Temperley London for a Colourful and Elegant Autumn Barn Wedding

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We’ve made it to Friday lovelies and I’m going to ease you into the weekend with this very sweet and personal wedding that features an utterly divine gown by the incredible Alice from Temperley London that the bride purchased from our very own Little Book For Brides members, Agape Bridal Boutique. Her designs are exquisite and a day dress I’ve spied from the latest collection is on my list of ‘must-have’ essentials that I’m slowly adding to my wardrobe (I finally found the most amazing crisp white shirt that goes with everything the other day – cue happy dance). Get set for serious elegant dress inspiration and, trust me, you’ll take a sharp intake of breath upon first sight of the bride’s sensational bouquet.

Meet Lauren, national account manager for duvet and pillow experts Snuggledown, and Chris, a senior recruitment consultant, who tied the knot on the 2nd of October 2015 at Owen House Wedding Barn in the picturesque Cheshire countryside village of Mobberley. Let’s begin their little love story with a short feature film that perfectly highlights the essence of the couple’s big day.

“We are so glad we arranged a videographer, as a video captures something photos don’t and takes you right back to the moment and emotion of the day. The finished feature film was more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. Molly really is super talented and I hope she goes far in the wedding industry as she was a pleasure to be around and creates films you want to watch over and over again.”

Film by Molly Jane Lewis

https://vimeo.com/146239679

“Our wedding style and theme ended up being a mixture of nostalgia, wildflowers and rustic charm. I love bright and colourful wildflowers and always imagined my bouquet being as big and wild as my Grandma’s one back in the 1940’s. The wildflower bouquet and rustic feel of the barn were where the rest of my ideas, colours and decor ended up stemming from. Family and sentiment are super important to us, so that’s what inspired all the finer details of our big day. Each detail was carefully thought out to give a nod to both our families past and present, from the old wedding pics of our parents and grandparents to the personalised favours.”

Photography by Helen Plus David

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Lauren chose her stunning dress by one of her favourite designers – Temperley London – which she bought from a trunk show at Agape Bridal Boutique;

“Ever since I studied fashion styling at university, Alice Temperley is one of my go-to designers at every fashion week – I love her timeless, elegant and feminine designs and her bridal collections are a romanticised version of this, with beautiful lace and intricate beaded details. I searched out the nearest stockist as soon as I got engaged, which happened to be just down the road at Agape Bridal Boutique in Bowden.”

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Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.
“After a long trying-on session with the beautiful Alex of Agape Bridal Boutique, she suggested I come to the trunk show in February, where I could request samples they didn’t stock from the Temperley collection. What a treat of an afternoon that was and it was where I fell in love with the off the shoulder and lace scalloped-edge ‘Sienna’ dress. It had boning to pull me in the right places and beautiful lace detail that gave the dress the most perfect flattering shape and the right amount of timeless elegance and glamour I was looking for.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Adding cream ‘Mimosa’ Rachel Simpson Shoes, with a vintage peep-toe and comfy enough to dance in all night long, the beautiful bride wore a new scent, ‘Peony and Blush Suede’ by Jo Malone, and pearl and diamond studs borrowed from her mother-in-law (an anniversary gift in Las Vegas from her father-in-law). She carried a beaded bag from Accessorize, and in the evening added a beaded belt made by the ladies at Agape Bridal Boutique. And for a touch of glamour, Lauren found two gorgeous pieces from one of her favourite Australian designers.

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“I had three bridesmaids; my little sister Hannah, best friend Kerry and future sister-in-law Rachel and I wanted them to stand out and be comfortable. Due to my love of print and colour, I searched for dresses to match my wildflower theme and these ASOS dresses were perfect and flattered the figures of my beautiful bridesmaids.

 They added silver peep-toe and diamante sandals by No.1 Jenny Packham via Debenhams and I gifted them all with a personalised box filled with goodies – an engraved silver jewellery box found via Etsy and art deco style earrings and bracelet from Accessorize.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“Chris and I have been together for five years and got engaged in the beautiful Scandinavian city of Copenhagen just over 2 years before our big day. I was confronted by a gibbering wreck of a man on the balcony of our hotel room while in my pyjamas with a beautiful opal vintage ring and of course I said yes!

