BBQ Wedding at The Old Rectory in Hastings with Fitted ‘Raciela’ Pronovias Gown

Inspiration Behind The Styling

Our venue, The Old Rectory, has a ‘secret garden’, which gave us the intimate feeling we wanted and was perfect for our day as we had less than 50 guests. The styling was all about enhancing what was already such a beautiful space and our inspiration came from the things we love to do together. When we first met, we bonded over our mutual love of cinema, so all our tables were named after places in movies, our photobooth came with a replica hoverboard, and we had popcorn on our cake. We also wanted to make the most important part of our day, the ceremony, as visually beautiful as the occasion itself. The acrylic ghost chairs and perspex signs added a modern edge and worked perfectly.

Favourite Moment Of Our Day

The ceremony meant everything to us. You completely forget there's all these people staring at you because it feels like you are the only two people there in that moment. The speeches were beautiful and so overwhelming; there were a lot of tears in the room. The most unexpected – and unplanned! – moment was when the Red Arrows arrived. We'd just finished our food when they flew over our venue and drew a heart in the sky. It was one of those moments we couldn't have predicted or ever have expected, and yet it actually happened! We'll never forget it.