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GOT WED
Beautiful love stories from across Cornwall
“Be calm and take in every moment”
Handmade and Heartfelt
Handcrafted décor, personal touches and joyous moments were the keynotes of Jules and Kieran’s heatwave wedding in the heart of Cornwall
Despite having ‘missed’ one another while attending the same college, Jules and Kieran clicked years later while dating online. It was after a Christmas morning sea dip in Portreath that Kieran popped the question through the final piece of an elaborate advent calendar he had made Jules, dropping to bended knee with tears in his eyes.
The wedding planning commenced, and the couple soon fell for the idyllic climes of Woodland Valley Farm in the heart of the Cornish countryside. “It’s a beautiful setting you can really make your own if you are willing to make the effort,” explains Jules.
Selecting a colour scheme of burnt orange, sage and champagne “for the calm vibe they offer”, Jules sourced and created much of the décor herself, from the hand-painted stationery and jars of flowers and pampas grass to the Cornish fudge and rock favours and miniature jam jar shots, which went down a treat during the toasts. She even made her own veil, which was the perfect finishing touch for her dreamy lace and tulle gown. Friends and family also pitched in, with Kieran’s dad making an arch for the ceremony aisle and bridesmaid Amy baking the three-tiered cake with the bride and groom’s favourite flavours.
Jules enjoyed a memorable arrival to the barn ceremony by tractor. “This really helped set the tone for the relaxed atmosphere,” she says. Walking back down the aisle as a married couple to Arkansas by Chris Stapleton, and being whisked away on the tractor together, proved one of their highlights of the day, followed by a beautifully personal ceremony which included “a bit of banter!”
Boarding the tractor, the newlyweds enjoyed a cocktail together while guests soaked up Aperol Spritz and Pimm’s in the sunshine ahead of a sumptuous feast of Woodland Valley sausages, rib-eye steak, chicken, vegetable kebabs with roast halloumi and tofu, and a smattering of delicious sides.
As the sun set on the hot summer’s day, the festivities revved up with a magician wowing guests and live band Roadrunner filling the dance floor with some of the couple’s favourite tunes.
“The RSVP requested a song that made our guests happy and every so often I would hear couples scream ‘it’s our song’ and I’d see their happy faces running to the dance floor!” smiles Jules.
“Doing my own speech at the wedding breakfast and our first dance being sung by my new father-in-law,” she cites as some of her most treasured moments of the day. “He used to be in a band and made an exception to belt out a tune for us!”
Reflecting on their personality-packed wedding, Jules and Kieran are replete with advice for couples in the throes of planning. “Prioritise what is important to you to keep expenses down,” she says. “And know the important parts to plan early: register, notice and rings. Everything else will fall into place.”
They also advise a couple-centred focus on everything from the schedule to the seating plan. “Make some intimate couple time,” Kieran says. “Immediately after the ceremony we had five minutes over an old fashioned cocktail to discuss our morning. It was a bit of ‘us’ time to realise the amazing thing we had just done.”
“Don’t be afraid to have just a bride and groom table for the wedding breakfast,” he adds. “It was a beautiful moment seeing all the people we loved enjoying themselves.”
Photography Thomas Frost Photography thomasfrostphotography.com Venue Woodland Valley Farm woodlandvalley.co.uk Celebrant Kate Brian Dress Justin Alexander from Elaine Rawlings elainerawlings.co.uk Bridesmaids’ dresses Selfridges selfridges.com Groom’s outfit Moss Bros. moss.co.uk Hair Ro Hair rohair.co.uk Flowers Ingrid Stone stoneingrid7@gmail.com Cake Amy Wallace Del-Monte Magician Fine Entertainments fine-entertainments.com Entertainment Roadrunner roadrunnerbandlive.co.uk
Jules and Kieran chose shades of burnt orange, sage and champagne for their relaxed summer wedding in the heart of Cornwall.
The Bright Side
A clifftop ceremony, colourful tipi reception and firework finale made for a spectacular celebration by the sea for Sarah and Tom
Sarah and Tom first met while studying at university in Manchester. Almost ten years later, Tom popped the question during a weekend away in Polzeath.
“We went for a stroll along the beach, which we had completely to ourselves, just in time for a stunning sunset,” says Sarah. “Out of nowhere, Tom dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him, presenting me with a ring he’d been carrying around all day! I burst into (happy!) tears – and of course said ‘yes’!”
