MAGIC MOMENTS

Magic momentsREAL WEDDINGS The Pear Tree in Purton was styled with a shabby-chic theme and decorated with sage-green and blush-pink accents for Jenny and Thomas’s wedding

Images courtesy of Libby Clark Photography

Jenny and Thomas met at the University of Kent in 2007 where they lived in the same halls of residence. “Our friendship grew as we discovered that we shared a similar taste in music and humour,” Jenny tells us. “We went our separate ways when Jenny decided to go and teach in China for four years,” Thomas adds. “During this time, we stayed in touch with Skype calls and messages, despite the time difference, and a year after she returned to the UK, we officially got back together in 2015.”

The couple became engaged in February 2020 during a trip to Dublin. “We’d spent the day exploring the city and I planned to propose at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin because Saint Patrick’s Day is the date of our anniversary,” Thomas explains. “This didn’t materialise due to the number of tourists that were there! Later that evening, to Jenny’s surprise, I asked her to marry me in the privacy of our room. I had booked a table at the Michelin-starred Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud to celebrate.”

Here, Jenny and Thomas tell us about their celebration decorated with a sage-green and blush-pink theme at The Pear Tree in Purton.

Jennifer (Jenny) and Thomas Whiting married on 17th March 2022 at The Pear Tree in Purton, Wiltshire.

When we first visited the venue, the grounds looked stunning. There’s a vineyard and inside, the orangery was flooded with plenty of natural daylight.

“The suppliers we chose are all exceptionally talented and are a credit to the wedding industry.” - Jenny and Thomas

We liked the fact that we could choose between having an outdoor or indoor ceremony and both choices were in amazing locations within the venue and grounds. I felt nervous about walking up the aisle but the moment that Thomas saw me for the first time in my dress, the look on his face made all the worry disappear.

Our beautiful bridesmaids all wore sage-green, full-length, A-line dresses featuring a split at the front. Our bridesmaids teamed their gowns with a necklace from Pandora and shoes from Dune and ASOS.

We both loved our half-archway of flowers that framed the aisle and the beautiful blooms that decorated the ceremony room.

We had cream vintage-style jugs filled with flowers lining the aisle to add some colour. We also had flowers and foliage decorating the staircase inside the venue.

Our table plan featured a eucalyptus design that matched our invitations and order of events sign.

“Our catering provided by the team at the venue included seasonal dishes.”- Jenny and Thomas

We had seven tables named after each year that we have been together with photographs of us taken during that year printed and framed as part of the centrepieces. These were surrounded by vases of blush pink and green flowers placed on log slices.

Top tip: “Don’t give yourself too many options when making decisions. Treasure the moments you share on the day and carry snacks because you’ll be hungry, even after a three-course meal!” Jenny and Thomas

Our favours were green and blush-pink macarons.

The flowers displayed on the top table looked so pretty. The floral arrangement suspended from the ceiling in the orangery where we held our wedding breakfast looked sensational!

We had a puzzle guest book which proved to be a great idea! I wore a gown by Stella York decorated with elegant lace detail. It was style no 7169 with short sleeves and I felt so comfortable and confident in it.

We chose a semi-naked cake decorated with flowers. The flavours were rose and pistachio, coffee cream, and lemon and poppyseed.

I teamed my dress with some peep-toe bridal sandals and my beautiful bridal bouquet. We hired a DJ who also provided a magic mirror photo booth that everybody loved! THE DREAM TEAM

We had some photographs taken at night that look magical!

Photographer, Libby Clark Photography, 07835 936 885, www.libbyclarkphotography.co.uk | Venue, The Pear Tree, 01793 781 270, https://peartreepurton.co.uk | Bride’s dress, Find a Dress Bridalwear, 01249 704 300, www.findadress.co.uk | Bride’s shoes, Lace & Favour, 01892 667 571, www.laceandfavour.com | Hair, Andrea Luella Bridal & Event Hair Design, 07753 275 997, www.andrealuella.com | Make-up artist, Katy Pheiffer Artistry, 07773 581 178, www.katypheiffer.co.uk | Suits, Slaters, www.slaters.co.uk | Cake, Cakes by Mrs F, 01249 783 717, www.cakesbymrsf.co.uk | Flowers, Blooming Chic by Judy Ward, 01249 248 317, www.bloomingchic.co.uk | Stationery, Mally’s Crafts, www.mallyscrafts.co.uk | Wedding rings, Samara James, www.samarajames.com | Bridesmaids’ dresses, JJ’s House, www.jjshouse.com | DJ and photo booth, Everyone’s Kind Of Music (EKOM), 07828 761 505, www.everyoneskindofmusic.co.uk