White Rose Bouquet for Summer Church Wedding with Tipi Reception

Photography by Carrie Lavers Photography

Eleanor and Alastair opted for a traditional English country wedding featuring a beautiful white rose bouquet. The day began with a church ceremony and an epic confetti exit before travelling in style to a relatives garden for a summer tipi reception. All the flowers were home-grown including the pretty table arrangements styled with a wild meadow theme and a touch of bold colour. Along with the beautiful flowers the couple also dressed the tipi with fairy lights and had black and white polaroid images hung with pegs creating such a personalised touch. Making the most of their rural surroundings the couple stole a moment away from the celebration and created the most beautiful sunset shots, all in all, a wonderful, joy-filled day captured by Carrie Lavers Photography.

Wild meadow home-grown flowers for traditional English country wedding

Bride with white rose bouquet at church ceremony with long statement veil

Bride and groom say 'I Do' at church ceremony

Bride and groom say 'I Do' at church ceremony with home-grown floral decor

Brides beautiful white rose bouquet and long statement veil

Church ceremony near Winchester for summer wedding

Church ceremony with home-grown floral styling

Groom and his ushers walking to the church through the village

Flower girls wearing gypsophila flower crowns and pretty dresses with tulle skirts

Bride walking to the church with her father clutching a beautiful white rose bouquet

Bride and groom tie the knot at traditional church wedding ceremony with white rose bouquet

Bride wearing classic dress and statement veil with white rose bouquet

Bride and groom with beautiful white rose bouquet

Church wedding confetti shot with white rose bouquet

Bride and groom kiss at the church doorway with beautiful floral arch and white rose bouquet

Bridesmaids wearing simple oyster dresses with bride clutching white rose bouquets

Bride and groom travel in style to the reception holding white rose bouquet

Bride wearing classic dress and long veil with groom looking dapper with a pale blue tie

Bride and groom travelling in style in a vintage convertible

What Made Our Day Unique
It was an entirely local affair! My (Eleanor's) parents grew all the flowers and they also created the floral wedding arch. My mother & her friends decorated the church and a next-door neighbour kindly created the bouquets and buttonholes. I invited the retired vicar from my childhood to return to the village church and marry us and, lastly, my godmother hosted the reception in her garden. Our favourite moment was the church service. Having everyone you love from all over the world under one roof, for one hour, just for you both, was an incredible feeling. The excitement of walking to church from home with my father, standing at the entrance and seeing everyone waiting, my husband and I making our vows to one another...so many special moments crammed into 60mins of your life!
Eleanor & Alastair

White Rose Bouquet

The brides white rose bouquet was simply stunning, such a classic combination of flowers which worked perfectly with her Modeca Dynasty dress. Eleanor also donned one of the best veils we have seen and was an impressive five metres long! Teamed with her simple dress it worked perfectly and the windy weather made for some amazingly dramatic sunset shots. In keeping with the simple, classic theme, the bridesmaids wore Ghost Sylvia dresses in Oyster and the flower girls all wore the prettiest gypsophila floral crowns.

Inspiration & Styling
We didn't have a style in mind other than a traditional English country wedding. As the flowers were home-gown, the floral styling became wild meadow/free flowing and the colour scheme blush and cream with a touch of bolder deep red. The church service was formal and traditional. The reception was in a private garden with a more relaxed vibe but we still followed the reception format of canapes, speeches, seated dinner...then party!
Eleanor & Alastair

Garden party games at summer tipi reception

Bride and groom embrace at garden party tipi reception with fairy light decor

Bride and groom enjoy the wedding speeches at tipi reception with rustic styling

Bride wearing simple dress and extraordinary veil for sunset wedding shot

Tipi reception styled with wild meadow flowers and fairy lights

Bride and groom steal a moment for epic sunset wedding shot holding white rose bouquet

Bride wearing beautiful veil and white rose bouquet with groom wearing suit and pale blue tie

Bride and groom enjoy their tipi reception styled with fairy lights

Wild meadow styled home-grown flowers for reception decor

Wild meadow styled home-grown flowers for table arrangements at summer reception

Garden party tipi reception in August with home-grown flower decor and rustic styling

Black and white polaroid images hung with pegs at tipi garden party reception

Garden party tipi reception in August with home-grown floral table arrangements

Beautiful wedding cake with white and pink rose decor

Garden party tipi reception in August with home-grown floral table arrangements and fairy lights

Advice
We didn't have a style in mind other than a traditional English country wedding. As the flowers were home-gown, the floral styling became wild meadow/free flowing and the colour scheme blush and cream with a touch of bolder deep red. The church service was formal and traditional. The reception was in a private garden with a more relaxed vibe but we still followed the reception format of canapes, speeches, seated dinner...then party!
Eleanor & Alastair

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Written by Olivia Smith

Ceremony : St Michael's Church |

Tipi Name: Beautiful World Tents |

Bridal Dress: Modeca Dynasty |

Bridal Boutique: JS Couture |

Bridesmaid Dresses: Ghost Sylvia in Oyster |

Grooms Suit: Moss Bros |

Fashion Accessories : Usher's Silk Dolphin Ties |

Bridal Shoes: ASOS |

Food: Chichester Hog Squad |

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Drink: Majestic Wine Calais |