OUR KENTISH CEREMONY
MARRIED AT T HE BARNYARD
UPCHURCH EMILY AND MICHAEL WORSDELL SAID ‘ I DO ’ TO A LOCAL VENUE WITH A CLASSIC FEEL AND INCLUDED A NOD TO THEIR FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM , TOO
Photography by : Louisa Dettmer Wedding Photography
THE VENUE The BarnYard is only a five minute drive from where we live , so for us it was the perfect venue as we wanted to keep things local . We loved the outdoor aspect of it - it ’ s a beautiful setting .
THE OUTFITS I investigated the prices of dresses at different shops . I decided to look at the cheapest first which was at Wed2Be in Ashford . Surprisingly , the dress I loved was the first dress I tried on . After trying others , I went back to it and I was just so emotional , I knew it was ‘ the one ’. The suits were a little harder to buy though ! We went to every suit shop … just to end up buying from Next which was the first shop we looked at ! We got the shirts from Charles Tyrwhitt and ties and pocket squares from Suits Direct . The groomsmen wore matching , and our bridesmaids had dresses incorporating the colours from the flowers and details from my dress .
THE CEREMONY Seeing each other as I walked down the aisle was the highlight of our ceremony for both of us . We support Manchester United , so I walked in to their walkout song - This is the One , by the Stone Roses . It was a great fit for walking down the aisle to .
THE FLOWERS The BarnYard is such a beautiful setting that we kept our décor simple and followed the style used in the bridesmaid flowers that I made . I did the bridesmaid flowers , bouquet and boutonnieres myself , and then Your Beautiful Day did the venue flowers for us . For the arrangements I made , I used faux flowers which looked absolutely stunning . I had different pinks , whites , and greenery for the bridesmaids and button holes , and then my bouquet was a selection of white and green .
THE PHOTOGRAPHY For our photographer , we wanted someone local and we knew of Louisa Dettmer ’ s work as our children go to the same school . I had also visited an open day at our venue and Louisa and Duncan were there . It felt so right going with Louisa - it was meant to be . We also used Hill Media as the videographer to capture our day . It was his first wedding and I ’ ve watched the video so many times . It still makes me emotional ! It turned out perfectly , and I ’ m so glad we gave him the opportunity to work with us .
THE HIGHLIGHT Both of us agree that our absolute favourite part of the day was walking down the aisle and seeing each other for the first time , and having all of our favourite people together in one place .
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