Church Wedding Ceremony and Colourful Sperry Tent Reception

Photography by Ben Wigglesworth Photography

When you live in a quaint country town like Lottie and Lanto, there's only one thing for it, have a church wedding ceremony in the local parish, followed by a colourful Sperry tent and tipi reception in your parents garden. Add sharing platters full of slow-cooked lamb, fish skewers and lots of salads, plus, steel drums, festoon lights and the most incredible flower arrangements and you have yourself the perfect celebration. There's even a surprise visit from Lottie's best friend!

Butterstocks family home wedding in W. Sussex

Sezane wedding shoes with bow front and lace edge wedding veil

Groom and father of the groom walking down a country lane in traditional morning suit

Church wedding ceremony altar with plant decor

Flower girl with plated hair and peony flower crown

Bride in Halfpenny London wedding dress in church courtyard

Groom at the altar of church wedding ceremony

Church wedding ceremony bridal entrance in Halfpenny London wedding dress

Bride and groom exchange vows during church wedding ceremony

Bride and groom walk up the aisle as husband and wife after church wedding ceremony

Bride and groom exit the church wedding ceremony as husband and wife

Groom in morning suit kisses his bride at church wedding door

Bride in Bardot wedding dress and her pet horse with flower collar

Bride and groom kissing at local church gates

Bride holding a blue and pink wild flower bouquet gets into the wedding car

Bride and groom drive off in a blue convertible wedding car

What Made Our Day Unique
We wanted the day to reflect both of us as a couple, and for people to feel very relaxed - whilst also not losing the special feeling of a wedding. We didn't want it to be stuffy in any way. The reception was at my family home, where we've both spent a lot of time over the past 15 years, and the ceremony at the Church in the village I grew up in. So, this in itself made it very personal to us. Also, we both adore animals, so we had my horse (which was a surprise) at the church with us, and all the dogs in garlands at the reception. We also didn't try and make it 'smarter' than suited the location, it was at a farmhouse - and the vibe was in line with that.
Lottie & Lanto

Church Wedding

Lottie and Lanto kept this very traditional at their summer wedding. Choosing the local parish for their church wedding ceremony and then celebrating in a PapaKata Sperry tent and tipi back at the brides family home. They decorated them with colourful wildflowers, homemade cakes and spectacular festoon lights, all whilst partying the night away to steel drums, DJs and firepits.

Inspiration & Styling
We wanted an English county garden feel, with a bit of a twist. We wanted it to be colourful and relaxed, and fun! We're both countryside people through and through, but we didn't want the very traditional countryside white wedding. As that wouldn't have been very us. We both loved the idea of a teepee, but this wouldn't have worked for the main tent due to the number of guests we had (200), and the ceiling height, as my husband is 6ft 6!. So we went for the Sperry with a teepee as a chillout area - with reindeer skins and a firepit. For the flowers - we wanted no colour scheme, just an explosion of all colours and a wild feeling. Nothing too structured. Again to enhance the relaxed and natural feel we wanted.
Lottie & Lanto

Chalkboard table plan at PapaKata Sperry tent reception and church wedding

PapaKata Sperry tent reception with festoon lights and flower installation

Calligraphy table name signs for Sperry tent reception and church wedding

Colour plate setting with gold candlesticks, coloured tableware and bright wedding flowers

Wild flower installation above wooden tables

Homemade square royal icing wedding cake with flower decor

Teepee chill out zone with fire pit for home and church wedding

Steel drum wedding entertainment for home and church wedding

Bridal party portraits with bridesmaids in navy ReWritten dresses

Groomsmen in different traditional morning suits for church wedding

Half up half down wedding hair with fresh flowers for church wedding

Bride and groom portrait amongst a wildflower garden

Bride and groom embracing in morning suit and Halfpenny London wedding dress for church wedding

Groom in tails with his arm around his bride in a Bardot wedding dress

Blue and red wild flower wedding bouquet for church wedding

Bride in off the shoulder wedding dress stroking her pet dog during outdoor reception

Outdoor Sperry tent reception at Brides family home

Wedding guests enjoying a drink on the lawn of outdoor wedding reception

Bride and groom enjoying a drink at their outdoor Sperry tent reception

Bride and groom entering their PapaKata Sperry tent reception

Best man delivering the wedding speech in front of the wooden bar

Wedding cake resting on a wooden barrel in the PapaKata Sperry tent reception

Wedding guests sitting under a wildflower installation

Church wedding and Sperry tent reception

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