Picturesque English Country Garden Inspired Wedding at The Baumberhof

The Planning
Design / Vibe / Vision
We really wanted to lean into the Baumberhof's existing beautiful features - a large ivy-covered wall, stone pillars, a lush forrest, a garden. From that was born the idea for an English country side inspired wedding. We used the venue's natural elements to our advantage (full ivy, mature trees, rolling landscape) and added several varieties of English garden roses and moss to help soften the conservatory's concrete interior. We wanted to create an ethereal, elegant, whimsical and cozy setting for our guests experience.
Proposal Story
Under the guise of her 28th birthday, Andrew put together a fun day of activities in Las Vegas. Charlotte thought it odd that he was going all out on a non-milestone birthday but no girl is saying no to a spa day and dinner! After dinner he said he had one final birthday surprise. Upon entering their hotel room, he offered to take Charlotte's heels off when really he was kneeling down to propose. The final birthday surprise was an engagement ring and champagne sent to the room to celebrate! The save the date read "Long Story Short" as we detailed Charlotte and Andrew knowing each other since grade school, reconnecting during the pandemic, getting engaged in the fabulous Las Vegas to a beautiful springtime wedding in their home state.
The Fashion
Wedding Gown
Charlotte wore a stunning sleeved Monique Lhuillier that swayed and flowed effortlessly as she did throughout the day. The light champagne tint of the gown was the perfect compliment to her romantic and feminine color palette. The sleeves were removed for dinner and dancing and the bride slipped into a white sequined mini dress for dancing the evening away!
Bridesmaid Dresses
Bridesmaids wore different silhouettes of silk blush floor length gowns, each fitting their own personalities and body styles. The girls looked and felt amazing in their dresses!
Groomsman Attire
Groomsmen adorned classic black tuxedos with bow ties fitting for the occasion.
The Details
Food & Drink
Guests were greeted in the enchanted forest with frozen rosé popsicles and hand squeezed lemonade as a sweet and cool refreshment while they watched the ceremony.
Florals & Decor
When designing a wedding, its so important build in harmony with what you already have the advantage of stylistically and architecturally. An expansive rolling greenbelt, gorgeous mature ivy and a dense, fairy-lit forrest with beautiful stone pillars in existence so writing in an elegant English garden was just an organic extension of those elements. We accented the reception space with several English garden rose varieties, Italian Cloony Ranunculus, Japanese sweet pea, English lavender, Dutch tulips and even some local mock orange from the florist's cutting garden.
Wedding Cake
Truly Amy Cakes is an Oklahoma City legend -- not only for her designs but the flavor of her cakes is unmatched. Choosing the design was easy -- floating tiers atop luscious garden roses to complement our theme. Narrowing down the flavors was the hard part!
Readings, Ceremony Music, Reception Songs
The processional was a sweet string mix of "Butterflies" by Kacey Musgraves and a slowed tempo version of "XO" by Beyonce while the recessional was jolly version of "This Will Be... An Everlasting Love" (Coincidentally the same song as another famous English-inspired wedding in the end credits of "The Parent Trap")
Special Detail #1
When talking through the flower inspiration, Charlotte mentioned that she loved playful poppies, viney wisteria and that magnolia trees specifically reminded her of her late grandmother. Poppies and wisteria may have been out of season for the wedding but the magnolia trees in Oklahoma all burst open the week of Charlotte's wedding and beautiful fragrant, white blooms dotted all the trees.
Special Detail #2
We wanted our guests to immediately feel immersed in the design when receiving the invitation so with the help of Paper + More, we were able to mimic the stunning ivy-covered barn with an intricately cut ivy gate that wrapped around the entire invitation suite. Opening the envelope was like unwrapping a beautifully wrapped gift.
Special Detail #3
Upon exiting the ceremony, guests were greeted in the courtyard by two custom linen-wrapped escort card walls. More than 200 individual luxury blooms were pinned carefully into individual cards creating a stunning welcome arrangement and a fun way for guests to find their seats. (As beautiful as it was, it was comically labor intensive requiring three staff assistants diligently working to level each row and column against the elements of Oklahoma spring weather from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - anything for the bride!)
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Event Design,Event Planning,Floral Design: Meg Owen Events | Gown: Monique Lhuillier | Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Catering: Kams Kookery | Band: Souled Out | Photo: Amanda Watson Photography | Purse: Cult Gaia | Beauty: Jordan Shenberger with Chelsey Ann Artistry | Rentals: Mood Party Rentals | Rentals: Nuage Designs | Hair: Austin Hodges