Our most-adored wedding favour ideas from Pinterest are perfect for a rustic theme and seriously great for lovers of DIY crafts. Grab your fiancé or a couple of members from your bridal party to help you put these gifts together and make sure you take advantage of these super cute quotes. We love that all of these are practical and totally rustic gift ideas.
9 Beautiful Rustic Wedding Venues You Have To See
Across the UK is a stunning range of rustic wedding venues, each with their own unique features and personality. As self-confessed rustic venue addicts, we’ve spent countless hours exploring and researching the most fabulous settings, which we add to our directory of rustic venues weekly.
Today, we’re sharing 9 of our most-loved rustic wedding venues, chosen for their charming rustic features and first-class service by owners, staff, and designated suppliers. Our choice based on hundreds of endorsements from brides, grooms, guests, and even suppliers.
So, get your wedding planning folder out, as we’re certain you’ll be adding a few of these stunning venues to the list.
1. Gaynes Park, Essex
A bright and beautiful venue, with a number of spaces to choose from that offers the discerning couple a different setting for each stage of the day.
What we love? In addition to the gorgeous orangery, the truly rustic space at Gaynes Park has to be ‘Gather Barn’, an outdoor space perfect for guests to ‘gather’ in the evening with a drink in hand and is also licensed for Civil Ceremonies, ideal for warm summer days.
From the mother of the bride
“My daughter got married here a week ago and I just have to leave a review. From the moment we were met by Suzanne for our ‘show around’ till the very last guest had departed on the day, the way we were treated with such professionalism and attention to every little detail was exemplary.” See the full review here.
2. ANRÁN, Devon
Our first venue to feature in our ‘‘Truly Unique Venues’’ section. There are more spaces than you can imagine and they are all so unique.
What we love? The Glasshouse venue is spectacular, we love that it was once a walled garden which has been lovingly transformed. For the after, after party, ‘The Hut’ makes one of the most unique rustic spaces we’ve seen, dating back to the second world war.
A special guests testimonial
“Such an amazing place to celebrate! Deep in the countryside, surrounded by greenery, is Anran – nestled between the rolling hills. My wife and I attended a wedding here in June and it was simply the most beautiful I’ve ever been to…” See the full review here.
3. The House Meadow, Kent
Dreaming of a rustic barn with ancient Oak Timbers? This is the perfect choice for a more intimate wedding.
What we love? Licensed for Civil Ceremonies the gazebo on the lake is a setting like no other. If being near tranquil lakes is your thing, this is the ideal place to say your vows.
From florist to bride
“As a wedding florist from the first time I decorated The House Meadow I knew I had to get married there. The venue itself is the most beautiful I have ever seen and the barn is idyllic!” See the full review here.
4. Cripps Barn, Gloucestershire
An 18th century timber and stone barn in the Cotswolds which is well-loved in the wedding industry and favoured by many brides & grooms.
What we love? The roaring open fireplace had our winter wedding imaginations going crazy. A beautiful feature for ceremonies and wedding breakfasts – what a romantic scene. We absolutely adore the fact Cripps Barn has several Feast Nights throughout the year, get yourself booked in for a sneaky peak!
Falling in love at first sight
“Cripps Barn is just the most stunning wedding venue. As soon as we walked in, I felt this surge of emotion and knew it would be where we’d get married!…” See the full review here.
5. Patricks Barn, West Sussex
A rural, rustic and relaxed gem in the heart of the Sussex countryside with onsite caterers, The Garden Chef, who (tried and tested) create fabulous bespoke menus.
What we love? During the summer months the cows and sheep kindly give up their space in ‘Patrick’s Byre’ to offer wedding parties a space to celebrate.
A rustic outdoor celebration
“Patrick’s Barn is a beautiful place to get married in! Myself and my new husband had a wonderful ceremony underneath the old oak tree on 20th May 2017, with our celebration continuing in the byre and barn itself.” See the full review here.
6. Wasing Park, Berkshire
Is it a barn, or a castle? Who cares! The place is gorgeous. A contemporary space with rustic features including vast exposed brick walls and striking beams.
