It’s difficult to know where to start with today’s wedding as it features so many
perfectly pretty
touches!To achieve their vision of a vintage wedding, Lisa and Ben used tea pots, cup and saucers along with dainty ornaments to decorate their chosen venue. And though you are likely to have seen some of the decorations in your Nan’s house, the result is anything but fuddy-duddy. When combined with lace, flowers and ribbon in the gorgeous colour palette of muted greens, pinks and purples everything comes together perfectly for a beautiful and romantic setting.
We could go on forever picking out elements of this well-styled wedding that we love (that bouquet!) but instead we will let you see the gorgeous for yourselves!
With images by Toni Darcy.
lisa says:
We got engaged on the 15th November 2014 at home. Ben surprised me when I got home from work – he’d filled our apartment with candles to set the scene.Our wedding date was the 6th December 2014. We really wanted a winter wedding but not too close to Christmas so the 6th seemed perfect.
We got married at The Shireburn Arms in Clitheroe. We chose the venue as it has a really cosy feel and amazing views of the countryside. We love the food there too!
Our wedding had a vintage feel in terms of the table and room decorations. It’s a style that I love and it fitted perfectly with The Shireburn Arms. In terms of colour, we went for muted tones of sage green, dusky pinks and purples. I really like these understated colours and it all worked well together with the flowers and dresses.
I bought my dress from Dan Kerr in Preston. It was Leonela by Pronovias made of tulle and lace. My bridesmaids meanwhile wore sage green floor length dresses from Debut at Debenhams with mink coloured faux fur shrugs from Monsoon.
Myself and my bridesmaids had our makeup done by Laila Miller – she is so talented and we were all over the moon with our makeup. We all had a trial with Laila previously and she listened to exactly what I wanted, which was a natural look. Samantha Collins (who is brilliant) did our hair for the wedding. The bridesmaids all had their hair in different styles but all incorporated a plait for consistency. Sam created gorgeous hair styles and we were all very happy.
Ben wore a Ted Baker suit called Tails of the Unexpected, which we hired from Moss Bros in Preston. The best man and dads wore the same suit as Ben and the groomsmen wore Lingfield suits, also hired from Moss Bros.
Our photographer was the fabulous Toni Darcy – we couldn’t recommend her enough. From day one she made myself and Ben feel totally comfortable. On the day she helped calm my nerves and it was like having a friend there taking our pictures. Toni is fab, she manages to capture all the special moments and her photography is absolutely beautiful. We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer.
My bouquet and the flowers consisted of a mixture of different coloured vintage roses, thistles and berries. The buttonholes were tied with twine and the bouquets with hessian and lace. The flowers were amazing and went with the dresses so well. They were provided by Passion Florists in Clitheroe.
We had flowers at the ceremony table with church candles provided by Passion. Our tables were decorated by Beautifully Vintage and were a mixture of brass birdcages, tree trunks, lots of vintage ornaments, jam jars, teapots and candles. When I walked into the room it left me speechless as it was exactly as I had pictured it to be. Beautifully Vintage also provided gorgeous china tea cups, saucers and plates.
As favours we gave the women small vintage glass animals and the men superhero Lego key rings.
We had a cheese cake from Dewlay which was really yummy (I’m cheese mad). We also had a fruit cake that Ben’s Auntie Heather kindly made for us which was equally lovely.
To decide on our wedding breakfast we had a menu tasting at the Shireburn but found it incredibly hard to pick as it was all delicious. As such we decided to have a menu choice for our guests.
To provide entertainment on the day, we hired a violinist called Elliott Moore and he set the perfect atmosphere for the ceremony. It was one of my favourite parts of the day hearing him play before I walked down the aisle. He plays beautifully and I would recommend him for any wedding. Then, for the evening reception, we hired a sweet cart from The Wedding Box Lancashireand it looked great. We also hired a photo booth from Dave Spink Photography, which was great fun.
We would most definitely recommend The Shireburn Arms to any couple getting married. It’s a gorgeous venue with stunning views. The staff are so lovely and helpful, they made the day extra special for us.
My favourite part of the day was saying our wedding vows surrounded by our family and friends. My brother Ian and Ben’s brother Mark both did readings in the ceremony which were brilliant and the speeches by Ben’s brother Tom, my Dad and Ben were also great.
For our honeymoon we went to Florida to the theme parks for a few fun filled days, then we went to Antigua for a week to chill out and sunbathe. We ended our honeymoon in New York for shopping and sightseeing. We had a fantastic time!
My top tip to other Brides Up North would be try to keep calm even when the wedding is getting closer. Make sure you are as organised as you can be as it helps to take the pressure off. I found when choosing things for the wedding to just go with my gut instinct and it worked out just how I wanted, don’t over think everything. Finally enjoy the day and try to take in every moment because it goes so quickly.
