Last weekend, I was honored by British wedding planner Mark Niemierko with a high tea at The Dorchester Hotel in London, England. The experience was amazing (and included the industry's top experts like designer Elizabeth Emanuel and hairdresser to the queen Ian Carmichael), and the venue was impeccable. At MSW, we always suggest picking a space with a tone that fits your wedding's theme. Well, Mark followed that advice to the letter. The hotel was elegantly British through and through. From the handsome soldier waiters to the passed tea sandwiches and classical music to our cake created by Peggy Porschen, he pulled out all the stops to create an authentic environment.
If you're looking for a UK honeymoon spot or wedding reception venue (maybe the royal wedding is influencing your own!), I would recommend the Dorchester. Check out this gallery for more inspiration, and click on this video for an inside look at the event.
1 Florist Rob Van Helden created beautiful flower arrangements for the event. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Peggy Porschen, who recently designed the wedding cake for model Kate Moss, also created this gorgeous one for the tea. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Darcy Miller and Mark Niemierko smile for the camera. 23 From left to right: Stephanie Balls from Marketing and Public Relations for Peggy Porschen Cakes; Tory Louth, Bespoke Manager for Peggy Porschen Cakes; Sassi Holford, designer. 24 Designers Elizabeth Emanuel and Bruce Oldfield pose with Mark. 25 From left to right: May Clee-Cadman of Maisie Fantaisie; florist Mary Jane Vaughan; Darcy Miller; Mark Niemierko; Elizabeth Emanuel; Bruce Oldfield. 26 From left to right: Designers Suzanne Neville, Ritva Westenius, and Chenca Williams. 27 Designer Stephanie Allin and Chanelle Segerius-Bruce of Segerius Bruce Photography. 28 Designer Sassi Holford with Darcy Miller and Mark Niemierko. 29 From left to right: Jewelery designer Andrew Prince; Katy McGhee, Manager of Vera Wang at Browns Bride Bride Boutique; jeweler Lauren Adriana. 30 Designer David Fielden. 31 From left to right: Fong Ee, account executive at Matthew Williamson; calligrapher Paul Antonio; Mark Strefford, co-founder and editor of The Wedding Vine blog; designer Johanna Heir. 32 From right to left: Walter Koller from David Fielden; Darcy Miller; David Fielden; Mark Niemierko. 33 Darcy Miller and David Fielden. 34 Designers Caroline Castigliano and Ritva Westenius. 35 Bloggers from left to right: Charlotte O'Shea of Rock My Wedding; Kat Williams of Rock N Roll Bride; Mark; Alexia Cuddyre of OMG I'm Getting Married; Anna from Anna and the Ring. 36 Head of Marketing and PR at Suzanne Neville, Katherine Radford and Chenca Willams. 37 From Jasper Conran, Neil Penlington, Executive Assistant, and Jenny Holland, PR and Online Marketing Executive. 38 From left to right: Head of Communications at Temperly London, Madeleine Macey; PR Manager at Temperly London, Petrina Nystrom; Events Manager at Mustard Catering, Harriet Walker. 39 Interior designers Bessy Moufarrige and Tania Samonas of Etoile de Mer. 40 Darcy Miller and Suzanne Owen, head of marketing, Unique Vacations UK Ltd, representatives of Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts (sandalsweddingblog.com). 41 From left to right: Sales Executive at Great Hire Furniture, Cheryl Check; makeup artist Maggie Hunt; Sales Executive at Great Hire Furniture, Alexandra Iftimie Ciobanu. 42 Debbie Dwek, Event Manager at Niemierko, and founder and owner of Little Venice Cake Company, Mich Turner. 43 Mark and designer Phillipa Lepley. 44 From left to right: Head of Personal Shopping at Reiss, Henry Taylor; Sales Executive at Penhaligon, Sophie Littlefair; founder of Maisie Fantaisie, May Clee-Cadman; Mark Niemierko. 45 Ian Carmichael, Stylist at Royston Blythe, and Manager at Browns Bride, Samantha Moore. 46 From right to left: Photographer Julia Boggio; Mark; Emmy Scarterfield of Emmy Shoes. 47 Designer Stewart Parvin and Darcy Miller.
From: Rowaida Flayhan | 1/21/12 at 5:12 pm
Amazing event, I wish I was there. Peggy Porschen is an amazing cake designer, I met her at her Shop in Belgravia in London. You look beautiful Darcy, Love your style.
PS Congratulations Darcy on being featured in Architectural Digest Feb issue. Beautiful New York Apartment, Love it!
Best Wishes
Rowaida
From: A Sunday Kind of Love: Partying at The Dorchester with Hot Male Models, The British Wedding Glitterati & Martha Stewart Magazine · A Sunday Kind of Love · Rock n Roll Bride | 1/22/12 at 4:16 am
[...] Thank you to Mark and his team for putting on this amazing event. Jeez my job is so hard sometimes huh? You can see more photos from the party on Mark’s blog here as well as Charlotte and Alexis’ reports on their respective blogs here & here! We also got a mention on Martha Stewart’s blog. [...]
From: Kimberly La Mar-Damiani of LA MARTINÉ | 1/23/12 at 10:24 pm
exquisite flowers !
From: Chanelle Segerius-Bruce | 1/24/12 at 8:32 am
It was such an amazing party to be at! Thanks for featuring an image of me with Stephanie Allin, as a photographer it was so nice to chat one to one with a lot of the top designers. Darcy - wish I had been able to catch you for a minute! Popular lady.
From: Jennifer White | 1/24/12 at 9:41 pm
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From: Rowaida Flayhan | 1/25/12 at 5:42 pm
Congrats Darcy on being honored, what a beautiful Afternoon Tea at the Dorchester.
I Noticed May Clee-Cadman from Maisie Fantaisie in the photos, Love her work an amazing cake designer in London.
Best Wishes