An inspirational wedding with impressive DIY and family contributions..

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Today's sumptuous wedding is all about families coming together to make our couple's day special with some of the sweetest sentimental touches we've seen. Such as, our groom, George, learning Chinese in secret as recognition to his new father-in-law's Chinese roots. With friends and siblings spreading out different surprises throughout the day, it's safe to say this was a true celebration of love. An inspirational reminder that all the planning is worth it - weddings are to be enjoyed with your favourite people after all, just like Lauren and George's...

Lauren and George's Lissanoure beautiful wedding by TenTwentyOne | onefabday.com

Lauren and George met under the sun on a yacht in Mallorca while on holidays with separate groups of friends. Serendipitously, they shared a few mutual pals and, after meeting, George asked Lauren out. Not one to make a decision lightly, Lauren left poor George hanging and it wasn't until two months later they finally had their date.

Luckily for the dapper groom George, Lauren wasn't quite as hesitant when he popped the question on her favourite beach, the stunning Whiterocks, Portrush: "He bet me I couldn't run up the sand dunes, then got down on one knee and popped out a ring at the top. It randomly started snowing as he asked me! Lots of tears, sand and snow!"

Lauren and George really wanted a wedding that involved as many of their family and friends as possible, and not just as guests: "Our main priority was to have as many friends and family around us & to use friends/family services instead of unknown companies." Luckily for Lauren and George, they had a host of creative people to choose from, from Lauren's musically talented brother to her crafty bridesmaids, who helped make all of the wedding stationery.

"All of the Music was co-ordinated by my brother Chris. We walked up the aisle to Piano Guys cover of “A thousand years” by Christina Perri, walked back down the aisle to cover of “Here comes the Sun “ by the Beatles, congregation walked out to The Blanks cover of “Hey Ya” by Outkast." As an extra surprise Lauren's friends astonished her with a harp rendition of Eva Cassidy’s Songbird and her brother recited a poem he'd written himself. What a bunch of keepers!

Love this shot capturing all of Lauren and George's ecstatic guests, especially Lauren's adorable dad...

As Lauren and George were eager to do as much as possible themselves, an exclusive hire venue was important. After searching for the perfect place they found the historic and beautiful, Lissanoure Castle.

The beautiful Lauren made for a stunning bride, choosing elegance and simplicity to accentuate her natural beauty. The Behuli wedding dress by Sanyukta Shrestha is a real show-stopper with its unusual front bodice. She accessorised with a long tulle veil, Bobbi Brown makeup applied by a friend, gifted Tiffany earrings and some cute bargain shoes, found in a charity shop.

Making sure her girls looked just as amazing, Lauren chose pale pink full length Ted Baker bridesmaid gowns whose long pleated skirts subtly echoed the design of her own dress.

Keen to keep the focus on their family and friends, Lauren and George kept all of their venue décor nice and simple, with hints of lace, hand crafted favour labels and polka dot table numbers.

Lauren explains how once again her family went above and beyond..."My Sister-in-law was pregnant at the time so couldn't make it from Singapore with my 2 yr old nephew, so my eldest brother Shan who was MC made a special video for me and showed it during his speech! My two best friends also flew back from Australia & Canada to share the day with us – was amazing! Also my Father is Chinese and during George’s groom speech he surprised us all and had learned some Chinese to impress the in-laws!!!"

For their honeymoon Lauren and George treated themselves to 11 nights in the Maradiva, Mauritius. Congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous wedding with us all.