Romantic and Intimate — Andrew and Harriette’s Oaks Farm Wedding in Surrey

Sorry Andrew… that part of your ques­tion­naire made me chuckle! Love it!

So here’s a fab­u­lous Eng­lish wed­ding blog which I know you’ll enjoy see­ing more of. The images are by Mau­reen Du Preez (thanks Mau­reen!) and words are by today’s rather dash­ing groom Andrew. Oh! Let’s start with a quote (because it’s a heart-melter…) from Andrew — his mem­o­rable moments from the day:

“the moment I turned to see my bride walk in, she took my breath away!!! Also to see my father shed­ding a tear and the smile on my mother’s face made it so spe­cial for me.”

Har­ri­ette and Andrew, con­grat­u­la­tions and thank you SO much for shar­ing with us today. Every­one — enjoy! Claire x

Har­ri­ette and Andrew — a roman­tic and inti­mate Oaks Farm wed­ding in Surrey

Your names:

Andrew Red­mond, Har­ri­ette Vic­to­ria Redmond

Wed­ding venue:

Oaks Farm, Shirley, Surrey

Wed­ding photographer:

Mau­reen Du Perez Photography

How would you describe your wed­ding style?

Mod­ern with a clas­sic twist

Invi­ta­tions and recep­tion stationery:

I (Andrew Red­mond) designed and printed all the sta­tionery myself

What did you both wear?

Har­ri­ette wore a La Sposa Dominic dress, shoes were from eBay, wed­ding under­wear was from Ted Baker, bird­cage veil was from a wed­ding bou­tique near Harley Street in the West End, ear­rings and bracelet were a present from my sis­ter in Cal­i­for­nia from Etsy. Neck­lace was from Deben­hams, garter was from Etsy

My suit was from Ted Baker (Gatsby style) as was the shirt, my tie was from Bur­ton. Cuff links were pur­chased from The Earl’s Court wed­ding show, shoes and socks were from Paul Smith. I was even rock­ing some David Beck­ham briefs if you need to know! Lol

A lit­tle about the wed­ding ceremony:

The cer­e­mony was roman­tic and inti­mate, shared with close friends and fam­ily. The barn had a relaxed feel­ing about it and every­one felt at home. It was not over­pow­er­ing in size but also it wasn’t cramped for space! It was just per­fect in every way. The read­ing was called “on your wed­ding day” read by Harriette’s 10 year old niece Abigail.

Tell us a lit­tle about your wed­ding venue styling and details:

We went for a roman­tic feel using can­dles where we could, and dec­o­rat­ing the venue with pur­ple orchids, ivy and lilac hydrangeas, there were fairy lights around the beams in the barn which were sup­plied by the venue, in all hon­esty we really didn’t need to do too much to the venue as its was so beau­ti­ful already.

Wed­ding music and entertainment

We had a DJ for the evening sup­plied by Sounds Sen­sa­tion play­ing cheese to mod­ern music cater­ing to everyone’s tastes, our first dance was to Ed Sheeran — Kiss Me and Har­ri­ette had a father-daughter dance to Cin­derella by Steve Cur­tis Chap­man. We ended the night with Higher Love by Vin­cent McMorrow.

Mem­o­rable wed­ding day moments:

• For me (Andrew) it was the moment I turned to see my bride walk in, she took my breath away!!!
• Also to see my father shed­ding a tear and the smile on my mother’s face made it so spe­cial for me.
• Also hav­ing a fun time with close friends and fam­ily was amazing.
• (Har­ri­ette) it was the build up to the ser­vice, feel­ing the nerves but also get­ting pam­pered by the hair styl­ist and make-up artist was great!
• But the best bit was hav­ing my father walk me down the aisle. For both of us we really enjoyed walk­ing out as man and wife! Best day ever!!

Wed­ding day advice:

It’s a very busy day so just try to take it in your stride and enjoy it as much as you can because it goes so quickly

Rec­om­mended wed­ding suppliers:

• Mau­reen Du Preez Pho­tog­ra­phy – www.maureendupreez.com
• 10 flavours cater­ers — www.10flavours.co.uk
• www.etsy.com