A protracted planning period with a series of Covid-related changes ensued. “Originally, we were planning a 150-guest wedding in Somerset. However, the postponement gave us time and space outside of the original rushed excitement of wedding planning to really think about what we wanted,” explains Sarah.
Opting for a smaller guest list “meant we could move the venue to where we’d always really wanted it to be – Cornwall!” says Sarah, who was smitten with Beacon Crag in Porthleven the moment she set eyes upon it. “Porthleven is one of our favourite places in the world; Beacon Crag worked for our numbers, the venue can be a complete blank canvas and that view is just unbelievable!” she says. “We hired a tipi to host our reception on the terrace overlooking the sea and opted for an outdoor ceremony on the cliffside.”
With a “festival and colourful wildflower” vision, the couple styled the day uniquely their way. “We just chose everything we loved, threw it all together and ended up with something that really felt special to us – and had a lot of fun with it too!” says Sarah.
A smattering of fairy and festoon lights, ribbon bunting and a huge ribbon wall backdrop created a colourful and ambient space inside the tents, with matching tableware in the form of bright glassware, rattan charger plates and dusty pink cheesecloth table runners lined with mismatched glass bottles filled with flowers. “We set up a couple of chill-out zones inside the tipi by hiring armchairs, rugs and coffee tables, and outside we had hay bales with colourful blankets around firepits with s’more stations,” adds Sarah.
Following the ceremony, canapés, drinks and acoustic music greeted guests ahead of a banquet including grazing platter starters followed by stuffed whole salmon, grilled cauliflower and aubergine Moroccan flatbreads and apple crumble for dessert. As night fell, the party kicked up a gear with a glitter station, rounds of beer pong, a live band and fireworks finale.
“My favourite moment was definitely the ceremony,” reflects Sarah. “To have all our guests together on a beautiful sunny day overlooking the ocean to watch us finally become husband and wife felt incredible. I loved our handfasting ceremony, which included both of our mums laying the ribbon over our hands. It felt really special to have them both involved.”
Sarah pays tribute to the team effort that made their wedding day so spectacular. “It wouldn’t have happened without our amazing friends and family helping with the set-up and, of course, our brilliant suppliers,” she says.
“Your wedding doesn’t have to fit a theme or a look – and you don’t have to invite everyone you have ever met,” she adds as final words of wisdom. “Just have fun with it and enjoy the process.”
Sarah and Tom took their vows before an awe-inspiring ocean backdrop on the edge of Porthleven.
Photography Kathryn Clarke-Mcleod kathrynclarkemcleod.com Venue Beacon Crag beaconcrag.com Tipi The Cornish Tent Company thecornishtentcompany.com On-the-day coordination Miss Carlysle and Co misscarlysleandco.com Celebrants Cornish Celebrants cornishcelebrants.co.uk Dress Anna Kara from Perfect Day Bridal perfectdaybridal.net Bridesmaids’ dresses Sammi McCarthy Designs etsy.com/uk/shop/SammiMcCarthyDesigns Flower girls’ tutus Six Stories sixstories.co.uk Groom’s outfit John Lewis johnlewis.com Hair Louise Alway louisealway.com Make-up Suzi Winter makeupartistcornwall.co.uk Flowers Lafonia Flower Company lafoniaflowercompany.co.uk Catering Dish Cornwall dishcornwall.co.uk Cake Ahh Toots ahhtoots.com Tableware & prop hire Keeping it Vintage keepingitvintage.co.uk Furniture & prop hire The Prop Factory propfactory.co.uk Entertainment The Nauticals nauticalsband.com Fireworks Sonic Fireworks sonicfireworks.co.uk Glitter station Pluma UK instagram.com/pluma.uk Videography The McHendrys themchendrys.com
You, Me and the Sea
From soul-stirring vows overlooking the ocean to sea shanties in the small hours, Sammy and Will’s wedding was a dreamy affair from start to finish
It was an old-school college romance for Sammy and Will, who became an item while studying at Truro College and shared their first kiss on the night of Sammy’s 18th birthday. Fast forward to 2019 and, having ventured to Australia for their friends’ wedding, the couple joined a catamaran bound for the Whitsunday Islands. One evening they found themselves alone on deck as the sun was setting over a secluded bay, and Will plucked up the courage to capture the moment.
“The sunset was like nothing we’d ever seen before”, recalls Sammy, “so Will asked to take a picture of me looking west towards the horizon”. Stood across the deck and out of view, Will wound the film on but Sammy didn’t hear his camera’s characteristic shutter release. “When I turned around, he was down on one knee with a ring in his hand and in floods of tears – it was perfect”.
