Lizzy and Josh’s rustic style barn wedding at Chafford Park, with Penny Young Photography

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I think it was the little birds on the table stationery which I fell in love with first. Then I saw how gorgeous Lizzy and Josh were, how beautifully they’d incorporated countryside touches and bright, colourful styling into their day – and I was smitten. This is a stunning wedding from beautiful Sussex venue Chafford Park, with our lovely friend and English Wedding Blog sponsor Penny Young behind the camera. Grab a cuppa, settle down somewhere cosy and enjoy!

Handmade was a big part of our day – the venue is in a beautiful setting, but is a blank canvass. We wanted it to very feel personal to us, and to enjoy a full year of preparations. We picked our own flowers at Blooming Green and arranged into mismatched jugs, just using tape to give structure instead of oasis. We also made our own buttonholes, boutonnieres, flower girl basket and bouquets.

Tessa and Robin’s summer picnic wedding, with Amanda Forman Photography

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I love this wedding – it’s beautiful, relaxed and so wonderfully summery! I can’t believe it was planned in less than 6 months! Tessa is so beautiful and wears her dress with the prettiest lace jacket for the ceremony, which she takes off for the reception to show off the lovely strapless style of the gown underneath.

The styling and special touches on the day make it even more special: I love the picnic baskets for the main meal – that’s genius for a marquee or picnic / festival inspired wedding! The chalkboard lettering is wonderful, the flowers are divine – and the pot plants adding extra splashes of green are a hint of one of 2018’s foremost wedding trends!

Images are by Amanda Forman Photography

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Today’s gorgeous bride and groom were married on the 17th of June in Chidham. The reception was held at Cut Mill, the groom’s grandparents house: it used to be a working mill hundreds of years ago and has been kept in the family ever since. It really is a beautiful location. See more...

Beautiful bohemian & English country styled shoot at West Dean Gardens in Sussex, with Illy Elizabeth Weddings

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I just adore the pretty, feminine florals in today’s inspiration shoot from West Dean Gardens. The frilled petals add something a little boho chic to the arrangements and go beautifully with the dusky pink table styling in this incredible setting. Huge thanks to Illy Elizabeth Weddings for today’s feature! Images are by lovely Joanna Cleeve Photography and you’ll find a full suppliers list below.

Wedding inspiration from West Dean Gardens in Sussex, with photography by Joanna Cleeve (7)

There are so many venues in Sussex that are secret treasures. We had to do an inspired shoot featuring West Dean Gardens to show many wedding couples the potential of this venue.

Wedding inspiration from West Dean Gardens in Sussex, with photography by Joanna Cleeve (15)

We were inspired by the venue details to combine both a Bohemian and English styled theme. Beautiful pastels and copper golds were chosen as the colour scheme, featuring stunning flower arrangements by Lily Lupin that complimented gold terrarium décor details.

Wedding inspiration from West Dean Gardens in Sussex, with photography by Joanna Cleeve (8)

Pastel pink vintage crockery was complimented by the copper cutlery that brought all of these colours together with a blush pink linen to cover a rustic wooden table.

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Hettie and Pete’s gorgeously glamorous Hollywood vintage wedding at Farbridge, with Neil Walker Photography

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For those of you who love the style of vintage Hollywood, today’s wedding is more than perfect. Gorgeous bride Hettie has the most amazing glamorous look – her red vintage updo is stunning! And the details throughout the whole day – from guests’ outfits through to the fabulous art deco inspired stationery – are just perfect.

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We both love the vintage scene, but this covers a few different eras! On our invitations, we stated Hollywood Glamour as the dress code and our overall theme was eclectic vintage… we had styles from 1930 to 1950!

Pete made all of our wedding stationery!! He’s fantastic with designing things and he’s very creative… he found inspiration in the Art Deco designs on the 20’s and 30’s and created our very own Great Gatsby style invitations! This meant that we could have the exact format and style that we wanted… old movie tickets! They were perfect for our theme and the guests loved them. It was a labour of love though… these things take time!! Also, our save the date was styled as an old movie poster – again, Pete created these! See more...

