A Classical Elegant Wedding with a Mad Hatter Tea Party for the Children - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Today we have pictures from this beautiful, elegant wedding to share with you, taken by Hayley Ruth Photography. Emma and Ed’s wedding took place at Barrington Hall in Cambridge, and was styled with lots of homemade touches, creating a very elegant feel. They also created a ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’ for the children…

“We’re both very traditional at heart, but we didn’t want a bog standard wedding and we wanted to put a lasting stamp on everything. The styling we chose suited us as a couple; it’s probably a reflection of us in a way. Because we are far from boring, we put more personality into Evie’s part of the day… I think many adults would have loved to have joined in the tea party!

“Being a wedding and event stationer, there was never any doubt that the papery bit of the day was going to be anything short of excessive! We created everything from the save the date cards to the invitations (including a special invitation for the children), order of the day, confetti cones which had the words from the readings on them, the table plan, recipe book table name cards (Ed’s a Pastry Chef so all of the tables were named after his favourite French desserts), place cards that included each guest’s individual menu, tags for the rings (“with these rings”) and for the cake knife (“Cut me, Eat me”), Alice in Wonderland colouring mats for the children; the list goes on. The bunting was handmade by my Aunt… all 30+ meters of it!

“The shoes were created to match elements of the dress and the bouquet was made from vintage jewellery. There were many personal and individual touches.”

Bride sitting in chair talking to flower girl - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride having her make-up done - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bridal shoes - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride smiling - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyBrooch bouquet - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Cigars - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom doing up his cravat - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom doing up his cravat - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom and best man in wedding car - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Best man holding umbrella over grrom - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom walking into wedding venue - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Order of service in basket - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Wedding order of service - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Confetti cone - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride under umbrella - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Nervous groom - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom kissing bride on forehead - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom kiss - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom being showered in confetti - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Barrington Hall - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Marquee with bunting - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Tea party table - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Mad hatters teaparty table decoration - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Alice in Wonderland drawing - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Crayons - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyWatch tag - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Children's tea party - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Child drawing with crayons - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom kissing bride on the head - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom standing in corn field - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyGroom with arms around bride's waist - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Black and white wedding table plan - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyBlack and white wedding place name - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Wedding breakfast table - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyWedding menu - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Wedding cake and cupcakes - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Wedding cake - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyWedding menus - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Guests looking at wedding table plan - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom being drawn by caricaturist - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom sitting in front of caricature - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride with flower girl - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom cutting the cake - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Bride and groom wedding first dance - Picture by Hayley Ruth PhotographyBride and groom first dance - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Groom picking up bride during first dance - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Images © Hayley Ruth Photography