Inspiration

What Made Our Day Unique

It was important for our wedding to feel really personal, and importantly, a big party! Having already had a small civil ceremony with family at New York City Hall the year before, our focus was really on the celebration. We tried to ensure that the day never felt static by really utilizing the grounds. The evening before we had welcome drinks and a barbeque in the Walled Garden. On the day itself, we led guests through six different spaces on-site - a ceremony outside under a Birch Tree, a cocktail reception on the main lawn, dinner in The Orangery, speeches outside on the steps, dancing back in the Orangery (which we had flipped), midnight munchies in another room and then into the after part in the bar.

Inspiration & Styling

Our vibe was quite eclectic. Some parts of the day had more of a traditional, romantic vibe, which really leant itself to the old countryside setting - our ceremony and dinner, in particular, fell into this theme. Our drinks reception was Caribbean themed, with a mango mojito and Watermelon and min bellini, and we also had a steel band playing. Fortunately, the sun was shining to really elicit some tropical vibes! The rest of the day was pretty contemporary in its feel, with the personality and decor of Babington itself really facilitating that. We wanted the day to feel very much a reflection of our personalities and hopefully, we achieved that.

Entertainment

I know it’s a cliche, but the whole day really was beyond what we could have hoped for. I think my favourite part was dancing to the band after dinner. I couldn’t recommend the Soul Brothers more, they really know how to get a party started! At this point, anything that could have gone wrong (thankfully) hadn’t, and we could really just let our hair down and party with our nearest and dearest. With our closest friends and family split mainly between the UK and the US, it was really special to have everyone right there in one room, and they certainly let their hair down too! The celebrations didn’t end until the sun came up and let’s just say I think the cleaners were a little surprised when they came to do their morning duties to find passed out guests strewn around the property!