Phoebe and Wayne’s natural, rustic and simple village hall wedding, with Siobhan Hennessy Photography

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Greenery is where it’s at for 2017 weddings. Foliage and textures for a wonderfully organic look make my heart sing. So Phoebe and Wayne’s DIY wedding is perfect to share on the English Wedding Blog, with all its greenery and homemade touches. This gorgeous couple’s day is full of ideas so I am thrilled to be sharing it with you today!

We chose our venue because of its gorgeous setting in the heart of the south downs. We kept the styling very simple, keeping the focus on the lovely surroundings. We hung white lanterns but not much else. Everything that we could have made ourselves, we did. My husband even made our cake table from an old cable reel. I definitely enjoyed it, I hope he did!

We look back at our day and are so proud of what we created and couldn’t imagine feeling as much pride and satisfaction if we hadn’t done so much of it ourselves.

Mike & Mary’s classic English wedding in West Sussex, with Neil Walker Photography at St Mary’s House, Bramber

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Today my lovelies we’re delighting your pretty eyes with the most gorgeous blue hydrangeas and a lovely artistic wedding style – oh, and a super lovely bride and groom whose day is just wonderful. The details – in lovely blue shades – are fabulous, and the atmosphere of their day just comes across beautifully in the photos. You will LOVE this! Please do Pin away!

Images are by lovely Neil Walker, who is based in Sussex. Mary and Mike recommend him for any Sussex couples: “Neil is an extremely talented photographer who has given us so many beautiful wedding pictures. He is very personable and completely listened to our preferences. He was not demanding of our time but captured the day fantastically. Testament to his style of working, one of our wedding party has already booked Neil for her wedding. From the run up to the wedding, through the day and thereafter Neil has been fantastic.”

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Jodi and James’s fun and bright DIY spring wedding in Sussex, with Neil Walker Photography

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I love today’s wedding: the bright colours and gorgeous styling of Jodi and James’s vintage garden party, in the beautifully restored Farbridge barns, are just glorious. And the bride and groom are the loveliest, happiest couple ever – they look just fabulous too!

Images are by lovely Neil Walker, who is based in Sussex and loves Farbridge! “I shoot weddings at Farbridge quite regularly & it is definitely one of my favourite venues. Nickie & the team there are great & the light is wonderful in the courtyard & even in the barn where there are lots of windows, unusually for a barn. To cap it all, Simon the chef makes wonderful food, definitely the best food of any venue I know, & that’s saying something!”

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Kris and Laura’s gorgeous harvest festival wedding, with One Love Pictures

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People ask me what I look for from a wedding submission for the blog…and this shot of a Laura’s bouquet is exactly the kind of image I LOVE… it sets the scene for one of the loveliest weddings I’ve seen all year. Bride Laura is gorgeous, Kris is ever so handsome, and the images capture the spirit of the day from the ceremony through to the dancing at the end of the night – and with so many glorious details in between. I’m thrilled to feature Kris and Laura’s wedding on the English Wedding Blog

“We hadn’t really gone for a theme, we just wanted something quite informal (hence the non matching bridesmaid dresses). When I got my dress we worked the style and materials around that. Kris’s waistcoat had been worn by his step-dad at his wedding to Kris’s mum so we were thrilled to be offered that, and that helped set the colour scheme, and we live a very rural life in Wiltshire so it was natural to go for a sort of harvest festival feel with the wheat ears. See more...

New sponsor welcome! Neil Walker Photography, Sussex

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I’m sure you’re already familiar with Neil Walker Photography – but if you missed these two gorgeous Sussex weddings do please go and have a look! We featured Kate & Russell’s Farbridge wedding in February, and Victoria and Will’s countryside wedding in Friston back in October. Neil and Sarah have become friends of the English Wedding Blog since – and I’m thrilled to be welcoming them as an official sponsor this morning.

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Neil’s approach to wedding photography is creative and inspiring: Neil Walker Photography weddings are all about energy.

Neil says every individual couple’s story brings its own energy to a wedding – along with their friends and family and the way everyone interacts on the day. He captures those fleeting looks and touches between brides and grooms, the laughter and smiles as friends and family chat and catch up – all of the precious little moments which come together to create a story and a wonderful atmosphere on your wedding day. See more...