What we love? Needless to say, the Castle / Barn dilemma has us fascinated, but the mind also boggles at the decorating potential available with this beautiful space.
A photographer’s delight
“Having photographed over 100 weddings at this stunning location, I can honestly say it’s one of the most outstanding venues in Berkshire.” See the full review here.
7. Curradine Barn, Worcestershire
The two charming 19th-century barns provide you with a blank canvas to decorate, just the way you’ve dreamt of, plus enjoy the luscious surrounding views of countryside and Farmhouse.
What we love? The atmospheric Granary Barn lit by gorgeous rays of sunshine breaking through the top of the barn. Such a magical touch to this stunning room.
Singers never want to leave
“What a lovely and very special place. I was invited to sing at my friends sisters wedding with my friends and I didn’t want to leave the venue” See the full review here.
8. Pimhill Barn, Shropshire
A historic Elizabethan barn, dating back to 1584 that acts as a completely blank canvas for your wedding day. The barn sits on an organic farm in the Shropshire countryside.
What we love? Rustic wood bliss. With soaring cladded walls, exposed brick work and vast beams, we adore brides that decorate this space with bursts of foliage for a charming natural vibe.
A brides fairytale experience
“We had our fairytale wedding at Pimhill Barn this weekend and., honestly, we can’t thank Ginny & Ian more. It was the most magical day!” See the full review here.
9. The Normans, York
Once a working barn, a stunning collection of four rustic barn areas connect flawlessly to create a unique and purposely designed space for exclusive wedding days.
What we love? We fell head over heels for the cow stalls with original cattle feeders. Providing guests with a charming snug to gather, chat and enjoy a drink from the bar. it’s even fully heated in winter months for a cosy space to mingle.
Even guests know this venue is perfect for you
“Attending a friend’s wedding, they couldn’t have picked a more perfect venue for their style and personality!” See the full review here.
Eight Tips to a Great Wedding on a budget
Wedding costs these days can easily run into the tens of thousands, but what if you don’t want to saddle yourself with a huge debt at the start of married life?
I decided to keep our wedding budget to a minimum and spend the money on an amazing honeymoon instead. Not only was our honeymoon unforgettable, but our wedding (on a budget) was amazing too.
Maybe I can help you with a few tips…
Tip 1 – Keep it Simple
Your family and guests are there to see you and your partner enjoy a happy day, maybe also catch up with some old friends and relatives, they are really not concerned with the cost of the petit fours.
Tip 2 – Call in the favours
Who in your circle of family and friends has any specific talents that could help you out; can anyone make your cake, help with flowers?
For my wedding, my Mum made me a lovely simple white two-tiered square fruitcake, which we decorated with rose buds and ivy from the front garden of my family home. It looked great, tasted great, cost virtually nothing and felt special with meaningful touches of flowers and ivy from the garden.
Image from Sugar Plum Bakes
Another university friend who was a photographer took all our photographs for the price of a hotel room for him and his girlfriend for the night of the wedding – a lot cheaper than a professional wedding photographer and the photographs are professional quality.
One of the best weddings I can remember attending was one set in a rural community, where everyone mucked in to prepare the food, decorate the venue and the evening do was a barn dance, in a proper cleared out farm barn, a fun and unforgettable day.
Image from Rock My Wedding
Make the most of the ‘natural decoration’ of the venue, a manor house with wood panelling, stags heads and oil paintings doesn’t need the addition of mountains of costly flowers. A rural barn can be beautifully attired with some tasteful bunting, tea lights in jars, posies of flowers or coloured bottles filled with twinkling fairy lights. There are many crafting websites which can give great ideas for simple, non-costly decorations.
Tip 3 – Keep it all in one place
Try to find a venue where you can ‘have it all’ – service, reception and evening event, this will cut transport costs and cut down on the stressful logistics of moving yourselves and your guests around. Not only will this cut costs, but from our experience people had a better time!
Tip 4 – Rent holiday accommodation
Accommodation in wedding venues and hotels can cost a fortune, whereas sites such as AirBnB and Holiday Lettings give you an amazing place to stay at a fraction of the price.
