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.
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!
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!!
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