Colourful Village Hall Wedding

A warm September day set the mood for Polly and Rory's colourful village hall wedding dressed with hanging lanterns. After thirteen years together they tied the knot in front of all their closest friends and relatives, seeing their loved ones come together from all over the world was a huge highlight for the couple. Set in Kent, the village hall hosted both the ceremony and the reception which was dressed up to the nines with colourful homegrown dahlias and bright paper lanterns. The drinks reception saw the guests testing their strength and accuracy in The Stump Game (also known as hammerschlagen) before toasting with glasses of fizz and their very own oyster shucker. Laughter filled the evening's celebrations along with an excellent eight-piece band, combined with plenty of emotions as they shared stories during the speeches, hitting the perfect balance of humour and love.

Laced long sleeve bridal dress at village hall wedding in Kent

Bride and her bridesmaids wearing star print dresses and bright floral bouquets

Bride wearing a laced long sleeve dress teamed with bright floral bouquet

Bridal hair wore in a soft curl to the side teamed with laced long sleeve dress

Colourful hanging lanterns at village hall wedding with bright dahlia floral decor

Brightly coloured hanging lanterns at village hall wedding with wooden display and floral decor

Brightly coloured dahlia decor on wooden display at village hall wedding

Personalised wedding sign with colourful hanging lanterns decor

Bride wearing long sleeved laced dress and gold ballet pumps with her bridesmaids wearing blue star print dresses

Bride and groom tie the knot at village hall ceremony with colourful hanging lanterns

Groom wearing navy two piece with the bride wearing laced long sleeve dress and brightly coloured floral bouquet

Champagne and oysters at the outdoor drinks reception

Confetti shot at village hall wedding with bride wearing long sleeved laced dress

Colourful confetti at village hall wedding in Kent

Bridesmaids wearing blue star print dresses with silver shoes and colourful floral bouquets

Bride and groom steal a moment at village hall wedding wearing laced long sleeve dress and bright floral bouquet

Back of brides beautiful laced dress with delicate hair accessory and soft curls worn to the side

What Made Our Day Unique
We wanted the whole day to reflect us and our personalities. We were also extremely lucky that contributions from friends and family took the uniqueness of our wedding one step further; Polly’s dad grew all of the flowers for the venue, the maid of honour baked our three wedding cakes; our friend built the outside bar and a family friend designed the wedding invitations and table plan; both of which were adorned with a caricature of us. Also, a whole group of friends chipped in the day before to set up the venue – we couldn’t have done it without them. We hands-down agree that the speeches hit the perfect balance of humour, love and sincerity. We are soppy goofballs behind closed doors but PDA isn’t our thing, so proclaiming our love in front of the room of friends and family allowed us to reveal a more emotional side of ourselves. Staggering the speeches throughout the wedding breakfast also prevented the guests from getting hungry and allowed each speech to be remembered in its own right.
Polly & Rory

Hanging Lanterns

Colourful hanging lanterns covered the ceiling at this couples village hall wedding, combined with beautiful dahlia table arrangements and three very delicious cakes made by the Made of Honour's company (The French Tartes). Polly looked amazing in her long-sleeved lace dress from Wear Your Love XO which she teamed with gold ballet pumps and a colourful bouquet. The bridesmaids also looked fab in blue star print dresses featuring a wrap over detail from Dancing Leopard. So much colour and happiness creating a wonderful, relaxed celebration filled with fun.

Inspiration & Styling
Relaxed enjoyment and most importantly a lot of fun. The whole day was in one venue and we wanted guests to enjoy every moment, filled with food, drink, entertainment and the odd game. There were no real formalities to the day and the whole venue exuded with laughter all day long. The styling reflected our personalities; there was colour everywhere; in the hanging lanterns, the flowers and the array of cocktails served in the evening!
Polly & Rory

Groom at outdoor drinks reception playing Hammerschlagen

Personalised table plan with caricature illustration and colourful hanging lanterns

Village hall wedding reception with floral table arrangements of colourful dahlias and hanging lanterns

Hanging lanterns and colourful floral arrangements at village hall wedding reception

Brightly coloured floral table arrangements of dahlias and gypsophila with hanging lanterns

Personalised polaroid image place settings at village hall wedding with bright and colourful styling and hanging lanterns

Gift boxes and wedding cakes at village hall wedding with colourful styling and hanging lanterns

Wedding cakes displayed on rustic styled tree stumps at village hall wedding with hanging lanterns

The bride throws the bouquet at village hall wedding in September

Colourful hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling at village hall reception

Grooms speech at wedding reception with colourful styling and hanging lanterns

Bride and groom steal a moment for some golden hour shots

Bride wearing laced long sleeve dress and groom wearing navy two piece suit

Bright and colourful hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling at village hall wedding

Bride and groom cut the cake decorated with berries and colourful florals

Bride and groom celebrate at their wedding with hanging lanterns decorations

Advice & Planning
Spreadsheets!! While we wouldn’t normally advocate for such formality it actually helps you to visualise what you need; when you need it by and your budget. Once you have your date locked down you can then work backwards and see how much you need to save each week/month, which we promise takes away so much stress. Also, don’t sweat the small stuff; if something doesn’t turn up or goes wrong your guests won’t have a clue and honestly neither will you!!
Polly & Rory

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