provided by The Memory Knot Company 😍

So lovely to be back at Inn On The Lake Lake District Hotels, seeing the amazing staff team after so long... it's nice to feel positive after such a tough year for the wedding industry and the year ahead is going to be our busiest yet! 🥳

07/04/2021

We've been busy behind the scenes, re-organising the diary and getting our showroom ready for lots of wedding planning consultations... it's hard to believe that we'll soon be back to doing what we love and can't wait to see all our engaged couples to help them plan their venue decor 😍

Recently, we were thrilled to be asked by Macdonald Leeming House to style their beautiful venue for a photoshoot alongside our other business, The Memory Knot Company... we provided our made-to-measure cotton covers for the venue's restaurant chairs, choosing elegant blush taffeta bows and champagne sequin table runners, with a matching cake table cloth. We also dressed The Blue Room for a smaller ceremony and more intimate wedding breakfast set-up, using our chiavari chairs with stylish chiffon ruffled hoods and trendy dusty blue chiffon table runners to compliment the room 🎀

It was a super busy few days and it was lovely to be 'back at it', working alongside the venue's fabulous team and great suppliers like Peter from Peter Ostrowski Photographer Cumbria... his photos are brilliant and here's a sneak peek 📸

25/02/2021

Following the Government Announcement earlier, we are eagerly looking forward to styling your beautiful weddings very soon.

We understand the following will apply:

6 guests permitted from 8th March (ceremony only - to be confirmed)

15 guests permitted from 12th April

30 guests permitted from 17th May

No limit on guests and no social distancing or restrictions from 21st June.

(Dates subject to review)

All dates in the roadmap will be reviewed each month and we are keeping a close eye on any updates.

Let’s hope this is the first of the green shoots and we can get back to work, doing what we love and you all can enjoy your special day. 🎀🌷

19/02/2021

We were approached by CFM earlier this week to take part in their breakfast news story about the lack of support for the wedding industry and the help that is needed...

So I got up at 5:50am on Tuesday (whilst Andrew was still snoring 😴) to listen in... who out there actually likes the sound of their own voice?? 🙈

It was great to be given the opportunity to have our voice heard and stand up for weddings, alongside Sarah Haywood Weddings & Celebrations on behalf of the UK Weddings Taskforce 📣

Our comments were shared by CFM news on the hour, 5 times during the morning show from 6am until 10am with the fab Robbie Dee! It has taken me all week to figure out how to pull all our radio snippets together and make a video to share with you all 🤪

The UK Weddings Taskforce is the single unified voice representing the needs of our diverse and viable £14.7 billion wedding industry and we're so grateful for their tireless work in engaging with the government. 👏

We've backed the What About Weddings campaign and thank them for their awesome dedication in raising awareness and lobbying the goverment for urgent support on behalf of wedding suppliers like us, the wedding venues we work in and all those engaged couples waiting to finally say "I do!" 💞

We are hopeful that our collective voices will ensure weddings are included in the government's announcement on Monday and that the Prime Minister will produce a roadmap that offers some clarity, addressing the obstacles to our sector safely opening up towards a full recovery. 🤞🙏🤞

14/02/2021

Red are commonly thought to be the perfect gift for 🌹

We all recognise that roses symbolise & ... at Simply Bows and Chair Covers, we often use roses as an elegant in our to create a luxurious, elegant look for the we style 🎀

According to Bloom & Wild, "The red rose is a universal symbol of love across many cultures but beyond that, the rose can symbolise a variety of feelings depending on their variety, colour and number." 💐

Check out their fab article on rose meanings in the link below:

https://www.bloomandwild.com/the-meaning-of-roses

07/02/2021

😔 These statistics from the campaign hit hard... we love our business & cannot sit by, do nothing in light of them.

🛣 To all our couples, fellow suppliers & the venues we love & miss... we only have 2 weeks left to show the Prime Minister & his advisors how urgent it now is that weddings are meaningfully considered in the national roadmap announcement on February 22nd

📣 We know that Twitter isn't a thing for many of you [including us], but PLEASE trust us when we say, this is where the MPs, politicians, journalists & yes, Prime Ministers hang out online. Please join us in having our voices heard & in supporting What About Weddings on Twitter tonight, between 8pm - 9pm.

