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Wes Anderson fans are in for a treat with the wedding of Frances and James today. They held their outdoor ceremony and reception at East Keswick Village Hall in West Yorkshire<\/a> on 22nd June 2019 and it was a wonderful colourful day with nods to their favourite Wes Anderson films and their love of adventure!<\/p>\n

They made lots of the decor themselves and friends and family really helped them out to make this a perfectly personal, handmade and unique day. I’m loving the Camp Ivanhoe inspired ceremony back drop which they created themselves too.<\/p>\n

Images come courtesy of James & Lianne Wedding Photography<\/a>, thank you both so much for sharing with us. Enjoy everyone!<\/p>\n

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The Proposal<\/span><\/h3>\n

James took Frances to New York in September 2017 as a surprise for her 30<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> birthday. James had no real location in mind in which to pop the question but after visiting Central Park, the Rockefeller Centre on her birthday, Brooklyn bridge and most other landmarks, James was running out of time. On the penultimate day, James finally found the confidence to propose during an unanticipated quiet moment on the Highline. After a frisson of excited laughter, Frances remembered an answer was required and obviously said yes. They celebrated with ice cream sandwiches.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The Vision<\/span><\/h3>\n

Frances and James are both creative people and were excited to embark on an imaginative endeavour planning their big day. They always knew that their wedding was going to be very DIY, involving designing and making as much as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

After brainstorming their shared interests, passions and aesthetics; Frances and James arrived at a Wes Anderson themed adventure wedding with particular nods to the director\u2019s 2012 film, Moonrise Kingdom. The film inspired various elements of their wedding including the (slightly haphazard) colour scheme, intricate wedding invitations, scout patch style pin badge favours, the bell tent den outside and not forgetting the bamboo Camp Ivanhoe inspired Murphy wedding arch. <\/span><\/p>\n

The success of the day was testament to their amazing friends who came together to make their vision come alive; particularly their maid of honour, Emily who catapulted Frances\u2019 already proficient organisational skills to another stratosphere; and their friend Duncan who brought their wedding to life by officiating their ceremony dressed in a purple suit reminiscent of a Grand Budapest Hotel bellboy. Following the ceremony, the celebrations were launched through the unveiling of a brand-new family flag combining elements of their surnames \u2013 an apple tree from the Murphy coat of arms, and the nine stars from the Bailey coat of arms arranged in the constellation of Lyra which sat above them during their vows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Planning Process<\/span><\/h3>\n

Frances and James were living in London when they got engaged and returned to their hometown of Leeds two months prior to their wedding (yes, moving house, changing jobs and getting married all in the space of a couple of months \u2013 if they can survive that \u2013 they can survive anything!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Frances and James were very organised in planning as much as possible before the big move through a range of spreadsheets, Trello boards and lists. With the help from fellow organisation enthusiast and Maid of Honour Emily; the final weeks running up to the big days were a military operation as most purchasing and making was axiomatically left until after the big move!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Budget<\/span><\/h3>\n

Approx. \u00a38k but we don\u2019t dare do the final maths.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/span><\/h3>\n

Having worked in a popular bar and pizzeria, Sela Bar in Leeds during Frances\u2019 studies at Leeds Arts University, it was important to the couple to choose a venue which allowed external caterers so Frances could bring Sela Bar\u2019s Little Red Food Truck to the wedding to serve Sela\u2019s famous pizza to their nearest and dearest. <\/span><\/p>\n

A venue with outdoor space was also super important to Frances and James; as walking, camping and surfing are prominent hobbies of theirs. They quickly agreed that East Keswick Village Hall would be the perfect location to celebrate their marriage \u2013 with added sentiment pertaining to Frances growing up in the village.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your Outfits & Accessories<\/span><\/h3>\n

We had two wedding ceremonies with the legal wedding taking place two days before at Leeds Town Hall, followed by a family garden party at a beautiful AirBnb in Thorner,<\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday, Frances\u2019 dress was from the Rock & Roll Bride collection by Little Mistress.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Saturday wedding, Frances\u2019 dress was from Monsoon. She chose this as she wanted something classic, with a hint of bohemian and most importantly, didn\u2019t feel like fancy dress \u2013 which most of the princess dresses made her feel (albeit loads of fun to try on). <\/span><\/p>\n

James\u2019 suits were from Moss Bros on both days \u2013 both thriftily purchased in their Christmas sales. <\/span><\/p>\n

James\u2019 shoes were Cherry Red Vegan 3989 Oxford Brush brogues from Dr. Martens. <\/span><\/p>\n

James\u2019 bowtie was from Swagger & Swoon <\/span><\/p>\n

Frances\u2019 shoes were from Kurt Geiger <\/span><\/p>\n

Frances\u2019 hair jewellery from borrowed from her cousin Georgina, who wore it on her wedding day the previous year. <\/span><\/p>\n

Frances\u2019 wedding gift to James was an engraved compass.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beauty <\/span><\/h3>\n

Make up and hair was by Sarah Haines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bridesmaids<\/span><\/h3>\n

We had six bridesmaids \u2013 one of which was pregnant and three of whom had given birth within the last three months. It was important to me that they all felt confident wearing something they loved and felt comfortable in. They purchased their own navy blue dresses of their choice and they all looked beautiful!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Groomsmen<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Groomsmen we given a simple brief, black jeans and a white shirt and we provided bow ties from Ties Plant. We had three best men and three groomsmen so needed to keep costs down.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Readings & Music<\/span><\/h3>\n

Our friend Ralph Pelleymounter played an acoustic version of Today by Jefferson Airplane as Frances walked down the aisle. <\/span><\/p>\n

We had two readings, one was an excerpt from Dolly Alderton\u2019s Everything I Know About Love (page 318 paragraph 2 \u2013 page 319 paragraph 2, if you want to read!) \u2013 this was read by our bridesmaid, Roo. <\/span><\/p>\n

One of our best men read our second reading, Carrie\u2019s Poem \u2013 from Sex and the City<\/span><\/p>\n

His hello was the end of her endings<\/span><\/p>\n

Her laugh was their first step down the aisle<\/span><\/p>\n

His hand would be hers to hold forever<\/span><\/p>\n

His forever was as simple as her smile<\/span><\/p>\n

He said she was what was missing<\/span><\/p>\n

She said instantly she knew<\/span><\/p>\n

She was a question to be answered<\/span><\/p>\n

And his answer was “I do\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

First Dance was Make It Wit Chu by Queens of the Stone Age closely followed by Crazy in Love by Beyonc\u00e9! <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Cake<\/span><\/h3>\n

Frances and James did not want to spend lots of money on cake and bought an undecorated cake from Waitrose. This was decorated with Julie\u2019s flowers and topped with a toy canoe from Sylvanian Families to tie in with the adventure theme. This was supplemented by tray bakes made by some of the hens. It was perfect!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your Photographer<\/span><\/h3>\n

James & Lianne Wedding Photography.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Details & D\u00e9cor <\/span><\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve mentioned a fair bit already but to summarise:<\/span><\/p>\n

Moonrise Kingdom inspired d\u00e9cor:<\/span><\/p>\n