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Happy days! It’s time to share Jason and Ellie’s DIY barn wedding<\/a> held at Deepdale Farm<\/a> in Yorkshire<\/a> on the 8th<\/sup> June 2019. First up I must mention that they achieved their incredible celebrations on a budget of \u00a311,000, which is really amazing. Part in thanks to the huge labour of love by themselves as well as their loved ones to craft and create. They hand made stationery and signs, as well as gingerbread favours, bunting and a photo booth backdrop. They arranged the flowers with their nearest and dearest and Ellie\u2019s sister made the lovely cake too. All in all it’s a real showcase in how to pull off a creative, fun and personal wedding day.<\/p>\n

Their wedding was also really colourful thanks to the Uno touches, the pom pom cake table backdrop and the fresh colour pop blooms. I also must mention the wonderful attire, Jason and Ellie both looked amazing, hello dress with pockets and floral accessories!<\/p>\n

We have Jessica Grace Photography<\/a> to thank for sharing with us these marvellous images today. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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\"Backdrop \"Fabric<\/p>\n\n

\"Table<\/p>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

I proposed to Ellie on one of the most perfect days in the summer of 2017, July 8th<\/sup>. I took her on a camping trip and we went for a stroll. Once I had found the perfect spot to ask the big question, I asked her if she wanted a Betty\u2019s fondant fancy. I passed over the box (of 4), she carefully opened the box and on top was a note saying \u2018Hand back the box to your boyfriend\u2019. I then opened a letter containing a poem. The poem ended with me popping the question. Inside the box of fondant fancies, there laid the ring within it\u2019s box. There was not room for 4 fondant fancies as the ring took up the 4th<\/sup> ones space. Ellie said yes (of course!), she was beaming with happiness and love. We couldn\u2019t wait to tell family and friends.<\/p>\n

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The Vision<\/h3>\n

We had an idea of what we both liked, that being a natural, colourful yet elegant look and feel. The concrete vision was not possible until the venue was chosen. The venue was chosen after a lot of research and visits. We eventually came across Deepdale Farm and immediately fell in love. With the venue locked in, we were able to follow through with our vision of having a floral, colourful and fun wedding.<\/p>\n

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The Planning Process<\/h3>\n

Planning spanned across from the moment we got engaged until moments before getting hitched. Once I put the ring on Ellie we had discussed rough ideas. It wasn\u2019t until a few months when we started looking at venues in more detail. We knew after doing some research that booking a venue as early as possible was vital.<\/p>\n

We were very organised when it came to looking and booking i.e. venue, photographer, food, music etc. This gave us an early indication of what the overall budget would look like, also giving us the opportunity to spread costs leading up to the wedding. We both wanted the wedding paid for before saying our vows.<\/p>\n

As we entered 2018, designs of save the dates and invitations were being made by ourselves. After the save the dates were sent out we had some breathing space. Across the year we sought after all sorts of items, props and furniture. The flower jars we used were in fact Aldi passata jars. We had to eat A LOT of meals containing this stuff. We both went to auctions almost every month to bag a bargain and seek unique pieces that would add to the d\u00e9cor of the venue.<\/p>\n

Ellie\u2019s style of planning was loads of written notes, lists etc. Whereas I prefer to use spreadsheets \u2013 this helped us keep track on payment dates, projected and actual spend.<\/p>\n

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Budget<\/h3>\n

We didn\u2019t necessarily have a strict budget, but we wanted to keep costs low without sacrificing quality. With the help of family\/friends and a lot of DIY i.e. making our own favours, designing frames, table numbers etc \u2013 we were able to limit spend.<\/p>\n

\u00a311,000 in total.<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n

The venue we actually found through a wedding blog. One evening, whilst scrolling through venue photographs, we happened across a blog with images of a couple who had got married at a Yorkshire barn – and fell in love with the place! Luckily for us, the venue was less than an hour from where we live, so we did a bit of investigating and found the location online. It had only started doing weddings the previous year, so they hadn\u2019t quite got their website up and running properly, but we sent an email and went to view it as soon as we could.<\/p>\n

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

When it came to the small touches, we designed and made the majority of what was on show. Such as examples included:<\/p>\n