{"id":365932,"date":"2024-06-04T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=365932"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T13:55:45","slug":"colourful-hertfordshire-barn-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/colourful-hertfordshire-barn-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Fun & Relaxed Countryside Barn Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris and Zoe are here to share with us their colourful Hertfordshire barn wedding<\/strong> set at the stunning The Barns at Redcoats<\/a>. Their day is a feast for the eyes, with bright and beautiful florals, a stunning barn reception and stylish outfits. Wow.<\/p>\n

I love how Chris and Zoe ditched the things that didn’t work for them, such as a cake cutting, first dance and bouquet toss. They also chose music choices that were meaningful to them as a couple, to add their personality into the day. Isn’t that amazing<\/em>?<\/p>\n

On hand to capture all the fun and joy was the amazing Sally Forder for Binky Nixon Photography<\/a>. Thanks so much, Sally for sharing with us these epic images.<\/p>\n

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Colourful Hertfordshire Barn Wedding<\/h2>\n

The Proposal<\/h3>\n

Relaxed and low-key. Neither of us were keen on a public proposal and preferred the idea of something intimate and true to us.<\/p>\n

So one February Friday, I came home from work<\/strong>, walked through the door talking about how I was excited for a Friday beer and there was Chris on one knee with the most perfect ring! We celebrated with some champagne before heading out for dinner and drinks<\/strong> at our local restaurant.<\/p>\n

The next day we had family over to continue the celebrations. It allowed us to spend time with just the two of us, but then to celebrate with our families too!<\/p>\n

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The Vision<\/h3>\n

We wanted our wedding to feel relaxed and fun, comfortable and colourful<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Whilst our wedding followed what you would class as your \u201cclassic\u201d wedding day set up (ceremony, drinks reception, sit down dinner, dancing) there were some aspects we weren\u2019t so keen on. Stopping to cut a cake, do a first dance or toss a bouquet felt to us like the flow of the day would be interrupted, so we simply left them out.<\/p>\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n

From the offset of planning, we knew we wanted a more rustic venue; a barn or similar over a manor house. We also knew that onsite accommodation was important to us and somewhere fairly close to our hometown. When we found Barns at Redcoats<\/strong> online it had everything we wanted on paper so knew it was a definite to visit in person.<\/p>\n

I think we both knew as soon as we visited that it was right for us. An outside area for the drinks reception, a beautiful barn for dinner with the bar not too far from the dance floor and the hotel accommodation just across the Courtyard (complete with a tractor for pictures!). We\u2019d only seen one other venue in person prior to that but the Barns ticked every box and we just had that feeling it was right.<\/p>\n

The Barns events team and all of their staff were absolutely amazing throughout! Our wedding planner Charlie was extremely supportive and made us feel totally at ease through the process.<\/p>\n

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The Ceremony & Music<\/h3>\n

We loved picking our music for throughout the day. We found it a great way to incorporate more of \u2018us\u2019 into the day.<\/p>\n