“Don’t stress over the small stuff and the things Instagram and Pinterest tell us we need to make a wedding special. In the end they really don’t matter and you won’t notice or care!”

Wedding photographer’s website

Jesmond Dene wedding photographer Joss Denham

Joss was amazing! He was really friendly and relaxed with all of the guests. We got a lot complements the day after saying how lovely he was with everyone. We’d definitely recommend Joss. He drove us both to dinner after the ceremony and even stayed a bit longer than planned to capture some extra shots! Legend.

Wedding photographer review

We both loved the photography so much! Joss managed to capture a relaxed, unposed aesthetic with beautiful natural lighting and composition. There are so many lovely images of all of our guests interacting and it really captured the joy of the day. There is nothing more we could have wanted, he captured it all perfectly and didn’t mind us trying different things on the day!

Photographer: Joss Denham Photography
(North East and Yorkshire)
Ceremony Venue: Jesmond Dene House
Reception Venue: Peace and Loaf
Florist: Wild Flower And Rose
Dress Boutique: Marrime
Dress Designer: Sarah Seven
Suit Designer: Moss Bros
Cake Maker: Peace and Loaf

Venue name + review

We got married at Jesmond Dene House and then had our reception at Peace and Loaf restaurant in Jesmond.

Our May wedding was always going to be a small intimate ceremony with only close family, with a larger ‘party’ happening in the Summer. We looked at a few different registry offices to get married at in Newcastle as that’s where Anna is from and it was close proximity for her grandmother (who’s 95) to attend. On the off-chance we reached out to Jesmond Dene House to see if they offered smaller ceremony options.

Anna has always loved Jesmond Dene House, having been there for many a lunch with her family, as well as for Christmas dinner. It’s such a gorgeous venue and it’s right next to Jesmond Dene, which is so peaceful. Ali also went to university in Newcastle and lived in Jesmond at the time, so it felt very fitting. Jesmond Dene House confirmed that they did in fact offer smaller (and more affordable options), so the choice was made!

We then thought it would be lovely to have everyone join us for a meal afterwards. News of this travelled and Anna’s Auntie Sheila stepped in and said she’d like to get us this as a wedding gift. She suggested Peace and Loaf, and we were sold. They let us create our own bespoke menu, choose our own cocktails, and even had a cake made for us. They were sensational from start to finish and we couldn’t have asked for a better evening.

Tell us a little about your outfits

I chose Maude by Sarah Seven. It’s not fussy but elegant and has a wonderful silhouette. I wanted to feel beautiful without extravagance, I also wanted to feel super relaxed when I put it on. I came across Sarah Seven on Instagram, it’s an American designer and I fell in love with all of their dresses. Fate stepped in and the designer that previously I’d only seen sold abroad announced that they were now stocked in my home town of Newcastle at Marrime. This was perfect because it meant that although I live in London, I could come and try on the dresses alongside my mam, my cousin and maid of honour. I honestly love the dress, but I did have some issues with how it was fitting. But a few miles of boob tape later and a mini-meltdown behind me, I was set to go and felt great.

Florist name + review

I gave a really open brief to my florist Wildflower and Rose because I loved her style which is slightly wild and relaxed. I only specified that I’d liked Peonies because they’re my favourite flowers and they’re in season in May. The rest I let her run with! When they arrived I was over the moon, and they look unbelievable in the photos too. The bouquet was just the right size.

Cake maker name + review

Again, very open brief to Peace and Loaf! We aren’t cake enthusiasts and don’t like going overboard just because it looks good in photos. We simply told Peace and Loaf that we loved red velvet cake and thought it would be fun to have ‘A&A’ written on the top. Lo and behold they made the most delicious and thoughtful cake… unreal.

Wedding readings?

My dad read a lovely poem in the ceremony that he had written himself.

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All images are by York Place Studios

The heart and soul of any wedding is the couple at the centre of the celebrations, and their relationships with the people they choose to celebrate beside them. This is what will matter when you and your families look back at your wedding photos in years to come.

Documentary wedding photography (explained beautifully here) gives you images bursting with personality, captured with thoughtfulness and humour which resonates with you… they’re something truly special.

