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\"Irnham<\/p>\n

We’re thrilled to be sharing the colourful, beautiful and floral wedding day of WWW readers Carmen and Hari today. They held their stunning nuptials at Irnham Hall in Lincolnshire<\/a> on the 1st June 2018 on what was a gorgeous summers day. They were married in an outdoor ceremony<\/a> in the picturesque gardens, surrounded by their loved ones, complete with a Sri Lankan dance troop and a Bagpiper. It was the perfect way to incorporate their backgrounds, along with their food choices and when you read all about the menu I can guarantee it will leave you feeling pretty hungry! It sounded amazing.<\/p>\n

The pair really wanted to focus on creating a fun atmosphere and there were plenty of fun and games to keep everyone entertained. Think bouncy castle, a game show, garden games and a ball pit to name a few. I have to say that their photographer Lucie Watson Photography<\/a> captured all of those moments so brilliantly (thank you for sharing Lucie), along with those meadow portraits of the lovely couple. So beautiful.<\/p>\n

I just have to rave about Carmen’s show stopping floral wedding dress<\/a>, wasn’t it just beautiful? I think it looked incredible teamed with her Irregular Choice<\/a> shoes, a large wild greenery bouquet and flowers in her hair. Her favourite girls looked so pretty by her side in different tone frocks and Hari looked incredibly dapper in his navy suit and tweed waistcoat combo. Oh the style<\/em>. Also keep your eyes peeled for gorgeous d\u00e9cor and a stunning cake folks.<\/p>\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

Hari proposed to Carmen while on holiday in Amalfi.<\/p>\n

It was a beautiful evening, and while we were sat on our balcony enjoying a cup of tea (Hari had ensured we had fresh milk, as I had been whinging that the powered milk wasn\u2019t nice) and watching the sunset Hari ask me to marry him with a card and a cute nervous smile. We then went out for dinner for some fab sea food and neither of us could stop smiling for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

\"Favours \"Suspended<\/p>\n\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We both wanted a wedding that was fun.<\/p>\n

We wanted to bring Hari\u2019s Sri Lanka background to my hometown (as I was really keen to get married near home in Lincolnshire).<\/p>\n

I have always loved colour and I knew that I wanted proteas and thistles to be the main flowers, so the wedding vision was built up from that.<\/p>\n

\"Suspended \"Table<\/p>\n

The Planning Process<\/h3>\n

We are very lucky to have lots of talented people in our family who were all keen to help. Therefore, we distributed tasks to a variety of family and friend, from the favours (homemade slow gin and onion chutney and Sri Lankan wedding cake), ribbon photo wall, table decorations and desserts.<\/p>\n

To keep everything in check we had quite an elaborate excel table, which our friends found very funny, but Carmen likes to be organised.<\/p>\n

\"Top \"Ceremony<\/p>\n

The Budget<\/h3>\n

\u00a325k<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

Irnham Hall<\/p>\n

\"Ceremony \"Buttonhole \"Page<\/p>\n

Your Outfits & Accessories<\/h3>\n

Carmen: I loved my dress as soon as I saw it online (as with most brides I spent a fair amount of time browsing lots of websites and Pinterest). However, I did make sure I tried lots on (well, why not). I took my dad and Helen to help me pick my dress, which was good fun. When they saw the dress I don\u2019t think they were convinced, but once it was on they both said they couldn\u2019t imagine me in any other dress.<\/p>\n

I got my dress from The Wedding Rooms. I loved the colour and simplicity of the style and it was so much fun to wear. The shoes were Irregular Choice, a brand I have loved for a long time. My jewellery included a pearl necklace Hari gave me for my 30th<\/sup> and a ruby bracelet he gave me on the day.<\/p>\n

I am planning to have my dress converted into a tea dress, so that I can wear it in the future, waste not want not after all.<\/p>\n

Hari: Hari wore a blue TM Lewin suit with a tweed waistcoat, a coral tie and multi pink pocket square. The flower pin Hari and the groomsmen wore we made ourselves from thistle, wax flower and rosemary.<\/p>\n

\"Bride<\/p>\n

Beauty<\/h3>\n

Hair by MISHISHI hair & beauty.<\/p>\n

Make up by Cristina Lazzarotto.<\/p>\n

Carmen went for a loose, low back updo with a front plait. She added beautiful dried flowers from Lotus Floral Art to complete the look. Carmen\u2019s make up was natural with bright plum lips.<\/p>\n

The bridesmaid\u2019s choose their own hair styles and wore \u2018natural make up\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Bride \"Mismatched<\/p>\n

Bridesmaids<\/h3>\n

Carmen had five bridesmaids and a bridesman, her sister, cousin, sister in law, two best friends and her brother.<\/p>\n

The bridesmaid\u2019s dresses were from RenzRags (Etsy). I had been nervous buying online, but when they arrived they were fab (the girls did have minor alternations as I had bought standard sizes).<\/p>\n

The dresses were all different styles that the girls picked themselves. It was hard to choose the colours, as my dress had so many different colours, so in the end we went with a combination of blue, pink and purple.<\/p>\n

\"Irnham\"Irnham<\/p>\n

The Readings & Music<\/h3>\n

We had two readings from some special friends and my sister gave a personal speech during the ceremony:<\/p>\n