Coddington Vineyard Wedding With English and Samoan Outfits

Photography by White Stag Wedding Photography

At the heart of Samoan culture is family, food, and lively entertainment, and this Summer wedding at Coddington Vineyard has all those qualities and more. Real bride Ellie wears a stunning lace Pronovias bridal gown for the church ceremony before changing into a patterned Laeidress and performing a Siva Samoa at the marquee reception. Her groom also swaps his classic navy suit for a lavalava outfit, and along with his groomsmen dance in front of his new bride welcoming her into the family. Capturing all these wonderful traditions and wedding details are White Stag Wedding Photography.

Wedding stationery design with pink heart design

Bridal party on wedding morning with pink and white sating getting ready robes

Bride with sleek bun a low back Pronovias wedding dress

Bride holding a pink bouquet with a wedding veil

Church wedding and Coddington Vineyard reception

Pink rose church floral arch wedding flowers

Bride in church courtyard in Pronovias wedding dress

Emotional bride with her father before the church wedding ceremony

Flower girls in white dresses holding a pink flower stem and flower crown

Father of the bride walking his daughter down the aisle

Father of the bride walking his daughter down the church aisle

Emotional groom at the altar looking at his bride

Bride and groom exchange vows at church wedding ceremony

You may now kiss the bride moment at church wedding ceremony

Bride and groom portrait outside the church

Bride and groom portrait in front of a floral arch

Bride and groom confetti moment by White Stag Wedding Photography

Bride and groom portrait by White Stag Wedding Photography

Groom in blue suit kissing his brides head in a Pronovias wedding dress

Bride and groom portrait for Coddington Vineyard wedding

Bridal party portrait with bridesmaids in pink dresses at Coddington Vineyard wedding

What Made Our Day Unique
Being an Australian Samoan Groom and an English Bride, both living in France, It was important to us to blend our cultures whilst incorporating our life in France. We got married in my home town church, held the marquee in a quintessentially English garden and French-inspired vineyard. After the ceremony, we took a little walk up the Malvern hills where we had our first date, and finished the day with Samoan tribute dances. Surrounded by friends and family from across the world, we felt truly blessed.
Ellie & Pete

Coddington Vineyard

Ellie and Pete currently reside in France, so wanted to bring a little bit of home to their wedding. They chose the delightful Coddington Vineyard as their wedding venue filling it with pink flowers, luxury details and Samoan wedding traditions. Owners of Coddington Vineyard, Sharon Maiden and her family went above and beyond to make their day special. Their support, guidance and continuous help throughout made their wedding everything that they had dreamt it to be.

Inspiration & Styling
Relaxed, family orientated and fun. Samoan tribute dances, performed to honor the Samoan culture and to welcome the bride into the family. It was an incredibly moving, both watching them dance and being accepted into their beautiful family. Someone said to us "By getting married, you've already had the perfect day and everything else is an added bonus" - This helped us stay calm, and really enjoy the little details.
Ellie & Pete

round tables at Coddington Vineyard marquee reception

Hanging floral arrangement at Coddington Vineyard wedding reception

Place setting at Coddington Vineyard reception

White wedding cake with rose wedding decor

Open bar wedding sign at Coddington Vineyard marquee wedding

Polaroid guest book wedding sign in gold frame

Groomsmen in navy suits laughing together

Marquee reception at Coddington Vineyard

Wedding guests at Coddington Vineyard marquee reception

Beautiful bride in Pronovias wedding dress

Bride and groom walking through the vineyard at Coddington

Intimate bride and groom portrait by White Stag Wedding Photography

Bride and her Maid of Honour in floral dress

Traditional Samoan Dance to welcome the bride into the family

Groom performing a Samoan dance for his new bride at Coddington Vineyard wedding

Groom and groomsmen performing a Samoan dance for the bride

Bride in traditional Samoan dress at Coddington Vineyard wedding

Bride performing a traditional Samoan dance for her groom

Bride and groom in traditional Samoan dress for Coddington Vineyard wedding

Bride and groom first dance at Coddington Vineyard marquee reception

Saxophonist in pink blazer at Coddington Vineyard wedding

Inspiration & Styling
Catherine and Andy were THE DREAM wedding photographers. We discovered them through Rock My Wedding and absolutely loved their romantic, soft and light style photography. Their professional yet gentle and warm approach made us feel so relaxed on the day. They captured every special moment, down to every little detail, and we can't help but look back at our photos and with a massive smile. They are the sweetest couple and we even stay in touch to this day.
Ellie & Pete

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