Wellington Barn Countryside Glam Wedding

This gorgeous countryside wedding at Wellington Barn is still one of my absolute favourites. It had SO much personality put into it, not to mention it was all just drop-dead gorgeous. The venue was stunning. The wedding party was on-point. The decor was perfect. What more could you want?!

Bridal Prep at Hygge House

I started the day with Frankie and her bridesmaids at the most INCREDIBLE bridal prep house. All the natural light, a gorgeous balcony and a massive picturesque pond, with gardens for photos too. This was build with PHOTOS in mind. All the girls wore different shades and styles of green and had lovely flower crowns. Frankie wore the most stunning dress with the most STUNNING cascading bouquet of white flowers.

An outside shot of Hygge House in the sun

Bride Frankie in a white dressing gown with a baby's breath flower crown

A flatlay of wedding stationery and bridal details, including shoes, perfume and a flower crown

Bridal details including shoes, veil, bouquet and handbag sat on a retro orange chair

Wedding dress hanging from a bookshelf while a veil is draped over a retro chair

Bride Frankie in a white dressing gown and flower crown laughs as she gets her makeup done

Bridal party laugh together in matching dressing gowns and flower crowns, holding mimosas

Close up shot of a sequinned wedding dress being done up

Bride Frankie looking out over a pond in her wedding dress, holding her white bouquet

Bridal party laugh together, all wearing different shades of green with the bride in the centre

Wedding Ceremony at Wellington Barn

Once everyone was ready, we headed over to Wellington Barn to get Frankie & James MARRIED. After wedding party had a sneaky last minute Limoncello shot, they all headed down the aisle. The ceremony took place in the Oak Barn, which is over 300 years old. They had gorgeous readings from family and their own vows for eachother and it was EMOSH.

Countryside Wedding Garden Games

The confetti was thrown and it was time for fun and games. As this was a proper countryside wedding, they needed some proper countryside games. Cue Tombola, Ball in The Bucket, The Guiness Challenge and some good old-fashioned Welly Wanging. Frankie & James ceremoniously wanged the first welly and the games commenced. Over in the Yard Barn, the wedding breakfast was getting set up. They’d themed their tables around all of their travels together and had a ‘find your face to find your place’ seating plan. All the signage was created by one of Frankie’s family members, and they were all pub-style to honour their true love of going down the pub.

The Oak Barn at Wellington Barn all ready for a wedding ceremony

A pub-style sign that says 'welcome to our wedding, James and Frankie'

The wedding party cheersing a shot of limoncello

The bride walking down the aisle with her dad at Wellington Barn

Bride and groom laugh during their ceremony in The Oak Barn at Wellington Barn

Grandad reads a poem during the wedding ceremony

The Groom wears a cream linen suit and reads his personal vows during their wedding ceremony

The bride reads her personal vows, surrounded by flowers during their wedding ceremony

The groom puts the bride's wedding ring on her

The groom dips the bride for their first kiss during the wedding ceremony

Bride and groom with their arms in the air after their wedding ceremony at Wellington Barn

Bride and groom walk through a confetti tunnel with Wellington Barn in the background

Bride and groom have a go at welly wanging during their countryside wedding

Guests have a go at 'ball in the bucket' at a countryside wedding

Bride hugs a guest with a beer in hand during their drinks reception

A pub-style seating plan with photos of all the guests

A giant Guinness challenge sign for their guests to sign

A table sign with personal trivia about the bride on the back

Speeches, Games, Shots and a Mariachi Band

These were no ordinary speeches. For starters, to even get in the door you had to take a shot of Limoncello. And to get everyone warmed up for their dinner, a surprise Mariachi band came and performed for everyone. It was a HIT but that’s no surprise. As the speeches kicked off, we had secretly planned audience participation, we had games and prizes, and general humiliation of James (what are brothers for?). There were many tears, MANY laughs, and also some underwear. After the cake cut and the speeches, we headed out for some G-Splitting and beer pong as the evening set in.

Guests take a shot of limoncello together

A groomsman pours a shot into a bridesmaid's mouth

Bride and groom make their entrance into the wedding breakfast

A mariachi band makes a surprise entrance into the wedding breakfast at Wellington Barn

Bride and groom take a shot of limoncello together with linked arms

The groom serenades his bride with a mariachi band

Bride wipes away her tears during speeches at Wellington Barn

Teary bride smiles and leans on her mum's shoulders during the speeches

A table of bridesmaids stand up and cheer during a speech

The groom holds up a small paid of briefs that say 'can you check my bottom?' on them

The bride and groom have different answers during a game, and a bridesmaid is shocked

Bridesmaid runs between tables with bubble guns at Wellington Barn

Bride drinks a pint of guinness in an attempt to split the G

English Countryside Couple Photos around Wellington Barn

I like to leave my couple photos until a bit later in the day (weather and season dependent of course!), so they can enjoy as much of their drinks reception as possible, and also letting that light become softer. Wellington Barn has some of the most INCREDIBLE grounds for taking photos in. We had wheat to frolic in, just like Theresa May, massive hay bales to pose infront of, and the dreamiest field of wildflowers and rolling countryside hills. We had a right little adventure, along with some veil fun for THOSE shots. Once we were done with the couple photos, we got the rest of the wedding party involved for some absolute vibes. If you’ve got a wedding party that’s down for some fun, bring a speaker, your besties and let’s have some dumb fun for photos you’ll want on your walls.

Bride and groom sit on a bench together, smiling

Bride and groom sat together on a bench, hiding their faces with their wedding newspapers outside Wellington Barn

Bride and groom hold hands and look at the camera infront of a circular hay bale

Bride and groom stand in a field of wheat. Bride looks over her shoulder at the camera

Bride and groom laugh while holding hands and walking up the road at Wellington Barn

Bride and groom stand in a field of wildflowers with their foreheads together

Wedding party strike a pose outside of Wellington Barn's glamping pods

Groomsmen hit the catwalk outside of Wellington Barn's glamping pods

Bridesmaids hold hands and party outside of Wellington Barn's glamping pods

Two groomsmen rugby lift the groom while he drinks guinness

Epic Band for an Epic Party

This lot knew how to party. As soon as the first dance was over, confetti cannons were set off and Frankie & James were up on their friends’ shoulders. It didn’t take long for ties to start getting tied around foreheads, sunglasses to go on, pints to get downed. And can we please take a moment for the saxophonist who had to play from outside because he was allergic to the wedding flowers. A true hero.

Golden Hour Photos at Wellington Barn

This place can give you one hell of a golden hour if you’re lucky. And we were. So I grabbed Frankie & James (who were glad to get off the dancefloor – it was a WARM day) to head back onto the field for some peace, quiet and golden hour photos. It was a glorious way to end the day.

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