Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - August/September 2020 (Issue 84)

Aaron and Jordan styled their wedding at Lillibrooke Manor with a flower fairy theme incorporating explosions of pastel-coloured flowers, foliage and vintage props Images courtesy of Camilla J. Hards A aron and Jordan met at the beginning of 2016 on a dating website. “Things progressed quickly with Jordan moving in after just one month and we haven’t looked back since,” Aaron tells us. The couple became engaged after two years during a romantic proposal at home. “I asked Jordan to marry me,” Aaron says. “I had run him a hot bath and jumped in too! I asked him whether he ever wanted to get married to which he replied yes so I grabbed the ring that I had previously hidden behind a shampoo bottle and popped the question - he said “yes” straight away!” SETTING THE SCENE The couple fell in love with Lillibrooke Manor on arrival. “We had visited a few wedding venues beforehand but both adored this one,” Aaron tells us. “It offered us the opportunity to say our vows in front of our 85 guests in a small barn against the beautiful backdrop of a window overlooking the manicured grounds. On the day itself, the service, food, and attention to detail was above and beyond anything that we expected and to top it off, we had bright sunshine all day.” Their flower fairy theme complete with pastel flowers and vintage props worked perfectly at the choice of venue. “Jordan crafted our table plan himself with each of the ten tables named after a different flower fairy plus he hand-moulded the soaps that we gave as favours and put 60 hours of work into our nine-tier flower fairy cake,” Aaron tells us. “He is a cake decorator and owns The Phresh Prince of Buttercream business so it was always going to be a showstopper!” The couple also had centrepieces of pastel- coloured blooms mixed with foliage sat on log slices surrounded by candles in jars and fairy trinkets, and they displayed old-fashioned props around the venue including retro suitcases and wooden crates, pieces of upcycled furniture, and a 1930s Singer sewing machine. LOOKING THE PART Aaron and Jordan visited lots of shops searching for the perfect suits. "We wanted matching navy slim-fit tweed styles," Aaron tells us. "Eight months before our wedding, we took a trip to my hometown in Northern Ireland where we found the perfect Marc Darcy-inspired look. We REAL WEDDINGS 27 