Inside: Olivia Gregorian-Wilson's Elegant Surrey Wedding

Join The Wedding Edition as we explore the details of a beautiful rural wedding in Surrey, celebrating Olivia Gregorian-Wilson’s —one-third of the Gregorian Sisters—on her special day with her husband, Ollie.

The Story So Far

Oliver & I met in February 2015, at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. I had just graduated from 3 years of Musical Theatre training and was working at the theatre a few days a week, and Ollie had recently become tour manager for German comedian Henning Wehn who was about to do a 3 week residency at the theatre. A colleague pointed him out to me whilst he was on stage doing the sound check and he caught my eye! Later that evening he came over to chat to me and eventually asked me for my number, we met for coffee the very next day and the rest is history!

After 7 and a half years together, Ollie finally popped the question on 28th July 2022 at Kilworth House in Leicestershire. My sister was in a show at the theatre there and we had travelled up to watch her perform. We had a beautiful pre-theatre meal in the orangery, then headed out for a walk before the show started. Looking back, I realise that Ollie’s behaviour was a little strange, but I now know that he was scoping out the perfect spot to stop and pop the question. He settled on Kilworth House’s garden temple, which was beautiful and private. It was a complete shock to me, I really had no idea! I had previously sent Ollie a few hints regarding engagement rings, mostly round diamond trilogy rings but as Ollie would say “he knows me better than I know myself” and he created a beautiful trilogy ring with emerald cut diamonds on a gold band, and for once he was right! He purchased the ring from the wonderful Dovi Fehler, known on Instagram as The London Jeweller.

The Venue

Our wedding was at the legendary Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water. We knew we didn’t want to be too far away from London where my family and many of our friends are based, and as Ollie is from Surrey we decided to keep our venue search in that area. Ollie’s brother had recently become a member of Wentworth and suggested we go and have a look after we’d had a couple of unsuccessful viewings elsewhere.

The first time we visited we knew it was the one – it was elegant and sophisticated but also laid-back which made us feel totally relaxed there. The views of the rolling fairways of the golf course and the castle-like clubhouse covered in ivy were stunning. There are a handful of hotel rooms in the clubhouse, so our families could stay, which included two amazing suites which myself and my bridal party used to get ready in on the morning of the wedding.

Wentworth offered us a choice of indoor and outdoor settings for the day which meant we didn’t have to worry about the weather! The majority of the day was spent inside the stylish clubhouse, specifically in the beautiful and grand ballroom which was the perfect location for our ceremony, wedding breakfast and the evening party. Our drinks reception took place on the Ryder Cup terrace, which overlooks a perfectly manicured garden and outdoor swimming pool. It really was the perfect venue for us and the team there were super helpful and truly created our dream day.

The day after the wedding we hosted a BBQ / pool party for our families and a few friends at Ollie’s brother’s house in Weybridge. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas so we didn’t get to use the pool, but we kept the party going inside with plenty of debriefing, Aperol Spritz and even some more dancing.

The Fashion

I knew fairly early on that I wanted a Jesus Peiro dress and I saw my dress on Instagram and fell in love before I’d even tried it on, so I researched boutiques nearby that stocked them and went from there! I only went to two boutiques but I made sure to try on different shapes and styles to be 100% sure my dress was the one. Ellie Sanderson was the second boutique I went to and it was honestly the loveliest experience, everyone who works there was so helpful and supportive. I knew my dress was the one pretty much straight away, it felt timeless and elegant, and I loved how unique the neckline was. I paired the dress with a pearl veil and the most incredible earrings and hairpiece from Megan Therese couture. I had originally planned to keep the dress on all night but changed into a Self Portrait puff sleeve mini dress which I had worn for our legal ceremony a few days before. My shoes were Loeffler Randall platform sandals, they were the comfiest heels I have ever put on my feet and looked amazing too. I also need to give a special mention to my blue platform Crocs which I changed into for the last couple of hours of dancing!

Ollie has never been one for tradition when it comes to fashion and expressed early on that he didn’t want to wear a full matching suit, so he opted for beige double breasted Italian linen blazer with navy blue linen suit trousers, both from Marks & Spencer paired with a blue silk tie and Oliver Sweeney brogues. Being 6’3, he really wanted something comfortable that he would wear again and M&S never seems to fail him!

The Jewellery

Along with my engagement ring, I wore Megan Therese Couture earrings and a matching hair accessory which were very kindly gifted to me by my bridesmaids. The earrings and hair piece are like a work of art with hand crafted clay flowers and real pearls. They were the perfect finishing touch and really elevated my look.