Tip 5 – Print your own
For invitation cards, menu cards and place cards – simply print your own, there are many packages online that you can use to print them yourself, easily and cheaply.
Tip 6 – Buy a cancelled wedding
Buy a cancelled wedding from someone like cancelledweddings.co.uk – yes, that’s right, you can save a fortune by buying a wedding package that’s been cancelled!
Tip 7 – Buy a dress that is not a “wedding dress”
The word wedding immediately adds £££ to the price of a dress, but you do not need to. Some of the large High Street retailers, like Next stock a range of beautiful, elegant, stylish dresses, which start at less than £100.00 and no more than £600.00, considerably less than a bespoke designer dress, remember it’s only going to be worn once.
Tip 8 – Don’t get sucked into the wedding ‘thing’
Don’t get sucked in… There is a myriad of ways to spend a fortune on everything from bespoke acceptance cards to dresses, try to keep in mind what the day is about, and that it is only one day.
The best weddings I’ve been too were where people happy and relaxed, invariably the weddings that cost less!
So make it fun – challenge yourself to get value for money and see how far your budget can go….., and why not have an amazing honeymoon instead – I’ll never forget our three week trip to New Zealand paid for by the savings from our wedding.
This post was contributed by Abigail Monk, a recommended supplier for rustic accommodation. We loved Abi’s budget, rustic wedding tips and are delighted she offered to share with NRW’s readers. We know you’ll also adore Abi’s accommodation, Alber Barn in Ashwell, Hertfordshire – there are beams galore! It’s the perfect place to relax after any local wedding celebrations or just to get away with your family and friends for a week.
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4 Ways to Improve Your Weddings Website & Online Reputation
Now’s the time to turn your attention to online marketing for your wedding business. Over the last few months, we’ve seen the wedding industry (amongst many others) take quite the hit due to COVID-19. You’ve spent weeks, even months creating some brilliant new concepts to help make a little income to keep your family and business afloat but now’s the time to turn your attention back to your passion; the business.
We’re sharing 4 easy and effective ways to improve your website and online reputation to help ensure your website is in the best condition to represent you and attract new enquiries. The best news, whilst money is a bit tight, all these recommendations can be actioned completely free.
1) Working on your Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
As couples start to look for venues and suppliers for up and coming wedding celebrations, you need to ensure they can find your business on search engines like Google. Through using SEO practices, you can improve your websites ranking position and generate more organic traffic. The most important thing you need to implement immediately is keyword optimisation. Search engines and users need to understand what you have to offer instantly. Here are two key places you need to describe your business for effective SEO:
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Title Tag & Meta Description
Title tags are displayed on SERPs as the clickable headline and meta descriptions are the short descriptive paragraphs underneath.
Each page on your website can have its own title tag and meta description, the most important one being your home page which sets the theme for your entire site. If your title tag currently includes the word ‘Home’ or is simply the name of your business, this should be updates, quick! Check your title tag using this tool.
Title tags are displayed on SERPs as the clickable headline and meta descriptions are the short descriptive paragraphs underneath.
Take a deep breath and think about how users should be discovering your website when they search online. This will guide your keyword research to give you a better idea of what users are searching most frequently. Are you a ‘wedding venue in West Sussex’, ‘castle wedding venue’, ‘wedding florist in Oxford’, ‘wedding photographer in London’ or do you sell ‘rustic wedding decorations’ or ‘bespoke wedding invitations’? These are all examples of keywords that users may search for to find business like you.
Plan out the title tag and meta description for every page on the website, it’s important to be accurate and concise about what the page, service or product is or offers. Once you’ve planned the best keywords to optimise those pages for you can apply them to the site. Whether you use WordPress, Wix, Squarespace most CMS (content management systems) will easily allow you to apply your optimisation.
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Page Content
It goes without saying your website should show off exactly what you do but you’d be surprised just how many websites do not include the keywords users are searching for in the content of their site. Take this opportunity to review your content:
- Does it mention the keywords you’ve been researching, including the locations you service?
- Does your website provide enough detail to give a true account of just how fabulous your business is?
- When was the content last updated? Search engines love to see a regularly maintained site. Whether your adding some more information, changing images, adding a new blog post – these are all great signs that your website deserves to rank.