If you are looking for excellent wedding photography which breaks the mould, steps outside of the norms of “kiss the bride, confetti shot, floral styling + classic list of key moments” – I urge you to take 3 minutes to read The Fairytale Trap. It’s how York Place Studios introduce their blog of Annie & Jonny’s wedding – and it might just turn everything you thought you knew about wedding photography upside down. In a really, really GOOD way.

Annie and Jonny loved York Place Studios’ approach to wedding photography. They weren’t looking for posed pictures or clichés, but something really different that would capture the soul of their day, the personalities of everyone there (in images to last a lifetime), the squeezy hugs and the love of everyone around them. (That’s not to say that there were no portraits of the couple – documentary wedding portraits are something far more interesting and different – more here.) Annie & Jonny’s outdoor wedding had a relaxed vibe, and their day has an undercurrent of joyful chaos because a) the children bring so much fun and b) that’s what weddings are!

—humour

Here’s what their award winning wedding photographers at York Place Studios said about their wedding.

“On a wedding day we will take romantic photographs, we will take comedic photographs, loving moments, oddities in reality, big beats, small beats and everything in between. But the work we share is the imagery that we hope you will connect with most strongly. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, indeed many will undoubtedly say we should just have cropped in on that beautiful moment of children running, baskets in hand, toward the wedding ceremony. But that is precisely the point – we don’t strive for universal appeal, we seek like-minded souls. Because when, as with the wonderful Annie & Jonny, we really connect and understand one another, we can truly be your eyes on a day bursting with hidden visual treats.”

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Scroll down for Amanda & Keith’s wedding story and supplier recommendations, and check @englishweddingblog on instagram for more!

Wedding photographer’s website

Lake District wedding photographer Mark Battista

Wedding photographer review

Mark was both invisible and also great fun on the day – not sure how you can be both those things but he was! He made everyone feel at ease and managed to get all the shots we wanted without anyone feeling like they were spending time away from the party. And we were thrilled with the results. There’s not a single photo of us or of anyone that we don’t like and we had a real dilemma trying to choose our favourites to get printed for our home.

Your best wedding moment or memory

We wanted lots of colourful flowers everywhere and at one point the band started playing Flowers by Miley Cyrus. The guests loved that and everyone was stealing flowers from the display and putting them in their hair and clothes and then throwing them at the band. It was at the end of the night so we didn’t mind one bit and it was just a lovely surprising moment seeing all our family and friends having such a good time together.

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

We have a blended family and we asked our children to be our best men and maid of honour. We then swapped out the traditional run of speeches and had our children do a speech and we also did a joint speech together where (because it was a small wedding) we got to mention and thank all our guests. It brought everyone into the speeches and also brought our nuclear family into the core of it and it also meant we had a lot more female representation than you normally get at weddings – an equal mix of genders.

Venue name + review

Broadoaks is a beautiful place, very traditional but modern in their approach to the wedding. Our event planner was amazing and nothing was too much trouble for her. The outside space where we got married was incredible too.

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

I started off looking for something sleek and simple but every time I tried a dress on it got bigger! So I didn’t think I’d end up with the type of dress I got but I was over the moon. I had a cape for the ceremony which I loved. And I adored my headband from Etsy. The cape and headband made me feel very regal I have to say!

Dress or suit shop name + review

Ava Rose Hamilton in Colne. This is an incredible shop where they put so much effort into the bridal experience. And nothing was ever too much bother for them.

Florist name + review

Brackens of Bowness. The flowers really made the wedding for me. It looked stunning. And it was such an easy experience too. I talked to Kevin at Brackens and he knew what I wanted in about 3 seconds. I wasn’t even sure how to get across what I wanted until he told me what was in my head. And then on the day he just sorted it. It was totally stress free and I can’t tell you how much I loved what they did with the venue. Loads of guests commented on the flowers.