The Bridal Party

My bridesmaids wore beautiful dusty blue halter neck floral dresses from Coast and my bridesmen wore dusty blue suits from Zara. They all looked absolutely gorgeous! I gifted them all a set of pyjamas from my favourite pyjama brand Chelsea Peers plus personalised clutch bags from Katie Loxton and earrings from Silver Rain for the girls and Charbonnel et Walker truffles & Paw Paw lip balm for the boys!

The Tablescape

I really wanted a soft, romantic colour palette for the decor so opted for pale blue, a peachy pink and white. Our flower arrangements were made by my talented auntie who works for Amanda’s Flowers in Richmond. Each table had a beautiful flower arrangement in keeping with the colour palette, pale blue napkins, tea lights in clear ribbed glass holders and pale blue, white and peach tapered candles which were inside glass hurricane holders. I purchased eucalyptus themed table numbers and name place cards from Papier to tie in with the flower arrangements.

Food & Drinks

All the food and drinks were organised in-house by Wentworth and it was truly delicious.

Beautiful canapes including Carlingford oysters which were a big hit with our guests! We served Pimms, fizz and beers for our drinks reception and Picpoul de Pinet and Rioja for the meal. The meal consisted of a Tandoori Tiger prawn salad or a Heritage Tomato and Peach salad starter, Fillet of beef or Truffle Roasted Cauliflower steak for main and a gorgeous Lemon meringue parfait dessert.

For our late night snack we served wood fired pizzas from Fire & Base, which were amazing along with our gorgeous three tier cake and macarons made by Lucy at Vanilla Frost Cakes who has made so many cakes for my family’s birthdays and important events.

Entertainment

As someone with a history of performing, and both of us being huge lovers of music, entertainment and music were a big priority for us. My wonderful choir, The Adam Street Singers, performed during the ceremony including as I walked down the aisle. This was so unbelievably special and was many of our guests’ highlight of the day and mine too! Another highlight was the surprise singing waiters, organised by my mum! One of the performers interrupted the dinner pretending to deliver a pizza, you can imagine the horror on my face but thankfully they burst into song shortly after and had everyone on their feet!

We found picking a first dance song quite hard and we still weren’t 100% decided until a few days before the wedding. In the end, we went for Rock with You by Michael Jackson (one of Ollie’s favourite artists). We didn’t want anything too slow or too fast so it was the perfect tempo for us to dance too. After the first dance myself, my sisters and a few of my dancer friends surprised Ollie and the guests with a flash mob to the song Be Faithful by Fat Man Scoop, it was absolutely electric and everyone loved it! It was a great way to get the party started.

For the evening we had the all female group High on Heels perform, which included a DJ, saxophone player, percussionist and lead singer. They were incredible and kept the energy up all night. I loved the fact that you could tailor how many artists you wanted for your day and they totally catered to our music tastes.

Beauty Regime & Wellness

I found the search for make-up artists and hair stylists tricky, as there are just so many out there. I knew exactly how I wanted to look on the day, I wanted a glowy, soft glam look for the make-up and a sleek bun for my hair, so I searched through Instagram for MUA’s and stylists who had created similar looks, which is how I found my wonderful glam squad Ruby & Gaby. I had trials with both a couple of months before the wedding which I would highly recommend doing!

If I’m completely honest, I didn’t change up my usual regime for the wedding! I have always been quite lucky and never had many problems with my skin, so I decided not to mess with my usual skincare leading up to the wedding just in case something didn’t agree with me. I definitely tried to eat a little healthier and be more active but I didn’t put too much pressure on myself to lose weight.

Favourite Wedding Gifts

We used The Wedding Shop for our wedding gift list which was super easy to use! We did a mixture of gifts and experiences for people to purchase along with a honeymoon fund. A few of my favourite gifts would be a Gluggle Jug, Our Place cookware and a cookery course at Belmond Le Manoir in Oxfordshire.

The Honeymoon

A couple of days after the wedding we headed off on our honeymoon in Athens. We spent 2 nights in the city centre seeing the sights and exploring the city and then headed 30 mins away to Vouliagmeni, on the “Athens Riviera” where we enjoyed beach clubs, bars and restaurants for 4 nights. We are hoping to go somewhere further afield in 2025 but don’t have any plans just yet!

Advice

Don’t sweat the small stuff. So many of my married friends gave me this advice and it’s so true. In the lead up to the day. There may be some hiccups, things might not go exactly to plan, guests might drop out last minute, but usually there isn’t much you can do to change those things so try not to stress and focus on the positives.

Remember it’s your day and should be special and personal to you. Don’t compare your wedding to other weddings or worry about traditions, just do what is right for you and your partner and it will be the most perfect day.

The day goes so fast, really take time to be present and take it all in. We managed to have a couple of moments just the two of us and it was so lovely to just take a breather and process everything.