While we were doing the lights, Freddie proposed with a ring on a hot dog, Raine laughs.
We love hot dogs.
The couple decided that they wanted to get married near Christmas, settling on December 20.
Photo: Fern Rose
I wanted something that was a kind of Frankenstein of three dresses, she explains.
I made a mood board with corsets, long sleeves, and big puffy, silly skirts.
Meanwhile, Freddie wore a suit by Casely-Hayford.
He knew all along he wanted a green cord three-piece suit, explains Raine.
Charlie [Casely-Hayford] helped him find some stunning Italian fabric with a pink silk lining.
We love our old Mercedes 1985 280SE, says Raine.
So it felt right to drive ourselves to the venue.
We sorted decorations for the car the night before.
I love ribbons so I went wild with thoseI kind of wanted it to look a bit scrappy.
Speaking of ribbons, the couples reception venue was covered in them.
We wanted them to cover everything, says Raine.
We added pink ribbon to the candelabras, candles, and vases.
We also got gorgeous birds and hand-painted oil lamps from Brixton Market to decorate the tables.
They also made beaded Christmas decorations for the place parameters that doubled as a souvenir.
Luckily it went down really well as it took forever, Raine says.
She collaged them into an amazing design, which we loved.
We didnt want the wedding to feel traditional or overly formal.
And we wanted to go somewhere that we could go again for our anniversary.
Late-night food came courtesy of Cornfield Bakery, who served Jamaican patties as a nod to Raines heritage.
But the most cinematic touch of all?
The couples names were emblazoned on the front of the iconic Ritzy cinema in Brixton.
I lived in a flat opposite the Ritzy with my dad growing up, explains Raine.
Now showing: Happily ever after.
Christmas rom-com at The Brixton Ritzy.
