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Babington House wedding
The brief was Ralph Lauren meets boho chic, so vintage glass vases, nautical map placemats, purple velvet and mint green leather chairs were the order of our day.
Polo ponies and gauchos greeted the guests on arrival at Babington galloping up the driveway and trotting around the grounds.
The St Margret's chapel at Babington is so stunningly small and guests with their colour were so magical, with hats bumping into others and feathers and frills bustling out of the isle that there was no need to decorate, so we kept that part simple, just a few candles were burning.
The Bride strolled from the church to the reception under an awning of colour matching umbrellas, on a hay lined mat, to meet guests, a buzz, in the library, where an low key magician, disguised as a wedding guest, entertained, a few at a time. Chatter, champers, and canapés were all a flowing.
With the couple having been together a relatively short time, this was their chance to introduce their favourite people to each other for the first time and so to break the ice and to kick off the evenings revelry they chose to have a stand up comedian Adam Bloom who had everyone all laughing and interacting from the start.
An antipasto dish was served was the entree, and for the main course, the designed the meal keeping with interaction. A male guest on each table had to carve up a stunning Leg of lamb at the table, each were given a chiefs hat and apron embossed with a top gun pilots name on the front and was a lovely detail to the evening.
After moving speeches they cut their Croque Boumche cake into the held table cloths of the bridesmaids the display of Croque spilling out was fun; the pieces were served throughout the evening along with chocolate cake and lemon tart to fuel the guests with tons of energy to party the night away.
The first dance was a first song which caught a lot of their guests by surprise – and while they kept their guests distracted with their musical talents, the bar was converted into a Charlie and the chocolate factory room, filled with colour and sweets! It was magical people were cheering and hair was flying, so intimate , interactive and a reflection of what they both hope for their marriage.
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It was spectacular morning and with the sun beating down guests arrived, champagne was placed in their hands, shoes were traded for flip flops and they headed through from my mothers beach house on to beach.
The flower girls were lollypop girls instead giving them something to relate to was more in keeping with the sensitivity and thought I had given to each detail of the wedding .
The crowd gathered on the beach near the rock and the lollypop girls, the Bride ad her father walked down the garden steps and onto the beach in the sunshine. With the sea at mid-tide there was plenty of room for everyone to stand whilst the waves were not too high to splash.
Rice was thrown, sand was wedged in there toes and the water lapped while the photos were taken on the seashore.
Entering back to the beach house into the open plan living dining area beside the pool where guests were served from a buffet of salads, meats and fresh veggies. The wine was Italian and blush and the guests ate whilst casually chatting.
The cake was a series of tarts, lemon and fruit which were bite size so as not to make a mess. Mini magnums were also served. It was a heart felt day surrounded by family present and past.
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