Glamorous Sequins and Gold for A Summertime Barn Wedding

“Kev got down on one knee on the beach at our favourite hotel after tricking me into thinking we were going to a cocktail hour with a few other selected guests from the hotel. There was Champagne, chocolates, and tiki torches; it was beautiful.”

Now onto my favourite element of this particular wedding – the flowers. The soft colours are so romantic and rustic, and the pew end arrangements are so sweet.

“Joanna Carter did all our beautiful flowers. We only needed to meet with her once; she seemed to know exactly what we wanted and had so many ideas that would fit perfectly with the venue. We went with soft pinks, blues and creams for my bouquet with similar arrangements around the venue and the  bridesmaids had slightly more simple bouquets as we didn’t want their dresses to be overshadowed.”

“Our favourite arrangements on the day were the balls of gypsophila that we had hanging from the ceiling. They were stunning.”

Natalie’s Ernest Jones wedding ring was chosen to match her engagement ring – which was made by one of her bridesmaid’s parents, jeweller Bradley & Willows. Meanwhile, Kevin chose a simple titanium ring from Fraser Hart which he would feel comfortable wearing from day to day.

Natalie entered the ceremony room on the arm of her father, to wedding favourite ‘Canon in D Major’ by Pachelbel.

The couple’s fifteen month old nephew was asked to be page boy and was dressed in a navy blue three-piece suit from M&S and a navy blue and white floral bow tie from Etsy – just so cute.

To continue the light, relaxed feel, Kevin opted for a light navy textured suit from Next, with his best men, ushers and the fathers wearing the same.  Their ties and pocket square were in a summery floral design from Etsy.

“We had so many compliments on the ties and how well they complimented the floral arrangements and the bridesmaids’ dresses. The groomsmen also had matching gold cufflinks in the shape of a leaf to go with the rustic theme. The groomsmen and the groom had matching shoes – the Pudsey brogue in tan from Dune.”

Photographer Lucy Davenport has perfectly captured the emotion and joy of the couple and their guests in her lovely, light-filled pictures. After the ceremony, the newly-weds took a few minutes out to spend time together and have some beautiful portrait photos taken. The meadow by the barn was a lovely location for these with its wild flowers and long grasses.

“We were very particular about what style of photographs we wanted. We wanted someone who could capture the relaxed atmosphere and candid moments but equally we wanted a classic feel to the photographs and Lucy Davenport managed all of that perfectly. We felt so comfortable around Lucy and it was like we had known her forever.”

“Lucy is everything you could want in a photographer; friendly, funny and very understanding and we had so many compliments from our guests about how lovely she was. Needless to say, the photographs were exactly what we had hoped for.”

Natalie and Kevin turned to online wedding shop The Wedding of My Dreams to source many of their decor items, including the log slices that the table lanterns were placed upon. The sequinned table cloth and table runners were found online at The Sweet Party Shop.

The soft colours of the flowers were matched by the simple, pretty leaf design on the stationery by Beyond Vintage. Designer Lou also made bespoke signs for the venue, including the table plan and the sweet table menu.

“We chose the Succulent stationery set from Beyond Vintage but had the colours altered to match our colour scheme. Lou was absolutely fantastic and very quick to respond to

After enjoying canapés and drinks, the party sat down to a three-course meal cooked by the venue’s caterer Indulgence Boutique Hospitality. The laser-cut wooden place names by VM Bespoke doubled as favours.

The couple created a very inviting sweet table laden with all sorts of goodies including macarons and fudge hearts, all made by Cake by Rachel, who also created this pretty wedding cake.

“Cake by Rachel was recommended to us by our venue and was an absolute dream to work with. She went above and beyond her requirements helping the venue to dress the sweet table and make sure everything was exactly how we had imagined. To compliment the rustic look of the wedding we went for a white cake with green sugar leaves tumbling down each tier with cupcakes wrapped in laser cut cases to match.”

An upbeat first dance of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell got the party started, with live folky music following.

“We knew we wanted a band rather than a DJ, again, to fit in with the rustic feel and as soon as we heard Mister Kanish at our best friend’s wedding a year earlier we knew we had to hire them to play at ours too. Each one of the band members is very friendly and courteous and they had everyone dancing from the minute they started to the second they finished  – they even threw in a few encores for us. Their folk style set was perfect for our wedding and they played a fantastic selection of songs both old and new.”

Words of Wedded Wisdom

“My best piece of advice would be to just do exactly what you want to do. Everyone is going to have an opinion on what you should and shouldn’t be doing or booking but this is your day, a day to celebrate you as a couple and whatever it is that you want to include in the day then just do it. Do what makes you both happy.”

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed sharing your wedding today Natalie and Kevin, so many congratulations and thanks to you both. From more rustic wedding inspiration you can browse through other Love My Dress weddings here and if you’ve loved Lucy Davenport’s beautiful photographs click this link to look at more weddings she’s captured for these pages.

Ele xx