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

Can’t help falling in love by Elvis. We didn’t want a first dance (couldn’t handle all that attention!) but the band cheekily asked our wedding planner what song we walked down the aisle to, which was this Elvis song. We chose this song to remember my husband’s dad Bill who passed away a couple of years ago and it’s such a beautiful and fitting song for a wedding. The band played that song and got us on the dance floor and we then grabbed my new mother in law and the three of us danced together and it was a beautiful way to bring in Bill to the wedding.

Hair + makeup name + review

Amy Brown make up – what a brilliant lady Amy is! Exceptionally talented, funny, helpful, lovely to spend time with.
Holly at Loubellai – Holly was amazing and gave me the most beautiful Hollywood curls that lasted all day and made me feel like a 1940s movie star.

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Wedding photographer’s website

Greg Shingler https://www.gregshingler.co.uk/

Wedding photographer review

Greg is amazing! He captured everything we asked for whilst being so lovely to all of our guests. He knows exactly what he’s doing and he’s so easy to talk to.

Your best wedding moment or memory

We got married outdoors and the sun shone through just as we were announced husband and wife. We’ll never forget that!

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

Holly walked down the aisle on her own (but surely lots of people do)!?

Videographer name + review

Hamish at Eden Wedding Films – Hamish is lovely and we’ll treasure our ceremony footage forever!

Venue name + review

Wellington Barn – the most beautiful location in the rolling Wiltshire hills. The team are so lovely and the in house caterers ‘Epic’ are amazing!

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

Adam picked his up the day before eek! His bow tie and pocket square were made by Holly. Holly wore a simple dress and recycled the hem into a hair bow.

Dress or suit shop name + review

Eton Tailor Wedding Dress Alterations – Hoa worked wonders on fitting Holly’s dress.

Florist name + review

Our very favourite Pink and Rose Flowers aka Holly’s Mum. She came out of retirement especially!

Cake maker name + review

Holly’s sister made the most incredible three tiered lemon cake, and Holly created the topper.

Stationery maker’s name + review

We gifted guests with wildflower seed packets from Wildflower Favours, which included a donation to Buglife Charity. Buglife is the only charity in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, and is actively working to save Britain’s rarest bugs, bees, butterflies, ants, worms, beetles and many more fascinating invertebrates.

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

The bridal party outfits were all handmade with deadstock fabric from my sister’s lovely business The New Craft House.

Wedding readings?

To Love is not to Possess by James Kavanaugh.

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

Wake Me by Bleachers.

Hair + makeup name + review

Aglaia Hair and Make Up – Sophie was the loveliest person to spend the morning with.

Entertainment

Thomas J Wilman played guitar and sang before, during, and after our ceremony. He sings and plays so beautifully and even turned up with five guitars and two harmonicas! He allowed us to hand pick every single song which made the day feel so personal to us. He truly is a gem and we are so grateful to him for gifting us with the most meaningful soundtrack to our day.

Cartwheel Ceilidh played our first dance song and evening ceilidh. They were so much fun and are all so so so talented! We loved having a very local band to the venue and we honestly cannot thank them enough for learning a new song and for giving us all sore feet the next day!

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Wedding photographer review

I would recommend Joss time and time again. He was absolutely fantastic, and also slotted right in with all our family and friends. It never felt like we had a photographer following us, and we got some incredible photographs that we will cherish forever.

Dom and I aren’t great in front of the camera, and we also didn’t want to miss any of the wedding day. We chose Joss for his relaxed style and candid photographs. It was probably the best decision we ever made. There’s an amazing photo of every single person at our wedding. We have printed them out and sent every guest a photo of themselves enjoying our day in the thank-you cards. I was so worried I wouldn’t like any photos of myself, but the couple portraits are all fantastic. We look so relaxed and happy in them. Joss really captured the essence of the day.

Venue name + review

We got married at Burtonfields Hall in Yorkshire. We fell in love with the venue (and the owner Will) as soon as we walked through the door. It felt like a home away from home, and we loved that all our family and friends could stay for the weekend. The venue was also so naturally beautiful it required very little dressing.