Rozie and Al’s wonderfully rustic summer wedding with Sarah Williams Photography

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Summer weddings are wonderful: the glorious light and wonderful warmth of those endless days will be back before we know it… and so this morning I would love for you to join me to reminisce over hazy days and summer celebrations.

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Rozie and Al’s wedding is the most perfect example of an English summer wedding – I love the styling of their day, the beautiful flowers and stationery, Rozie’s stunning bouquet and dress… oh, and their countryside location is blissful.

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Images are by Sarah Williams Photography, who told me a little about Rozie and Al’s day. You can see more from her beautiful website and social media channels here:

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“The wedding of Rozie and Al was such a beautiful, happy occasion and the attention to detail that they had put into their day was outstanding. From the pretty bunting that Rozie spent her evenings making in the run up to the wedding, to the flowers, arranged perfectly by Al’s mum, it was a dream to photograph. The couple, their friends and family were all so lovely and the whole day was full of love and happiness. See more...

Katie and Sam’s cosy country wedding at Pangdean Barn, with Luke Hayden Photography

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Katie and Sam’s November wedding is traditional, elegant and still has the loveliest home made touches: the gorgeous couple married at Sussex favourite Pangdean Barn. From Katie’s veil to the place settings, every detail came together perfectly – and I’m thrilled for lovely Katie and Sam (who I got to know in the run up to their big day) that it turned out so beautifully.

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“I had the pleasure of working with Jane at Flowers & Daughters. She was fantastic as I only had a very vague idea of what I wanted, and being November, there were only a limited selection of flowers available. But she pulled out all of the stops and our flowers were brilliant. The colours worked so well with the venue as well as the bridesmaid’s dresses, and we had so many comments throughout the day on them. They were perfect.”

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Rustic chic styling for Emily and Chris’s gorgeous wedding at Southend Barns, with It Must Be Love Photography

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Chris and Emily styled their Sussex wedding beautifully. They chose a venue which fitted the relaxed wedding style they wanted to have, and the simple and impactful fairy light and lantern decor makes it fun, pretty and welcoming!

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Emily is absolutely gorgeous. Despite being a tomboy at heart, she told me, “I really surprised myself by finally choosing a fit and flare dress, it really stood out to me as the delicate ivory lace had a modern feel and it was offset against a light gold satin which gave it a vintage feel. I took it to a seamstress to make some alterations so my dress is one of a kind and I felt like a million dollars on the day.”

Rustic chic wedding style at Southend Barns on the English Wedding Blog by Chris Ison (27)

Emily saved money by buying a sample wedding dress that was about to be discontinued. “It needed a few minor repairs due to being tried on in the shop but even with these it was half the price of having one custom made.

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Lizzy and Josh’s rustic style barn wedding at Chafford Park, with Penny Young Photography

Tessa and Robin’s summer picnic wedding, with Amanda Forman Photography

Images are by Amanda Forman Photography

Beautiful bohemian & English country styled shoot at West Dean Gardens in Sussex, with Illy Elizabeth Weddings

Hettie and Pete’s gorgeously glamorous Hollywood vintage wedding at Farbridge, with Neil Walker Photography

Contact & Bookings: Neil Walker Photography

Phoebe and Wayne’s natural, rustic and simple village hall wedding, with Siobhan Hennessy Photography

Mike & Mary’s classic English wedding in West Sussex, with Neil Walker Photography at St Mary’s House, Bramber

Contact & Bookings: Neil Walker Photography

Jodi and James’s fun and bright DIY spring wedding in Sussex, with Neil Walker Photography

Contact & Bookings: Neil Walker Photography

Kris and Laura’s gorgeous harvest festival wedding, with One Love Pictures

Rozie and Al’s wonderfully rustic summer wedding with Sarah Williams Photography

Katie and Sam’s cosy country wedding at Pangdean Barn, with Luke Hayden Photography

Rustic chic styling for Emily and Chris’s gorgeous wedding at Southend Barns, with It Must Be Love Photography

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