Bohemian & Effortlessly Chic Orangery Ingestre Wedding

Looking for a wedding style to swoon over? Bohemian vibes and pampas grass aplenty? You’re in the right place with this stunning The Orangery Ingestre wedding in Staffordshire.

That’s right, it’s time to enjoy WWW followers Lucy and Ainsley’s effortlessly chic wedding held in the summer. They had a church service followed by a reception in the light and spacious orangery. They decorated the space with long tables adorned with 150 bottles of flowers and gold candlesticks. Woah!

Then there were the seriously stylish outfits, gorgeous acrylic sign and palm leaf cake – oh so GOOD.

Jenny Rose Photography I can’t thank you enough for sharing these dreamy shots with us. Just you wait until you clap eyes on them all.

Orangery Ingestre Wedding

The Proposal

This was very unexpected. We got engaged in 2017 when our son was only 2 years old. He came into the kitchen with the engagement ring on his finger and then my husband knelt down on one knee. (I think our son was put out that he didn’t get to keep the ring!) I always said I never wanted a public or fancy proposal, so this was the ideal, intimate proposal.

The Vision

‘Effortlessly bohemian chic’ was the brief. ‘Wild & Wavey’ was the vibe.

Budget

There were no extras. It was very simple with a personal touch. The cost approximately £15,000. The budget was a conscious effort to meet our own financial means which meant we put our money into the elements that mattered to us.

The Venue

The Orangery at Ingestre is a stunning building that is used for a variety of events which include yoga retreats, exhibitions and live music. The building floods with light and brightness which illuminated the hues of stone, white, dusky pinks and nudes that dressed the building.

The Ceremony & Music

We got married in St Mary’s Church, Ingestre which is a 30-second walk away from the Orangery. This church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren who also designed St Paul’s Cathedral. Behind St Paul’s Cathedral is a replica of St Mary’s Church. The architecture of this building is stunning.

The ceremony was a traditional Christian service with well known ‘assembly’ hymns that the congregation blasted out (after 18 months of not being able to sing). My mother wrote a poem about us and our lives which she read eloquently and blew the guests away. In the evening the DJ played old school garage and RNB classics and brought the rural location’s roof down.

Your Outfits

I wore the ‘Riley dress’ in Stone from ‘Made with Love’ accompanied by ‘The Luna Crown’ from Miss Clemmie.

The bridal party wore a selection of dresses from ‘Maids to Measure’ all in ‘cream soda’. The men wore black suits and tuxedos.

The groom and the page boy (our son, Aubrey) wore matching dog tooth knitted jackets.

Your Photographer & Filmmaker

Simplicity that reflected our styles as a couple was what we wanted to achieve and Jenny Rose Photography met that brief perfectly.

The Styling & Decor

One long trestle table was dressed with approximately 150 bottles and candles filled with dried florals, buds and grasses all in a nude palette.

The cake was made by a friend’s Mum which stood on a table taken from my father’s garden.

A vintage bar was installed and I took real enjoyment in hand painting and drawing a selection of the guests favourite cocktails on the place names and personally wrote these in a calligraphy style.

The Honeymoon

We had a FAMILY MOON – We went to Cornwall a few days after. This is our forever favourite holiday destination.

Memorable Moments

The whole day was INCREDIBLE! There was an electric atmosphere. This was also probably one of the first events since COVID 19 that all our friends and family had been back together (and allowed to dance). It is actually impossible to name a favourite moment as the whole weekend was an UTTER dream! Good times had by ALL involved!