conservatory and also in the small barn where we placed a photo booth and Mr & Mrs-themed table tennis to entertain our guests.” Stacey wanted large white balloons scattered around the venue so included these as centrepieces attached to stands wrapped in hessian. “My stepdad sourced some log slices for the base and our florist provided the leaf stems to climb up the stands,” Stacey says. The couple’s florist also created garlands for the photo booth, vintage Fiat and the bouquets. “My main request was for plenty of foliage with pops of white to tie in with our theme,” Stacey explains. Stacey and Jake chose a white tiered cake decorated with leaves and a hessian bunting cake topper. Their catering was provided by the talented team at the hotel. “We enjoyed canapés outside by the river, a three-course sit-down meal and Jake’s favourite food during the evening - hog roast rolls with all the trimmings!” Stacey says. LOOKING THE PART The couple’s bridesmaids wore sage-green tulle dresses featuring different necklines. “Jake, his groomsmen and our dads all wore navy suits with sage-green ties, pocket squares and brown shoes,” Stacey tells us. “Jake and his best man, Ben, wore a three-piece suit to stand out and Jake wore some personalised map cufflinks. One featured a map of Salcombe in Devon where his family used to enjoy holidays - it;s also a place that we have visited many times together and where Jake asked me to be his girlfriend! The other showed a map of Oxford which is where we live and where Jake proposed - he’s such a romantic!” TIME TO CELEBRATE Along with the wooden photo booth (made by Jake’s dad) and table tennis, the couple hired an Irish band as their evening entertainment. “They performed our first dance song and various sets throughout the night,” Stacey explains. “The Irish jigs went down particularly well, especially after a couple of glasses of wine!” “We can’t thank our amazing photographer,Vicky Lewis, enough.Winning her gift to photograph our entire wedding lifted us so much during those first few months of the pandemic. She went above and beyond for us and gave us so many good tips, which was much-needed for Jake who hates having his photo taken. She made us feel so relaxed on the day and the results were amazing!” – Stacey 31 REAL WEDDING
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