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A Summer Wedding at Pynes House – Part 2

December 26, 2017

So I’m back this week with the second part to this stunning summer wedding at Pynes House in Devon. You can see the first part HERE

Table flowers by Laura Hingston FlowersTables at Pynes House wedding

Henry & Jen put so much personality into every aspect of their wedding day so that every detail had a personal meaning to them. Jen explains the reasons behind their wedding breakfast theme:

‘We had a subtle Italian theme running through the day – we absolutely love our trips to Italian cities, with Rome particularly having a special place in our hearts and where Henry proposed. Our table names were some of our favourite spots in Rome, including our top table being the place where Henry proposed (the romantic orange garden that looks over the city). We had our favourite Italian wines, Prosecco and Moretti beers, and our favours were homemade limoncello.’

Centrepiece Flowers at Pynes House Centrepiece flowers by Laura HingstonFlowers for the wedding tables by Laura Hingston

I loved that Henry & Jen found photos of their family and friends and used them as place holders….it’s such a fabulously personal touch!

wedding favours

‘We had fun making limoncello for our guests, which we presented in little corked bottles with ‘drink me’ labels. I also love Devonshire fudge so we had some traditional clotted cream fudge made by a local supplier, Suzy Sweet Tooth.’

wedding wishes ideas

Pynes House recommended Kate Burt Cakes to Henry & Jen and they couldn’t have been more pleased with the result, as Jen explains:

‘Our cake was amazing! We had a three tier rustic, romantic, partially naked cake with subtle distressed copper markings and drip effect styling over all tiers. Our tiers were different flavours; chocolate & salted caramel, coffee with chestnut and french buttercream, and chocolate and cherry, all covered with a white chocolate ganache frosting. Kate adorned the cake with macarons and fresh flowers.’

Wedding Cake by Edible Essence. Photo Mckenzie Brown PhotographyPynes House entrance

One of the most beautiful moments that I was able to record was a Chinese Tea Ceremony held in private for a few family and friends, as Jen explains:

‘As a nod to Henry’s Chinese heritage we had a Chinese Tea ceremony following our drinks reception. It was a really special and intimate ceremony, with our immediate family and wedding party taking part in blessing us during the exchanging of ceremonial tea and red ‘lai see’ envelopes. I was very lucky and got to wear a beautiful traditional Chinese wedding dress that Henry’s mum generously gifted to me following their recent trip to Hong Kong.’

Bridal bouquets wedding canapes by Dartmoor Kitchen

The amazing food was provided by Dartmoor Kitchens…..one of my favs!

Wedding food. Asparagus and poached egg starter. First dance at Pynes House sunset at Pynes House Bride and Groom at sunset in Pynes House in Devon

I asked Jen if she had one piece of advice that she could give brides-to-be……

‘Enjoy every minute – planning should be (mostly) fun and exciting and go with your instincts when booking your suppliers. Then just trust that it will all come together on the day and relax and enjoy what you have worked so hard to achieve! It truly was the best day of our lives.’

Thank you so much to Jen & Henry for sharing so much about their day…..and for hiring me, because it was truly AMAZING!

With much love,

Natalie x

Suppliers

Venue Pynes House  |  Dress Designer Lusan Mandongus  |  Bridal Dress Shop Teokath  |  Bridesmaids Dresses TH & TH  |  Suits  Edit Suits  |  Hair  Steven& Laurent  |  Make-up  Claire Bowring |  Flowers Laura Hingston Flowers  |  Cake  Kate Burt Cakes  |  Clotted Cream Fudge Suzy Sweet Tooth |  Catering Dartmoor Kitchen  |   DJ  Your Big Event  |   Band  The Hares |  Wedding Coordinator Jo Royal @ Pynes House

For more Pynes House weddings click HERE

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