Bride and groom's bodies

Heather and Gavin’s wedding, photographed by Claire Basiuk Photography, took place at The Ashes in Endon, Staffordshire, and was a relaxed affair, with the bride wearing a simple Stephanie Allin gown, the groomsmen sporting trainers, and a suitcase full of macaroons taking the place of a traditional wedding cake.

“We wanted a very relaxed, ‘natural’ theme, with soft pinks and grey. The ashes has a wonderful barn where the reception is held and it fitted in with our relaxed style, with its open beam work and wooden floors. I wanted the flowers to look hand-picked, so we chose hydrangeas and peonies as the focus with lots of greens and the odd rose.

“We are both very creative so we made quite a few of our props. We made giant numbers for the tables and string hearts for the back wall of the ceremony barn. We also made bunting and cut wooden props like glasses and moustaches, which all got taken home by our guests.

“I fell in love with the designer Stephanie Allin; she has a very relaxed feel to her designs that don’t overpower. I didn’t want to feel like my dress was wearing me, and I wear very little make-up and jewellery so my dress couldn’t be fussy. I chose a simple off-the-shoulder dress with a belted waist, which I echoed by having my bouquet tied with an old leather belt. Gav has a HUGE Adidas fetish so his main focus was his trainers!”

Entrance to The Ashes wedding venue

Adidas wedding trainers

Flowers on dress

Wedding buttonhole

Ford Zephyr wedding car

Flowers in bottle

Purple flowers

Best man adjusting groom's buttonhole

Groom looking over shoulder

Bride and groom at altar

Bride and groom in wedding ceremony

Groomsmen wearing trainers

Groomsmen's trainers

Bride wiping away tear

Bride and groom kiss

Bride and groom first kiss

Bride and groom sign register

Wedding ceremony at The Ashes, Endon

Wedding guest taking picture

Bride and groom leaving wedding ceremony

Bride and groom being showered in confetti

Wedding guest taking drink

21b - A Relaxed, Natural Wedding with Soft Pinks and Greys

Large bridal bouquet

Bride and groom kiss

Groom and best man show wedding rings

Groom and groomsmen dancing

Groom showing groomsmen wedding ring

Groomsmen holding up groom

Groomsmen kissing groom

Bride holding large bouquet

Bridal bouquet on grass with bride and groom in background

Bride resting head on groom's arm

Bride and groom's hands

Bride and groom kiss in front of beautiful sky

Bride and groom with balloons

Bride leaning on groom

Bride in middle of purple flowers

Bride and groom in front of old building

Bride and groom kiss in garden

Bride and groom kiss on long country road

Windowsill with wedding flowers

Suitcase and wedding flowers

Table plan

Long wedding table

Wedding table place setting

Luggage tag on wedding favour

Suitcase of macaroons

Macaroons

Father of the bride speech

Bride watching speech

Groom speech

Best man giving thumbs up

Best man speech

Groom listening to speech

Bride wiping tear away

Bride covering groom's eyes

Images © Claire Basiuk Photography