morning of, which proudly displayed a picture of their fur baby, Mutley. “Cameron teared up when he received them as Mutley means so much to us and he had to stay behind in Canada,” the bride explains. Meanwhile, the groomsmen also rocked kilts but were allowed to choose their own tartan. The various patterns complemented each other beautifully and the Canadian best man had a blast wearing his for the first time! The bridesmaids looked beautiful in A-line, off-the-shoulder dresses in hunter green with a slight nod to the bride’s gown. “Having a celebrant meant we could change the ceremony to suit us in any way we wanted, and Cassie encouraged this individuality,” – Natasha SETTING THE SCENE For their wedding favours, the couple ordered glass vials of tea for each guest, which were placed on their plates. These were labelled with: “Love is brewing.” Cameron’s mum had also surprised them by making some favours – flower pots and seeds inside packets which read: “Let love grow.” The table plan doubled up as the order-of-the-day and was a large acrylic plaque in hunter green with gold accents to complement the theme. It was adorned in flowers continuing the garden theme indoors. In fact, a lot of the couple’s flowers from the ceremony were repurposed and moved inside to maintain the theme. Guests loved the gold acrylic place names as they doubled as a keepsake to take home. “They looked great at night as they reflected the candlelight,” Natasha remembers. The green and gold acrylic table numbers also featured the wedding breakfast menu. The idea of this was to reduce clutter on the tables and also negate the need for a printed menu card meaning it was a more sustainable option. The reception tables were decorated with two styles of centrepiece. One was a low gold bowl brimming with blooms, berries and leaves, the others were tall candelabras with flowers. “I wanted to create varying heights in the room to bring it a touch of whimsy and intrigue,” Natasha explains. The bride asked florist Helen to stick to the autumnal English country garden theme and to match the colours of the Ferguson tartan kilt worn by Cameron. She rose to the occasion and chose plenty of native flowers along with some autumn leaves to remind the couple of their home in Canada. “The flowers were one of my absolute favourite aspects of the day,” Natasha tells us. “I especially loved the addition of dark berries in the bouquets.” The big-day bake was cleverly designed to mirror the bride’s dress: simple and elegant in white with a few dotted pearls. It was cut in the castle turret, which made for an intimate and super-romantic moment for the newlyweds. FOOD FOR THOUGHT “Our caterers, Vine & Dine, were fantastic,” Natasha shares. “They have a huge focus on local produce and traditional English dishes, which was an extremely important point to us as we wanted to source locally in order to celebrate our home and also for sustainability reasons.” The team allowed the couple to customise their dishes, for example, Natasha is a huge Yorkshire pudding fan and asked for them to be included in their roast lamb main, even though they’re not strictly speaking traditional! Vine & Dine also sourced the table drinks for toasts in the form of Downsview sparkling wine from a vineyard in East Sussex. REAL WEDDING 33
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