{"id":319852,"date":"2022-06-16T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=319852"},"modified":"2024-06-12T11:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:27:39","slug":"barnston-lodge-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/barnston-lodge-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Pink & Lilac Tipi Wedding with Pretty Blooms & Balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goodness, I shouldn’t have favourites, but WWW readers Daisy and Reece’s pink and lilac Barnston Lodge<\/a> wedding is right up there. Why? Well, it certainly helps that Daisy (Daisy May\u2019s Florist<\/a>) is a florist as the summer wedding flowers<\/a> here are immense<\/em>! The blooms are some of the prettiest I’ve ever laid eyes on and in the most gorgeous pinks and lilacs too. Wow.<\/p>\n

Then there were the sensational outfits, cool balloon installation and all the thoughtful touches throughout. With the tipi<\/a> reception which created an indoor-outdoor feel, the atmosphere was incredibly relaxed. Also, be sure to look out for some amazing alternative wedding cakes<\/a>, I’m looking at you pork pies and macarons!<\/p>\n

Katherine Ashdown Photography<\/a> was there to capture all the joy and love, thanks so much for sharing these wonderful shots with us!<\/p>\n

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Pink & Lilac Barnston Lodge Wedding<\/em><\/h2>\n

We went to Bali in September 2019<\/strong> with two other couples for a two week holiday.<\/p>\n

On the third night Reece told me we were meeting our friends for drinks on the beach, as we were walking nearer to where they were I could see candles in the distance at sunset<\/strong>. He had got his friends to write \u2018will you marry me<\/em>\u2019 in the sand and got down on one knee. It was so unexpected!<\/p>\n

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The Vision<\/h3>\n

Being a wedding florist<\/strong> and seeing lots of weddings, I had a very clear idea of how I wanted my wedding to look. We wanted everyone to just have fun and enjoy<\/strong> the day with us, without it feeling too restricted and formal.<\/p>\n

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The Planning<\/h3>\n

We booked our venue just before the first lockdown, so only managed to view it once. We knew immediately that due to this and a lot of postponements, we had to get our suppliers booked in quick<\/strong>, even without meeting them, so a lot of it was done over emails.<\/p>\n

We were fortunate enough that our date never got postponed<\/strong>, even with the ongoing changes due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n

Barnston Lodge<\/strong>, Great Dunmow, Essex.<\/p>\n

We found it really difficult to choose a wedding venue, due to being in the wedding industry. I felt like I wanted somewhere that I had never worked at before, which proved quite tricky.<\/p>\n

As soon as we saw Barnston Lodge and met Jane (the owner), we fell in love with both the space as well as her! We viewed the venue in the winter and thought if we loved it then, we would love it even more at its best. Having the church just next door<\/strong>, a short 4 minute walk away down the country lane, made it even more special as we could have both traditional and non-traditional wedding.<\/p>\n

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The Readings & Music<\/h3>\n

I walked down the aisle to traditional Bridal march<\/strong> (we didn\u2019t really have a song and wanted slightly traditional elements to the day).<\/p>\n

We sung \u2018Sing Hosanna<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018One More Step Along The Road I Go<\/strong>\u2019, as we thought most people would know these from school!<\/p>\n

We walked back down the aisle to \u2018Paradise – George Ezra<\/strong>\u2019 as it\u2019s always been a favourite of ours!<\/p>\n

The readings were done by the Grooms sister and a school friend of mine (Daisy), we let them choose what they wanted<\/strong> to read for us.<\/p>\n

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Your Outfits<\/h3>\n