Appliqué Wedding Dress With Flowers

Alice, Alice, Alice. That appliqué wedding dress shall be dancing around in our dreams for the next few weeks! How lush? Knowing they wanted to marry no matter what, Alice & Ollie worked hard to ensure they could keep their original wedding date. Wanting a rustic and natural feel to their day, they sat on hay-bales and were surrounded by incredible floral decorations. There were plenty of personal touches throughout, such as the arch made by Ollie himself, which was then dressed by Harrison and Green. Oh, and keep your eye out for their beautiful black Labrador making his wedding debut - so flippin’ cute! We’re a little jealous recommended supplier Bates + Bates were able to capture this stunning day…

Appliqué wedding dress in natural outdoor wedding featuring a beautiful floral arch

For 2.5 years, our day was booked for 30/8/2020. When the pandemic hit, we knew we still wanted to continue with the date, as the most important thing for us was to get married.
Alice & Ollie

Bride & groom walking through Houghton Lodge Gardens

Bride wearing appliqué wedding dress holding floral bouquet with pink roses

Bride & groom at Houghton Lodge Gardens with black Labrador

Chalkboard wedding signage with sanitising station

Bride & groom during wedding ceremony in front of river

Chalkboard wedding signage on wooden box

Bride & groom during their wedding ceremony surrounded by floral bouquets

Bride and groom under wooden archway with floral decoration

Bride & groom see each other on wedding morning

Bride & groom pose outside with bride wearing appliqué wedding dress

Bride & groom walk through gardens holding hands

Bride & groom with their dog under floral arch

VIBE

Houghton Lodge were so incredibly helpful, kind and made our vision possible. We had our ‘celebrant ceremony’ by the river with our loved ones watching on. Sat on hay-bales with the most incredible floral decorations by Karen at Harrison and Green - who was simply amazing! This was all arranged in about 6 weeks due to the nature of restrictions and having to change venues.

ADVICE

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s to not sweat the small stuff! I think it’s really easy to get swept up in the planning of a wedding. Losing what you both really want. When we had to change our day due to COVID, it made us try and focus on those things that would mean a lot to us - and actually, our day ended up being much more authentic to us.

Bride & groom feed each other wedding cake

Wedding cake and cupcakes with floral foliage surrounding

Cheese tower for wedding reception on wooden table

Wedding cake and cupcakes on wooden table with foliage decoration

Rustic table decor with floral decoration

Rustic table decoration for outdoor wedding

Bride poses in appliqué wedding dress with wavy hair

Bride & groom pose in front of pink smoke bomb

Bride & groom in front of door with foliage

Bride & groom use pink smoke bombs for post-wedding pictures

Bride & groom walk through the countryside with pink smoke bomb

Bride & groom kiss in front of pink smoke bomb

Alice & Ollie changed their original plans to ensure they could still marry on their original date, leaving them with a beautiful and intimate wedding day.

One of the most important things to us was having photos that captured and represented our day. I was very particular about the style I wanted (I don’t like ‘staged wedding photos’). Coming across Bates + Bates on Instagram I immediately fell in love with their style and reached out to them. From the first contact, their friendly and relaxed demeanour mixed with their amazing photography skills meant it was an easy decision to make!
Alice & Ollie

If Alice and her gorgeous appliqué dress is giving you life (as it is us), then take a little stroll across to this gorgeous gown, with a long sleeved layer that could be removed! Or how about this custom made Emma Beaumont bridal dress, which is currently available on Recycle now!

Written by Ella Turner

Venue: Houghton Lodge Gardens |

Videographer: Dan Henry |

Florist: Harrison And Green |

Catering: McCrimmon And Reid |

Hair Stylist: Katie Whitlock |

Makeup Artist: Corina Barrett |

Bridal Gown: Savin London

Real WeddingSouth EastSummerCivil CeremonyRusticOutdoorIntimateWhitesPinksNeutrals£15k - £20k