Lucy & Mark
Cotswold barn wedding
A stylish autumn wedding, with a relaxed luxe feel
Photographer: Kate Gray Photography
Venue: Stratton Court Barn
Catering: Lemon Zest Cuisine + The Wedding Pizza Company
Transport: AllerstonTaylor & Regency Carriages
HMUA: Lucy Beesley Bridal
Dress: Suzanne Neville via Ellie Sanderson
Florist: Flowers by Kirsty
Rentals: Duchess & Butler + The Luxe Collection
Lights: Something Borrowed Event Hire
Band: Hand Fulla Soul
Cotswold Barn Wedding
A Pinterest-worthy autumn barn wedding was never the aim, but certainly the result, when Lucy & Mark got married on a gorgeous October day in Oxfordshire. Lucy started the day, bright and early, at home with hair and makeup being done by Lucy's very good friend and sometime colleague Lucy Beesley. But the guest experience started in Thame, Oxfordshire, where the church ceremony was being held. From there, we moved to the pretty Stratton Court Barn, a wedding barn on the Oxfordshire border, teetering into proper Cotswold territory.
I still remember the very first time Lucy and Mark shared their ideas and thoughts around their wedding with me, and how my head nearly burst with excitement as they hit what I consider all the high notes: "a really fun time, epic food, plenty of drinks, excellent wine, a good cocktail bar, a really beautiful table scape with candles, loads of flowers and amazing music, but effortless, you know?". If I'd written a dream brief myself, this would've been it!
While Lucy was busy that morning having Beesley's signature flawless makeup applied, and later getting in that incredible Suzanne Neville dress and Manolo Blahnik shoes, I was busy having the best time bringing the table scape of dreams to life with a combination of Duchess & Butler and The Luxe Collection items and adding the thoughtful decor items to the rest of the wedding barn. My team and I also built (and later staffed) a cocktail bar for later that evening, while Flowers by Kirsty added flower bowls and pedestals, built flower arches and added sign details.
The highlights of this barn wedding are too many to reel off here, but something I want to mention specifically, is the fantastic team of wedding suppliers Lucy & Mark were happy to work with on their wedding day. From Lemon Zest's fabulous food and Flowers by Kirsty's dreamy flowers, to Stratton Court Barn's logistics and Hand Fulla Soul's professionalism and excellent dance-floor-filling tunes, everyone played their part in delivering the most amazing day for the most amazing people in this fabulous Cotswold barn wedding.