A couple of weekends ago, my mum, maid of honour Holly and I went to the Wedding Inspiration Day at Waddesdon Dairy and The Five Arrows Hotel. It was our first outing to wedding plan just the three of us and I was really looking forward to going. Waddesdon is a gorgeous venue, and to experience it looking lovely for a fair was fantastic.
The Wintergreen was a long space, part conservatory part orangery with stone urns and lots of natural light.
The table settings were one of my favourite parts and they gave me so many ideas of colours, textures and flowers. There was a whole mix of suppliers who had contributed which was great, as it gave you the chance to experience what each of them could do. I loved the decorative charger plates and coloured glassware.
Although it was a chilly day, the Pavilion was set up for a civil ceremony. The Dairy looked out over a lovely tranquil lake with ducks and swans swimming past and modern sculpture nestled in the trees. I loved the use of the foliage covered hoops for decoration and the draped wicker heart at the top of the aisle.
I also got to see the designs of Harriet Wilde up close and in person. I have loved her designs ever since I discovered them on Pinterest, so it was great to see the shoes up close and in person. The floral metal detail was as intricate as I had imagined and just as pretty. She also had some other styles to show and it was great to see what else was available.
Outside in the drinks and canapé marquee the styling continued and tall poser tables were made out of old trunks and suitcases with vintage luggage labels.
Their chalkboards to direct you around the various sites were great for inspiration for different typography styles, designs and wording to use for our own signs, and made me think that I better start practicing! It's not until you see a really good chalkboard that you realise what a skill it is.
Rose gold has been a huge trend in jewellery, but on this table display it had spread to the cutlery. It doesn't particularly show up well on my photos but the pink-hued metal against the green and cream was lovely.
Xander and Thea - http://xanderandthea.com had a beautiful display in the Wintergarden with a beautifully styled table with tips on what to ask your photographer. Their shots were beautiful and the colours worked so well together. I love the muted and vintage shades and how everyone looked so relaxed. This is exactly the kind of style I want to emulate in our photographs of our big day. Their website is so lovely and contains some gorgeous sample shots of beautiful couples.
White Cottage Weddings - https://www.whitecottageweddings.com had a lovely stand showcasing a handful of their designs that they can create. They were giving out packs of samples with lots of original and unusual ideas and all of them were so inspirational, for their designs, wording, paper stock or layout. They have given me lots of ideas of what to include on our invitations to make them quirky, personal and unusual. Plus their website is beautiful and I love the bespoke map section that they provide!
These information cards were left dotted around the decorated tables with the information of those who had contributed. It was great to see so many companies working together to show what they could do not just on their own but collaboratively to produce a beautiful outcome.
The links to their website are below;
The Bespoke Wedding Company - http://thebespokeweddingco.com
Elite Hire - http://www.elitehire.co.uk
Duchess and Butler (I love their logo!) - http://duchessandbutler.com
Signature Flowers - https://www.signature-flowers.co.uk
On Cloud Nine Stationary (Absolutely love their map designs and the 'Save the Date' paper aeroplane!) - http://www.oncloudnine.org.uk
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