As the Christmas music is belting out and the waft of our White Company Winter candle sets us in the toasty festive spirit in the Bespoke office, it feels strange to be reviewing photos of a glorious late summers day wedding for our blog.
But we have wanted to share some images of the wedding of Sonia and Will we were privileged to be involved with, so here goes:
This was very much a quintessential “Oxford” occasion with the marriage ceremony taking place at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.
And the reception was a very elegant and stylish affair taking place in one of Oxfordshire’s most welcoming, homely but grand Stately Homes. One of our favourite images is of Sonia and Will framed in the grand doorway leading to the terrace looking over their grounds for the day!
The colour scheme for the wedding was a fresh yet delicate blend which worked beautifully within the classic setting. We loved the choice of long banqueting style tables for the wedding breakfast which are proving very popular at the moment.
Thanks to Brown and Co for the use of the images from the wedding day. Thanks also to Eden Flowers for the stunning blooms. And the seating plan was all the work of Sonia and Will themselves!
We promised more on the recent-ish nuptials of Rachel and Mark at Great Fosters. Today we show you some of the lovely design details which featured in their classic and elegant reception.
And for a more detailed look:
Luscious flowers were important to Rachel and the table centres made use of the venues own charming candelabra.
Each place setting was thoughtfully prepared with gold charger plate, pocket-folded damask ivory napkin, gold foil-blocked menu and place card combo and individual box of Godiva pralines.
And after a sumptious wedding meal, there was the symbolic cake cutting. The multi flavoured cake featured an intricate rose design to match the key wedding flowers, dusted lightly in gold.
Suppliers for the room/table design:
Chaircovers and napkins: Host with Style
Menu place card: Chartula Studio
Gold charger plates: Wedding day hire
Cake: Zoe Clark Cakes
Favours: Godiva
Flowers: Euphoric
And thanks to Lloyd Dobbie for the use of photography.
We were really chuffed recently to have one of our summer 2008 weddings featured in Wedding Flowers magazine. Below is a scan of the page featured . More information on this wedding can be found on our Gallery pages.
We were privileged to help Sally and Dominic with the planning of certain aspects of their wonderfully unique wedding celebration at Stoke Place last weekend.
The couple decided upon an unusual combo of hot, rose and blush pinks teamed with zingy greens/yellows and a dash of classic grey; it worked a treat and we hope you agree from the photos taken by the talented Helen Maybanks. Sally and Dominic even made their own confetti using tissue paper as they couldn’t find the right shades out there ready-made!
To view more photos of this wedding take a look at Helen’s Blog
We’re always asked by curious folk what exactly we do on the wedding day so we thought we’d shatter any illusions of glamour and champagne sipping and let you in on life behind the scenes. Although every wedding is different here are 10 of the many things we took care of at a recent wedding:
Kelly in action
After six years in wedding planning and many more in events, it’s not that often we see new venues which really impress us. Recently we were lucky enough to be hired for a Wedding Day Management job for a couple hosting their reception at Kirtlington Park, a venue which we knew about but had never visited.
We recently conducted a pre-visit ahead of the day and left with a big spring in our step. The venue is every inch the grand stately pile but has a homely and welcoming feel so no need for red ropes everywhere! It seemed a perfect layout for an exclusive and elegant wedding reception where most of the ground floor rooms are used during different parts of the day, not mentioning the beautiful terrace and grounds. With a range of caterers and suppliers on board and a limited number of events taking place in house per year, it’s a bespoke option. We are very much looking forward to working with the team there!
Last weekend we were privileged to work on the wedding of Rachel and Mark. A year in the planning, we will be writing further on aspects of the planning and design of the wedding over the coming weeks but we thought we’d share a sneaky peak of some photos from the big day as featured on the blog of the very talented Lloyd Dobbie.
We thought it would be good to feature some of our successes and although this wedding features on our website already, it’s been much admired of late as we head for peak summer and recently featured in ‘Wedding’ magazine under their real weddings section so we thought why not write a little on our blog too?
The Dairy at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire provided the understated and beautiful location for the day’s celebrations with the added benefit of an outdoor pavilion which the heartfelt ceremony took place under.
Guests were treated to refreshing Mojitos, which signaled the start of a Cuban inspired day complete with acoustic band and Cuban tapas and casseroled curried kid featured on the menu.
The colour scheme was equally dramatic, unconventional but stunning; hot pink and lime green was the name of the game and this was carried through from prom-style bridesmaids dresses to the vibrant flower palette as well as hand-made stunning table stationery. Bridal favours were hand-chosen glass beads purchased in Italy by Lisa. Everything looked fresh, vibrant and fun.
Hot pink and lime green flowers
Bridesmaids Dresses
Beads tied to menu cards
Another unique touch was the use of a guest wishing tree. Lisa and Carlos were touched by a pomegranate tree exhibition on a holiday together and decided to hand-make pomegranate cards for guests to leave their own personal message and attach to a tree. The wedding cake was also designed to reflect the pomegranate and its symbolism.
A wonderful occasion and a real privilege to work on. Thank you to Pippa Mackenzie for capturing things so beautifully.
The meaning of pomegranate
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