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“We hired Sandy and Pearl from I Do Campers for the day, along with their owners Dave and Kay who were fantastic. There were no time restrictions and they were so friendly and accommodating to all our guests – and even took us on a secret drive out to the country while our guests enjoyed the drinks reception.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“I was ecstatic to find one of my favourite Australian wedding dress designers Anna Campbell was holding an online sample sale. The ‘Julia’ tulle beaded headpiece and cuff were a steal and completed the glamorous vintage look I wanted.

Hair and makeup was by Andrea Pickford Makeup – Andrea is one of my oldest school friends and a very talented lady; she knows me too well and created the perfect vintage look to match the style of my dress. She was also unbelievably cool and calm on my wedding morning and not only did my hair and makeup but also my bridesmaids and our mums, then got herself ready all in good time! Having a stress free wedding morning is so important to enable you to enjoy your day and Andrea was so professional throughout which created a relaxed atmosphere.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Walking down the aisle to ‘Heartbeats’ by Jose Gonzalez, sung by Lucy Hopkins, Lauren was given away by her dad. They added in a few lines to their vows that were promises and the two readings brought lots of laughs.

“We wanted the ceremony to be emotional, but filled with fun and laughter, so we chose two readings – ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by John Cooper Clark and a ‘Lovely Love Story’ by Edward Monkton read by my best friend Kerry who was giggling throughout which set everyone else off!

My favourite part of the day was walking into the ceremony room and seeing Chris for the first time and everyone’s smiling faces. Everyone was there for us that day and when I look back at the video and photos, every single guest is smiling and filled with honest happiness for us. I felt incredibly lucky to have so many friends and family who love us and were there to share our special day.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“Sophie from Erica and Edwards in Manchester’s Royal Exchange helped me design a wedding band that was moulded to fit perfectly around my opal ring with tiny grain set diamonds. Chris chose a simple titanium band, as he isn’t a jewellery person. Both were engraved with Lauren and Chris 02.10.15 and mine had a tiny sapphire set alongside the wording for my something blue.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“Our photographers, Helen Plus David, created the most beautiful, natural and artistic images and we had so much fun doing our pre-wedding shoot in Manchester – our anxiety about being photographed on the day completely disappeared. They were unobtrusive and their images tell the story of our day perfectly and I couldn’t recommend them enough. They are friendly, relaxed and fitted in perfectly with the craziness of the wedding morning prep, all the way through to the first dance.

I loved how they captured the private moments and emotion of our wedding guests and us. We didn’t want any over-posed, set-up shots and Helen and David were fantastic at capturing the emotion in the moment which shows in the final images.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

 

“Music is hugely important to Chris and I, as we often spend our weekends at gigs and summers at various festivals. We chose the amazing and talented Lucy Hopkins for the ceremony and drinks reception, where she sung our favourite tracks, from Fleetwood Mac to Jose Gonzalez.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

The handsome groom Chris donned a smart skinny-fit blue Paul Smith suit from Selfridges, teamed with a Mrs Bow Tie Liberty of London print bow tie in pinks and purples to coordinate with the colours of the bridesmaid’s dresses and flowers. He matched the suit with a Ted Baker white jacquard vintage style shirt and Paul Smith brown suede shoes.

“Paul said it’s the most handsome he has ever felt, which I have to agree with as the confidence he had on that day shone through. It’s not all about the bride; a groom should pick an outfit they feel the best version of themselves in.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

“Further to our obsession of the show ‘Grand Designs’, we both love converted barns and would love to live in one in the future, so a barn was our main search criteria for our wedding venue. We went to see Owen House Wedding Barn in Mobberley with its rustic charm, carved owls, vintage door cladded backdrop and personal family run values, and as soon as we met Vanessa, Dan and the rest of the team we knew this was the place for us.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

The couple met their florists, who are also venue stylists, at a wedding fair at their venue.

“Michelle and Heather from Dream Weavers listened to all my ideas and I spent time in their studio putting props together to create the romantic ceremony room setting with lanterns, and candles and brainstormed ideas for my flowers, centre pieces and table plan. Highlights were my amazing trailing wild flower bouquet and the hanging birdcages full of foliage and fairy lights, which looked amazing hung over the dance floor late at night.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Vanilla All Seasons provided a delicious feast of a selection of British style canapés, sharing bowls and a trio of tasty desserts, with pork pies, cheese and chutneys in the evening and Candy’s Cupcakes created their yummy cake.