If your stuck on what content you should be including on your website, take a look at some competitors from search engines using the terms you’ve found from keyword research. The competitors that rank highest for these keywords will likely have good quality content to inspire you.
WARNING: Never copy content, this is a BIG no, no for SEO.
You’ll come across some great content and think it would sound great on your website but it’s no use copy and pasting if your aim is to improve your SEO. In fact, your website may be penalised if search engines think you’ve copied content. Write your own, unique content or ask for some help, there are some really great content creators out there.
2) Improve site speed
What’s worse than waiting for a website to load? Staring at a blank screen or watching an image appear bit by bit. This is no good. A recent study found
53% of mobile site visits were abandoned if a page took longer than 3 seconds to load.
That’s a huge about of potential customers that just moved on because your website was too slow. The wedding industry is beautiful and you probably have a huge number of images of your website showing off your business; but these images may be the leading cause in slow website speeds. Large file sizes are a common issue but can so easily be resolved. Tool like PageSpeed Insights by Google will tell you exactly how long it takes for your page to properly load and the issues with it, including those culprit images. If you’re a dab hand at photoshop you’ll be able to resize your images and reduce the file size, often without compromising the quality. If you’ve never touched it in your life, don’t fear, there are free online tools which will help to reduce the file size of an image.
Remember to check every page on your website starting with the most popular pages (home, service, about us, gallery etc) and recheck once you’ve changed the images for the new file size. If your page still loads in over 3 seconds, consider asking a professional for help. They’ll be able to run a test and advise you of the main issues which may be your hosting, the amount of resources that need to load, or your website may be outdated with excess code which will be slowing down its performance.
3) Building authority to your site with new links
Backlinks are invaluable to building your website’s authority with search engines. Links pointing from another website to yours is like a signal that others vouch for your content. Over the years this backlink building had become a highly spammed SEO technique and as Google develops its algorithms any link building activity must be done with extreme caution. Learn more about backlinks here.
One of the most effective ways to increase the number of backlinks to your site is to conduct some research into unliked mentions. Using this strategy, you’ll be able to find websites which may have referenced your services or product but have not included a link to your website. The great news is the website owner has already made a reference to your business, so take the opportunity to ask the website owner to link to your website help gain that valuable website authority boost.
4) Improving Your Online Reputation
Google My Business (GMB) Optimisation & Reviews
Google My Business, is absolutely fundamental to your business, especially if you’re in a set location or you offer services in a specific area. GMB is a profile of your business on the biggest search engine. If well optimised, you can be found at the top of search engine results with instant visibility to images, reviews from customers, contact information, descriptions of your offerings and more.
Hopefully, you’ve already claimed your listing, have a few images and started to collect reviews, but there’s so much more you can do. At the minimum, you should be ensuring your GMB listing:
- Includes the correct contact details – name, address, phone number and website.
- Has a range of images/videos that showcase your offerings and ideally include your store front or venue and your team. Add more images regularly to keep everything up to date.
- Includes a description of your offerings, and don’t forget to include those keywords you researched earlier! There are also opportunities to add more in-depth descriptions about the services offered.
- Ask for and collect reviews as frequently as possible. Once you’ve received them, reply to your customers to give thanks. There is no such thing as too many good reviews and these are invaluable to your local ranking position.
- Add featured posts to your listing including promotional activity.
Take a look here for more ways to optimise your Google My Business listing.
We’ve teamed up with some great online marketing agencies who’ve already help us improve our website performance but are also offering free initial consultations and GMB health checks. Please contact sara@naturallyrusticweddings.co.uk for more information.
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5 adorable rustic wedding favours
Love in bloom
Whatever your favourite miniature plant or succulent, bulk buy and pot them with a rustic twist. Tie the pots in with your theme by mixing up the pot material, shape, colour or accessory. Top tip, they also make a great name setting.
Meant to bee
Why not turn this idea into a fun day out with your partner? Arrange a date with your local honey supplier to learn something new, check out the hives and most importantly bag yourself some delicious, sweet honey for guest to enjoy.
