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\"Autumn<\/p>\n

Here we have a real wedding<\/a> filled with atmosphere, love and romance. WWW readers Fern and Jordan were married on Saturday 15th September 2018 at Saint Nicolas Place in Birmingham<\/span> before heading to the family home to host a tipi reception. I am transfixed by these dreamy and ethereal images by the brilliant Belle Art Photography<\/a> today. What a treat! Just wait until you see the portraits in the woodland, wow<\/em>. Thank you Becy for sharing them with us today.<\/p>\n

There was a deep dark red and burgundy colour scheme, which can be seen from the velvet ribbon accessorising Fern’s beautiful lace autumn wedding dress<\/a> to the red hue of Jordan’s handsome suit and the sensational seasonal bouquet featuring foliage galore. The tipis were decorated using items with personal meaning and come evening the tents twinkled with magical fairy lights.<\/p>\n

A really special wedding day indeed, I think you are just going to love these relaxed nuptials today.<\/p>\n

\"Tipi<\/p>\n\n

\"Wooden \"Peg<\/p>\n\n

\"Wooden<\/p>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

Jord had been planning the proposal for a while, all of our friends knew, they even helped him find a ring and no one let it slip! In January 2015, during a holiday to Iceland we visited Gullfoss, a huge waterfall on the Golden Circle. The snow was so deep as we walked down to the edge of the roaring falls and heavy snow was still falling. I started taking photographs, not wanting to forget the last day of our holiday when I turn to face Jord who has disappeared down to one knee. A very cold and wet knee but not for long! I actually jumped on him and we fell back into the snow. At the time we were poor students so we knew we wouldn\u2019t get married for a while but we didn\u2019t mind, the timing of the proposal was perfect.<\/p>\n

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

The Vision<\/h3>\n

The idea of elopement really appealed to us originally but we knew our families would have been disappointed that they couldn\u2019t attend, so we decided to have planned time for us as a couple on the day. We drove to the ceremony together and stopped in a local wood for photos. Our wedding was simple with minimal fuss and over thinking. We just did our own thing; a mix of traditional and not so. The day was small and intimate with our closest family and friends.<\/p>\n

\"Bottles<\/p>\n

The Planning Process<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll be honest, I didn\u2019t really enjoying the primary planning stages. I\u2019ll be the first to admit I\u2019m not a very organised person and this was by far the most organised we\u2019ve ever had to be! You soon realise that a \u201csimple wedding\u201d isn\u2019t so simple! However we utilized family and friends and once the big things were arranged we could focus on the best bits; decorations and details.<\/p>\n

\"Wild \"Calligraphy<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

We searched the internet for a long time before finding Saint Nicolas Place. We knew what we wanted but couldn\u2019t put it into words until we walked into The Old Grammar School. The building is full of history, dating back to the 17th century with beautiful oak beams carved with Tudor decorations, thought to ward off evil spirits.<\/p>\n

We knew we wanted the reception to be based at my mother in law’s beautiful home so decided to hire tipis from Elite Tents. That worked wonderfully as we slept the night in our own bed and the next morning enjoyed a big breakfast with the guests who also stayed – we had people everywhere!<\/p>\n

\"Bottles \"Bride\"Bottles \"Chalk \"Guest\"Botanical \"Katya \"Autumn \"Katya<\/p>\n

Your Outfits & Accessories<\/h3>\n

My dress was the first item we bought for the wedding. It happened by chance that I saw Katya Katya, the designer I\u2019d been gooey-eyed about since the engagement, was having a sample sale. I went along as a last minute decision and bought the first dress I tried on. \u2018Francesca\u2019 was exactly what I imagined, vintage lace with sleeves!<\/p>\n

On the day my mum gave me a necklace, pressed forget-me-nots in glass, our favourite flower.<\/p>\n

Jord was harder to please, we shopped around for ages. As vegans finding a nice suit that wasn\u2019t a wool blend proved to be difficult until we found King and Allen, a bespoke suit service offering vegan fabrics that had a shop up the road from where we live!<\/p>\n

\"Autumn<\/p>\n

Beauty<\/h3>\n

Sarah from Urban Coiffeur did my hair beautifully, she recreated all my Pinterest photos in one.<\/p>\n

\"Katya \"Autumn \"Groom \"Katya \"Groom \"Katya\"Bouquet \"Autumn \"Greenery \"Reserved \"Groom \"Autumn \"Autumn<\/p>\n

The Readings & Music<\/h3>\n

We didn\u2019t have any readings in our ceremony but wrote our own vows. Jord\u2019s literally blew me away.<\/p>\n

Choosing our wedding Spotify playlist was easy, we just pulled together all of our favourites from the past 8 years. I walked down the aisle to Beach House – Take Care and we left the ceremony to Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life. We also played Bob Dylan – Wedding Song whilst we signed the register and Villagers – Everything I Am Is Yours.<\/p>\n

Our first dance was to Sivu – Kin and Chrome to a backdrop of twinkly fairy lights.<\/p>\n

\"Autumn<\/p>\n\n\t\t