Lis and Gareth’s wedding was a relaxed affair, as the couple wanted as little formality as possible. Following a church ceremony, their reception at Overton Village Hall included a fish and chip supper, and ice creams from a vintage ice cream van. In keeping with the relaxed vibe of the day, their photographer, Jonathan Bean Photography, was under strict instructions to “take some nice pictures and have some fun”.
“When we decided to get married we knew straight away we didn’t want a fuss, just to simply share our wedding day with close friends and family. We opted for a small, low-key, relaxed wedding, with as little formality as possible. The obvious choice was to come back to my home in the North West, to the tiny village church, and have our reception in the church hall. We wanted to keep everything local and avoid lots of travel breaking the day up. We didn’t see the need for lots of pomp and ceremony (or expense), so ended up creating a vintage style wedding, to give the feel of a village fête with a highland twist.
“It was really important for us to keep it a ‘family affair’, so the hall was decorated by my family and friends, with candles, flowers, bunting and fairy lights. My dad made the wedding cake and my mum decorated it, friends made traditional Scottish ‘tablet’ (a sugary, fudge-like confection), we used traditional Morecambe Rock for favours, our friend and local caterer provided fish and chip suppers (from his van to the table, out of the paper) and we had local beer for the wedding ‘tea’. The local vintage ice cream van Every Day is Like Sundae provided the dessert, transport was courtesy of The Morecambe Heritage Bus and Sam Fitton, a local magician, and a local swing band provided the entertainment.
“Of course our (local) ace photographer Johnny Bean mingled unobtrusively with guests and took some amazing photos.”
Images © Jonathan Bean Photography
