I’m so thrilled to be sharing this super colourful, joyful wedding with you today. As well as the gorgeous photos by my friend Jaye, Lake District wedding photographer at Jaye Peg Photography, I’m really happy to have a long list of amazing supplier reviews from Shireen and Phil – starting, of course, with absolutely brilliant Jaye! This wedding has been a dream to scroll through this morning, and I hope you’ll adore it as much as I do. One last thing – Shireen added a beaming happy emoji to every supplier review which my website wouldn’t let me include… but they’re there in spirit, adding to the happiness! More, as always on insta: @englishweddingblog

Have a fabulous bank holiday weekend everyone!

Wedding photographer’s website

Jaye-Peg Photography https://jayepeg.co.uk

Wedding photographer review

Jaye was absolutely brilliant with us from start to finish!!! Meeting Jaye a couple of times before our wedding along with her funny & quirky sense of humour made us both feel really at ease, which was lovely when it came to our big day!

Jaye was amazing at capturing beautiful pictures & memories, our wedding album is so beautiful!!!

Her work is brilliant & to a high standard!!!

We couldn’t be happier, thank you Jaye!!!

Your best wedding moment or memory

Apart from getting married our best wedding moment was when we had Back Chat Brass (brass band) come playing into our wedding reception as a surprise to our guests. They were amazing & we had so much fun!!! ?

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

We had an intimate wedding with immediate family only & had our fur baby Millie (dog) as a flower girl. It was lovely to spend time with both of our families & to have Millie there, it was beautiful!!!

Venue name + review

Low Hall The Lakes.

Low Hall were fantastic!!! They looked after us really well & made sure everything ran smoothly on our special day! Thank you Low Hall!!!

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

Shireen: I absolutely loved my dress! I wore a bespoke a-line v-neck wedding dress with lots of lace & embellishment. I had a long vail which had lace too. My dress was Spanish Baroque in style.
Phil: I wore a navy waistcoat & trousers with a textured white shirt, forest green tie & tan brogues.

Dress or suit shop name + review

My dress was from Elite Bridal. Elite Bridal were absolutely fantastic!!! They looked after me brilliantly from start to finish!!! Nothing was too much trouble & they pulled out all the stops to find me my dream dress & vail. They made my whole experience really special!!! Thank you so much Elite Bridal!!!

Florist name + review

Cumberland Flower Farm.

Harriet’s flowers are to a very high standard home-grown with such expertise, care & hard work!!! Harriet was great from start to finish!!! Nothing was too much trouble!!! It was lovely to meet Harriet, this is a lady that works so hard & it shows in her work!!! We were absolutely blown away with our beautiful flowers & our bespoke arrangements were amazing!!! Our flowers were everything we wanted & more!!! Thank you Harriet!!!

Cake maker name + review

Sally Cooper Cake Artist.

Sally is amazing at what she does!!! She was really attentive when it came to what we were wanting for our bespoke wedding cake especially as our cake had to be gluten free aswell. Sally took care of everything for us & our cake was beautiful!!! Thank you Sally!!!

Stationery maker’s name + review

Ivy & Gold.

Ivy & Gold were amazing!!! When it came to our bespoke wedding stationery they were really attentive & helpful. Our stationery was excellent quality & we were over the moon with the results!!! Thank you Ivy & Gold!!!

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

When it came to decorating & styling our wedding venue, I (Bride) really wanted to go down the DIY route. I had a strong vision so I was able to collect bits through my line of work (Assistant Manager in Charity Retail) as well as buy things new.

From having morrocan lanterns to recycling gin bottles decorated with lights, putting together dried flower sprigs to having a tree of life macrame dreamcatcher that we had bought while on holiday in Rhodes!

We had a tree of life sign that had been made by a Blacksmith which Phil backed with wood to make as a feature.

Julie at Lune Valley Crockery did a brilliant job styling our wedding tables incorporating cut glass items that I had collected. We even had a piñata for good measure!

Very special speeches

When it came to the speeches Phil’s brother (best man) gave a lovely speech full of laughter & sentiment. We were absolutely blown away with the speech that my dad gave (Father of the Bride) not only did he say a few kind words but he also sang a song full of sentiment. It was a lovely surprise & now a beautiful memory of the day!

Hair + makeup name + review

Hair for a Wedding, Gemma Louise Bridal Hair & Makeup. Gemma was fantastic!!! She was really attentive when it came to creating the look that I was wanting & she gave me great advice too. She made me feel at ease with her friendly & bubbly personality, she was a ball of good energy! I was really happy with the results!!! Thank you Gemma!!!

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