The Grooms Wore Matching White Tie And Tails For Their Stylish City Wedding In London

Neither Nathan Cole nor Andy Moller is from London, but the city has been central to their love story from the start. Their paths first crossed during London Fashion Week in 2013, where Derbyshire-born Nathan was working for the BFC, and Andy, who grew up in Australia, was producing fashion shows. They had their first date at the Royal Oak pub on Columbia Road, home to the city’s famous flower market. And a decade on, they exchanged vows in a grand 19th-century members’ club on Pall Mall, wearing matching white tie and tails made bespoke by the same Savile Row tailor behind the ceremonial robes seen at King Charles’s Coronation.

“We wanted to look classic and elegant for the formal ceremony and dinner,” says Nathan, a brand marketing consultant and co-founder of luxury wrapping service Colford, explaining how the couple settled on their made-to-measure evening suits by Ede & Ravenscroft. “The suits were identical but we chose different personal touches like shirt studs, cufflinks and dress shoes to complete our looks.”

After the candlelit wedding feast of seared scallops and slow-cooked Hereford beef – served in the opulent dining room as the sun went down – the grooms swapped their formal tails for a pair of bespoke pale gold tuxedos by the Savile Row tailor Richard James, a close friend, as the party truly got underway. Both chose custom shirts by Emma Willis of Jermyn Street (chocolate silk satin for Andy and an ivory sand-washed silk for Nathan), and Manolo Blahnik loafers. Antique citrine brooches and silk Prada pocket squares served as the finishing touches.

Besides their carefully chosen wedding looks, the couple planned every aspect of the celebrations themselves, enlisting the team at Studio Boum – the event design and production studio where Andy is creative director – to help them bring their vision to life. “We brought together an ambitious but ultimately magical moment seamlessly,” Nathan says now. “We shared responsibilities, each taking the lead on different creative elements, from floral design to food and cocktail curation to entertainment.”

That last element proved particularly memorable. After guests – fuelled by espresso martinis, negronis and Tommy’s margaritas – were lured onto the dance floor by resident Dalston Superstore DJ Chris Cuff, a Halpern-clad Heather Small, lead singer of M People, performed a surprise live set of ’90s anthems including “One Night in Heaven” and “Search for the Hero” for the thrilled crowd, culminating in a particularly euphoric moment care of a confetti drop. The grooms’ friends, DJs Mariam Gedovani and Rohan Bell-Towers, then took over the decks until the small hours.

“All we wanted to do was bring together all of our favourite people and really celebrate,” says Nathan now. “We think we achieved that, so we are very happy. These are memories that we will cherish forever.”