Let love grow
We love these simple and low-cost wildflower seed packets. Wildflowers go hand in hand with a rustic theme, especially if you’re planning to include them in your floral designs.
Where friends and marshmallows get toasted
So delicious and great fun for all ages. Leave out a bucket of roasting sticks for guests to make their own s’mores around the fire as they reminisce on the day’s highlights. There’s no doubt, the next time you’re around a firepit you’ll be flooded with memories of your special day.
Keep the fire burning
The classical candle is a popular choice, but there’s something extra special about making them yourself – another great date night idea too! Combine your ‘wedding scent’ whether it be lavender, roses or woodland for a delightful gift.
Find more details to all images on our Pinterest Wedding Decor board.
Choosing between a rustic or boho wedding
Image source: Stennack Farm Weddings
With so much inspiration for wedding themes and decor choices, a combination of rustic and boho weddings are becoming increasingly common. Couples that tend to opt for the rustic or boho themes are likely to be inspired by natural and organic elements. Within this blog, we will explore the differences between the two styles helping to keep you on track with your theme or pick and choose features of each.
A rustic themed wedding
Outdoor ceremonies and barn reception venues provide the perfect backdrop for a rustic wedding. Nature-inspired textures along with a natural colour palette create a romantic, cosy atmosphere, think Champagne, Lavender, Peach, with lots of greenery from grasses and foliage.
Photographer: Emily Black Photography.
If you’re dreaming of a rustic wedding you’re probably going to need some, if not all the rustic wedding decor and accessories listed here:
- Weathered wood, chipped furniture and worn pieces are essential to set the rustic theme.
- Exposed wood tables dressed with a rough linen table runner and mismatched glassware, flowers and candles for simple table decor.
- Earthy green and white floral arrangements – think large white flowers, such as Peonies or White Scabiosa, coupled with the soft green hue of eucalyptus.
- Wooden tree log slice to sit a naked wedding cake lightly dusted with icing sugar and decorated with flowers and foliage.
- Incorporate vintage metal buckets and wooden crates filled with flowers, drinks, snacks, wedding favours, or blankets.
- Enhance focal points with loosely draped greenery from beams, stepladders, or lights.
A boho wedding theme
Image source: The Secret Garden Kent
Boho or Bohemian weddings theme suits the free-spirited couple who want to incorporate an effortless, elegant style teamed with a creative colour palette, patterns and soft materials for a romantic feel.
Embrace a vibrant colour scheme with saffron, ruby, bright pink, magenta and golden yellow, perfect for a green setting. If you’re planning a boho beach wedding, add colour through gorgeous pops of amethyst, turquoise and jade.
Style your boho wedding that dreams are made of with these hallmark decorative ideas to create a look that both embraces nature and luxury.
- A boho essential is the Flower Crown to replace or work alongside the traditional veil. Create a statement piece or a dainty crown, just don’t miss out on the boho signature look.
- Decorate your tables with soft linen paired with jam jar posies or terrariums bursting with air plants and greenery
- Greenhouses create a light filled, vintage backdrop, ideal to fill with draping greenery for a lush botanical garden vibe.
- Add a pinch of sparkle and a whole lot of spiritual healing with quartz to decorate your table or incorporate as name place cards.
- Create that romantic, dreamy space with macramé accents, drapes and dreamcatchers.
- For the effortless look, choose mismatched décor teamed with vintage cushions and rugs for the ultimate in boho style.
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2023 Ideas for a Rustic Wedding in the UK
A wedding with a rustic charm is perfect for couples looking for a relaxed, warm, and cozy celebration. With organic and down-to-earth elements, it’s a style that’s perfect for a UK wedding. Here are some ideas on planning a wedding with a rustic feel, along with some ideas for things to do, food, and decoration.
Rustic Venue Options:
There are plenty of venue styles to suit a rustic wedding. From barns, walled gardens, woodlands, castle ruins, and country houses. There are all great options that will give your wedding a relaxed and charming feel. You can find plenty of venues that will provide you with the perfect rustic backdrop for your special day. Here are 3 venues that perfectly fit the brief of a rustic wedding:
Dewsall Court
Herefordshire | Exclusively yours for your special weekend with up to 170 guests
@redonblondephotography
Learn more about Dewsall Court
Plas Dinam
Wales | “Wow’ your guests with the amazing glass roofed, rustic stable barn that can hold up to 180 of your friends and family.