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

How about this idea for a table plan? Such brilliant styling and I love the overall look.

“I used old wooden crates to create my table plan with vintage frames displaying the guest names and flowers, foliage and tea lights to give focus. Sentiment and family is important to us, so I wanted to create a memory collage of all the beautiful vintage wedding photos from the past of our parents and grandparents, all who have given us realistic and honest advice about marriage which I’m sure will come in useful in the years ahead. I used some old stepladders and displayed various ornate frames with old wedding photos in and fairy lights strung around so it would light up and create a focal point in the entrance to the barn. 

I also used my vintage Falcon tourer bicycle as décor and filed the wicker basket with hydrangeas from my granddad’s garden, who I had visited the day before my wedding as he couldn’t attend due to poor health.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Vanilla All Seasons provided a delicious feast of a selection of British style canapés, sharing bowls and a trio of tasty desserts, with pork pies, cheese and chutneys in the evening and Candy’s Cupcakes created their yummy cake.

Chris_Lauren_214Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Duncan Disorderly were the main act for the party – we went for the five-piece band who play songs from Nirvana to Blackstreet but all in their own unique ‘Madness’-like style – the dance floor was packed all night! Even my nan and granddad got to practise their rock and roll moves.”

“After months of deliberating, we chose ‘Everywhere’ by Fleetwood Mac as our first dance tune. It was the right choice as it got everyone up dancing and wasn’t too serious or soppy. This song takes us back to Glastonbury 2013 and one of our favourite DJ’s Greg Wilson dropped this track as the sun was rising – a perfect feel good tune everyone knows.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Words of Wedded Wisdom

“I spent months gathering ideas I loved from other people’s weddings and couldn’t decide which ones to go with or whether I’d have the time and cash to replicate, so my advice would be take inspiration from blogs and Pinterest but don’t get caught up with specific colour schemes or themes. Pick one idea/colour/object/dress you adore and let other ideas stem organically from that.”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

Weddings are personal and where possible should reflect you as a couple. Also, meet your suppliers in person or Skype chat before hiring, as we were super lucky with all of our amazing suppliers and it was a pleasure to have them there on the day.

The only thing I would have done differently is to plan a more relaxing honeymoon – we went to New York City and underestimated how exhausted we would be following the wedding weekend!”

Temperley London for a colourful and elegant Autumn Barn Wedding. Photography by Helen Plus David.

I so adore all the sweet, personal touches of your delightful day Chris and Lauren – thank you so much for allowing us to share them with our lovely readers and also a huge thanks to Helen and David for capturing such wonderful, happy images. And if you’ve fallen a little bit in love with Lauren’s gown, you can view more incredible wedding dress designs by Alice Temperley we’ve previously featured on this beautiful blog here.

Love Jo -x-

 

Photographer – Helen Plus David
Videographer – Molly Jane Lewis
Venue – Owen House Wedding Barn, Mobberley, Cheshire
Wedding Dress – Temperley London via Agape Bridal Boutique
Shoes – Rachel Simpson Shoes
Headpiece + Cuff – Anna Campbell
Perfume – Jo Malone
Accessories – Pearl and diamond studs (borrowed from mother-in-law) + beaded belt via Agape Bridal Boutique + Accessorize beaded bag
Bridesmaid Dresses – ASOS
Bridesmaid Shoes – Sandals by No.1 Jenny Packham via Debenhams
Bridesmaid Accessories – Art deco earrings and bracelet via Accessorize
Groom – Paul Smith suit via Selfridges + Ted Baker shirt + Paul Smith brown suede shoes + Mrs Bow Tie Liberty of London bow tie
Groomsmen – Ted Baker suits via Moss Bros + Liberty of London ties and pocket squares
Florist – Dream Weavers
Rings – Erica and Edwards
Catering – Vanilla All Seasons
Cake – Candy’s Cupcakes
Entertainment – Lucy Hopkins + Duncan Disorderly
Stationery – Via Etsy
Favours – Donations to Cancer Research UK
Transport – I Do Campers
Hair and Makeup Artist – Andrea Pickford Makeup

 

Jo Singletary

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Jo hails from and lives in sunny Australia, is currently working towards her dream of being a career coach and a few of her favourite things are watching the sunrise over the ocean, morning walks on the beach, butterflies, and supporting the guide dogs charity.

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