{"id":351376,"date":"2023-09-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=351376"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:54:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:54:47","slug":"lancashire-country-house-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/lancashire-country-house-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Bright Creative & Super Fun Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s not to love about WWW followers Jess and Garry’s Lancashire country house wedding<\/strong>? I mean there were rainbow colours, ribbons galore and so many lovely personal touches, that it’s hard not to feel inspired by their nuptials.<\/p>\n

I also love their words of advice, especially their budget-saving wedding tips<\/a>! They are well worth a read. From their stylish outfits to Jess’ stunning wildflower bridal bouquet and that multicolour confetti moment, their day was chock full of pure joy.<\/p>\n

I mean, hello ice cream, doughnuts, meaningful music and sparklers \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n

Thanks ever so much to the incredible Wyldbee Photography<\/a> for sharing with us these loved-up and vibrant images. Hooray<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Lancashire Country House Wedding<\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

We got engaged in lockdown, May 2020 \u2013 when we were only allowed outside once a day..! We were in a field watching the sunset<\/strong> and Garry got down on one knee and popped the question.<\/p>\n

Of course, I said yes! He had asked my parents for permission a few weeks beforehand. We had been together 12 years at this point so he didn\u2019t have anything to worry about!<\/p>\n

\"Rainbow \"Rainbow<\/p>\n

The Vision<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve seen a lot of weddings, from my time in the wedding industry. So over the years I\u2019ve picked up tips and ideas until eventually, I knew what I wanted.<\/p>\n

I was also able to plan a day based on what I thought was important and ditched the not-so-important<\/strong> aspects of the day. We decided on a late afternoon wedding leading straight into a party! We didn\u2019t want anything formal or even traditional \u2013 just a relaxed, chilled, fun day.<\/p>\n

We soon started planning and narrowing down what each of us wanted. My top tip is to write \u2018to do\u2019 lists with deadlines, create Pinterest boards and set up a good budget spreadsheet tracker<\/a> of spends.<\/p>\n

\"Floral \"Pink<\/p>\n

Budget<\/h3>\n

We didn\u2019t want to spend thousands upon thousands on our wedding \u2013 obviously, weddings nowadays do cost a lot, so be prepared to fork out!<\/p>\n

However, I would recommend sitting down and really getting to grips with what you can afford, and asking yourself the questions: \u2018Do we really need it? Can we find it second-hand? Or can we hire it rather than buy? Can we make it ourselves? Ask a local business rather than a big company.<\/p>\n

Always chat with your chosen venue about any deals or discounts \u2013 they don\u2019t want to lose your booking, so they should create a package based on your budget. Ask about cheaper menu options or think do you really need that extra glass of prosecco for your speeches? Or can you cut back on canapes?<\/p>\n

There are definitely ways around keeping the costs down and sticking to budget – set up good excel spreadsheet to keep track of your spends. Any money you save is a bonus for the honeymoon!<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n

Ashfield House<\/strong>, in Wigan. The venue is warm and welcoming with the perfect layout to host your day from ceremony to party! It has a large white room filled with beautiful natural light, as well as chandeliers giving it a grand elegant feel.<\/p>\n

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Your Outfits<\/h3>\n

It took me a while to find the style of dress that suited me and the vibe of the wedding. I didn\u2019t want anything too over the top. I wanted a comfortable, floaty yet flattering dress with sleeves.<\/p>\n

I chose a romantic, boho-style dress to go with the flower crown<\/a> I had ordered. Right up till the morning of the wedding I still hadn\u2019t decided how to have my hair\u2026 and in the end, I just trusted my hairdresser. It was perfect, having it in a loose up-do highlighted the neckline of the dress. I kept my jewellery really simple, with rose gold earrings<\/strong> to match my rose gold engagement ring and wedding band.<\/p>\n

Garry had always wanted a tweet suit<\/strong>, when we went shopping he saw this usual sage green color. It really suited him, we then got it tailor-measured to fit and he was able to customise certain parts of it.<\/p>\n

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The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

This was our favourite part! We chose to have a celebrant (we did the legal deed the day before) and it was perfect. So personal and told our story. Chris from DFC Celebrant worked with us to edit the script and help us create our vows. He was so patient and offered his advice at every stage.<\/p>\n

For when guests were entering the ceremony room, we had a mixture of ABBA songs<\/strong> playing! This got everyone excited and feeling giddy, who doesn\u2019t love singing along to ABBA!<\/p>\n

Then as I walked down the aisle with my dad, we played James Morrison \u2013 Precious Love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And lastly, for our walking out song we played the Friends theme tune<\/strong>, which just sums us up really! Plus everyone did the famous friends clap!<\/p>\n

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Your Photographer<\/h3>\n

We had the very talented Sophie at Wylebee Photography. I had been following Sophie\u2019s work for a few years and I just love her style<\/strong> and the way she edits her images. She was wonderful to work with on the day \u2013 very chilled and made us feel instantly comfortable.<\/p>\n

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The Styling & Decor<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m a creative person so I knew I was going to attempt to do all the d\u00e9cor myself<\/strong>… I had challenged myself and wanted to pull off my vision.<\/p>\n

I had seen images online of ribbon bunting and loved how simple it was, yet really effective\u2026 also seemed super easy to make! Skip 3 months later, my house was filled with ribbons and twine. It was never-ending \u2013 each bunting strip was 30 metres long! And on top, I had decided to create a large backdrop<\/a> to go behind the neon sign. Then I had the idea of adding ribbons to the all the chairs!<\/p>\n

Suddenly, my ribbon idea wasn\u2019t so simple \u2013 so many hours went into making it all at the evenings or at the weekends. But looking back, I don\u2019t regret it at all!<\/p>\n

Originally my idea was to have it all multi-coloured, however I decided to narrow this down to just 5 colours, then I could match it to other things like the flowers and confetti<\/a>. I went for pink, orange, yellow, teal and white.<\/p>\n

I started collecting all the old glass bottles and candle sticks about a year before, going in every charity shop I saw. I made trips to vintage secondhand warehouses finding bargains.<\/p>\n

I decided not to have a traditional wedding cake<\/a>. In my experience \u2013 it just goes to waste. Therefore we didn\u2019t want to waste money on this. The cheaper option was doughnuts<\/a>! Everyone loves a doughnut, and they all went by the end of the night. The top tier of our cake was a rainbow hundreds and thousands cake from M&S! This was a last-minute decision and I loved it!<\/p>\n

For the flowers<\/strong>, I completely put my trust in my florist. I gave her the 5 colours and said I wanted a \u2018wild flower\u2019 style bouquet and flower crown. I also ordered 2 buckets of random wildflowers that I used to fill all my bottles for the tables, and I made the welcome sign myself from a folding wallpapering table (with the help of my Dad).<\/p>\n

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The Honeymoon<\/h3>\n

We originally booked to go to Florida<\/strong> back in 2018, but this got cancelled due to Thomas Cook going bust. We then rebooked it with Virgin\u2026 then COVID happened we rescheduled it 3 times. Finally 4th time lucky, we got to go for our honeymoon! It was amazing! Definitely the break we needed from all the wedding planning.<\/p>\n

Memorable Moments<\/h3>\n