Rustic Glam Budget Friendly Wedding with DIY Decorations

What a pleasure it is to be here today sharing the fun and relaxed wedding of Charlene and Stefan who were married on the 16th June 2019 at Crug Glas Country House in Pembrokeshire. They envisioned a day which was budget friendly (it all came in at an amazing £10,000), with a rustic glam style. It all looked wonderful and I for one am loving the DIY decorations hand crafted by the bride and groom. There was a homemade drip wedding cake, DIY centrepieces, crafty ladder décor and hand made photos for the table names too. Amazing.

There was a super fun rodeo ride to entertain guests, gorgeous outfits all round, lush flowers and gorgeous signs and stationery dotted everywhere. I really think you are going to find all of the little touches really inspiring today, Charlene and Stefan thought of everything.

Huge thanks to Simon Murray Images for sharing with us these wonderful captures today. What a treat.

The Proposal

Stefan took me to New York for my 30^th birthday and proposed on 15/12/2017, at the top of the empire state building.

The Vision

We wanted a budget wedding and our theme was rustic glam, venue is in an old barn.

The Planning Process

Planning started straight after the engagement.

Budget

We wanted to keep it about £8,000 but in the end it was around £10,000, one of the reasons we chose our venue was that as we were doing all of the décor ourselves is that they allow you to have access 2 days before which gave us plenty of time to get it looking exactly as we wanted.

The Venue

Crug Glas Country House.

Your Outfits & Accessories

Dress – Eva Ashley Bridal Lounge Designed by Kenneth Winston Style 1800

Shoes – QUIZ

Beauty

My hair was done by Rachel Morgan Foster, and the make up artist was the amazing Farhana Ali, jewellery was from Wynter Isabelle Bridal Boutique.

Bridesmaids

Outfits are from John Lewis and were chosen to match the flowers.

Flower girls outfits were from Coast.

Groomsmen

The men’s outfits were from Dyfed Menswear, the trousers and shoes were from ASOS.

The Readings & Music

First Dance – Ed Sheeran Perfect

Walking In – Elvis Cant help falling in love

Signing Register – Thousand years Christina Perri

Walking Out – Signed Sealed Delivered

The Flowers

AFS Flowers near Cardiff.

Your Photographer

Simon Murray Images

The Details & Décor

We worked very hard for almost 18 months to make every part of our wedding décor. Almost everything you see in the images was made by myself. From the table centrepieces, the rustic ladder shelves, the photos of New York used for the table numbers, the only thing not DIY was the flower arch from Pretty Seats and Bows.

Your Filmmaker

Reel Fine Productions – film here.

The Cake

I made my own cake.

Memorable Moments

Son walking me down the aisle. The first dance with the 2 of us and our son.

Advice For Other Couples

Go with the flow and it will come together, don’t stress!

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Just awesome! Didn’t Charlene and Stefan both look amazing and so loved up?

Charlene and Stefan thank you both so so much for sharing your lovely wedding story with us xo Lou