Bride sitting on window ledge

We adore the quirkiness of Ben and Fiona’s wedding; with the mismatched crockery, pom poms, fabulous wedding cake and photo booth area, this wedding is a really fun and relaxed affair.

We hope you enjoy these pictures, taken by Daniela K. Photography.

“We wanted a quirky/vintage style wedding, although we didn’t really have set theme; it was ‘anything that’s pretty, goes!’ We decided on an afternoon tea with pretties, mismatched crockery, pom poms, dancing, but most of all we wanted a fun and relaxed day!

“We decided to get married in Ben’s local village church, St. John Cranford, as it was a tradition in his family and it felt right. For our reception venue we needed somewhere big enough to hold a large number of guests, and after driving up to Hinwick House and seeing the clock tower I immediately knew it was to be! It’s idyllic beautiful back drop and grounds sold it to us!

“As an indecisive person I ended up with two wedding dresses. The second I bought with my mum and godmother, whilst shopping for a headdress and shoes. I saw it hanging on the rail and thought ooooh, tea length! My mum quickly reminded we were only looking for a veil, but I ended up trying it on, and after thinking my ideas through it fitted in perfectly. I then quickly started thinking shoes! I had my eye on Vivienne Westwood’s Melissa, and now that my feet were to be on show I had to have them!

“From a large family I had many helpers, who trawled car boot sales, vintage shops, and nanny and granny’s china cabinets as they collected all the crockery. My mum drilled several plates (only one cracked!) and made fabulous cake stands, and my auntie Pauline helped with many of the details, making homemade jam for the favours, some of which our guests used on the day with their scones! She also let me borrow a pair of vintage earrings, my something old handed down from a great aunt, and my something borrowed was my garter from my cousin Shona, which fell down as I walked out the church door! My auntie Lynn designed and made the amazing cake and 150 individually decorated cupcakes, and also made all the pom poms in the marquee. My nanny and auntie Susan created all the flower displays and centrepieces in the marquee the day before the wedding, and auntie Rosemarie supplied all the embroidered tablecloths from her vast collection.

“My bouquet and bridesmaid flowers were a masterpiece created by Sandra from ‘The Garden Room‘. She is an old neighbour of Ben’s family, and after speaking to her I knew she would create such beautiful arrangements! I was amazed with the colours and couldn’t believe how beautiful they were!

“I loved collecting our family’s wedding photos, which we hung like bunting above our cake. We think the guests enjoyed looking at them too as Daniela, our photographer, captured a few gazing back at their memories.

“My sister and her partner James form ‘Good Times Duo’, who supplied the entertainment and sang our first dance ‘Wherever You Will Go’. It was lovely for them to be a big part of the day and we are so grateful for all the work they put into it!

“Overall our day was perfect! We are so grateful to Daniela for capturing our day from start to finish; she has an amazing talent and has created many memories for us to remember!”

Bridal shoes on back of bench

Wedding bouquets on bench

Wedding bouquets and shoes on bench

Blue bridal shoes and bouquet

Bridal bouquet

Bridesmaid shoes and bouquet

Perfume

Wedding dress hanging from door

Bridesmaid dresses hanging from door

Flower girl dress

Bride having hair done

Star bridal hairpiece

Bride applying lip gloss

Bride putting on earrings

Wedding dress Bride having wedding dress done up

Flower girl with flower crown

Bride in dress

Church through trees

Flowers on arch at church Church

Lantern

Best man holding wedding ring box

Groom adjusting best man's collar

Bridesmaids in car

Bridesmaids holding bouquets

Bridesmaids holding bouquets outside church

Ushers at church door

Wedding order of service

Heart hanging from church pew

Silver bucket of flowers

Basket of flowers

Groom checking pocket watch

Pocket watch

Bride walking into church

Bridesmaids and flower girl at church entrance Flower girl at church entrance

Groom waiting at altar from bride

Bride and groom holding hands

Bride

Lady crying in wedding ceremony

Groom putting ring on bride's finger

Bride and groom kiss

Flower girl reading

Bride listening to flower girl reading

Bride and groom signing register

Bride and groom leaving church Bride and groom leaving church

Bride and groom confetti shot

Bride standing under flower arch at church entrance Bride and groom kissing under flower arch at church entrance

Bride and groom standing under flower arch at church entrance

Bride and bridesmaids standing at entrance to church

Bride and groomsmen standing at entrance to church

Vintage wedding car

Bride and groom kiss in back of wedding car

Gate at farm

Fields

Hinwick House

Bride and groom sitting on steps of Hinwick House

Bride sitting on bench

Bride sitting on bench Bride sitting on bench

Bride and groom kissing on bench

Bride and groom kissing

Bride and groom in front of barn doors

Bride and groom in front of barn doors

Bride and groom in front of barn doors

Bride and groom on balcony Bride and groom kiss on balcony

Bride and groom on balcony

Bride's bouquet over balcony

Bride walking down steps

Bride walking down steps looking back at groom

Groom kissing bride as she sits on chair Groom kissing bride as she sits on chair

Bride and groom

Bride wearing groom's jacket

Bride standing at window Bride standing at window

Bride sitting at window

Bride sitting on window ledge

Bride and groom standing on window ledge Bride and groom standing on window ledge

Groom carrying bride

Groomsmen on balcony

Bride and bridesmaids

Bridesmaids and groomsmen Bridesmaids and groomsmen

Bride and groomsmen in funny poses

Groomsmen holding pocket watches

Groomsmen holding pocket watches

Heart with birds on gate

Heart hanging from door

Love is in the air sign

Wedding sweet table Small table for wedding

Heart

Wooden heart with pictures

Vase of flowers on table

Flowers

Wedding cake on table

Photographs pegged

Calendar

Colourful tiered wedding cake Suitcase for wedding cards

Photo props

Sweets sign for wedding table

Small jars of jam

Flowers

Wedding arrow hanging from door

Vintage wedding table plan

Table card on vintage wedding table plan

Wedding table

Jug of flowers on wedding table

Jug of flowers

Wedding table place setting

Jar

Jam

Flowers

Flower wedding table display

Jug of flowers

Flowers in jug

Jug of flowers and wedding table number

Teacup

Bottle on wedding table Wedding order of service on table

Wedding top table

Bride vintage teacup Groom vintage teacup

Father of the bride speech

Bride gasping at father of the bride speech

Groom speech

Man listening to wedding speech

Entrance to Hinwick House at night

Tealights

Wedding singer

Wedding singer

Bride and groom dancing

Bride and groom dancing

Images © Daniela K. Photography