Dom’s Kitchen did our catering, and wedding food has never tasted so good. Dom and Emma are also such wonderful people, we loved having them as part of our wedding day. We did canapés (sausage rolls, and fish and chips), followed by a restaurant quality wedding breakfast. The cheese came from our local cheesemonger’s George & Joseph, and then we had a pizza “van” for evening food – the oven is in a converted Landrover Defender. The pizza was the first thing we booked. I just love pizza!

Tell us a little about your outfits.

I took my mum dress shopping to Chester, because that’s where her wedding dress came from. It was an Essense of Australia ivory chiffon dress, and it was nothing like what I had pictured. We walked in to the store and a sales assistant walked past holding it. I loved it the moment I put it on because it was so light and comfortable. But I’m a very indecisive person, so it took me a few months to finally buy it.

Flowers

We wanted seasonal English flowers and we didn’t specify any colours or specific flowers. I wanted all the flowers to look like they had always been there. Jo (our amazing florist) brought my vision to life, and the flowers were one of my favourite parts of the wedding.

Jo called my bouquet style “garden gathered” – it looked like it had been plucked straight from the ground, but I’m sure it actually took her hours. Our aisle focal point was a floral floor arch, and I wanted it to feel like it had grown up from the grass itself. All of our flowers came from within a 2 mile radius of the venue. Because we didn’t specify what we wanted, I felt like we got the best of what was in season at the time.

Cake maker name + review

Our cake came from a lady in our home town. We asked her if she made wedding cakes, and she said she makes great cake, and we can use it for a wedding if we want! It was a traditional Victoria Sponge with a vanilla buttercream on the outside. Picking it up and transporting it to the venue was the most stressful part of the wedding weekend.

Stationery

Our invites were all on wildflower seed paper, so wildflowers became an accidental theme. We wanted everything to feel very natural and authentic. We used as many local suppliers as possible and all the flowers came from within a couple of mile radius from the venue.

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

We handmade our garden games and we made a newspaper order of service with a crossword. People are still asking us for the answers! All of the table names were golf courses, and we got a bespoke course map created for the top table as that is where my late grandad played golf, it’s also where my new father in law currently plays.

Music & Entertainment

Music played a big part in our wedding day. We had a Piper play people in to the venue, we then had a pianist playing on the grand piano in the hall. The pianist played our ceremony music (I walked down the aisle to a version of Meatloaf’s I would do anything for love). We then swapped to an acoustic guitarist for the reception drinks. In the evening we had the band Big Shout. If I could give any piece of advice to other couples getting married, it would be to get a band. The dance floor was full all night.

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Wedding photographer’s website

Hannah Timm https://www.hannahtimmphotography.co.uk/

Wedding photographer review

Hannah couldn’t have done a better job of capturing the colourful and fun atmosphere of the day! She really listened to what we wanted, and made the most of every great photo opportunity, whether that be when the sun was shining, or in the evening as the sun was setting. She was also brilliant at coordinating our guests to get the best possible shots! Post the wedding Hannah was amazing at getting us a selection of photos very soon after our wedding and when we then received the final photos these were presented on a really easy to use and follow website link, which made it so easy to follow the flow of the day. She also sent us a lovely selection of photos that felt really premium.

Your best wedding moment or memory

Being on the dance floor with our arms around all of our friends and family in a circle before we had sat down for dinner dancing to ‘I love you baby’ played on the Sax by (Lucy Harvey)

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

We started the day with a yoga class at the venue which my friend did for us, that was such a nice relaxing way to start the day! Those staying on site and in the nearby area came to join in. We then went down to the beach for a morning dip! We did a raffle at the dinner and gave away some items that had a bit of a funny relevance to us. We used cake toppers relevant to our nicknames (Our friends call us Gromit & Coy so we had a Gromit dog on one cake and a Coy fish on the other).

Venue name + review

Roscarrock Manor Farm – A lovely venue, with several lovely spaces we were able to utilise for our wedding. The views for our ceremony were beautiful! Outside of this Robert and Phil couldn’t have been more helpful with trying to ensure our day went as smoothly as possible. We had a few weather challenges and they really did do all they could to help us work around it!

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

My dress was of a more bohemian style, a halterneck laced dress without a train so i could keep dancing in it for the full evening! Sam was dressed in a summery, less formal chino, jacket and a floral bowtie.