@wyldbeephotography
Danby Castle
North Yorkshire | The stunning castle ruins are the perfect backdrop for everlasting memories and photos.
Wedding Activities with a Rustic Charm
Things to do:
- Lawn games: Set up some traditional lawn games like croquet, bocce, or giant Jenga. These games are perfect for outdoor weddings and will keep your guests entertained.
- DIY photo booth: Set up a DIY photo booth with a rustic backdrop made of burlap and vintage frames. This is a great way to capture memories and keep your guests entertained.
- Hayrides: Take your guests on a hayride around the venue. It’s a fun way to explore the surrounding area and will give everyone a chance to take in the beautiful scenery.
- Bonfire: Set up a bonfire for your guests to gather around in the evening. Provide marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate for s’mores. It’s a great way to end the night.
- Rustic dance floor: Create a dance floor with rustic elements like wooden pallets and burlap. It will add to the charm of your wedding and provide a perfect spot for dancing.
Rustic Food Ideas
When it comes to food for a rustic charm wedding, think comfort food with a homemade touch. Here are some ideas for rustic style food:
- Pie bar: Set up a pie bar with a variety of homemade pies like apple, cherry, and peach. Add some rustic décor to the table, like wooden crates and burlap table runners.
- BBQ: A BBQ is a perfect option for a rustic charm wedding. Serve up classic BBQ foods like pulled pork, baked beans, and coleslaw. Add some mason jars for drinks and you’ll have the perfect country-style meal.
- Cheese board: Create a cheese board with a variety of cheeses, crackers, and fruits. Add some rustic touches like wooden boards and burlap runners.
- Roast dinner: A traditional roast dinner with all the trimmings is a great option for a rustic wedding. Serve up roast beef or chicken, potatoes, vegetables, and gravy.
- Fish and chips: A classic British dish, fish and chips is a great option for a UK rustic charm wedding. Serve it up in newspaper cones for a rustic touch.
Rustic Wedding Decoration
When it comes to decoration for a rustic charm wedding, think natural elements with a homemade feel. Here are some ideas for decoration:
- Mason jars: Mason jars are a great way to add a rustic touch to your wedding. Use them as vases for flowers, as candle holders, or as drinking glasses.
- Burlap: Burlap is a versatile material that can be used in many different ways for decoration. Use it as table runners, as a backdrop for photos, or to wrap around bouquets.
- Wooden crates: Wooden crates are perfect for adding a rustic touch to your wedding. Use them to hold flowers, as a base for centerpieces, or to display favors.
- Wildflowers: Wildflowers are perfect for a rustic charm wedding. Use them in your bouquet, as centerpieces, or to decorate the aisle.
- Twinkle lights: Twinkle lights can add a magical touch to your rustic wedding. Use them to create a canopy over
Choosing Luxury Wedding Transport
Make your day feel that extra bit special with luxurious transportation. Travel in a magnificent Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Cadillac or whatever takes your fancy.
Traditionally, it’s not just the bride and groom who require specialist transport. The bride’s parents, along with the bridesmaids and groomsmen, would usually be treated to the luxury travel treatment also.
There’s much more to wedding transport hire than just picking a fancy car, though. You’ll need to think about how many vehicles are needed, the routes that will be travelled, the time required to get to the ceremony without panic erupting and the budget allocated for transport hire. The importance of booking early and overestimating journey times cannot be downplayed.
Establishing a good rapport with the car hire company is highly recommended. If you can get onside with your chauffeur, he/she might include a few optional extras to make the journey all the more luxurious. More importantly, they might seek out some handy shortcuts to give you an even better chance of getting to the ceremony in good time.
This infographic from L.A. Stretch Limos offers a well-informed overall guide to the wedding transport booking process. It recommends some ideal cars to hire and dispenses some important advice which is well worth heeding. If you’re part of a wedding party and you’ve been assigned the duty of hiring transport, this infographic is essential reading.
