Where do I start! Rose & Brendan’s garden tea party wedding at the Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset really was a pretty special affair. I don’t think my words could ever do it justice (hence I take photos), so I’ll borrow some words from the bride herself – this is how she described her theme for the wedding: ‘I’m a sucker for tradition, but I love tiny personal details. For the day I wanted to create a real inside outside feel – like a vintage 1940s tea dance that has come through time and ended up in a garden – so everything’s a little distressed from the elements but still beautiful.’
Rose and the bridesmaids got ready at the gorgeous Launceston Farm, which really set the mood for the day from the start. Rose’s dress and veil were from Pronovias Bond Street, her shoes were Louboutin and her lovely little bag was a last minute buy from Monsoon Bridal.
One thing that made this wedding feel very special, was the fact that the whole wedding party was just 14 people in total (Brendan lost his best man as he had to be onboard his Navy ship on the day of the wedding as the queen was visiting). It really felt exceptional to be a part of such an intimate party, and it made for a beautifully relaxed day – the often normal ‘stresses’ of a wedding day seemed far away. I still can’t get over how beautiful all the carefully selected details looked. Here’s what Rose told me about them: ‘I collected a lot of mercury glass as it looks like formal interior decorative items that have been left outside – silver glass that has been worn away with sun and rain. They came from places such as Niki Jones, Cox & Cox, Graham & Green, and from antique shops.’
‘The candelabras were from eBay and all our cut glass vases, candle sticks, bowls and ornaments were all vintage/charity shop finds. There are some fantastic charity shops in Devon and Cornwall where you can find the best things for a bargain. Woodside is probably the all time best where most of the things came from.’
‘I used all country garden based flowers that were in season, very unstructured – no “floristry” as such, just flowers in pots and vases. I ordered all our flowers through our local market Petals Florists and we made our bouquets and buttonholes ourselves the night before the wedding. My mum did all the vases at the venue for us in the morning before the wedding.’
I should mention that Rose is a designer and she made all the table cloths and linens, and designed and made all the beautiful stationery herself (Rose’s website). ‘I tried to keep all the stationary formal in style as I really like formality, but like the contradiction that it was a garden party event,’ she said. I think that in itself sums up the feel of this wedding.
Thank you so much Rose and Brendan for letting us share your stunning and intimate wedding day, we really felt privileged! Thank you also to Susanna (whom I really should thank at the end of most weddings, as she’s quickly become my ‘right hand woman’), without whom I probably couldn’t have covered this wedding as it was the first one after injuring my ankle.
Love the feel of this wedding! Lovely captures :)
oh my! Stunning coverage. So many amazingly lovely details. I love the sweet touches like the frame and the pears and the crochet.. She’s a beautiful bride.
this is flat out gorgeous. a beautiful couple, a lovely day. stunning work marianne.
wow!! another great set of pictures. Love them all!
This tea party theme is the coolest thing ever! And what a venue! You captured it all beautifully.
I go to the music festival here, it certainly looks different here.
Beautifully shot Marianne as always.
Holy cow! This is really quite stunning. Every las detail they put together is fitting, and you caputerd it all perfectly. I truly love every shot!
this is completely awesome! lovely light, awesome people + rad bunch of images! keep it up marianne :)
What a gorgeous setting for a wedding! I love your detail shots and portraits too. Sweet light!
Skills! What a great location too
wow, im impressed! Nice work!
Hey did you get hitched already? :)
Awesome. Awesome. AWESOME. AWWWWEEESOOMMME!!
Marianne, these are unreal! and what an amazing intimate wedding, very refreshing and exceedingly blessed with the weather for their plans. You all look like you’re in the US sunshine and not here!
Perfection.
The bride. The groom. The venue. The details.
The photography!
Wow.
Matt just said what I was going to say… So I’m gonna add that I’m am drooling over that dress. It’s gorgeous! Love how even the flowers in the bathtub were perfectly placed. This wedding needs to be published, Marianne.
INSANELY rad wedding!!!!
Fantastic shots. Awesome ceremony. And the beautifull bride. Everything perfect.
What a gorgeous wedding and your photos, as always, are stunning.
I love how special a wedding for 14 can be and all of the little touches that you can add with a tiny little guest list. Chabbonel et Walker truffles for 150? I think not. For 14 though – perfect.
Perfection. Simply perfection. The bride & groom look stunning and organised an absolutely beautiful day (is it strange that I’m lusting after those tea cups?) and you’ve outdone yourself with your photos. I’m really inspired and kinda jealous at the same time. ;)
Wow Marianne, this is a cracker! How lovely
I LOVE those tiny weddings. And what attention to detail!
Great work – and hope your ankle is getting better!!
Absolutely lush!! What a gorgeous bride and beautiful details. Just the perfect wedding. And stunning photos goes without saying!!
Thanks so much Rosie for being on ‘stand by’ to help in case I couldn’t walk! xx
WOW. The colors in these are gorgeous… so many great details. And her dress.. Ah. My favorite frame is the last one.. if that was me I would want that framed for sure..
Wow this has to be one of the most gorgeous weddings and couple. I love the bow tie! Bow tie’s rock. I love how you make all your photos look and feel so light.
Simply beautiful! x
Stunning :-)!
Dear Marianne,
Picture #53 made me cry…you capturing the prettiest details and the most touching moments…Thank you.
Evi
Oh my, your blog is beyond pretty! <3
If your blog had an “I LOVE ” button…..I would still be pressing it !
Marianne, I’ve just looked over these images again and again 4 times! They are so beautiful, elegant and timeless but capture the intimacy and the details wonderfully.
what a beautifully intimate wedding day – stunning bridal party, location and absaloutely perfect photographs to top it off!
Just seen this wedding featured on ‘Style me pretty’ so popped on by to see more pictures. WOW! fantastic photography and it goes without saying a beautiful couple and wedding. Love all the little details! I agree with Alison, we need a “I LOVE” button on this blog!!!
Gorgeous details. Perfect photography! I love it!!
Hi,
I am very interested in the Bride’s dress! It is absolutely beautiful! Does anyone know if the bride is interested in selling the dress?
Please email me at nmoya7@yahoo.com
Thank you,
Nathalie
Super stylish – obviously a brilliant day, congratulations on a great set of photos for the couple. And I love the pears as ring bearers!