October's Autumnal Wedding!

We are now fully in Autumn, the clocks have gone back, the leaves are changing to beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red and the weather has changed to bright, but a little fresh. So for this month’s wedding theme we are embracing this beautiful season, and are inviting you to “fall” in love with Autumn.

Let’s start with the colour scheme, we love the mix of autumnal colours, gold’s, reds, and oranges and think it would look lovely to have all your bridesmaids in different coordinated colours of the season.  For the room decoration we think a simple hessian sash and table runner would look fab, and really pull all the colour together.   

Now let’s look at the invite, after all this will be setting the theme of the day for your guests. These simple invites are £6 for 10, including your choice of envelope colours, we love the brown envelope, that will really stick out amongst the bills on the door mat! 

Next up, the table plan. We fancied a bit of a DIY table plan. If you invest in a nice frame to mount your table plan you can use this after the wedding to frame your favourite wedding photograph. We think it works pretty well, a bit of hessian, brown card and a few craft leaves. So easy it would take longer to decide on the seating plan than to make it!

And while we are looking at the table plan, what about the table names? How about trees? Oak, Chestnut, Birch, Larch, Beech and Ash. Oak is the traditional anniversary gift for 80 years, that has to be a good omen! 

Onto the post box. Why not use a picnic basket? With a bit of bunting reading “cards” it works perfectly, and at £12.99 for a medium basket, it’s cost effective too. You might even have one at home gathering dust, even better! 

And you will want a little something from your guests to help you remember the day. Maybe a bit of marital advice, or a sweet message of how much they enjoyed the day. How about, instead of a guest book you have a guest tree.

Wouldn’t it look lovely, watching the tree gain leaves throughout the day as your guests leave messages?! Autumn trees in reverse.

 Let’s look at the name cards now. These name cards that sit on the side of the wine glass are great for adding a bit of height to the table, pretty and functional. The leaf design fits in with the seasonal theme perfectly, and at £2.59 for 50 they won’t break the bank.

  

 For favours we love the idea of homemade jam. A favour made by yourselves just screams “jam packed with love” (sorry we couldn’t resist!) Small jam jars are pretty well priced online, after a quick search we found 56 for £22.40.

For the top table we think personalisedbunting would look lovely. And in hessian would match the table runners and chair sashes too. This would look great in your marital home, and is well priced for £13.49. 

The focal point of the room will be your table decorations, but you won’t want to spend a fortune on them, either, we know costs mount up quickly with a wedding! This table decoration is another DIY job (we are giving you a lot of work aren’t we?!) simple but effective, a wood slice (the bigger the better!), and seasonal flowers. Maybe add some candles now the days are getting shorter.

Don’t fancy it DIY? Woodenslices are available for sale online, and we are sure a florist would love to work with your theme; we all love a bit of a change after all!  

And for the final piece of the table puzzle, aren’t these wooden leaf decorations lovely?! They aren’t the cheapest, at £27.49 for 75, but you won’t need many. And we think it is the little personal touches like this that show how much thought you have put into your special day. 

Fancy taking a bit further, why not give your flower girl a basket of Autumn leaves to scatter down the aisle? 

And if you are worried your guests will get cold, don’t. Embrace the weather! Crates and baskets full of blankets will look super cute, and is a lovely thought for the guest that didn’t bring a coat ‘cause it didn’t go with their dress… a decision most would come to regret! 

We would love to hear any of your wedding plans, maybe you could inspire a future months blog. Get in touch with us on Twitter @WeddingBBF, on Facebook Crowhurst Park Weddings, on here, in a comment below or email us on events@crowhurstpark.co.uk. Or why not follow us? It would be a shame to miss out on future wedding blogs from Crowhurst Park!

Love,

Your BBFs x 

Wedding Photography.

Wedding photography is just one of the areas we feel should be given due consideration when planning your wedding. What’s the right thing to do? Who do you trust? Do you find a professional or ask a friend/relative?

Not everyone has the budget for a professional to be there for the day and luckily your best friend is a budding photographer and has kindly offered to take the snaps for you. Brilliant! Not only will this save you some pennies but chances are they are already a guest on your big day and will therefore be more than happy to see the whole thing through from beginning to end.

With technology growing as it has over recent years, there are many fantastic cameras available at affordable prices now that will allow just about anyone to capture a clear picture, and if that’s all you’re worried about then this is the way forward!

On the other hand, a professional photographer can be worth their weight in gold with their wealth of experience and their ability to know when they are needed and when to take a back seat and allow proceedings of the day to continue.

Some people may look at the price of a wedding photographer and think that the money could be better spent elsewhere but just remember these pictures will be capturing your day for you to show to people in years to come, other than these all you have are your memories! A professional will also have the time and experience of editing photos so that they are of the highest standard possible and will show off what a fantastic day everybody had!

Regardless of whether you decide to go professional or family/friend, we would always recommend taking your photographer to your chosen venue before the big day so that they can get a feel for the place and figure out where they think they could get beautiful pictures for you and your guests.

The most important thing is that you trust whoever it is taking the photos and are comfortable enough with them to tell them exactly what shots you want taken on your big day, regardless of how silly you may think they are.

We would love to hear wedding planning advice and tips from you, maybe you could inspire a future months blog! Get in touch with us on Twitter @WeddingBBF, on Facebook Crowhurst Park Weddings, on here in a comment below or email us at events@crowhurstpark.co.uk. Or why not follow us? It would be a shame to miss out on future wedding blogs from Crowhurst Park!

Love,

Your BBFs x