Back on Cornish shores, the couple set about planning their coastal boho celebrations in a seaside meadow overlooking Charlestown and St Austell Bay. They wanted the natural beauty and colour of the location to take centre stage, so chose an understated floral aesthetic of white rose, pink lisianthus, gypsophila and eucalyptus to complement the setting of their day.
“We’ve always loved neutral, soft colour palettes, but having got engaged in Australia we also wanted a nod to that in our colour scheme,” Sammy explains. “We settled on eucalyptus green as our main foliage colour and complemented this with neutral pampas grass and hessian tones through the marquee and on our signage.”
Having officially wed in a civil ceremony a few days prior, the couple’s self-penned vows were presided over by lifelong friend and celebrant Laurence Pears, as they stood overlooking the sea beneath an arbour of Charlestown Pilot Gig Rowing Club oars. “We wanted to keep things as honest, personal and intimate as possible,” remembers Will. A combination of lawn games and songs from Steve Panter entertained guests while they enjoyed canapés and drinks before everybody headed to the marquee to tuck into an incredibly special wedding breakfast.
“We were set on something sourced in Cornwall, cooked al fresco and fit for a celebratory feast”, recalls Sammy, and with the team from Beautiful and the Feast at the helm, their brief was delivered with gusto. Handmade barbecue flatbreads were followed by slow-braised beef shin and smoked chimichurri, before bowls of cardamom plum and whipped custard crumble rounded everything off.
As day turned to night, The Brass Junkies wowed guests, while custom-designed cocktails and pasties were polished off. “The band learned a new song for us – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing – so we could attempt the famous lift at the end of the set!” smiles Sammy. Performances over, a personalised playlist kept guests on the dance floor until midnight, after which the rowers sang sea shanties into the early hours. “It was an unforgettable end to the night”, remembers Will.
With so much to take in, then, what was the most special part of the day? “For me, it was trying to memorise every aspect of Sammy walking down the aisle,” reveals Will. “I’m so happy I listened when friends and family advised me to watch her walk towards me and commit it to memory – overwhelmed doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt!”
So, with their big day a success, could Will and Sammy share any tips for other soon-to-be weds? “Make a list of the things that are most important to you and try to nail those aspects down as far in advance as possible,” advises Sammy. “And don’t be afraid to ask for help from friends and family – the night before is particularly important so you can focus on getting your nerves under control.”
Photography Lauren Knuckey laurenknuckey.com Venue Broad Meadow House broadmeadowhouse.com Marquee Absolute Canvas absolute canvas.co.uk Dress Lillian West from Elaine Rawlings Bridal Boutique elainerawlings.co.uk Bridesmaids’ dresses The Pretty Infinity prettyinfinity.co.uk Groom & groomsmen’s outfits Cornwall Suit Room cornwallsuitroom.com Bride’s ring Cathedral Jewellers cathedraljewellers.co.uk Groom’s ring Justin Duance justind.co.uk Hair Leah at Salt Hair Co instagram.com/salt_hair_co_ Flowers Andy’s Flowers andysflowers.com
Catering Beautiful and the Feast beautifulandthefeast.com Pasties Pearce’s Family Butchers facebook.com/PearcesButchers Cake Rachel Allen Tableware & kitchen hire Abbotts Catering Suppliers abbotts-catering-supplies.co.uk Bar South West Bars and Events southwestbarsandevents.co.uk Entertainment Steve Panter facebook.com/stevepantermusic The Brass Junkies brassjunkies.co.uk Dog care Wedding Day Dog Nanny wddognanny.co.uk
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All the Fun of the Fiesta!
Tamara and George celebrated their love for each other - and South America - during their vibrant festivities at Cornish Tipi Weddings
Tamara and George first set eyes on each other at their freshers’ bar on his first night at university. Romance blossomed and George took his opportunity to propose when the rules were relaxed during the Covid lockdown. “It was during one of the August weekends when we were allowed a small gathering,” reveals Tamara. “We held a festival-themed party with friends in my mum’s garden and George proposed with a poem in front of everyone.”
The couple set about planning their personality-packed wedding, deciding Cornish Tipi Weddings offered the perfect backdrop for their South American themed celebration.
“We travelled through South America before starting our postgraduate degrees and wanted to bring some of our favourite things to the day,” explains Tamara. Bold red was a recurring theme, from the bridesmaids’ senorita dresses to Tamara’s flamenco gown, which she changed into for the evening reception. Guests also got into the colourful spirit via a “bold, bright, fiesta” dress code.
