{"id":217301,"date":"2017-12-05T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=217301"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:43:14","slug":"rustic-cosy-autumn-wedding-in-the-lake-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/rustic-cosy-autumn-wedding-in-the-lake-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Rustic & Cosy Autumn Wedding in the Lake District"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rustic<\/p>\n

WWW readers Grant and Lisa wed at\u00a0The Wild Boar near Windermere in the Lake District on the 9th September 2017. Our pair added some really elegant and thoughtful details to a cosy and rustic setting, which made for a simply stunning day.<\/p>\n

I’m\u00a0so in love with Lisa’s Enzoani gown. Such a sleek and glamorous look and I’m a sucker for a fishtail dress with an extra long train. Grant looked equally dapper in his made to measure Whitfield & Ward three piece suit. I’m a big fan of seeing such an elegant gown teamed with wellies going over a stile too!\u00a0 Clothing seven bridesmaids is no mean feat, but they look just fabulous in their selection from ASOS.<\/p>\n

Can we please talk about the amazing flowers too? From Lisa’s oversized bouquet complete with a variety of gorgeous blooms and feathers to the amazing reception displays, the florals really are on point. Colourful and slightly wild, it just goes to show that you can still get an autumnal look without sticking to reds and oranges.<\/p>\n

Thank you so much\u00a0Hayley Baxter<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0providing the\u00a0absolutely beautiful images for us today, you’ve truly captured the autumn magic.<\/p>\n

\"Bride \"Bride \"Foil\"Rustic\"Bride \"Rustic\"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Bride \"Bride \"Bride \"Bride \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Bride \"Rustic \"Bespoke \"Table \"Bottle \"Place\"Jar \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Bride \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Bride \"Bride \"Bride \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Bride \"Rustic \"Bride \"Groom \"Rustic \"Table \"Mismatched \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic \"Rustic<\/p>\n

THE PROPOSAL | On 15th<\/sup> November 2014 we visited the Lake District with our best friends. Just the four of us booked in for a late lunch at L\u2019enclume restaurant in Cartmel. The journey there wasn\u2019t great through the windy roads and as soon as we arrived Grant was white as a sheet and needed fresh air. I just assumed he was hungover from the night before and told him he needed to pull himself together. We were greeted by the lovely Sam Ward who took us to our table. Having no idea what was to come we ordered our wine and course number one of five soon arrived\u2026 a dry ice dish with my Vera Wang ring placed beautifully in a nest of hay. Let\u2019s just say course number one wasn\u2019t edible.<\/p>\n

THE VISION | From day one we wanted to fill the room with love. We are not particularly \u2018flashy\u2019 people and just wanted all those who matter celebrating our special day with us in one of our favourite places on earth, the Lake District. We sure did achieve this, it was the best day of our lives!<\/p>\n

THE PLANNING PROCESS | As soon as we decided on the Lake District as the location we set about visiting a number of venues in the area. The Wild Boar stood out for us both, and after we\u2019d tasted the food and had a walk up to the tarn, it was a no brainer for the reception. However, we both wanted to get married in church, so we contacted St Martin\u2019s in Bowness-on-Windermere to enquire about tying the knot there. The reverend, James Richards, couldn\u2019t have been more helpful and, as we\u2019re not originally from the area, talked through what was needed in order for us to gain a \u2018qualifying connection\u2019.<\/p>\n

After the venues were secured, there were still many sleepless nights to come but it was all worth it in the end, as the guests were quick to comment on the small details we added to make it the perfect day.<\/p>\n

THE VENUE | St Martin\u2019s Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, followed by The Wild Boar Inn, Crook, near Windermere.<\/p>\n

THE DRESS & ACCESSORIES | My beautiful Enzoani Larissa dress along with my 3m veil. My shoes were from Steve Madden NYC, beautiful pink velvet with a chunky metallic gold heel. I wanted to keep my accessories to a minimum as my dress was the statement. I had \u2018something old\u2019 with a sixpence in my shoe, \u2018something new\u2019 with my beautiful diamond necklace, \u2018something borrowed\u2019 with my earrings and \u2018something blue\u2019 in my Vera Wang engagement ring.<\/p>\n

FINDING THE DRESS | The search for my dress began in August 2016. I\u2019m lucky to have a best friend who works in a wedding dress shop, J&J Designs in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. I tried over 15 dresses on one after the other and thought I\u2019d narrowed my search down to two. However, I then decided to shop around as I didn\u2019t want to rush into purchasing the first dress I saw. After searching far and wide I fell in love with my Enzoani dress from Mimi Toko in Duffield, Derbyshire. The ladies were so welcoming and made me feel like a princess. As soon as the dress touched my skin I knew it was \u2018the one\u2019. It sure had the WOW factor, with the most amazing lace train, and once Holly from The Sewing Room in Derbyshire worked her magic, it fitted like a glove.<\/p>\n

GROOM\u2019S ATTIRE | Grant wore a navy made-to-measure three-piece suit from Whitfield & Ward in Wilmslow, teamed with a white Hugo Boss shirt, Canali tie and a pair of Loake Royal oxblood brogues.<\/p>\n

THE READINGS & MUSIC |We had two readings; “To be one with each other” – George Eliot (1819-1880) read by our bridesmaid Lisa, and “1 Corinthians 13” from the Bible, read by our friend Lucy.<\/p>\n

