{"id":317732,"date":"2022-06-06T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=317732"},"modified":"2024-03-17T11:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:25:31","slug":"holsome-park-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/holsome-park-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful & Joyful Festival Vibe DIY Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy days, it’s time to share Holly and Gareth’s Holsome Park<\/a> wedding with festival<\/a> vibes. Their day was filled with colour and a joyful atmosphere. With camping for guests, a barn decked out in DIY decorations and all for a budget of around \u00a315K.<\/p>\n

One of the things I love most about their day is how all their loved ones came together to help craft and create. It made for such a community feel. Look out for glitter, sequins, bright florals and the loveliest of outfits.<\/p>\n

A big thank you to Emma Stoner Weddings<\/a> for sharing these totally amazing images with us. Enjoy it all.<\/p>\n

\"Holsome<\/p>\n

Holsome Park Wedding<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

Gareth proposed in Barcelona on my birthday<\/strong>, in front of La Fonta Magica (the Magic Fountain) a full day of being tourists in between cava and sangria stops. He got down on one knee in the middle of the road (in the cycle lane) on the pretence that he wanted to take a photo of me.<\/p>\n

\"Bouquet \"Bamboo \"Personalised<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We met in 2014 at Shambala, so we wanted to recreate the glittery, colourful joy<\/strong> that comes with summer festival season. We also wanted to make the wedding inclusive both in terms of being relaxed and not costing our guests a lot to attend.<\/p>\n

We wanted to create our own wedding with the help of friends so that it was personal and people could offer their skills\/creativity<\/strong> rather than feeling like they needed to buy us a wedding present. It was really special to have so many people involved and the feedback suggested that those who helped really felt very much part of the day which was really special.<\/p>\n

\"Naked \"Barn \"Bottle<\/p>\n

Budget<\/h3>\n

c.\u00a315k<\/p>\n

\"Paper \"Flower \"Pinata<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

Holsome Farm<\/strong> @holsomepark \u2013 a working farm, with a camping field in the summer holidays and a magnificent barn for events. This meant our friends could bring tents and vans and didn\u2019t need to pay for accommodation. This was really important to us.<\/p>\n

Ours was the first wedding held at the venue. Louise and Gray were really involved in the preparations and even joined us on the day with their two children.<\/p>\n

\"Shepherd's \"Ring \"Ring \"Bridesmaids<\/p>\n

Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

My dress was from Browns in Totnes<\/strong> @brownstotnes \u2013 it was a Cymbeline<\/strong> dress from the previous season and I fell in love with it immediately. Shoes were from Patricia Blanchet and took A LONG time to source, but were discarded in favour of a pair of white converse as soon as the formalities were over (we were in a field after all).<\/p>\n

I wore a Rosa Bloom @thisisrosabloom sequinned cape<\/strong> for the evening to jazz it all up a bit.<\/p>\n

Gareth pulled his and his ushers’ outfits together predominantly from the high street<\/strong>, but they all wore custom made waistcoats from Empire Outlet<\/strong> and their ties were vegan silk to stick with the Totnes theme! I gifted Gareth a sequinned waistcoat<\/strong> to match my cape for the dancefloor that was made by our friend @sophiekittenclothing.<\/p>\n

The bridesmaids<\/strong> all wore outfits that I pulled together from various places, with little tops made by @sophiekittenclothing again. The main objective was colour and I think we achieved it!<\/p>\n

\"Holsome\"Holsome \"Holsome \"Reading<\/p>\n

The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

Our ceremony was compared by our friend<\/strong> Keira. We gathered everyone together in the woods outside the barn, which was decorated with bunting and lanterns. Summer flowers were hung from shepherds’ hooks in a line to create an aisle for me and the bridesmaids to walk down when we arrived.<\/p>\n

A number of our friends and family did readings for us<\/strong> and Holly\u2019s cousin sang beautifully (which brought everyone to tears).<\/p>\n

Apart from family, who sat on straw bales in the front two rows, guests all stood amongst the trees, so we kept the ceremony short, only long enough for our rings to be passed along a ball of homemade string<\/strong> to reach everyone for their blessing.<\/p>\n

Gareth\u2019s best friends created an arch<\/strong> for us to stand under whilst we read our personalised vows, which were heartfelt but peppered with a bit of humour which our photographer Emma @emmastonerphoto captured beautifully in the photos.<\/p>\n

\"Holsome \"Holsome \"Holsome \"Holsome \"Chalk<\/p>\n

Your Photographer & Filmmaker<\/h3>\n

Emma was our photographer @emmastonerphoto. She specialises in festival weddings and is from Totnes so it was a perfect match for us. Emma shot both the registry office ceremony and the party at the weekend. The photos speak for themselves, they really capture the joy<\/strong> of the day \u2013 they are beautiful. They are a real blend of capturing natural moments of the day and setting up some stunning shots, particularly at sunset.<\/p>\n

Stu @everfilmco worked with Emma on the day to create a film of the highlights. He set it to music played by our band and it is magical<\/strong>. We often watch it to remind ourselves of how special our day was.<\/p>\n

\"Afternoon \"Holsome \"Photo \"Bunting<\/p>\n

The Styling & Decor<\/h3>\n

Everything was either arranged by us or a contribution from a friend. The theme was bright, colourful and festivally<\/strong> and the colour scheme was pink, yellow and orange<\/strong>.<\/p>\n