Spring Fresh! A Real Wedding In The North West – Kirsten & Carl

Posted on: 22/07/2012

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I felt like treating you this afternoon, so it’s a double whammy of wedding blog content this Sunday with this beautiful spring Real Wedding sent to me by Pixies In The Cellar and real bride Kristen. 

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Kristen and Carl’s fresh and colourful classic wedding is a breath of fresh air.  Enjoy (and watch out for a stunning Real Wedding instalment coming up bright and early tomorrow too!). 

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Kirsten says:  Carl asked me to marry him at home on 26^th March 2011 and we were married on 24th March 2012 at The Villa Country House Hotel, Wrea Green.

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We chose The Villa as it was a very relaxed and accommodating venue where we could have a get together with close friends and family the night before and everyone could stay over.

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We didn’t really have a theme, but ‘Springtime’ very much featured in the flowers, stationery and cake we chose.  Colour wise, we opted for a background of navy blue with lots of different spring colours in our flowers.

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My wedding dress was ‘Ali’ by Augusta Jones, quite a vintage style with lots of lace and a diamante belt, from a boutique shop in Shropshire.  I accessorised with a bunch of colourful spring flowers from Rolands in Rawtenstall.

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The bridesmaids chose long navy blue flowing dresses from Debenhams which we customised with brooch detail where the dress gathered at the front.

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My absolute favourite part of the day was walking down the aisle to meet Carl.

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We added special touches to the day by making a candy stand with personalised paper bags and Pixies In The Cellar set up a photo studio for portrait shots in the evening which was fantastic.

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For our cake, we chose a cupcake tower with a spring theme by Emily’s Cupcakes and we were entertained by a duo of singers/guitar players called ‘Just’.  All our stationery was by Lovegreen Invitations. 

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After the wedding we enjoyed a romantic stay-cation in a cottage on the coast of Scotland. 

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My top tip for other Brides Up North would be to relax, smile and enjoy it!

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Congratulations Kirsten & Carl!

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Are you newlywed?  Contact Brides Up North to share your Real Wedding. 

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