Caswell House wedding with pink bridesmaid dresses and summer flowers

Caswell House Wedding With Balloons

Photography by Laura DeBourde Photography

There's something so charming about a rustic wedding. Recommended supplier, Caswell House wedding venue in particular with its high ceiling, exposed beams and stone walls was the perfect location for Zoe and Ben's summer celebration. They got creative, DIYing signs and stationery, and even choreographing a surprise first dance! Luckily for them, and us, Recommended supplier Laura DeBourde Photography was on hand to capture all their moves and the crowd's reactions. Priceless!

Summer Caswell House wedding with pink bridesmaid dresses and giant balloons

We wanted to inject bits of our personalities into every possible moment. I am a creative person so I designed and created all the wedding invites and save the dates. I even painted cartoon versions of us on the save the dates! I designed all the table names, printed the menus and made all the place setting names too. We also have very talented family members! My mum made the "awesome couple getting married this way" sign, and Ben's stepdad made our guest board, which is now on the wall in our living room.

Zoe & Ben

Bride in a fitted Made With Love bridal gown holding up the marriage certificate at their Caswell House wedding ceremony

Aisle wedding ceremony flowers with pink and white stocks and roses

Emotional Mother Of The bride in a pink outfit and purple hat.

Groom in a navy suit standing at the altar of his Caswell House wedding decorated with vines and fairy lights

Father of the bride in a navy suit and pink tie giving his daughter away at the altar in a fitted Made With Love bridal gown

Bride in an embellished Made With Love wedding dress holding a pink and white bouquet descending up the aisle with her husband in a navy suit

Bride and groom signing the register at their Caswell House wedding ceremony

Bridesmaids in different pink dresses standing in Caswell House rustic barn wedding venue decorated with giant pink balloons an tassels

Caswell House wedding venue decorated with vines, fairylights and Spring flowers

Order of the day wedding sign with illustrations on an easel with vine decor

Groom in a navy suit with pink tie putting a ring on his brides fingers during the wedding ceremony

Groom in a navy suit kissing his bride at the altar in a beaded Made With Love wedding dress

Bride in a fitted Made With Love Bridal gown with embellished design and straps

Father of the bride in a navy suit and pink tie walking his daughter down the aisle in a beaded Made With Love Bridal gown

Wedding welcome sign on a wooden easel decorated with rose vine

Confetti moment at Caswell House wedding venue with bride in an embellished wedding dress and groom in a navy suit with pink tie

Bride in an embellished wedding dress and groom in a navy suit standing at the altar of their Caswell House wedding with fairy lights and spring flower decor

Caswell House wedding venue decorated with fairy lights and greenery

Groom in a navy blue three piece suit with white shirt, pink tie and white rose buttonhole flower

Yellow, pink and white rose floral arrangement with foliage

Beautiful gardens at Caswell House wedding venue

Giant white and pink hellium balloons decorating barn wedding venue

Wedding Decor

We're very proud of the things we created for our wedding. I'm extremely proud of the welcome and order of the day signs I made. We desperately wanted a Colin and Connie The Caterpillar wedding cake, because why not? It is the best kinda cake you can buy in my opinion! But as M&S has stopped making the wedding version, we bought a couple of large celebration cakes and I added a small veil and top hat cake topper to them.

First Dance

We started began our first dance to Michael Bublé's Everything, but midway through the band interrupted with one of our favourite songs - Think about Things by Daoi Freyr. (If you don't know the song check it out, it's annoyingly catchy!) During the interruption we broke out into a surprise routine we'd rehearsed for everyone. It is one of my favourite moments and captures of the day. Our guest's reactions are priceless!

Groom in a navy blue suit holding hands with his bride in a white beaded wedding dress with low back and cathedral length veil

Summer Caswell House wedding with Bride in a beaded wedding dress, groom in a navy suit and white and pink wedding flowers

Bride in a Made With Love Bridal gown holding a white and pink bouquet laughing with her husband in a navy blue suit

White and pink summer wedding bouquet for bride and bridesmaids

Different shades of pink bridesmaid dresses for summer wedding at Caswell House wedding venue

Bride in a beaded wedding dress and trainers and groom in a navy suit and trainers perform a surprise first dance outside at their Caswell House wedding

Bridal party in different blush, baby and vintage pink bridesmaid dresses holding white and pink flower bouquets

Wedding guests enjoying the surprise first dance performed by the bride and groom

Bride in a Made With Love Bridal gown and groom in a navy suit standing in front of their Caswell House wedding venue

White window pane wedding seating plan with white ink and vine decoration

Bride in a white beaded Made With Love wedding dress dancing outside

Rustic wedding venue wedding table centrepiece with wooden slice and picture table name signs

Surprise first dance with bride in an fitted, beaded Made With Love wedding dress with straps, low back and button detail

Golden hour portrait with bride and groom kissing at their Summer wedding

Bearded groom in a navy suit kissing his brides cheek with a pinned up do, cathedral length veil and Made With Love Bridal gown

Outdoor surprise first dance at Caswell House wedding venue with bride in an embellished Made With Love wedding dress and groom in a navy blue suit

Summer wedding bride and groom portrait by a climbing rose bush with groom in a navy suit and bride and beaded wedding dress

Bride in a beaded wedding dress and groom in a navy suit perform a surprise first choreographed wedding dance for their guests

Wedding party portrait at summer Caswell House wedding with groomsmen in navy suits and bridesmaids in different shades of pink dresses

Summer wedding bouquet with pink and white roses, stock and flowers

There's nothing more personal than a surprise first dance. Zoe and Ben nailed it!

I know you hear it all the time, (we certainly did), but it's YOUR day. Do what YOU want and invite who YOU want to be there. One of our friends gave us a great bit of advice. Fill the room with people who you want to be in your future, not the people from your past who you hardly see anymore but feel you have to invite.

Zoe & Ben

As well as the incredible surprise first dance, at this Caswell House wedding, we're also crushing over Zoe's embellished gown. Handcrafted by Recommended suppliers, Made With Love Bridal, with a flattering A-line silhouette, low back and spaghetti straps. For more information on shapes, trains, and necklines read our wedding dress guide to find the one.