Rustic Wedding Ring Inspiration
We love this stylish blend of Rose Gold and Rosewood joined forever in this gorgeous wedding band set by Eco Wood Rings . Eco Wood Rings uses sustainable materials that are sourced from a mix of salvage, recycled, Fairtrade or sustainable materials to create a unique collection bound to appeal to lovers seeking a natural rustic venue for their nuptials. Inlays include sand and seashells. A visit to Eco Wood Rings is a must!
Ooh … just the name Beachcomber Jewellery based on the Welsh coastline evokes the rustic natural spirit we love. Kerry Hughes in Ceredigion designs and handmakes eco-friendly jewellery inspired by walks on the beach and using recycled silver and gold. Your man will love this driftwood ring.
From Wales we jump to Cornwall to Justin Duance whose handcrafted wedding sets combine the textures of land and sea. Justin’s team create their magic in a workshop in the woods of Heamoor. We love their sandcast rings and the textured rock designs will be a permanent reminder of your special day!
In South Devon, Kate of Glasswing loves to craft sea glass found on the beach into her rings. Her ethically sourced collection extends to gemstones and diamonds mounted on beautifully silversmithed rings that are often medieval in style. Gorgeous.
Jasmine Bowden will work with you to create your own unique ring from recycled materials of metal and gem stones. Browse her gallery to see the intricate workmanship of the bands. We love this one above for its unusual natural look.
Jacqueline & Edward are the UK’s ethical wild west. They pan and prospect their alluvial gold from rivers across the UK with a focus on sustainability or recycle / repurpose gems and metal into their own enchanting designs. Some of these designs are perfect for that rustic charm.
Nature and gold flake captured within a beautiful and yet low budget setting of eco-resin. Dora’s Jewellery is based in Scotland and her website blogs about the use of resin for engagement rings. If the idea of locking nature into a resin ring appeals make sure to check your chosen jeweler uses eco or bio resin. A browse through Etsy will spark ideas with many suppliers from Europe.
We’re Engaged!
I’m so excited to announce on the 16th September 2021 at the top of Maderia Botanical Gardens, I was finally asked to marry my long-term love of 8 years, Phil.
On our first holiday since the pandemic started, we were so excited for our trip and this by far made it the holiday to remember.
As you can only imagine, like every bride, I can not wait to have our special wedding day. Can you guess the theme? My love of rustic weddings will become even more special as we get to throw our own with family and friends. With many years talking to brilliant wedding vendors and studying all the tidy details from event shoots and real weddings I have so many avenues of inspiration to draw on. The toughest choice will not be finding venues and vendors but making a choice! Living in South East, that’s at least helped me to narrow the choice down. I’m also borderline obsessed with glasshouses and naturally lit rooms with charming rustic appeal of course.
I’ll be sharing our journey with you on the blog, hoping to share my own tips and inspiration for planning your wedding. For now, here’s a little teaser of just some of the venues we’ve got our eye on.
Botley Hill Barn
Our Beautiful Glasshouse
The Secret Garden
Southend Barns
The Gooseberry House
Rustic Wedding Dress Inspiration
The perfect wedding dress to complement a rustic wedding must include soft fabrications, classic flourishes, and lots of lace with a soft silhouette. We love seeing this style combined with a wildflower bouquet, antique accessories, or by using the same lace motif to create a matching veil or headpiece.
A soft silhouette is perfect for the outdoors, letting you move freely around and lends itself to the perfect look for a relaxed, effortless style for your treasured wedding photos. Ensuring there is still a bit of embellishment helps to create a light shimmer for a magical touch.
Look for a dress you can team with additional rustic or shabby chic statement pieces. Add leather boots, your favorite warming country walk jacket, or an outback hat to set the countryside mood.
These beautiful dresses by Sophia Tolli and Kenneth Winston are two gorgeous examples for your rustic wedding.
Photographer : @tobyshawphoto
Dress : @clairedelunebridal
Hair & Makeup : @chloecampbell_mua
Accessories : @ijavenue
Flowers : @blooming_flair
Venue : @theoakbarnff
Venue dressing : @lovelilylending
