Midi Wedding Skirt for Village Fete Style Wedding at Horningsea Pavilion

Photography by Elizabeth Young Photography

A fun, relaxed village fete style wedding day for this beautiful bride in a midi wedding skirt and her groom. Located in a pretty South Cambridgeshire village, Horningsea Pavilion played host to this bright and colourful celebration, with a cheese tower wedding cake and a marquee ceremony draped with colourful ribbon and homemade bunting, all finished off with childhood favourite garden games including tug of war and even a sack race. This wedding ticks all of the village fete/festival styled DIY boxes! With a personalised wedding ceremony including a ring warming, handfasting and even walking down the aisle together, this couple definitely created a perfectly personalised day.

Brides homemade bright rose and paper bouquet at village fete themed day

Bright ribbon homemade bunting and glitter ball decoration at marquee celebration

Bright ribbon and colourful flower decoration at marquee celebration

Bright paper lantern decoration and bride wearing midi wedding skirt

Marquee wedding with bright bunting decoration and bride wearing midi pleated wedding skirt

Marquee wedding with bright ribbon and paper fan decorations with midi pleated wedding skirt

Brightly coloured ribbon hand fasting at marquee village fete themed celebration

Bride and groom steal a moment in woodlands wearing pleated midi wedding skirt

Bride and groom tie the knot with midi wedding skirt and bright heart hair decoration

Beautiful two piece gown with pleated midi wedding skirt and bright accessories

Beautiful two piece gown with pleated midi wedding skirt and bright homemade paper wedding bouquet

Vivienne Westwood shoes and bright heart hair accessory for fun village fete themed day

Beautiful two piece gown with pleated midi wedding skirt and embellished top

Pink and purple bridesmaid bouquets with matching ribbon decoration for fun fete themed celebration

Back of brides two piece gown with pleated midi wedding skirt and embellished top

Bride wearing midi wedding skirt and bridesmaids with midi dresses in nude and duck egg

Floral bouquets with pink and purple ribbon detailing for village fete themed marquee celebration

Marquee in the grounds for this fun and bright ceremony

Bride and groom walking down the aisle together wearing midi wedding skirt with bunting decoration

Village fete themed marquee ceremony with bright homemade bunting and paper lantern decoration

Bride and groom say 'I do' with bright ribbon decor and paper lantern decoration

WHAT MADE OUR DAY UNIQUE

"The day reflected our fun and playful personalities and encouraged everyone else to do the same. The feeling of the day was relaxed but fun and it ended up feeling somewhere between a village fete and a festival We had a very personal ceremony including a ring warming, handfasting and a stormtrooper. Our celebrant Michelle got our guests participating which gave a great atmosphere, we didn't have a formal dinner so people were free to move around and chat to different people. After the BBQ everyone joined in with the tug of war, sack races and three-legged races which were great fun!" - Kim & Damon

Midi Wedding Skirt

The bride wore a two-piece gown consisting of a midi wedding skirt from Reiss and a beautifully embellished top from Topshop which was styled perfectly with a pair of Vivienne Westwood 'Melissa' shoes and a bright heart fashion accessory, perfect choice for this fun-filled day. The look was completed with a paper rose flower bouquet handmade by the bride and red lipstick! Framed beautifully by the bridesmaids also with beautiful bouquets from Bloom and Wild and ribbon decorations, which complimented the bright and colourful decor and in keeping with the village fete style.

INSPIRATION & STYLING

"We wanted the day to be fun, happy and relaxed and the idea of a formal wedding just didn't feel right for us. We wanted people to be free to move around and enjoy the space. The original idea was to keep things simple by having a village fete theme but as plans evolved and things like glitter balls got included the theme morphed into 'Kim & Damon' - e.g. if we liked it, it was in! The styling was pretty haphazard - knew we wanted lots of colours and we are quite a crafty family so we made the bunting between us, the bride made all the tassels which were very patiently strung together by her friends the day before and the arch was a last-minute DIY project by the Bride & Groom with help from the Groom's Mum & Stepdad. The Brides Mum has a vintage china hire business so we were very lucky to be able to use that." - Kim & Damon

Three legged race at this fun village fete themed wedding party with midi wedding skirt

Drinks truck with gin selection at village fete themed outdoor wedding reception

Homemade colourful tassels with glitter ball decorations at fun wedding reception

Homemade colourful tassel decoration for personalised card box at fun reception

Bright ribbon and homemade bunting with colourful paper lantern decorations at fete themed celebration

Paper lantern decor at pavilion reception with outdoor bbq food truck

Village fete festival styled marquee reception with bunting and ribbon decoration

Bride wearing midi wedding skirt and groom enjoying the drinks truck at fun outdoor reception

Hook a Duck at this village fete themed fun outdoor reception

Homemade treats for relaxed and fun village fete themed wedding reception

Vintage china with fun homemade treats at village fete themed celebration

Bride and grooms first speech with midi wedding skirt and bright ribbon decor with colourful paper fans

Glitter station at this fun personal reception

Bride wearing two piece gown with a midi wedding skirt and embellished top

Personalised easel style wedding sign with pleated midi wedding skirt

Bride and groom enjoy a moment together for a fun shoot inside telephone box

Tug of war wedding games with midi wedding skirt at this village fete themed celebration

Sack races games at this fun outdoor village fete themed celebration

Cheese tower wedding cake with bright colourful ribbon and paper fan decorations

Bride and grooms first dance wearing midi wearing skirt with bight and colourful decor

Flamingo decor at this fun and relaxed village fete festival themed celebration

This couples advice for people planning their wedding is to trust that you will make the right decisions and that it will all be fine on the day! They chose a very DIY styled venue which all came together perfectly and better than this couple could have imagined. If you fancy trying a bit of DIY for your big day we have a selection of posts and tutorials available here.