💣 Together we're going to play our part in creating a Twitter bomb... a strong & powerful way to draw the government's attention by creating an unavoidable message that delivers a strong & impactful message - please help us make it happen.

INSTRUCTIONS 👇

1. Follow official Twitter account for both

https://twitter.com/WAWofficialUK
https://twitter.com/SimplyBowsNE_NW

2. Write & post your tweet... there are templates in the comments for couples AND wedding businesses to copy & personalise to your own circumstances... make sure it contains & tag business minister Paul Scully & whoever you feel would be influential in raising awareness. There will be an 'SOS' image on our Twitter that you can use too 🆘️

3. Search for all the latest tweets containing 🔎

4. Tweet as many times as you like throughout the hour & make sure to retweet, as sharing other's tweets is SO important in creating impact 💥

It's a date... Grab a bottle of vino & we'll see you at 8pm over on Twitter 😍

07/02/2021

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𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥: 𝗦𝗢𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬

🔈 TWITTER BOMB SUNDAY ~
LET'S GET TRENDING AGAIN 🔈
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Please join us on Twitter this Sunday evening, 7th February, between 8-9pm for another almighty Twitter bomb! 💣💥
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We know that representatives of are meeting with BEIS Minister on Monday 8th February. Let’s tell him why we need his help by tweeting SOS SCULLY! 🆘

Twitter is where the magic happens. It is where journalists and MPs are more present and where they engage in public conversation. 🗣
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We want to get the hashtag trending again, and raise more awareness about the issues we face. 💞
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It's so easy to get involved. Simply follow the instructions below:
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INSTRUCTIONS 👇

1. Follow our official Twitter account

2. Write and post your tweet - there are templates below for couples AND wedding businesses.

3. Search for all the latest tweets containing

4. Retweet as many tweets as possible throughout the hour
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Below, we've shared two example tweets for you to personalise to your own circumstances. Feel free to add the 𝗦𝗢𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗬 image above for impact.
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TEMPLATE FOR SUPPLIERS/VENUE OWNERS:

I own/am a [insert business name or job role]. SOS we need your help. We need to ask ?
@[tagyourMP]
@[tagsomeoneelse]
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TEMPLATE FOR COUPLES/THOSE ENGAGED

I'm engaged. I've waited [insert number] months to get married. SOS we need your help. We need to ask ?
@[tagyourMP]
@[tagsomeoneelse]

Your tweet can be anything you like, but make sure it contains and tag business minister Paul Scully. You can also tag whoever you feel would be influential in raising awareness.
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You can tweet as many times as you like! However retweeting and sharing others is so important in making the most impact. 💫
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We really hope you will get involved and can’t wait to see you there! 🤗
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Please share this post as far and wide as possible!

And remember to pop an alarm on a few minutes before 8pm on Sunday evening 🚨

16/01/2021

🌎 WILL YOU PLEASE STAND WITH US?
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16th January 2021
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Today, we ask you to please join us in liking & reposting this image, as we support the What About Weddings team in launching this new campaign to bring the wedding industry & our community together in solidarity to stand up for weddings.
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The global wedding industry employs millions of people in every corner of the world. It is dominated by female led businesses who contribute billions to economies. It creates millions of memories in the minds & hearts of people in every part of society.
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In most countries, we are still heavily restricted or banned from working during the pandemic. In the U.K. we have been closed in all but name since March 2020, without any meaningful or targeted financial support. Couples have not been told when they can marry again, or in what capacity.
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We ask our leaders for financial support & guidance on reopening. We must not lose our talent. We must not lose livelihoods. We must not forget the importance of love & commitment.
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Will you & all your followers please stand... Encourage others to join in. Tag your guests & suppliers, your colleagues & your friends. Tell your story in the comments below & let’s ensure that we & our beloved wedding industry & all that we stand for ~ are seen & heard today.
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Stand up for engaged couples. Stand up for suppliers & venues. Stand up for creatives. Stand up for culture. Stand up for society. Stand up for artists. Stand up for your friends or family.
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STAND UP FOR WEDDINGS 💕
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