The marquee was a carnival of colour: Tamara’s mum used Peruvian fabric to create the table runners and cushion covers; each chair was decorated by hand with multi-coloured ribbons and vibrant flowers carried from the chandeliers to the showstopping cake.
After taking their vows on the lakeside, Tamara and George stole a few moments together rowing across the lake to the sound of panpipes, which proved one of their standout moments of the day. Beneath trees strewn with dreamcatchers, guests enjoyed canapés and drinks in the company of alpacas while Mamba Rumba provided a fitting soundtrack.
Retiring to the marquee for cocktails including pisco sours, caipirinha and mojitos, guests then tucked into an Argentinian asado barbecue featuring the most flavoursome salads, chicken, beef and cheese dishes.
The first dance saw the newlyweds take to the dance floor for a special samba routine, after which a carnival show from Tropicalia, featuring Brazilian dancers and samba drums, provided the energetic entertainment.
“Watching the guests’ faces when the dancers walked in,” is a moment that Tamara cites as one of her personal highlights from the day. The rest of the evening included a DJ set by none other than George himself, along with a photo booth complete with themed props.
Tamara makes a special mention of “how amazing the staff at Cornish Tipi Weddings were from start to finish”, while also extolling the virtues of prompt planning and enlisting the professionals’ help to ease the pressure.
“Start planning early,” she advises. “Even if other people tell you that you are being too organised, it will all pay off in the end! And trust in your suppliers: the way that they all come together on the day is quite magnificent!”
Photography Toby Lowe tobylowephotography.co.uk Venue Cornish Tipi Weddings cornishtipiweddings.co.uk Celebrant Sue Skillings independentcornishcelebrant.co.uk Dress Enzoani enzoani.com Groom’s outfit Marc Darcy marcdarcy.co.uk Hair Melody Rose Hair & Weddings instagram.com/melody_hair_weddings Make-up Studio 3 Makeup & Beauty studio3cornwall.com Flowers The Woodland Atelier thewoodlandatelier.com Transport Wedding and Executive Car Hire weddingandexecutivecarhire.co.uk Catering Sizzle Grills sizzlegrills.co.uk Bar Kaz Bar kazbarcornwall.co.uk Cake Craftycakehole craftycakehole.co.uk Entertainment Mamba Rumba alivenetwork.com Tropicalia Brazilian Music & Dance Show tropicalia.co.uk
Coming Up Roses
Gorgeous blooms and elegant touches brought a romantic English garden feel to Alice and Dave’s enchanting wedding at Trelowarren
Alice and Dave first met at Porthleven’s Masked Ball, exchanging numbers before starting to date in London where they were both living at the time.
“After eight years together, the proposal was a complete surprise to me!” admits Alice. “Not long after the last lockdown ended in 2021, we went away to stay in a beautiful cabin in the Brecon Beacons. We were watching the sunset over the mountains, sitting by the firepit, when I suddenly turned around to see Dave on one knee!”
Determined to marry in the county where Alice grew up and they first met, the couple visited just one venue. “I saw a styled shoot at Trelowarren in Wed Magazine just after we were engaged and was so excited,” she reveals. “We really liked that we could have the whole day there with a few different spaces to move around. We also wanted our guests who were coming from out of the county to see the wilder side of Cornwall that we love. Trelowarren with its meandering driveway, wild ponies and an almost Gothic feel felt perfect!”
Shades of pinks and burgundy combined to create the couple’s “romantic English garden with a retro twist” celebrations, which included gorgeous floristry in the form of hydrangeas, peonies, roses and an abundance of foliage.
Having officially married the day before in the company of their parents in Trelowarren’s library, Alice and Dave staged a “personal and fun” ceremony in the chapel surrounded by a congregation of close friends and family. Drinks, canapés and ice cream followed to a string quartet soundtrack on the chapel lawn, paving the way for the speeches in the Stable Barn.
“We really wanted the menu to be completely local and showcase lots of Cornish ingredients; New Yard have a Green Michelin Star for their efforts in sustainable and local sourcing so we couldn’t have wished for a better option!” explains Alice of the on-site restaurant who served a bespoke menu featuring their favourite foods. “We had a spin on caprese salad for starter, kiln-baked steak and monkfish for the main course and panna cotta with Cornish strawberries for dessert.”
After dinner, guests relocated to the courtyard while the Stable Barn was transformed into the evening reception space, allowing them to appreciate the golden hour in all its glory. “We even got a rainbow!” reminisces Alice. Dancing, pasties and cake ensued – along with Alice’s dress change into a showstopping sequin gown.
