What Made Our Day Unique
It was really important to have our friends and family being an active part of the day. So John's brother in law was our celebrant, John's cousin created illustrations, our friends DJ'd, a friend made our wedding cakes etc. It made it a really personal day (and of course we're really grateful that so many people stepped in to help us). We tried to balance the traditions and rituals that are really important wedding symbols without being held back by them. We were lucky in that ANRAN is not a licensed venue, so we weren't getting legally married on the day (we did that a week earlier in London). This meant that we were free to create a ceremony that was really unique to us and what we want our marriage to be about. This extended into the rest of the day – we had many of the traditional elements but took our own twist on them to make them meaningful for us.
Inspiration & Styling
We really wanted the vibe of the day to be very relaxed – like a mini holiday in the Devon countryside, which was helped by the amazing weather! The inspiration behind the vibe and styling was the venue itself. ANRAN is so beautiful and full of greenery that we really wanted that to take centre stage, and that in turn inspired the rest of the styling. More generally we liked the combination of very modern elements (like the pared-back colour scheme and typography) with natural and "DIY" elements like the lavender on the menus.
Hair & Makeup:
Ione Kutz