{"id":183349,"date":"2016-11-18T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=183349"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:07:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:07:57","slug":"magical-spring-treehouse-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/magical-spring-treehouse-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical Spring Treehouse Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Magical<\/p>\n

It all started with the venue, and what a spectacular setting it was…<\/p>\n

WWW readers Dave and Lucie decided to get married on the 19th March 2016 at Alnwick Garden Treehouse<\/a> in Northumberland. There was never a doubt in their minds that another venue would suit and so they booked the magical treehouse for their celebrations. They needed to do little to decorate the fairy lit space, adding home made bunting, woodland animal details and gorgeous flowers.<\/p>\n

Talking of flowers, I love the unusual yellow and purple blooms, featuring Lucie’s favourite, the iris. They really packed a punch with their vibrant hue. The bridesmaids wore mismatched dresses with pashminas to keep the chill at bay and looked gorgeous. Lucie chose a frock just perfect for twirling, a short number by LouLou Bridal<\/a> with sheer lace sleeves. Didn’t she look amazing? Dave meanwhile went for a relaxed mix and match combo with grey jacket and brown cords. I adore this individual and rustic day.<\/p>\n

Sarah-Jane Ethan<\/a>, thank you for providing these utterly wonderful images with us.<\/p>\n

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THE PROPOSAL | Dave proposed in London on a short break away, just after a performance of Les Miserables. He had organised for rose petals on the bed, and chocolate covered strawberries and champagne.<\/p>\n

THE VISION | The wedding was always going to be in the treehouse, I had been visiting it for many years with my family and I always felt that it was a special place – there really is nowhere else like it! We didn\u2019t want anything too big, just close family and friends in an amazing venue.<\/p>\n

There wasn’t a theme as such, the treehouse is magical on its own, other than that we just wanted to get rid of formalities and for everyone to just have a relaxing and fun time.<\/p>\n

THE PLANNING PROCESS | Planning was relatively straightforward, we knew what venue we wanted, I knew what style of dress I wanted, so it was more the smaller details, such as arranging hotels and transport for everyone, and choosing hair and make-up. It was pretty stress free – well for the most part!<\/p>\n

BUDGET | The treehouse was a set cost, which also included food and alcohol, which made things easier to budget. But it did still end up costing more than we’d initially thought, but it was worth it to make sure everything was right.<\/p>\n

THE VENUE | Alnwick Garden Treehouse.<\/p>\n

THE DRESS & ACCESSORIES | The dress was bought from Bridal Rogue Gallery in Harrogate, and was from the LouLou Bridal Blue Collection.<\/p>\n

I had two pair of shoes, Irregular Choice Mal E Bow for the wedding, and Rachel Simpson Blue Mimosa for the evening.<\/p>\n

I also wore a belt and headpiece from Bridal Rogue Gallery.<\/p>\n

FINDING THE DRESS | I knew what style I wanted, as I love vintage fashion – particularly 50’s style dresses – and being quite short, I knew I didn’t want anything too big or long! The idea of actually finding the dress I found quite daunting, and did end up leaving it quite late. Finally, I worked up the courage to go to Bridal Rogue Gallery in Harrogate with my maid of honour, and the experience was far less scary than I thought. Everyone was really lovely, and I didn’t feel pressured, and in the end, I fell in love with the second dress I tried on! They couldn’t do enough to help, and even shipped the dress to their York store for me to make it easier for me to visit them for fittings. For anyone worried about looking for their dress, I’d definitely say you don’t need to be, I found it a really positive experience – as it should be!<\/p>\n

GROOM\u2019S ATTIRE | Dave didn’t want to wear anything too formal, we wanted to feel relaxed so he chose what he felt comfortable in. In the end he went for a mismatched look, with a blazer from Moss Bros, shirt and cords from Marks and Spencer, and shoes from River Island. He also made his own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cuff links using lego!<\/p>\n

THE READINGS & MUSIC | We didn’t have any readings, as we wanted to keep the ceremony short and sweet.<\/p>\n

For the music, we had Ryan Adams ‘When the stars go blue’ when I walked down the aisle. During the signing of the register, we had an instrumental medley from Les Miserables, and as we walked back down the aisle as man and wife we had ‘All you need is love’ by The Beatles.<\/p>\n

BEAUTIFUL BRIDESMAIDS | I had three beautiful bridesmaids, Bella who was my maid of honour, Phoebe who travelled all the way from Hong Kong, and Lyla who travelled from China for the weekend just to be there for us!<\/p>\n

