We chose a three-tier cake decorated with sugar flo wers to match the floral decorations. It had a lemon spong e layer filled with elderflower buttercream, a chocolate sponge ti er filled with chocolate buttercream and a Cherry Bakewell laye r. We reused our flowers throughout the day placing some of the vases and the candles from our centrepieces on the church window ledges. The bay trees were moved to the Castle Barn and the flowers that were tied to the church gates were moved to the bar area in the Castle Barn. The confetti cones were handmade with the musical score of our first dance printed on the outside. No one knew what our first dance song was going to be, so this was a subtle hint early in the day! Cherubs Floral Design also created our fabulous flower arrangements. My bridal bouquet consisted of black-eyed anemones, powder blue delphiniums , white tulips, white and blush ranunculus, ivory an d blush spray roses with eucalyptus and senecio folia ge all tied with a satin ribbon. As favours, we gave each of our guests Belgian Neuhaus Carré chocolates wrapped with white rib bon as a nod to our engagement in Bruges. We also ga ve guests a ‘words of wisdom’ card each asking for t heir advice on marriage and their recommendations for cities or countries that we should visit. Our centrepieces were provided by Cherubs Floral Design and consisted of several small vases on each table hold ing posies of blue, white and blush pink flowers in keeping with our colour theme. We also had tea lights in small votiv e candle holders placed on a mirror base with loose petals s cattered around. We wanted to have low centrepieces so that everyone could see each other across the table and talk. We had topiary bay trees displayed on either side of the church entrance which looked beautiful. We created a romantic ambience by filling lanterns with candles and placing them on the large pebble pots outside. We strung fairylights from the railings on the terrace and decorated the exposed beams in the Castle Barn with copper-caged festoon lighting and foliage. We also lit the arrow slits in the Castle Barn with votive candles to make the barn feel cosy and warm during the evening. We love to travel so named the tables after some of the places we have visited together. We displayed a photograph of us on each table which had been taken in the named location. We had a timeline of events provided by wedding stationery and styling company Lulabee which included artwork illustrating each of the main elements of the day. The table plan, along with the place name cards were decorated with a eucalyptus pattern. We decided o n eight tables, including an oval-shaped top table. 39 REAL WEDDINGS
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