Red Wedding Dress For Ufton Court Wedding

Photography by Jodie DC Mitchell Photography

They say that life is better in red and Emma is here to prove it in her stunning red wedding dress with delicate colourful floral embroidery. What a moment! Emma & Matt’s wedding at Ufton Court was all about embracing who they are and saying to hell with tradition. The couple had an autumnal maximalist wedding with bold jewel tones like those sapphire blue bridesmaid dresses from Recommended Supplier, Rewritten Bridesmaids, and plenty of personal touches to make it special and unique. Although they’d already legally married in Scotland seven months before, the couple wanted to have a second bespoke ceremony with a lot more friends and family in attendance. Even with more guests, the wedding still felt intimate with Emma’s cousin marrying the couple in a romantic hand-fasting ceremony with personalised vows. The whole day was captured by Recommended Supplier, Jodie DC Mitchell Photography and the stationery was by Recommended Supplier, Wild Moon Stationery.

Red wedding dress with floral embroidery for autumnal wedding

Try not to get too distracted by wondering if you should do something and focus more on whether YOU want it. This really helped us evaluate what we did and didn't want from our wedding. Do we want favours? No! Do we want the cake to be spectacular? Yes! I also think we didn't talk about our wedding plans much with a wide group of people - it meant we weren't getting loads of different advice (unsolicited or otherwise). We had a few people we could rant at or use as a sounding board. I almost treated it like a surprise party for our guests - I loved seeing their faces throughout the day going ‘Ahhh!'.

Emma & Matt

The groom and groomsmen stand together wearing oversized buttonholes

Bride in red embroidered wedding dress with flower crown hair accessory getting ready for the wedding

Retro wedding sunglasses with boho flower crown with bold red wedding dress at barn wedding

Handfasting wedding ceremony at barn wedding conducted by the bride's cousin

His and hers red and green wedding vow booklets for second wedding ceremony

Colourful confetti moment at barn wedding with groom in forest green wedding suit with bride wearing red wedding dress

Jewel tone floral patterned wedding stationery suite with Penhaligon's perfume

Bright wedding bouquet with roses and dahlias for autumn wedding with green velvet wedding shoes

Bride drinking at wedding ceremony in red wedding dress with floral embroidery

Red and green order of the day wedding signage for autumnal maximalist wedding

Colourful and bright confetti moment for the bride and groom after their wedding ceremony

Bride wearing red embroidered wedding dress with bright wedding bouquet

First look between bride and groom before their wedding ceremony with the groom wearing a green suit and red floral embroidered wedding dress

Bride in deep berry red coloured wedding dress with boho flower crown for autumnal barn wedding

Groom in three piece green suit with bride in a deep red floral embroidered wedding dress

Groom in a white and black tuxedo putting on red floral embroidered tie

The bride and groom share a kiss to complete the ceremony in front of hexagonal altar decoration and red banner sign

Red Wedding Dress At Ufton Court

Emma & Matt tried to incorporate aspects of themselves into the wedding at Ufton Court to make it unique. Every single element of the day was chosen deliberately with this in mind. Of course, the star of the show is Emma’s red wedding dress! Though shocking to strangers, this made complete sense to everyone who knows Emma. Of course, Emma & Matt’s beloved cats were part of the day in some way too with cool cat cake toppers and illustrations of their cats on the signage. The couple also had personalised name cards with Polaroids of every guest and one or both of the couple. Though this was no easy feat, especially when you're two months out realising you don't have a single picture with you and your best friend…

Autumn Maximalist Wedding Theme

Although Emma & Matt married at the barn at Ufton Court, the wedding didn’t have the usual characteristics of a barn wedding. The couple had colourful banner signage and a bold colour palette of jewel tones with luxe gold accents. When Emma & Matt initially started planning, they really wanted their day to be fun above all else. The couple found that Pinterest was really helpful to not only guide them with inspiration but to share with their suppliers too. That way everyone was on the same page! Small touches and details throughout the day were so important to Emma & Matt. Emma designs newsletters as part of her job, so they had a wedding newsletter as well as nods to Matt's love of Lego throughout.

Three tiered bright blue iced wedding cake decorated with purple and pink flowers with unique cat cake toppers that look like the couple's pet cats

Groomsman wearing navy suit with oversized buttonhole holding microphone reading out wedding speech

Bridal party wearing navy blue bridesmaid dresses with the bride in a red wedding dress with delicate embroidery detail

The bride and groom have their first dance together at Ufton Court barn wedding

Bride reading wedding speech with flower crown

Ufton Court wedding venue with the bride and from posing on the steps for their couple portrait with the bride wearing a red wedding dress with cape

Groom in green wedding suit posing with the bride in a red wedding dress with floral embroidered details

Dark red and gold wedding banner sign backdrop to the sweetheart table with the bride and groom sharing a kiss

Groom in dark green wedding suit with bride in red wedding dress with flower crown hair accessory

Green wedding napkin with gold cutlery and red wedding tablecloth for jewel tones alongside a wedding newspaper and Polaroid place names

The two bridesmaids wearing navy blue bridesmaid dresses reading their joint wedding speech

Cute couple portrait at Ufton Court wedding venue with the bride in a red wedding dress and cape posing with the groom

Bride in green and gold star wedding reception dress dancing with the groom

Bright wedding flower table sign with illustrated cats and colourful flowers for autumnal maximalist style wedding

Ufton Court wedding venue with bride in princess red wedding dress with groom in forest green suit

Bright and colourful three tier bright blue wedding cake decorated with pink and purple flowers and cat cake toppers

Groom in forest green suit with groomsmen in navy blue suits wearing oversized buttonholes

Dark red and gold wedding banner signage as backdrop to sweetheart table

Sapphire wedding table cloth for jewel tone colour palette wedding with gold cutlery, wedding newspapers and Polaroid place names

Wedding dessert table with mini ice cream cones and biscuits for guests

Maximalist wedding with jewel tones including a blue wedding cake with cat cake toppers

Emma: My favourite moment was our ceremony - given we were already married I didn't expect to feel quite so emotional! But something about my cousin marrying us and having so many loved ones in the audience, there was a sense of gravity to it!

Matt: I really enjoyed having the sweetheart table and being able to look around the room, taking it all in together. Each table was a flower that had a corresponding Lego flower for each table to build, he enjoyed everyone coming over the give us the flower for the bouquet vase we had.

Emma & Matt

Our favourite thing about Emma & Matt’s wedding at Ufton Court is how true to the couple it is. Who said you had to wear white on your wedding day? Certainly not us. We’ve got a collection of our favourite coloured wedding dresses with everything from pink to black! Emma & Matt decided to have a wedding content creator on their wedding day so that they could get access to wedding photos and videos straight away. What is a wedding content creator? We’ve got all the answers you need including pricing, the benefits of having a wedding content creator and so much more!