This foodie bride chose London’s Spring restaurant for her wedding venue

The most romantic gestures are often the simplest - especially when you’ve been together for a long time. Such was the case for interior designer Millie Howard, whose boyfriend of almost a decade, graphic designer Jamie Kaye, proposed to her over a box of pizza they were sharing on the floor of their first flat. “We’d just moved in that day and I’d been asking him for so long when he was going to propose,” Millie remembers. “Then I turned around and he was down on one knee with a ring. It was perfect. It was so nice not to have anyone else around, and for it to just be the two of us.” 

With her dad and brother both working as chefs, Millie knew she wanted the wedding reception to take place at a restaurant - as well as in London, where they’re both from. “We wanted the food to be a really key part of it,” she says. “There’s a surprisingly small list of London restaurants that can cater for over 60 people, but once we knew we could host it at Spring, we knew it was the one. The food there is just perfect - we’d been there for so many celebrations over the years.”

When it came to finding her dress, Millie took a pragmatic approach. “I tried not to be too close-minded or restrict myself too much,” she says. “I wanted to try lots of different things. I felt like I needed to do my due diligence.” After trying on several other styles at The OWN Studio, her mum suggested she try on Style 074, a silk mikado gown with a simple v-neck bodice and spaghetti straps paired with a more dramatic pleated full skirt. “It wasn’t what I imagined I’d go for at all - I thought I’d choose something a little more understated, but once I tried it on, I was obsessed. I loved the taffeta silk, which was so lightweight.”