Dress or suit shop name + review

Dress: Rembo Styling from White Reflections Bridal

Florist name + review

Cornishmoorflowers – Beautiful dried flower bouquets, based on what we had requested. They were exactly as we wanted and they even drove them to the venue for us to ensure they were not damaged in delivery. Greys and Green Flowers – Rowena supplied a lovely selection of cut flower buckets, so myself and the bridesmaids could spend the afternoon creating our own small flower arrangement in bud vases. She was very accommodating and supplied more than enough cut flowers for us.

Cake maker name + review

Fees in Cornwall supplied a Chocolate Guinness and an Orange & Almond cake which were both very tasty and guests loved that they were a bit different to a typical wedding cake.

Stationery maker’s name + review

EveryGoose – Imogen at Everygoose created a design based on the view of the venue and this was used across our Invitations, Welcome sign and other stationery. It was so unique, she is very talented!

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

• Boat Bar for reception drinks
• Mr & Mrs Cornhole Floral Wedding Arch
• Rhubarb gin shots
• A wooden stained board for guest messages
• A photo of us with each guest in their place setting

Wedding readings?

Our celebrant was a close friend of both of ours who we have both known as long as we have been together. My younger sister read a poem she had written about us as our reading. We sang ‘Ain’t no Mountain High Enough’ in the ceremony which was played by Lucy Harvey on the Sax.

Musical entertainment

Our Saxophone player Lucy was amazing and really set such a fun positive tone for the rest of the day!

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

George Ezra – All My Love Love Story Taylor Swift was perfect for the confetti!

Wedding planner name + review

Wedding Coordinator – Sophie Walker – the prep of our wedding was quite chaotic due to some high speed winds so we weren’t able to do any set up until after 10am on the morning of the wedding. Sophie was amazing in turning it all around so quickly with minimal stress! The day wouldn’t have gone ahead without her.

Hair + makeup name + review

I did my own makeup. Neila Makeup Artist – Created such a pretty relaxed bun with floral clips

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Wedding photographer’s website

Jodie Cooling https://www.jodiecoolingphotography.com/

Wedding photographer review

Jodie photographed our wedding in June 2023 and we could not be happier with the results! Jodie (and Holly who assisted) captured the day beautifully and were happy to get involved in photographs in fields with horses, rowing boats and more! The photographs perfectly depict the happiness and joy we felt throughout the day and we feel very lucky to have such wonderful photos to look back on in the years to come. We received some sneak peaks that we could share the day after our wedding which were wonderful to be able to share with family who couldn’t make the day, and the rest of our photos we received only a few weeks later, edited perfectly showing the story of our day. Jodie had some fantastic suggestions and ideas on confetti shots and locations creating some of our favourite photographs of the day. We couldn’t have wished for anything more. Thank you Jodie x

Your best moment or memory

Lauren: The best moment for us both was when I arrived and the music began to start walking down our aisle. For me it was the realisation that all our friends and family had joined together to help us celebrate and knowing we were moments away from being stood together again and sharing how much we wanted to share the rest of our lives together.
Nathan: It’s hard to pin down one specific moment but after much consideration it would be seeing Lauren in her dress for the first time. We had spent the previous day apart and I stood nervously under the oak arbour on the island we would say our vows and the second I saw her everything melted away like it was just the two of us.

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

We knew that we didn’t want a traditional church wedding, however we did want some form of ceremony. My husband knew of handfasting which is an ancient wedding custom where different coloured individual ribbons are placed over the couples joined hands by the celebrant. we where lucky enough to have a family member Duncan step up and provide a beautiful ceremony, and our mothers laid the ribbons over our hands. The ends of the ribbons are then tied into a knot to represent commitment to each other. This was such a special, symbolic moment and something many of our guests had never heard of before.

