“The aim was ‘gourmet food porn’ which we definitely achieved — the food really was out of this world!” says Michelle. “Beales Gourmet (bealesgourmet.com), who catered the Italian Villa, already offered vegan wedding menus — a real bonus having experienced some truly sad and bland attempts at vegan food. Luckily, we were able to create a bespoke menu which was perfect as we are food obsessed! Because we didn’t give guests food options, we tried to base our decisions on food that appeals to the masses — but we didn’t over think this because it’s a slippery slope and, plus, it’s all about us! We paid the venue corkage, which allowed us to purchase our own wines and prosecco. Barnivore (barnivore.com) became our best friend when looking for vegan friendly alcohol — but I also discovered that you can filter on Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s websites to search for vegan alcohol.”