Now then, this is a bit different in terms of fashion. Rather than the bride “changing up” her look for the evening festivities the groom chose to instead, and very swanky he looks too (in both ensembles.)
I love the light, the love and the soft colour palette of Jane and Sam’s super pretty W-day, not to mention all of the home-made details and the fact so many Rock My Wedding recommended suppliers did an AMAZING job of the whole affair.
I defy anyone not to fancy a cake (or two) after catching a glimpse of the delicious dessert table, rocky road is my FAVOURITE.
Jane The Bride: We always knew we wanted a rustic wedding where we could make a lot ourselves to save some dosh. So we initially started looking at semi-derelict barns. After visiting a couple, we just didn’t get “the feeling” (I talked about this feeling a lot during wedding planning). Without a wedding planner and a lot of investment we didn’t think we could create what we wanted. Sam came across Taitlands online and we immediately knew (because of that blooming feeling) that it was the one.
After trying on about ten dresses I knew that I wanted something fairly fitted with little sleeves made from lace and with a belt to give my waist some definition. After browsing through a lot of wedding magazines, I saw Felicia by Amanda Wyatt. I hunted for some stockists in the Manchester area and when I emailed Debbie at Glamour Bridal, she sent me a lovely reply with a list of what to bring and what to expect from my first appointment.
I chose my veil from the selection at Glamour Bridal along with a headcomb which Debbie had put on a sparkly headband for me. You can never have too much sparkle! My earrings were from Glitzy Secrets and I wore a teeny horseshoe necklace from Estella Bartlett for luck.
I wore silver beaded peep toes from Dune with a concealed platform so I was able to wear them all day long. I also bought myself, the maids and the mums heel stoppers, which were a lifesaver on the grass.
We bought shimmery pale pink lace dresses from French Connection for my two maids, my best pals Sian and Steph.
Sam bought his bright blue suit from Reiss in the January sales for a bargain price. But his pre-wedding diet was a bit too successful and by the summer it didn’t fit! Luckily the girls at Stitches in Manchester [www.stitchesuk.co.uk] did a mighty fine job of tailoring it. Phew! He wore a white Thomas Pink shirt, his Grandad’s sleeve garters and the same Next floral tie and pocket square as the groomsmen with tan brogues from Dune… He looked hawt!
For his evening look, he changed into the personalised converse trainers I’d given him and a floral shirt from Paul Smith, ditching the tie. Swoon, my heart was all a-flutter.
We contacted Christian & Erica Film Photography after seeing them on Rock My Wedding. We loved their use of light and we couldn’t find anyone else who compared. After meeting them a few times (including enjoying a few too many glasses of wine at the RMW Pretty Naughty party), we knew we’d made the right decision.
Being major foodies we couldn’t resist being greedy and had an entire sweet table! We had a multicoloured vanilla disco cake covered in white chocolate buttercream and sparkles from Home Sweet Home in Manchester Northern Quarter, topped with little cake people made by Things By Laura. We also had a chocolate sponge covered in vanilla buttercream with chocolate dribbling over the sides and topped with a mountain of oreos from And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon in West Didsbury.
We made as much as possible ourselves to save some pennies and had lots of kind help from the bridal party super troopers. We made streamers from torn strips of fabric for the coach house and hung a beautiful Mexican white papel picado wedding banner. We wrapped jars in lace / hessian and made mercury glass effect jars for candles. Sam’s Grandmother ploughed through mountains of Rose’s lime marmalade for us to make glass jar lanterns by adding copper and silver wire handles. We also hung tin can lanterns with patterns punched out of the sides.
My favourite part of the day was the ceremony. I thought I might be a bit teary but I was just overflowing with the happy. My cheeks ached from smiling. My friend Lizzy suggested we spend a few minutes together just the two of us and we had ten minutes to give each other a few big tens after the ceremony. If you’re doing a lot of DIY, start early! Knowing we made almost everything for our day gives me a fuzzy feeling in my tum.
Christian and Erica Film Photography
Dress | Amanda Wyatt at Glamour Bridal | Venue Taitlands | Earrings Glitzy Secrets | Groom Reiss | Bridesmaids French Connection | Vanilla Cake Home Sweet Home | Chocolate Sponge The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
Great idea with the piñata! I realllllly like the bridesmaids dresses too, plus now all I want is rocky road. xx
Sarah Rocky Road is possibly one of my most favourite treats of all time!
I LOVE the piñata!!!
Wouldn’t it be amazing if everyday we had a piñata break instead of a lunch break 🙂
Let’s start a campaign!!
Fern x
I’ll join that campaign with you Fern!
Me too, we could fill it with Rocky Road for Charlotte! Ooo think of the things you could fill it with! Cosmetics! Haha
Gorgeous wedding, you looked truly stunning as well! I love the bridesmaid shoes I am lookin for some like this for my maids, where did you get these from?
Thanks xxx
Absolutely stunning photography as ever by Christian and Erica xxx
I do love a wedding that has stylish groom to boot! Sam’s floral tie and shirt are super chic and I love the fact he changed his outfit up over the course of the day. Clearly Jane did too!
I’m also seriously lusting after the white mexican styled paper bunting behind the head table – so gorgeous!
I really like Christian and Erica’s photography anyway but at the moment all I want to know is where did you get that wedding pinata?! What a fun idea.
This just looks like so much fun!! And what beautiful sunshine!
Wonderful feature Jane and Sam ! Such special moments captured! I love the pretty colors and details. Congratulations! xxx
Gorgeous programs! Were these home-made?
Thank you for featuring our wedding! We are rather smug about the quality of our pics from Christian and Erica 🙂 The maid’s shoes were in the January sale from Nine West (reduced to £25!!) accessorised with shoe clips. The pinata was so fun! We got it from https://www.card-boredbox.com/ but I’m not sure if that website is still working. Sam drew the tree by hand (it has loads of things related to us hidden among the leaves), then scanned it and drew around it using Photoshop. He added the text and we printed them all for about £10 at our local printers! Sam’s Mum made the rocky road and it was DELICIOUS!! xxx
Thank you Jane. I’ll have a look-out for that pinata – what a fun idea. Sounds like you’re still zinging – with happiness.
Oh my goodness: What a beautiful wedding, I love all the personal touches. Jane, I would LOVE to know where you got the gorgeous cake toppers from/who made them. They are so cute!
Hi Leanne, I made these for Jane and Sam :o)
Get in touch if you’re interested in some for yourself…. http://www.thingsbylaura.co.uk...
Hi Leanne! They were from Things By Laura: https://www.thingsbylaura.co.uk/ She did such a fantastic job!! She spent such a long time sourcing the fabric to make “my” dress and the tie on the mini paper Sam was a scan of his actual tie. She can literally make anything! xx
Lovely wedding! Jane looks beautiful in her dress, gorgeous countryside and amazing flowers. Cute groom too…
Hi Nicola! Emma the owner at Taitlands did the flowers & catering for us. She is a multitasking queen! X
And I think he’s rather cute too!! X
This venue is amazing.., where is it please? X
Hi Stacy – venue is credited in the article, it’s the lovely https://www.taitlands.co.uk
Fern x
Would love to know where this beautiful venue is for my wedding x
Hi Rosie,
The venue is credited in the article, it’s the lovely https://www.taitlands.co.uk
Fern x
Hi Fern, I absolutely love your Barn! I had been looking at East Riddlesden Hall but I think its a little far out, could I ask how many your Barn held and if you found any others around the Leeds area worth looking at?