Botanical DIY Wedding at Victoria Baths in Manchester

Photography by Esme Whiteside Photography

Sarah and Mike created a DIY wedding at Victoria Baths in Manchester last autumn. The day kicked off with a church ceremony followed by a vintage Fiat 500 ride to their unique reception venue. To fit in with this botanical styled day they opted for a sage colour scheme and the bridesmaids all looked gorgeous in their dresses. The bride teamed her white hydrangea bouquet with a stunning strapless dress which she layered under a beautiful lace top for the ceremony. Lots of greenery, DIY styling and a macramé wall hanging all made for the most perfect relaxed vibe throughout the reception, the evening entertainment certainly did not disappoint either with a photo booth, a giant Jenga game and lots of pizza, what's not to love! All of this incredible family fun is captured by Esme Whiteside.

Church ceremony in Manchester for autumn wedding with DIY styling

Bride wearing a lace top over her dress teamed with an up-do and veil for relaxed autumn wedding

Bride with white hydrangea bouquet and her groom wearing three piece suit at relaxed wedding in Manchester

White trainers for bridal shoes at relaxed autumn wedding with DIY touches

Brides up-do styled with botanical foliage

Back of brides strapless dress with button back detailing and up-do hair style

Bride arriving in vintage Fiat 500 wearing white trainer bridal shoes at autumn wedding in Manchester

Bridesmaids walking down the aisle in sage dresses

Bride wearing lace top over strapless dress with groom wearing floral buttonhole at church ceremony

Bride and groom tie the knot at church ceremony in Manchester

Bride and groom confetti shot with white hydrangea bouquet and bridal lace top over strapless dress

Bride and groom steal a moment wearing lace bridal top and long veil at Victoria Baths

Bride wearing white lace top over strapless dress with white hydrangea bouquet at Victoria Baths

Grooms accessory details for autumn wedding at Victoria Baths in Manchester

Groom wearing floral buttonhole for relaxed wedding at Victoria Baths

Bride walks down the aisle at church ceremony with long veil and up-do hairstyle

Vintage Fiat 500 wedding car with Just Married sign at Victoria Baths

What Made Your Day Unique
"My Grandmother loved Victoria Baths and when we first started planning our wedding we both loved the idea of having a relaxed wedding there, however, after discussing with our family we ended up booking a different venue and date for 2020. In June 2019 we felt like we were planning a wedding for other people and decided to cancel our original date and venue and book one of the few remaining dates at Victoria Baths for that year, giving us three months to plan! Everyone thought that we were crazy but it was one of the best decisions we made. Our day was unique because it reflected us as a couple and the venue meant so much to us. We made lots of the games, backdrops, macrame bunting and dressed the venue exactly how we wanted to which also helped to make our day feel so special because we had created it all Esme (Photographer) was amazing the entire process of planning our wedding and so supportive and helpful! The Birdie Photobooth was so much fun and Vicky (Hair) was amazing! All of our suppliers was great and we would highly recommend them."
Sarah & Mike

Victoria Baths

The Victoria Baths in Manchester was this couples first choice when they started to plan their day and was extra special as the venue meant so much to the couple. It is such a unique venue and steeped in history with the beautiful tiles and features which really helped this bride and grooms vision come to life, the perfect backdrop to their day. To make the day all the more special this couple also decided to create the decor and games themselves, they spent the day before the wedding decorating the venue to make sure it was all perfect!

Inspiration & Styling
"Botanical garden! Botanical garden! Botanical garden! We have so many plants in our house and lots of wooden features so we wanted our wedding to reflect this. We decided not to have floral decor but to have lots of greenery and a relaxed vibe. We created a games pool and wanted to incorporate macramé features, with a white, green and grey colour scheme. Victoria Baths is a stunning venue and its beautiful tiles and features helped to make our vision come to life. Having acoustic music in the church was beautiful. As soon as I heard the band start to sing I started to cry and felt so much calmer once I got to the top of the aisle! We loved being able to have all of our huge family and friends together."
Sarah & Mike

Bride and groom steal a moment at Victoria Baths wedding wearing lace bridal top and veil

Bride and groom steal a moment at Victoria Baths wedding wearing three piece suit and buttonhole

Guests enjoying the relaxed reception at Victoria Baths in Manchester

Bride and groom with DIY decor and macramé wall hanging

Relaxed wedding at Victoria Baths with DIY decor and botanical styling

Bride and groom at Victoria Baths in Manchester for unique reception with DIY styling

Bride and groom steal a moment at wedding reception with DIY botanical styling

Bride and groom at Victoria Baths in Manchester for botanical styled reception with DIY decor

Party games at relaxed wedding reception in Manchester

Grooms and his groomsmen at Victoria Baths wedding reception in Manchester

Bride wearing strapless dress and her bridesmaids wearing sage dresses

Bride and groom play the Mr & Mrs game at wedding reception

Photobooth fun at wedding reception in Manchester

Bride and groom cut the cake with semi-naked tier and botanical style foliage decor

Bride and grooms first dance at Victoria Baths wedding reception in Manchester

Party games set up ready for a night of fun at relaxed wedding reception with botanical styling

White wedding cake with semi-naked tier and botanical foliage decoration

Rectangle reception tables with rustic DIY styling

DIY table plan with balloon decor at botanical styled reception in autumn

Rustic styling with botanical touches at DIY reception in Manchester

Rustic styling with botanical touches at Victoria Baths DIY reception Manchester

Handmade macramé wall for botanical styled reception with DIY decor

Rustic and botanical style table settings for relaxed reception in Manchester

Bridesmaids pose for a selfie wearing sage colour dresses at botanical styled reception

Wedding sign at Victoria Baths wedding reception with balloon decor

{Watch The Film}

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