Henry & Amy: a June wedding ending in the white birch walk

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8 Nov

Real wedding · Summer

Henry and Amy married in June, with white flowers filling the oval room and live strings playing for most of the day. There was a spritz bar out on the terrace, beef Wellington for dinner, golden-hour photos at Fairy Bridge, and champagne in the white birch walk long after dark.

WhenJune

Guests86 for the day, 110 in the evening

CeremonyCivil, in the oval room

PhotographySugarbird Photography

Henry placing a ring on Amy’s finger among the trees in low golden sunlight

A June morning

Amy got ready at home with her four bridesmaids, while Henry and the groomsmen got ready at the Farmhouse. Guests arrived at midday to a prosecco ladder and cold Peroni at the main entrance, and Amy arrived shortly before one.

Amy’s bridesmaids reacting to her in her wedding dress

Amy in her off-the-shoulder wedding dress with full sleeves

From Fairy Bridge to the oval room

The plan was to marry outside at Fairy Bridge, down by the stream. On the day, the ceremony moved into the oval room instead, and it looked just as good. Whalley Flower Girl filled the oval window with tall white flowers set on our barrels, and added smaller arrangements to the end of each row of cross-back chairs, among log stumps and hurricane candles.

String Infusion played as the four bridesmaids walked in, followed by Amy.

Henry and Amy holding hands at the front of the oval room during the ceremony

Henry and Amy’s first kiss, framed by tall white flowers along the aisle

Spritz on the terrace

Confetti came on the path back towards the barn, then everyone spilled out onto the bar terrace. There was house champagne, Peroni and Beavertown, and a spritz bar under the tent pouring Aperol, Hugo and limoncello spritzes until nine that evening. Farmyard Ales’ Chaff was on tap at the Watering Hole, and String Infusion set up outside to keep playing through the drinks.

Guests throwing confetti over Henry and Amy on the lane outside the barn

Aperol, St-Germain and limoncello lined up at the spritz station

A spritz being handed across the bar at the Watering Hole

Speeches, then beef Wellington

Four speeches came before the meal, followed by a champagne toast. Cheek & Tongue served canapés, then scallops, beef Wellington and a limoncello sorbet, with an English Bacchus white on the tables.

Long, straight rustic trestle tables ran the length of the room, with a top table across the front. Greenery, candles and white flowers ran along the middle of each table. Everyone had a gold-rimmed charger plate, gold cutlery and a menu with their name on, and a small jar of homemade chilli sauce to take home.

The oval room set for dinner with long, straight rustic trestle tables, cross-back chairs and greenery runners

A place setting with a gold-rimmed charger plate, gold cutlery, knotted napkin and printed menu

A small bottle of homemade chilli sauce left as a favour at each place

Golden hour at Fairy Bridge

Henry and Amy still made it down to Fairy Bridge. In the evening light, Sugarbird took them down to the stream, through the trees in the low sun, and out into the meadow, with yellow flowers at their feet and Pendle Hill on the horizon.

Henry and Amy standing on Fairy Bridge, the old stone bridge over the stream

Henry and Amy together outdoors in the evening light

Henry and Amy in the meadow at sunset with Pendle Hill in the distance

Al Green, sax and champagne in the white birch walk

While the room turned around, the tables were moved into an arrow shape around the dance floor. Henry and Amy cut their cake from Ebella Cakes, set on one of our barrels, and had their first dance to Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”.

String Infusion came back with Nic Sax for three sets, with DJ Laura playing in between. The Reflection photo booth was there all day, the fire pits were lit, and Fratelli’s served pizza at nine. Later on, the champagne came out under the white-bark birches and festoon lights. The music played until half past twelve.