We knew that most favours get left behind if they don’t fit in a handbag so we wanted something simple that everyone would enjoy. We chose our favourite sweets - George’s were M&Ms and mine were Smarties! They were presented in clear bags with black and white stickers. We wanted something simplistic for our centrepieces that fitted in with the black modern theme so we chose greenery teamed with white candles, black candle holders and clear hurricane vases. We displayed black wooden names in a hand-written font that looked effective alongside the white napkins, black candle holders and black table names. After scrolling through Pinterest, I loved the idea of a mirrored table plan so we had a large arch-shaped black metal-edge mirror with Polaroid photographs displayed on which looked simplistic and modern. The barn is beautiful, it’s decorated with a canopy of fairylights and the grounds are perfect for photos. It was the ideal size for 100 guests. The number of years that we had been together matched our number of tables so we chose years as our table numbers along with a photo of us during that year. We displayed them in black metal frames. I’ve always liked the idea of a barn wedding and after looking at a few barn wedding venues, The Great Barn Tetbury was perfect in terms of size, layout and pretty outside grounds, we couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else. Our chocolate, lemon and vanilla cake tasted delicious. We wanted a simple design so went for the semi-naked look, and our florist added some greenery. It looked wonderful displayed below our neon sign. REAL WEDDINGS 33
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