The entrance of the bride was to “The Bridal March” from Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner. We left the church to “Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, by Felix Mendelssohn.<\/p>\n

Our first dance was Band of Horses \u2013 \u2018No one\u2019s gonna love you more than I do\u2019.<\/p>\n

Our DJ was Mark Hepworth from Hi-Life Entertainment, The dance floor was never empty!<\/p>\n

BEAUTIFUL BRIDESMAIDS | I had seven!!!! My three beautiful nieces and four best friends. My dresses were all from ASOS. I had three different styles and mixed my colours which worked really well. They all chose their own shoes from different stores – ASOS, New Look and Pretty Little Thing. They also chose their own jewellery and accessories.<\/p>\n

THE FLOWERS | Katie from Made in Flowers, Kendal, absolutely smashed it. I asked her to go as wild as she could and put all my faith in her incredible handywork. After all she is the expert. Oh boy did she deliver. When she walked into the room the morning of the wedding my heart absolutely broke at my gorgeous flowers. They were so wild and beautiful with a few feathers thrown in for good measure. I have never seen flowers like them. I added four different ribbons for the finishing touch.<\/p>\n

THE CAKE | Was from The bakery at Number 4 in Kendal, The Lake District. Three tiers; chocolate and Guinness, lemon, and Victoria Sponge. Delicious!<\/p>\n

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER | The legendary Hayley Baxter. Hayley is so warm and welcoming and she blended in with the crowd as she captured our day. The sunset photo is by far my favourite. It was worth climbing the stile for as she lay in sheep muck!!!<\/p>\n

THE DETAILS & D\u00c9COR | To help our guests arrive in one piece, my family made a number of customised road signs. The Wild Boar is a real home from home – very rustic and cosy. We filled the room with colourful glassware and flowers. The table plan matched the invites, which the talented \u2018Nova and Me\u2019 made for us. Our guest book was Vera Wang and we made a wishing well for the guests to write us a message. The small things we did were appreciated by all the guests. Grant named his own beer for the men, providing mini batons for a drink reception, and the ladies had prosecco with a variety of berries from our \u2018Berry Bar\u2019 (My maiden name is Berry). Each guest had a Polaroid picture of them hung around the venue on fairy lights, and these provided a personal touch when we came to write the \u2018thank you\u2019 cards. The name cards were a colourwash marble effect from Paperchase and a family friend used her calligraphy skills to write each name. Each table had a \u2018mint to be\u2019 jar on them, filled with mint imperials. I provided a \u2018freshen up\u2019 basket in the toilet for the ladies, with everything you could imagine inside. Dry shampoo, tweezers, party feet\/plasters, all sorts of wipes and not forgetting the good old faithful Impulse body spray! We hung a large polaroid photo frame for the guests to take a snap inside and personalised it with flowers. With the help of my mum, I provided a pair of flip flops for the ladies, so there was no excuse for them to leave the dance floor.<\/p>\n

THE HONEYMOON | We are greedy and are having two. Our \u2018mini moon\u2019 was in Palma, Majorca. Then we are travelling to San Francisco, Colorado Springs and Chicago next February.<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE MOMENTS | The whole day from start to finish!<\/p>\n

ADVICE FOR OTHER COUPLES | It\u2019s the only day you can put yourselves first. Remember it\u2019s all about you two. Match your day to your personalities and try not to stress about the small things. Easier said than done I know!!!<\/p>\n

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

Photographer | Hayley Baxter<\/a><\/p>\n

Venue | The Wild Boar<\/a><\/p>\n

Florist | Made in Flowers<\/a><\/p>\n

Dress | Enzoani<\/a><\/p>\n

Dress Shops | Mimi Toko<\/a>\u00a0and Whitfield and Ward<\/a><\/p>\n

Dress Alterations | The sewing room Derbyshire<\/p>\n

Cake\u00a0 | The Bakery at Number 4<\/a><\/p>\n

Sationery | Nova and Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Make Up |\u00a0Chloe Field<\/p>\n

Hair | Aqua Salon<\/a><\/p>\n

DJ | Hi-Life Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n

Silk Ribbon |\u00a0JosCollection<\/a> &\u00a0BorderCottageFlowers<\/p>\n

Bridesmaid Glasses | FramedmemoriesbyD<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally my nearest and dearest for all their help with the small things.<\/p>\n

Thank you ever so much Grant and Lisa for letting us share in your wonderful day. Rachel x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WWW readers Grant and Lisa wed at\u00a0The Wild Boar near Windermere in the Lake District on the 9th September 2017. Our pair added some really elegant and thoughtful details to a cosy and rustic setting, which made for a simply stunning day. I’m\u00a0so in love with Lisa’s Enzoani gown. Such a sleek and glamorous look […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":217353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,48],"tags":[972,312,1203,23,5041],"class_list":["post-217301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-weddings","category-rustic-wedding","tag-asos-bridesmaids","tag-enzoani-wedding-dress","tag-lake-district-wedding","tag-multicolour-wedding-ideas","tag-the-wild-boar-wedding"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":217353,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2017\/11\/WWW-Hayley-Baxter-Photography-LISA-GRANT-76-300x200.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}