Daisy and Alex met when they were introduced by a friend. “We arranged to meet for lunch,” Daisy tells us. “We both lived a few hours apart but regularly made time to spend with each other and the rest is history!” The couple became engaged during a holiday in Canada. “Alex asked me to marry him at the top of Sulphur Mountain as we exited the gondola,” Daisy says. “It was a beautiful day and a wonderful surprise.” SETTING THE SCENE The couple viewed a few barn wedding venues before walking into Cripps Barn. “We both instantly knew that we wanted to get married there,” Daisy tells us. “We adored the rustic-inspired, romantic setting and the open fireplace was perfect for our winter wedding,” Daisy explains. “We were inviting 60 guests in total so the barn provided an ideal intimate setting.” Daisy and Alex chose a personalised wooden board as their table plan. “It featured a watercolour stag design with burgundy touches that matched our invitations and welcome board,” Daisy tells us. “My uncle made the table numbers using horseshoes placed in the centre of each table on oak slabs and my father has a collection of restored post boxes and lent us one to use as a wedding post box which he drilled on to a wooden board and positioned on the side next to our guestbook.” The couple gave each guest a personalised wooden coaster with their name on it, which doubled up as their place setting and favour and provided a wonderful keepsake. Daisy and Alex’s choice of flowers included white blooms with a hint of pink mixed with plenty of foliage. “Our bouquets and buttonholes looked perfect,” Daisy tells us. “Our florist collected the arrangements the following day and we loved being able to hand bunches out to our loved ones and keep some ourselves. Our buttercream cake was also decorated with fresh flowers along with a personalised wooden cake topper.” “We didn’t have space in our budget for an official wedding car so we asked my stepfather and our best man if we could use their vehicles to transport us - it was a laugh for the gents to decorate their vehicles with bows and ribbons!” – Daisy REAL WEDDINGS 23
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