The dresses the bridesmaids wore all matched in style, but were different colours. The dresses were Lori Lee, and bought from Coast.<\/p>\n

THE FLOWERS | I knew the style of the flowers I wanted, I didn’t want formal or structured, and instead I wanted it to seem like we had just gone into a meadow and picked them. I wanted seasonal, spring flowers but to definitely include purple Iris’s as these are my favourite flower. The flowers were provided by the amazing ladies at Fern, who completely understood what look I was going for, and did a fantastic job of not only choosing the flowers, but also in setting them up in the venue. To help display the flowers in the treehouse, we saved up a lot of vintage glass jars which helped to achieve the look we wanted.<\/p>\n

THE CAKE | The cake was from Marks and Spencer, and was one of the first things we chose! It was a tiered bird cage, with tier being a different flavour and it looked and tasted great!<\/p>\n

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER | For our photographer, we wanted someone who would make us feel at ease as neither of us is keen on having our photo taken! Rather than formal photos, we wanted someone who could take natural shots with a vintage feel. We chose Sarah-Jane Ethan as her photographs were full of light and laughter. On the day, any concerns we had about having our photos taken were completely forgotten as SJ made us feel as if we’d known her for years, and throughout the day people thought the same and kept asking where do we know her from!<\/p>\n

Having received the finished photos a few weeks after the wedding, we couldn’t be happier – they’re perfect!<\/p>\n

THE DETAILS & D\u00c9COR | The treehouse is a beautiful building, and is already covered in fairy lights so we didn’t need to do too much. My mum and I made sixty metres of bunting to around the outside of the treehouse. For the table centres, my mum drew animals as our tables were named after woodland creatures. The signs that we used, such as the seating plan were all chalk boards that we picked up from car boot sales and then drew ourselves.<\/p>\n

We also made our own photo booth, using a backdrop in the style of a chalk board and our own camera. We enjoyed picking up a lot of the props that we used from vintage and charity shops, and everyone had fun using them! We also had a sweet table, filled with enough sweets to feed double the amount of guests that we had! The wonderful team at the treehouse helped set up our photo booth and sweet table using the things that we brought, leaving us with plenty of time just to enjoy the day!<\/p>\n

THE HONEYMOON | We haven’t had a honeymoon as yet, and are still busy planning!<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE MOMENTS | Walking down the aisle was a rollercoaster of emotions, Dave thought that I was going to faint at one point. And if not me, then certainly Bella my maid of honour!<\/p>\n

After the meal, we had cocktails whilst the treehouse was being set up for the evening. During this time I sang ‘can’t help falling in love’ by Elvis Presley, accompanied by my brother Simon on guitar. It was a complete surprise to Dave who had no idea that I had planned it.<\/p>\n

We received a letter from the Duchess of Northumberland who designed the treehouse wishing us well in our marriage. My father also arranged for us to get the original treehouse plans as a gift to remember the day.<\/p>\n

Being able to get some wedding photos taken in the garden as well as the treehouse. Alnwick Garden is amazing, full of fountains and other features which really made our photos extra special.<\/p>\n

Just being able to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends in such an amazing venue was memorable in itself. It was a perfect day and an amazing start to married life.<\/p>\n

ADVICE FOR OTHER COUPLES | Don’t get stressed over it. I know it sounds silly and obvious, but it is so easy to stress over every detail. We did over some parts of the wedding, but when the day comes none of it matters and if anything does go wrong, nobody will know and it really won’t matter – you’ll be surrounded in friends and family, people you love.<\/p>\n

The other bit of advice I would give, is during the meal, instead of a head table, Dave and I sat together on our own table. The lead up to the day, and the day itself is hectic, and it was so nice to be able to spend that bit of time together and to sit back and just take it all in.<\/p>\n

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE |<\/p>\n

Photographer | Sarah-Jane Ethan<\/a><\/p>\n

Flowers | Fern<\/p>\n

Venue | Alnwick Garden Treehouse<\/a><\/p>\n

Hotel | The Hogs Head Inn<\/a><\/p>\n

Transport | Rothbury Motors<\/a><\/p>\n

Wedding Dress Shop | Bridal Rogue Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Hair | Lisa Cameron<\/p>\n

Make Up | Kitty Kerry<\/a><\/p>\n

Just perfect and so cosy too.<\/p>\n

Thanks so very much to Dave and Lucie for sharing their super magical wedding here at WWW xo Lou<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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