Only one wedding theme would do for Cassie and Lewis Byrom — the self-confessed Potterheads spent a year planning the ultimate Harry Potter wedding. It’s been a running theme throughout their romance. Lewis, 34, surprised Cassie, 31, with a letter accepting her into The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for her 30th birthday, and inside the envelope were two tickets to the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida. While they were there last year, Lewis got down on one knee.
Photographs from the wedding have now gone viral due to the astonishing attention to detail and dozens of references to the couple’s favorite magician.
Cassie told SheKnows that their biggest concern was ensuring the theme came across as “quirky and cool,” but not like “an 8-year-old’s birthday party.”
Unbelievably, they managed to pull this off to perfection, and without the help of a wedding planner. “We had a very clear vision about how we wanted it to look,” said Cassie. “We had round tables at the wedding so I wanted it so that no matter where you were seated there was something to look at. A few days before the wedding, at home, I set up each of the tables, took photos of each angle, printed pictures and put each table in its own box. The hotel used my pictures to set the room up on the morning of the wedding and I just kept going down to the room and checking it.”
“It was only fitting for us to have a Harry Potter-themed wedding because we had so many happy memories involving it that meant a lot to us and what better way to make such a commitment in front of your family and friends,” said Cassie, who has always loved the Harry Potter books.
“Lewis knew I liked Harry Potter when we first got together and turned up on our second date with a Harry Potter Lego man,” Cassie revealed. “I knew then he was the one for me.”
We can’t wait to see what these two do if they have a baby…
The wonderful world of Harry Potter
Where it all began… the Harry Potter stories the couple love so much.
The hotel goes Hogwarts
The wedding venue, the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England, was transformed into the couple’s very own Hogwarts.
Wanted
Wanted posters of the bride and groom hung around the halls of the hotel.
The garter
The Hogwarts coat of arms was stitched onto the bride’s red garter.
The shoes
The bride’s amazing shoes were hand-painted by Lasting Memories Creations.
Potter nails
The bride’s manicure acknowledged her love for all things Potter.
The ring
The couple’s wedding rings were inscribed with Snape’s famous everlasting expression of love: “Always.”
Bridesmaids
The bride and her bridesmaids carried paper bouquets, made from over 20 second-hand Harry Potter books.
The bouquets
The bride has set up a business, Cassie’s Creations, selling her paper flowers.
Buttonholes
The groomsmen’s buttonholes were also made out of pages of Harry Potter books.
Cufflinks
The groom’s cufflinks featured the motto from the Marauder’s Map.
Golden Snitch bracelet
The bridal party all wore Golden Snitch bracelets.
Socks
The attention to detail was incredible.
Presenting the rings
The wedding rings were presented by the best man on a copy of the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
Wands
Each of the 130 wedding guests received their own wand along with an invitation asking them to witness the couple’s “Unbreakable Vow.”
Table plan
The tables were named after the Harry Potter books and the four school houses Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.
Ravenclaw
Were guests at the Ravenclaw table witty and wise?
Slytherin
We expect only pure-blood guests sat at the Slytherin table.
‘You’re A Wizard, Harry’
Inspired by the famous, “You’re a wizard, Harry” scene from Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
Dumbledore
The groom’s favorite Harry Potter character is the ultimate wizard, Dumbledore.
Mermaid Tears
Various Harry Potter potions were on display around the wedding venue (although we’re guessing the guests stuck to Champagne).
Flesh Eating Bug Repellent
Hopefully there were no flesh-eating bugs at this celebration.
Edible Golden Snitch
Each guest got an edible Golden Snitch (a.k.a. a Ferrero Rocher with golden wings).
Details
The couple spent months in the lead up to the wedding scouring secondhand shops for Harry Potter memorabilia.
Voldemort and Bellatrix
The quilted cake was topped with Lego figurines of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange, the bride’s favorite character.
Heading to the Ministry of Magic
The Ministry of Magic was entered via a red telephone box in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Re-enacting the Battle of Hogwarts
The couple acted out the last moments of the Battle of Hogwarts (minus any deaths), for their wedding photos.
Suitcases
Packed for the honeymoon?
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