Pretty in pink wedding at El Oceano Beach Hotel

Happy New Year! This being my first post of 2014 I thought I would sweep away the winter blues and add a ray of sunshine with a pretty in pink wedding that we created way back last summer at the fabulous El Oceano Beach Hotel in Mijas. 

Firstly, El Oceano is a fab place whether the sun is shining or not. Right there on the beach with amazing views it was no surprise that Sarah and Paul chose this venue. I was contacted by Paul early on in their wedding planning to create an elegant setting incorporating Sarah´s love of the colour pink. That said, Paul didn´t want pink overkill so we used white as a base colour with touches of pink here and there. 

The ceremony was outside in the grounds of the hotel and honestly, no matter how many weddings we do here I am always blown away by how beautiful the views are. So with this in mind, the ceremony was kept elegant and fuss-free with beautiful flowers from Maxine4Flowers. 

After the ceremony guests were treated to an hour or so of relaxing in the sun while drinking cocktails and then were invited into the restaurant. Again with such amazing views Paul didn´t want to detract from them too much but still wanted to create a bit of a visual impact so we used tall martini glasses with crystals and lots of floating candles for their table centrepieces which we surrounded by more candles - loving the romantic look! - and pink and white petals scattered on the table. 

Thanks as always to David Toms for his fab photos and Maxine for the flowers.