Wedding venue:

Three Shires Weddings

We are very lucky that this venue is actually our home. We had known since a family wedding the previous year that we would like to offer the area as a wedding venue as it gave us so much freedom to have any style and quirks we would like without the restrictions of many already set up venues. Once we had chosen the space where we would like to conduct the ceremony (island accessed by a wooden bridge) and reception (grass area at the end of the lake) we had the freedom to build our dream wedding, in our case using 2 tipis, decorated by family with bunting and various flowers and greenery all sourced locally from family gardens and hedgerows! The outside space extended into an orchard again decorated with bunting as well as hay bale seating, hammocks and fire pits for keeping warm into the evening (and for some marshmallow roasting!).

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

Nathan: I knew from the beginning that tradition tails were not going to be my style at all so Myself and my grooms men wore a simple sage tweed 3 piece brought from Next with forest green ties to match in with the bridesmaids and our outdoor natural aesthetic.
Lauren: I wore a fitted column dress from Wed2b with a short laced train and off the shoulder, 3/4 lace sleeves. It turned out to be a very warm day so I was glad the dress was lightweight!

Florist name + review

Sam the flowerman based in Banbury. These guys were great as they created my bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, button holes and an extra bouquet for my late grandfather. The flowers in the tipi and around the venue were all kindly created by my mum and other family members and friends. The flower wicket baskets were a personal favourite as well as the wild flower bouquets in the wooden boat from my mother in law sourced from wild wood based in Farnborough. We later received a wonderful gift from DJCreations of some of our wedding flowers in resin which a great unexpected gift and keepsake from the day.

Stationery maker’s name + review

Our save the dates and wedding invites were made and printed on canva. We chose not to have menus but the name places were kindly written in calligraphy by a friend.

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

Quite a few! We investing in a Cricut a year before our wedding which I would recommend to anyone getting married soon! We created various signs including for our guest book and for a tea and coffee station. We chose to give homemade favours of wildflower seeds pouches made by my lovely sister Hannah. We chose to name our table after flowers which were beautifully painted onto plaques by DJCreations and were the perfect finishing touch to our tables. The arch under which we held the ceremony was made by Nathans brother and elegantly decorated by my talented sister in law.

Wedding readings?

We had 2 readings at our wedding, one by my Uncle Dave was from Corinthians and one by Elizabeth which was a prayer to Freyja (Norse)

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

Jordan David – Next thing you know

Wedding planner name + review

We didn’t hire a wedding planner, instead planning ourselves with help from family.

Hair + makeup name + review

Luckily my sister Hannah is a hairdresser and my sister in law Elizabeth is very good at make up!

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More gorgeous pics from this outdoor wedding on our Instagram – @englishweddingblog

Wedding photographer’s website

John Mottershaw https://www.johnmottershaw.com

Wedding photographer review

My husband and I were so happy with John as our wedding photographer. He was so professional and easy to work with, and he made us feel really comfortable in front of the camera. We loved that he took a lot of candid pictures, so we were able to capture the real emotions of the day. The end results were absolutely stunning, and we will cherish these photos forever.

Your best moment or memory

The outdoor ceremony was truly special, and the bridesmaids’ and best men’s speeches made it all the more emotional. It was a joy to celebrate with everyone on this special day.

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

We had our official wedding ceremony at the town hall on Thursday, so it didn’t make sense to exchange rings again on Saturday. Instead, we incorporated a knot tying ceremony into our celebration. Also because the wedding was part French part English we changed few things to fit both.

Venue name + review

Dunscar Farm

Our Peak District wedding venue was a field with a breathtaking view. Rachel, was ever so helpful and cheerful, serving as our wedding planner on the day. We are so grateful for her and her father’s kindness and hospitality. It was a pleasure to stay at their bed and breakfast.

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

Tom: light grey suit

Mailys: A boho wedding dress with a twist

Dress or suit shop name + review

Wed2b dress bought on stillwhite

Florist name + review

I picked flowers from my garden and was happy to have something I grew

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

There was a fair bit of DIY. I made the table decorations with painted tree branches and flowers. Every guest had a hand made reusable glass with their names on it.

Wedding readings?

We had our vows for each other and then the bridesmaids’ and best men’s speeches. We wanted to have all the speeches early so people could relax and enjoy the rest of the wedding.

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

A waltz from Howl’s moving castle

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