Traditional English Wedding in Cotswolds

Stephanie Weers
April 11, 2015
Categories: Real Weddings, The Blog, Traditional Elegance
Tags: English Wedding

At one point or another I think we’ve all dreamt of an English fairytale “I do.” The ballgown, the prince charming, the classic manor setting – the works. Well, believe it or not this sweet couple lived out all of the above, and the photos from Belle And Beau are every bit as dreamy as you’d imagine. Peek for yourself here!

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From the Bride… My dress was by Caroline Castigliano – I wore the dress, veil and shrug. I then just wore some diamond studs which were a present from Kristian for the birth of our baby Charlie. My shoes were Jimmy Choo wedges, high but comfortable. For my hair I had a simple ballerina bun and light makeup which one of my bridesmaids, Ivi, did for me as she used to work for Mac.

My florist was Flowers by Passion. We went for fresh spring time flowers, I asked for bright greens rather than sage in the foliage and also budding lilac. Mainly white and green with a hint of pink. For the Groomsmen, we hired Top Hats and Tails for the boys then bought them all light pink with white spots ties from Favourbrook. It did fit with bridesmaids though unintentionally actually! The Groom had on a Patek Phillipe watch that I bought him as a wedding gift. My wedding photogrpaher was Holly of Belle and Beau Fine Art Wedding Photography. We chose her as we wanted mainly natural photographs that would capture the spirit of the day and we loved the soft palette of Holly’s work.

Babington House made us a simple victoria sponge cake which was then decorated with fresh flowers. We wanted something simple. For our entertainment we had a string quartet as we both love the sound, I play violin and it fitted with classic English setting. We also had a magician during deserts – Kristian organized as a surprise! We had a band then a DJ in the evening. Again Kristian organized the band as a surprise it was the members of the band Reef! We didn’t do traditional table favours.

Guests arriving the night before the wedding were left a Soho House ‘Eat Drink Nap’ book with a welcome note whilst those arriving on the day had jammy dodgers, tea and an order of the day all packed up in their rooms. We put our favourite salted caramels from borough market outside people’s bedrooms the morning after the wedding with a thank you note and the day’s paper. For the overall design of the day we went for romantic with lanterns on the way to the church, lots of tea lights and candles throughout the venue and lots of flowers in a collection of glassware.