ACROSS THE BORDER
Colour Scheme: Monochrome & Neutrals Vibe: Classic & Relaxed
Get Rebecca and Luke’ s family-focused feel by choosing a family-friendly venue and creating‘ first-look’ moments with your children before the ceremony.
‘ After a decade the time felt right’
We had been engaged for nine years and realised that we had the house, had our boys, and the last thing on the list was sharing the same surname, so we began planning to get married a decade after our engagement.
‘ We instantly fell in love with our venue’
We instantly fell in love the moment Nicola showed us around Upwaltham Barns. The grounds are stunning and the barns are beautiful. We had viewed one other venue straight before Upwaltham and it was all too clinical and run like a business, Upwaltham was more relaxed, flexible and family friendly, which was so important to us.
‘ Seeing my boys on the wedding morning was so emotional’
It was so hard not seeing my boys the night before the ceremony and it was so emotional when they both came running into Jasmine Cottage to see me. Jack, our eldest,‘ lost’ the rings right before the ceremony- luckily a lovely member of staff had them to hand.
‘ Our outfits all fed into our neutral colour scheme’
I bought my dress from Chameleon Bridal Shop in Bournemouth, I knew instantly the moment that I put it on that she was the one for me! Luke went to Jolliffes in High Wycombe, he had a rough idea of what he wanted and they had such a great selection to choose from and the staff were extremely helpful with sizing and alterations. We matched the groomsmen suits to Luke’ s, while the bridesmaids had black dresses from Wed2Be in Camberley.
‘ Our venue inspired our decor’
We loved the feel of our venue and picked colours that would suit the barn and grounds. Spriggs Florist created my beautiful bouquet using garden roses in varieties of Vendela, Four Seasons and Playa Blanca in shades of ivory. The entrance to the barn
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