I have to say folks, this is one of the loveliest dresses I have seen on a RMW bride. Catheryne’s “re-made” frock was unique, simple and a beautifully flattering shape. Oh and of course the buttons – have a small obsession going on with down-the-back buttons…..oh and the big dusky pink flower……..LOVE that……*sigh*

And as much as I loved the fashion I adored the decor and the whole relaxed backyard vibe this Big Day had going on. Perfection.

Something Old

We used an old school blackboard my sisters and I used to play with when we were little for the table plan, it needed a little sanding and re-painting.

Small But Perfectly Formed

Matthew: The wedding car was a little un-traditional. Catheryne’s grandfather had given her a car quite a few years ago. It’s a 1995 fiat cinquecento which has seen better days, but Catheryne absolutely loves it and she was driven to the church in it and I drove us back to the reception in it. All the girls decorated the car with a massive cream bow and hydrangeas stuck all over it.

Chocoholic

Matthew’s lovely aunty and cousin made our cake, it was a delicious chocolate sponge with beautiful blue icing and hundreds of little piped dots all over it. I picked some flowers to sit of top, unfortunately they were a bit sad looking by the time we came to cut the cake, I think the heat got the better of them!

Our Favourite Photo’s

Matthew: We found out about Kelly Green from our flatmate. She had photgraphed his best friend Adam’s wedding. We had seen Adam and Nat’s wedding online, so when we met Kelly we were already almost certain that we wanted her to photograph our wedding.

The photos are absolutely amazing, we couldn’t be happier. With digital camera’s so abundant we did wonder at the beginning whether it was worth having a professional – everyone can take a photo can’t they?! – but the difference is so obvious when you look at them, the shots all over the church, to the ones in the wood shed and by the rusty old container are my particular favourites!

Evening Entertainment

We didn’t have any music during the drink or wedding breakfast, we forgot to turn it on! In the evening one of my brothers in law, Steve, did the disco for us.

Sharing The Night Together

Matthew: We spent ages arguing (nicely!) over our first dance, there were a few songs in contention, and it did get to the point where we thought we might break with tradition and not have one, but we hadn’t reckoned on the reaction of the rest of our guests who thought that was a heinous crime!

We went with Dr Hook – Sharing the night together. Dr Hook was a band that both our sets of parents loved and it was one of the first things we knew we had in common when we got together. We’ve spent many a drunken night with our parents listening to Dr Hook.

Divine Decor

The bunting we had in the marquee came from Children’s Monsoon, I’d seen it in the window and thought I’d ask what happens to it when the display’s taken down. I was told that they had plenty in the store room that could be mine for a small donation.

Clever And Effective D.I.Y

I broke up slate tiles, which had come from the roof of a house my Dad is doing up, and wrote on them in silver pen for the place names.

What Makes It Special

Catheryne: I think we feel like every other married couple, that we had a truly special day. The fact that it was in the garden I grew up in was very special.

A lot of our guests commented on the relaxed feel to our wedding and we’re so pleased because that’s exactly what we wanted. A stilted and formal wedding would not have suited us, we’re easy going and laid back (Unless planning a wedding!) as are our families and we wanted to keep the wedding that way.

As you probably guessed I am a little bit in love with the blue polka dot cake

With thanks to Catheryne, Matthew and Kelly Green for sharing the garden gorgeous with Rock My Wedding

Big Outdoorsy Love

Charlotte xxx

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