Inside Daisy Lowe’s “Wild and Romantic” Somerset Wedding to Jordan Saul
Daisy Lowe was late to meet her friend Matilda on Hampstead Heath when her Maltese terrier Monty ran over to a very handsome Belgium Shepherd attached to a very handsome man. Upon seeing the meet-cute unfold, Matilda swiftly excused herself and the new acquaintances walked for hours through acid grasslands and wildflower meadows. The next day, Jordan Saul and Kai, the canine, took Daisy and Monty to Sandy Heath, where the real estate developer held the model’s hand and teased her that they were swiftly heading towards old married couple territory. Two years later, the foursome were back wandering those same shadowy woods when Jordan asked Daisy to marry him. Her answer? “F*ck yes.”
“It’s definitely the most romantic thing he has ever done for me,” says Daisy, referring to the 1930s-style ring designed by Jordan using some hastily learned CAD skills. “He drove our jeweler Mario at The Vault London insane, but it means the world to me,” notes his fiancée of the custom treasure, detailed with diamonds and a heart shot by Cupid’s arrow.
The wedding plans soon slotted into place, as the duo dreamed up a “wild, natural and romantic” setting befitting their relationship. Two hundred and twenty guests journeyed to Somerset ahead of Glastonbury festival to watch the couple wed amidst a whimsical meadow in full bloom, before dining in a vintage marquee and scampering off to a “dirty dancing barn” to party the night away on Daisy and Jordan’s fifth anniversary. It was a quintessential British summertime celebration, but with a rock ’n’ roll twist.
The wedding dress was always going to be Vivienne Westwood. “When I put it on, I just lit up from the inside out,” explains Daisy of her “signature Westwood” Tabitha gown, featuring a custom bustle and a dramatic side slit. The “punky, provocative and powerful” aesthetic is everything Daisy imagined for herself as a bride—a picture she began painting as a young girl playing dress up in her mother Pearl’s wardrobe. “It’s very fitting that I will be wearing her gown for my special day,” adds Daisy, who walked the Westwood runway a handful of times during the shapeshifting creative’s lifetime, and has never stopped believing that Dame Viv’s work is like a fashion playground.
Equally as special? The vintage diamond studs Daisy’s grandpa gave her grandma 60 years ago, which the bride accessorized on her big day with a tennis bracelet by The Vault London, a Lulu Guinness shell bag, and crystal-dotted Jimmy Choos. That Jordan wore a tuxedo by Richard James—the brand her grandfather swore by—only added to the sense of ceremony.
The bride’s exquisite corsetry was later swapped out for the “sweaty dance party” in favor of a Chantilly lace bodice and a draped miniskirt by Annie’s Ibiza—the perfect follow-up to her whisper of a diamanté-flecked hen party look also masterminded by Annie Doble. “Her designs make me shine brighter, dance longer, and have a bit more confidence,” shares Daisy, who draped a long velvet cape detailed with fairy embroidery over her late-night look, and swapped her Choos for a pair of white Dior combat boots.
The bridal beauty prep began in earnest some weeks ago with an appointment at Code8, during which Daisy and her bridesmaids created bespoke lipsticks. “It was my way of celebrating each of us individually—our personalities and beauty all wrapped up in a swipe of lipstick,” explains the bride, whose make-up mood was “a little rockstar, a touch ’90s supermodel and all about effortless glam.” Skin was everything, with Sasha Ghodstinat using Daisy’s go-to Code8 products (including BB Cream, Day-to-Night Foundation, East Hampton Bronzer and the Lustrous Corduroy palette) to create a “dreamy, edgy, cool-girl vibe.” Think: “modern romance, but with a little attitude. Exactly how I wanted to feel—and how I’ll remember it every time I look back at the photos.”
Guests, including Alexa Chung, Pixie Geldof and Nick Grimshaw, will also fondly recall Ravneet Gill’s signature dessert table; the five-tier Lily Vanilli wedding cake comprised of three chocolate cakes (Daisy’s favorite) and two vanilla sponges (Jordan’s pick) iced with salted caramel frosting; the tequila cocktails masterminded by maid-of-honor Portia Freeman; and the music filling the West Country air: first, from Alan Power The Take Twos, and then, via three DJs: Harriet Rose, Jimmy Napes and Alfie Goff. As the night played out courtesy of curated chaos guru Nachtlicker, the couple created new memories befitting the next instalment of a very Daisy Lowe and Jordan Saul rom-com.
Photo: Andrew Leo1/40The bride had a few other wedding dress fittings, but nothing compared to the originality of Vivienne Westwood’s work.
Photo: Andrew Leo2/40“The way Vivienne Westwood’s clothes hung, her ethos and her irreverence inspired me,” explains Daisy of falling for the brand as a young girl rifling through the closet of her own designer mother, Pearl Lowe. “Vivienne was the designer I most wanted to work with when I became a model. I was so honored to have the opportunity to walk in her shows so many times while she was still alive.”