Rhianne visited the Oulton Park Circuit to watch her brother’s motorbike race in 2016 when she first met Danny, who was coaching a young rider. “We had a common interest, but we most importantly made each other laugh and just wanted to spend every moment together”, recalls Rhianne. They were comfortable together from the start, almost as though they’d known each other from a previous life. Danny knew he would marry her from day one and popped the question four years later in the beautiful Lake District. Rhianne comments, “I had a feeling it was going to happen that day; I had just finished doing my make-up ready for dinner, and I turned around to find Danny on one knee – it’s safe to say my make-up needed redoing! He struggled to get his words out, but it was such a special and intimate moment.” SETTING THE SCENE The couple’s wedding took place in October 2022, and they created an intimate and romantic wedding full of personal touches. The lovebirds instantly loved Badgers Mount and its local countryside charm. The blank canvas spaces allowed the pair to get creative and bring their fabulous ideas to life. The bride comments, “With it being a small boutique hotel, I loved the idea of our guests filling the rooms onsite. It almost becomes a privately rented hotel without strangers waltzing around during your special day.” The bride and her bridal party enjoyed an evening in the venue’s separate self-catering apartment the day before the wedding. They had a fun morning getting ready to make their grand entrance while the couple’s grandparents were picked up in the venue’s Rolls-Royce, which they absolutely loved! Gabby from The Two Hummingbirds went above and beyond to help the pair create their dream day. Rhianne says, “Not only is she exceptionally talented at her job, but Gabby always suggested how we could reuse ceremony décor for the wedding breakfast and reception to keep our costs down without compromising the final look.” The ceremony space was breathtaking, and the venue laid out chairs with burnt orange chiffon sashes in a semi-circle style. White rose petals lined the aisle, ready for the flower grandma to sprinkle rose petals as she walked down the aisle. Asymmetric plinths were at the top of the aisle, full of gypsophila and white florals with a cluster of lanterns with unlit candles around the bases. The beautiful fields surrounding the venue served as the ideal backdrop to the vows. Gabby captured a romantic and intimate setting for the ceremony and wedding breakfast while adding fun elements to the reception. She created a beautiful gypsophila cloud with disco balls that hung above the aisle, which later became the dancefloor. The pair used the venue’s rustic sweet cart for the cocktail reception, and Gappy added love LED lights, bud vases with gypsophila and a sign that said, ‘His & Hers Cocktails’. The bride picked coco chilli mojitos while Danny opted for Jameson ginger spritz. They also provided custom cocktail toppers with frosted acrylic discs with each guest’s surname in gold writing, and edible wafer cocktail toppers with the pair’s monogram on. POST VOWS The wedding breakfast took place in a marquee, which Gabby decorated beautifully. The pair opted for a Santorini-style long table layered with a burnt orange and white chiffon runner to add texture to the wooden table. Gold-rimmed charger plates, champagne flutes, burnt orange napkins and gold cutlery added a touch of luxury to the setting. The couple wanted it to feel like an extra special family dinner, so they purchased two handwritten taper dinner candles. One had their names and wedding date in black writing with gold specks, while the other had a quote from their first dance song. The Two Hummingbirds used fresh flowers for the centrepieces and scattered cylinder candles to add a soft and romantic atmosphere. Gabby added a warm white neon light and curtain fairylights to hang off REAL WEDDINGS 27
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