{"id":316293,"date":"2022-05-11T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=316293"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T10:55:58","slug":"luckley-farm-holidays-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/luckley-farm-holidays-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxed Colourful & Handcrafted DIY Wedding for \u00a315K"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, how I love Jasmine and Harry’s Luckley Farm Holidays<\/a> wedding in the Cotswolds<\/a>. Their day truly was a reflection of them and their relationship, and all on a \u00a315K budget, which is really incredible!<\/p>\n

Jasmine and Harry planned a totally DIY wedding<\/a>, I mean they made everything<\/em>. They grew flowers and preserved them, they hand-printed their stationery and they collected decor items for 2 years. It really was a community effort and the results are marvellous.<\/p>\n

I also think it’s fantastic that they opted for second-hand attire (Jasmine’s dress was \u00a316!!), which they looked absolutely amazing in.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Jade Touron Photography <\/a>for sharing these totally wonderful images of their very happy day. Be sure to take in all the magic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Luckley<\/p>\n

Luckley Farm Holidays Wedding<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We were on holiday in Warsaw<\/strong> for Harry\u2019s birthday in December.<\/p>\n

We climbed up an old church tower<\/strong> to view the city with the Christmas lights and luckily had it all to ourselves. I was running around taking photos, completely ignoring Harry who was down on one knee waiting for me to notice! We had a lovely dinner afterwards and walk around the beautiful city of Warsaw in the winter at night<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Earthenware \"Greenery<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We really wanted a very relaxed and enjoyable<\/strong> day for everyone. Good food, an open bar and music were a must for us as well as trying to stick to our DIY thrifty and creative<\/strong> ways.<\/p>\n

\"Colourful \"Luckley<\/p>\n

Budget<\/h3>\n

15K<\/p>\n

\"Colourful \"Marquee \"Macrame<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

We choose Luckley Farm Holidays<\/strong>, Gloucestershire for our venue because of the versatile and relaxed space, the ability to totally customise everything and pick all of our own suppliers. It also helps that the Cotswold autumnal setting is stunning.<\/p>\n

We rented the whole farm and function barn for a long weekend<\/strong> so that almost all of our guests could stay on site and really unwind.<\/p>\n

We used the farmhouse courtyard as a beautiful backdrop for our outdoor wedding ceremony<\/strong> (and thankfully could not have asked for better weather!) and the function barn for our reception.<\/p>\n

\"Luckley \"Macrame \"Colourful \"Greenery \"Luckley \"Bride<\/p>\n

Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

We are both very keen second-hand fashion buyers<\/strong> so almost all of our outfits were brought from eBay\/charity shops\/vintage fairs\/car boot sales<\/strong> etc!<\/p>\n

Harry wanted to wear something a bit different and really liked the idea of a wool or tweed three-piece<\/strong> and loves navy, so he was quite easy.<\/p>\n

Harry wore a navy wool suit from M&S<\/strong> with a beautiful dark grey vintage waistcoat and textured white shirt which was a great find from the charity shop. Topped off with a burgundy tie, tie pin and cufflinks all sourced second-hand over the course of the year.<\/p>\n

I had not got a clue what type of dress I wanted and had tried on quite a few at appointments before I found the perfect dress. However, I really wanted to explore the idea of a second-hand dress<\/strong> so took to eBay to see what I could find!<\/p>\n

My dress was an absolute bargain satin A-line ex-display from eBay for \u00a316.70<\/strong>! I had the seamstress who was selling it put in a lace-up back to allow for an easy fit. I am an amateur seamstress myself, so I took off the original sleeves and added the band for the off-shoulder effect to make my perfect wedding dress for under \u00a360<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I picked up some yellow shoes for \u00a35 second-hand and added the little shoe clips (from eBay<\/strong>). My brother\u2019s girlfriend (and bridesmaid) made me some lovely white sea glass earrings to top it off.<\/p>\n

The groomsmen then followed suit with their M&S<\/strong> wool suits (and traditional kilt for my brother, handmade by our gran). And the bridesmaids picked out their own colour and style of dress online from JJ\u2019s House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Flowers \"Macrame \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley<\/p>\n

The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

As we had already officially married on our original wedding date<\/strong> 10\/10\/2020 at the registry office so we wanted to keep this ceremony light-hearted and fun. That\u2019s why we decided to hire our officiant, Sarah-Jane to perform a wedding blessing with a handfasting<\/strong> instead of the traditional rings.<\/p>\n

She made our blessing feel very personal and special<\/strong>, and my dad got to give me away as he had not been able to at the registry office due to Covid. I had made the rope for the handfasting and we wrote our own vows<\/strong> and my lovely bridesmaids made confetti out of fallen leaves.<\/p>\n

The whole feel of the ceremony was beautiful with lots of laughs and a few happy tears<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Our music for the evening<\/strong> was probably the best part of the entire day, our band 29 Fingers were outstanding. Everyone was on the dance floor for every song, and we couldn\u2019t have asked for a better send off to the reception.<\/p>\n

They played a mix of everything and even learnt my favourite song Mr Blue Sky<\/strong>! We asked our guests for song requests<\/strong> in our invitations and put together a playlist for the rest of the day with my brother very kindly being our DJ.<\/p>\n

\"Luckley \"Handfasting \"Macrame \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Cake \"Luckley<\/p>\n

Your Photographer & Filmmaker<\/h3>\n

We spent quite a lot of time looking for our wedding photographer as we really wanted them to fit with our vision of the day. When we came across Jade\u2019s website, we knew she would be a great fit.<\/p>\n

We absolutely love how the photos have come out<\/strong> and she did a really great job making us feel relaxed on the day and giving us some direction, as I hate getting my photo taken! She did an amazing job of documenting the day for us and we loved looking through afterwards seeing all the bits we couldn\u2019t on the day.<\/p>\n

\"Jewel \"Jewel \"Bridal \"Bridal \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Groom \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Luckley \"Greenery<\/p>\n

The Styling & Decor<\/h3>\n

We did everything ourselves<\/strong> with the help of friends and family. Harry likes to say I have a passion for taking on projects that are far too big, but it came out better than I could have hoped for. We really wanted a colourful and eclectic feel<\/strong> to the reception that was inspired by lots of scrolling through Pinterest!<\/p>\n