When asked to reveal her favourite moment, Alice doesn’t hesitate. “Being surrounded by all the people that we love and are so special to us,” she says. “And walking into the chapel and seeing everyone smiling (some crying!) and Dave at the end of the aisle was probably my absolute favourite part.”
She’s also reflective when it comes to dispensing advice to other couples on the planning path. “It’s really easy to get swept up in all the planning but spend some time thinking about how you both want to feel on the day and keep that in your mind,” she says. “At the end of the day, it’s all about marrying the person you love the most!”
Alice and Dave chose a palette of pink and burgundy to create their romantic English country garden aesthetic.
Photography Freckle Photography frecklephotography.co.uk Venue Trelowarren trelowarren.com Planning/styling Out of the Ordinary Weddings outoftheordinaryweddings.com Celebrant Cornish Celebrants cornishcelebrants.co.uk Dress Sassi Holford sassiholford.com Groom’s outfit Brown in Town brownintown.co.uk Hair Anna Ingram annaingramhairstylist.com Flowers Jane Lawrence Flowers janelawrenceflowers.com Décor Keeping It Vintage keepingitvintage.co.uk
Tableware hire Abbotts Event Hire abbottseventhire.co.uk Catering New Yard Restaurant newyardrestaurant.co.uk Cake Nicky Grant nickygrant.com Ice cream trike Moomaid on Wheels moomaidonwheels.co.uk Transport Perranwell Garage perranwell.co.uk Williams Coaches williams-coaches.co.uk Entertainment Classical Strings classicalstrings.co.uk Brother From Another brotherfromanother.co.uk Videography Foster Filming fosterfilming.com
The Great Outdoors
Cornwall’s natural beauty shone at Mel and Jack’s romantic wedding at Polhawn Fort
“Jack and I met in A & E when we were trainee doctors,” reveals Mel of their serendipitous first encounter. “Through the chaos we found each other!” she laughs.
The couple bought their first home together six years later after returning from Australia. They had just moved in when Jack seized the moment to pop the question. “He proposed to me completely out of the blue in our new living room surrounded by cardboard boxes and no furniture!” recalls Mel.
Having made many happy memories while visiting her grandparents in Cornwall as a child, Polhawn Fort - with its sweeping ocean views - was the natural choice for the couple’s wedding venue. “The inspiration came from my love of the sea and particularly the natural beauty of Cornwall,” Mel explains. “As a couple we’d always enjoyed friends’ garden parties and barbecues in the summer and wanted to recreate that relaxed friendly atmosphere at our own wedding – almost like a festival or summer fete where a community comes together in celebration.”
Making the most of the outside space by hiring a tipi and decorating it with vintage props and furniture, Mel and Jack created a series of bar areas, which included a champagne cart and metal bathtubs stocked with beers. “We created a gin parlour where guests could try different gin within the fort and displayed our cake there on a vintage dresser,” adds Mel.
The flowers added rich texture and colour to the festivities – and proved to be one of Mel’s favourite aspects of the day. “They were so colourful with loads of different textures like feathers, thistles and pampas grass,” she says.
“We were blessed with amazing sunny weather and started by offering our guests arrival cocktails on the lawn overlooking the sea,” says Mel. The couple took their vows beneath a spectacular prism bedecked with blooms before heading to the beach for photos while their guests’ enjoyed drinks and lawn games. Relocating to the tipi, guests dined on a special sharing menu, which included antipasti of cured meats and roasted vegetables, slow-roasted lamb, oven cod, baked squash with coconut red lentil dhal and passion fruit cheesecake.
The evening party featured a live band and late-night whisky den complete with chesterfield sofas and an open firepit as guests roamed between the atmospheric climes of the fort and tipi.
“My favourite moment was just after the ceremony when we were enjoying our first drink as a married couple,” recalls Mel. “I also vividly remember being on the beach with Jack as husband and wife, and never being so happy. That snippet of private time together to take it all in was so special.”
Reflecting on their beautiful wedding, Mel recommends booking your main suppliers as early as possible. “If you can, meet these people to see if they click with you and your ideas,” she advises. “It took a lot of the pressure off knowing the key people were in place and were as enthusiastic as I was in making the ideas all come to life.”
“It really does fall into place in the end so don’t get yourself stressed about the tiny details,” she adds. “You and your guests will have a fabulous time and the things you worried about won’t matter at all.”
