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Welcome to WWW readers Emma and Adam’s vintage glamour wedding<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Emma and Adam were hitched at Lower Damgate Farm<\/a> in Derbyshire<\/a> in the Spring. Their day was effortlessly beautiful with a laid back outdoorsy feel.<\/p>\n

Their cuisine was vegan, but there were also the cutest animals in attendance (hello dogs, alpacas and goats). The styling on the day was all vintage glamour with a fun teal and yellow colour scheme<\/a> plus stunning vintage style outfits. The barns looked beautifully rustic with pampas grass and fairy lights galore.<\/p>\n

I implore you to read their real wedding<\/a> story below as so much of their day was very thoughtful but also handcrafted too!<\/p>\n

Charly Richards Photography, thank you ever so much for sharing with us these absolutely beautiful images of a very special farm wedding.<\/p>\n

Emma & Adam on WWW<\/strong><\/p>\n

We got engaged during lockdown so spent a lot of time looking for inspiration. I stumbled across WWW when googling \u2018alpaca weddings\u2019 as our venue was an animal sanctuary with alpacas and then got stuck into a rabbit hole of gorgeousness! We had a 2 year engagement, so lots of time for DIY so I enjoyed looking at what other couples had done for inspiration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Barn \"Table \"Suitcase<\/p>\n

Vintage Glamour Wedding<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We were supposed to be in Machu Picchu but Covid had other plans. Instead, we had a lockdown date night<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I spent the day cooking Peruvian vegan dishes, whilst Adam disappeared into the garage to \u2018workout\u2019. He was actually constructing a makeshift ring out of 2 hair grips<\/strong> (that I leave everywhere!) using a kettlebell to bash them into shape!<\/p>\n

Adam proposed in the kitchen<\/strong>, got down on one knee and I took ages to say \u2018yes<\/em>\u2019 because I was in complete shock. Just kept saying \u2018are you sure?!<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d made a make-shift tent with fairy lights<\/strong> in the lounge and spent the rest of the evening watching a documentary on Peru whilst sipping pisco sours before telling loved ones the next day.<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

We wanted to include people we know as much as possible so friends helped a lot<\/strong>. We booked our friend\u2019s band, friends catered the wedding breakfast, my dance teacher choreographed our first dance, one of my closest friends led our ceremony and produced the table artwork and our photographer was my godmother\u2019s very talented daughter.<\/p>\n

Everyone staying onsite arrived Friday and helped decorate the barn, which was lovely to see everything coming together. We wanted to keep it rustic with nods to Scotland<\/strong> as we\u2019re relocating this year.<\/p>\n

Budget<\/h3>\n

\u00a324,000<\/strong>-ish.<\/p>\n

\"Bouquet \"Bouquet \"Personalised \"Suitcase \"Outdoor \"Outdoor \"Peacock \"Bride \"Bouquet \"Bouquet \"Vintage \"Buttonhole \"Bride \"Bridesmaids \"Bride \"Dress \"Dress \"Vintage<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

Lower Damgate Farm<\/strong>, near Dovedale in Derbyshire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We found our venue on Bridebook a few days after getting engaged. When restrictions lifted, we went for a socially distanced wander around the farm and instantly fell in love. Our dogs were able to run around the fields and Carolyn made us feel like family. She was warm, welcoming and excited about our day.<\/p>\n

The three things that sold it were the on-site cottage<\/strong>s so family and friends could stay for the weekend, dogs were allowed and the venue was also an animal sanctuary so a proportion of the hire fee went towards all the beautiful alpacas, goats and other animals that live there.<\/p>\n

We drove away and Adam said \u2018what would another venue have to have to make it more perfect<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 we both couldn\u2019t come up with an answer so we knew it was \u2018the one\u2019.<\/p>\n

Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

Adam ended up going back to the very first suit he tried on over a year before! It was from Marc Darcy<\/strong>. He liked the contrast of the copper buttons with the navy, it had a \u2018vintage\u2019 feel which he knew I liked and the cut of the waistcoat made him feel really good.<\/p>\n

I originally thought I\u2019d go for an Eliza Jane Howell as I\u2019d followed Gill Harvey\u2019s designs on Instagram and loved them. I met my mum halfway in Worcestershire and tried on a few dresses but none stood out, but it was the first time I\u2019d seen my mum since lockdown so was still a lovely, emotional day.<\/p>\n

I ended up finding Along Came Eve<\/strong> in Chester as I searched for stockists of Eliza Jane Howell and booked an appointment. Kendal was really helpful leading up to the appointment, arranging for some dresses I liked to be sent up from London.<\/p>\n

During my appointment, I saw another dress on the rails that caught my eye. This ended up being mine! It was \u2018Khalani\u2019 by Rosa Clara<\/strong> and was an absolute steal in the sample sale. Helena added a Miranda Templeton back necklace<\/strong> and I was in love. I loved the Gatsby-style beading and the feathers pleased my inner burlesque dancer!<\/p>\n

\"Vintage \"Mother \"Vintage \"Vintage \"Vintage \"Outdoor \"Vintage \"Outdoor<\/p>\n

The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

We were so lucky the Peak District rain held off so we could get married outside<\/strong>! We had a beautiful arch put together by Perfect Day styling and a short legal ceremony followed by a more personal bit. One of my best friends Claire Selman, was our \u2018Sel-abrant\u2019 because the pun was too good not to! (We\u2019ve called her Sel since school).<\/p>\n

We had two friends do readings – \u2018Love is like a dog<\/strong>\u2019 which is very fitting for us as our lives revolve around our two dogs and \u2018Maybe<\/strong>\u2019. We also wrote our own vows that were a surprise to each other.<\/p>\n

We had four dogs in the bridal party who walked down the aisle with bridesmaids! Our two, Edith and Ethel, were \u2018flower girls\u2019 with harnesses I\u2019d sewn flowers onto.<\/p>\n