Thursday 25 September 2014

Tara and Dave's wedding at Voewood

When we arrived at Voewood and entered the bridal suite, Tara and her bridesmaids were calm and there was a lovely serene vibe. "I guess I wasn't your typical bride. I was very relaxed about the day and the emphasis was on fun and enjoyment. A lot of brides had told me to savour every minute because it would fly by and my relaxed approach meant I didn't feel stressed at all."

The house lended itself to a relaxed wedding and having the entire venue privately for 3 days added to the intimacy of the wedding. Voewood is full of trinkets and unusual artwork and artefacts, so Tara and Dave opted to let the venue do the the talking and keep any decorations to a minimum. 

A few weeks before Tara and Dave's big day, Tara contacted us to inform us that her mum had very recently passed away but her and Dave had decided they were still going ahead with the original wedding date.

"My mum had been my wedding planner; we had picked out the venue, decided on themes  and chose my dress together (besides the alterers, she was the only one to see the dress before the day, something I will treasure forever.)"

"The loss was and is indescribable, especially so close to the wedding. However, knowing how hard my mum had worked towards our wedding and believing that my mum would have wanted me to have stuck to our original plans, ones we made together and this motivated me to carry on as she would have wanted. Her presence was known by everyone and she was a very important part of my speech." - Tara

Tara's mum was very creative and managed to embroider individual, personalised napkins/place settings for each guest, make and decorate the cake, spray paint the cutlery, sew welcome bags and contribute to many other personal touches.

From the cake being made by a bridesmaid, the flowers arranged by the bride, to the groomsmen tying the bows on the dinner chairs, everyone got involved in putting the final touches together for the couples big day.

The weather held up, the sun definitely came out despite it threatening to rain and music from the Acafellas and The Joe Ringer band kept the guests entertained. Here's a snapshot of Tara and Dave's wedding day.



































































































































Cake - Homemade by bridesmaid; cake topper Etsy, cake stand Ebay
                  

Brides dress - BHS Sofia dress, alterations by brides sisters
               

Bridesmaids dresses - Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, AX Paris
Suits - Groomsmen Matalan, Groom Red Herring at Debenhams
Shoes - Bridesmaids - New Look, Bride - EBay, Groom and Groomsmen - Burton
Wedding rings - H Samuel
Caterers - Back To Your Place
               

Entertainment - The Joe Ringer Band and The Acafellas
               
                

Food - Waitrose Entertaining, Ambalas and Godari


Flowers - arrangements made by bride, flowers from Morrisons, Asda, Elizabeth's   
                and Marks and Spencer


Hair - Andrea Skipper

Makeup and mendhi (henna) by Preeti G