Photography Alan Law Photography alanlawphotography.co.uk Venue Polhawn Fort polhawnfort.com Tipi Wild Tipi wildtipi.co.uk Planning Two Be Wed twobewed.co.uk Dress Pronovias pronovias.com Bridesmaids’ dresses Rewritten wearerewritten.com Hair April Wagner aprilwagnerhair.co.uk Make-up Gem Ryder gemryder.com Décor hire Keeping It Vintage keepingitvintage.co.uk Vintage furniture hire Virginia’s Vintage Hire virginiasvintagehire.co.uk The Prop Factory propfactory.co.uk Flowers Twigs and Greens twigsandgreens.co.uk Catering Cornwall Chef cornwallchef.com Evening food CornishPod cornishpod.co.uk Cake Edible Essence edibleessencecakeart.com Entertainment Folk Junkies folkjunkiesband.com
Mel and Jack embraced the beautiful natural setting of Polhawn Fort on a perfect summer’s day.
The Nature of Love
From sustainable styling to steel drums, Briony and Jack filled their wedding at Trevenna with many of their passions
Natural history documentary filmmakers Briony and Jack were both working for a TV company in Plymouth when they met on a night out. “I was away on shoots so frequently after the first meeting that it took six months before we managed to go on a date,” laughs Briony.
The couple were on the way back from a snorkelling trip on the Sardinian coast when they became engaged. “Jack stopped the boat in front of a cliff with a waterfall flowing into the sea and proposed,” she recalls.
Trevenna was a fitting setting for their summer wedding, the key themes of wildlife and sustainability being inspired by their mutual passion for nature. The country bolthole was bedecked in a sage green and blue colour scheme that was carried in everything from the bridesmaids’ dresses to the groomsmen’s ties. “The cake had edible wildflowers growing up it and the bouquet was like a burst of summer wildflowers that had been picked from a hedgerow,” says Briony of the petal-pretty décor.
“We didn’t want to add a big carbon footprint by going for flowers that wouldn’t grow in the UK,” explains Jack. Opting for homegrown florals from Dartmoor Flowers, the couple requested that orange geums be added to the bouquet. “We wanted it to have that feeling of a summer wildflower meadow, with delicate, colourful flower heads that would blow in the wind,” he says. “I couldn’t have asked for better and I even had bees hitching a ride with me on the day, landing on my bouquet!” laughs Briony.
Flowers also adorned the arbour where the couple took their vows and cascaded from the beam in the Threshing Barn where they hosted their wedding breakfast. A friend, who is a tree surgeon, cut sustainable wood slices for the centrepieces, while the favours were little glass bottles filled with wildflower seeds made by Briony.
After the speeches in the gardens, guests savoured a feast of chicken, herb-crusted cod loin and butternut squash and feta filo parcel rounded off by triple chocolate brownie and lemon posset. Briony and Jack enjoyed golden hour photos with their dog, Lando, and then, as night fell, guests gathered around the firepit for s’mores before hitting the dance floor and capturing the revelry in a Polaroid photo booth.
“I absolutely loved that our real first dance was on the grass outside Trevenna as the steel drum band played Akon!” reveals Briony of one of her highlights, which also included the ceremony itself. “Both of us agree that our vows were our favourite moment,” says Jack. “We wrote our own and whilst it was quite a daunting prospect to bare our souls in front of everyone it was so great to have such personal words.”
“This is the one day where you can do what you want to do – the day is yours and you want it to feel like yours – so book the steel drum band!” urges Briony to other couples keen to put their stamp on proceedings.
“We did a lot of the crafting well in advance so that it wasn’t too overwhelming,” she adds. “We wanted to enjoy the weeks leading up to the wedding, so forward planning was key. People want to help and contribute, so don’t be afraid to ask.”
Photography Laura Buffery laurabufferyphotography.co.uk Venue Trevenna trevenna.co.uk Dress Mikaella Bridal mikaellabridal.com Flower girl dresses Cath Kidston cathkidston.com Hair Brigitte Fisher brigittefisher.co.uk Make-up Gemma Campbell MUA gemmacampbellmua.com Jewellery Alex Monroe alexmonroe.com Flowers Dartmoor Flowers dartmoorflowers.co.uk Cake One Market Street Café onemarketstreetcafe.com Entertainment Real Steel realsteel.org.uk SoundONE Disco soundone.co.uk Dog care Wedding Day Dog Nanny wddognanny.co.uk
From an outdoor ceremony to photographs in the gardens, Briony and Jack embraced the natural beauty of Trevenna on their sun-drenched wedding day.
