Just one tiny little detail can make your wedding look amazing. Today’s shoot gathers them all beautifully together – from a twinkling fairy light canopy to floral meadows and delicate floating candles for a romantic, luxury wedding look.
The photography sings of summertime and blissful light. We’re in love with fine art wedding photographer Natalie D‘s images, which capture the essence of this shoot so beautifully.
The shoot was curated and styled by the tremendously talented London wedding planner Illy Elizabeth Weddings, with the most wonderful eye for detail and specialising in effortlessly elegant, luxury wedding style. The team worked closely with a brand-new UK venue – Greentrees Estate in the South of England. The result is a high-end luxury editorial that showcases British botanicals alongside elements that couples can easily incorporate on their wedding day.
Sustainability is important to us at English Wedding, so we’re always thrilled to share British botanicals and flowers with you. The floral styling is stunning – with creeping foliage framing the wonderfully light windows of Green Trees Estate, it’s truly beautiful.
Within the botanical styling, the tiniest details are exquisite: white foxgloves paired with cow parsley (and I think willow stems?) evoke country lanes, with anemones and blush roses adding wow factor. The overall look is incredibly romantic, and beautifully balanced for a breathtaking luxury wedding in the heart of the English countryside.
Lyn Ashworth is a UK bridal brand with a showroom in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside. If your budget allows, please do consider buying your wedding dress from a UK designer – for the beauty and quality of design but also to reduce the carbon footprint of your wedding. The newest collection from Lyn Ashworth will be Mabel, and we’re over the moon to see two dresses from The Mabel Collection in today’s luxury wedding editorial!
The team used delicate florals tones including different shades of pink and blush that were put together by Tony Dunn Flowers. “We wanted to ensure that we used English sourced botanicals where possible. We wanted to create an ambience to overall look of the editorial, so opted for a bespoke fairy light canopy to be installed over the table design. You will see the floral meadows featured with self-contained floating candles, which most wedding venues in the UK request you use, instead of a naked flame.”
We hope that you love this luxury wedding editorial as much as we loved creating it.
http://www.illyelizabethweddings.com
https://www.tohaveandtohireweddings.com
https://www.tonydunnflowers.co.uk
https://www.nataliedphotography.com
https://www.jordanmansfieldweddings.com
https://www.oliviamillsmakeup.co.uk
http://bridelikeme.co.uk
https://www.lynashworth.co.uk
https://www.rachelsokhalbridal.com
https://greentreesestate.co.uk
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CrumandCo
https://whitepetalcakes.co.uk
https://www.thesilkstudio.uk
https://www.crystalhire.com
https://www.just4linen.co.uk
https://www.antipastobythesea.com
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Illy Elizabeth Weddings and Natalie D Photography are English Wedding members
A glorious late summer inspiration shoot, with lovely Michele and Graziella, who’ve been featured on English Wedding before! I’m loving instagram right now as a place to discover some really lovely LGBTQIA couples who are modelling for wedding shoots like this, and today’s shoot is pretty special because we get to discover a little more about this gorgeous pair thanks to Stylish Celebrant Tony. The images are divine, with a sprinkling of much-needed sunshine! And I’m completely in love with the glorious yellow and blue florals on the wedding table, set in the grounds of the magnificent Marden Park Mansion. Thanks to lovely Jenny at Juno Weddings for sending this one in and introducing it with some special words below.
The aim of this shoot was to combine a fabulous real Lesbian couple with sustainable wedding elements in the beautiful English countryside. The amazing backdrop of Marden Park Mansion, surrounded by the rolling Surrey hills, provided the perfect canvas.
For this shoot I wanted it to be LGBTQ+ friendly and combined with the Pantone colours for 2021 (Ultimate Grey & Illuminating Yellow) to bring sunshine vibes to the English countryside. I wanted a sustainable element to the shoot which is demonstrated through the faux flowers used on the cake all of which will be reused and/or recycled. Inspired by Michelle and Graziella’s real love story their ‘ceremony’ was brought to life by Tony (celebrant) who used the couple’s journey as inspiration for their hand-fasting ceremony, combining 5 different coloured cords reflecting their love.
In researching their love story Tony asked Michele and Graziella what they love about each other, and these are just some of their comments
I love you because you know my fears, and stand by me as I face them
I love you because you can tell with just a look what kind of day I’m having
I love our ability to forgive one another and always find our way back
I love you because you make me feel like the most beautiful woman there is
I love you for the dreams you believe in, even when I have doubts
I love you for accepting every flaw, and building my strengths
I love you without knowing why, or how, all I know is I don’t want to stop
The love between Michele and Graziella, is so inspiring and I wanted their love to shine through the shoot and combining the bright coloured florals with the elegant surroundings bathed in sunshine brought my vision to life!
The outfits for Michelle and Graziella were supplied by Matchimony who I chose to work with on this shoot because I really identify with their business ethics and values. Their wedding outfits are designed, ethically sourced and tailor made in Vietnam, providing independence and income to local women who make their products and this for me speaks volumes about their ethical values, which married perfectly with the values of my own company and the styling for this shoot. It demonstrates that you can find ethical products for those couples who are more socially and environmentally conscious.
Marden Park Mansion wedding suppliers
https://thebostons.co/
https://www.lukebatchelorproductions.com/
https://www.makeupbybabicampos.com/
https://matchimony.co.uk/
https://www.unfauxgettable.co.uk/
https://www.rachelsokhalbridal.com/
http://www.dianehassall.com/
https://co-ordination.net/
https://www.stylishcelebrant.co.uk/
https://junoweddings.co.uk
https://www.woldinghamschoolvenuehire.co.uk/
