When family friends tied the knot this week, it was one of the most fun weddings I can remember.
Having given up on their original plans, scuppered by Covid, for a grand affair in a country pile, they settled for a small register office service.
The bride wore a cream jumpsuit, her bridesmaids a mismatch of floral dresses. I, meanwhile, ditched my go-to wedding look of frills and flounces, and instead opted for a green wool coat-dress, letting my accessories oversized pearl and emerald earrings, gold sequin shoes do the talking.
Trish Halpin reveals a selection of the most stylish outfits available from UK High Street shops to suit all budgets. Pictured: Dress, £169, mintvelvet.co.uk; bag, £275, luluguinness.com; heels, £45.99, zara.com; Jennifer Gibson earrings, £220, & Alexis Bittar ring, £225, fenwick.co.uk