Caroline & Stuart were married at St. Annes Church in Littleworth Common, Burnham. They held their reception in a field right opposite the church. Their wedding was a super creative affair with them making and styling the whole thing themselves, they even renovated some giant funfair teacups!
“Bizarrely we had in our minds a vision of an abandoned set from an old Elvis film for our wedding ‘theme’,” Caroline told me. “We did things differently by building almost everything ourselves and loving doing it! In the end we made…
The stage (old fashioned wooden with footlights, which several guests sat/ fell on when drunk!)
4 giant funfair teacups for sitting in (we renovated them ourselves)
1 giant funfair teacup cake table
Giant wooden light up initials
Old fashioned funfair stall drinks bar
An oversized cake stand for every table
Giant lollypop table numbers
Maypole wedding cake stand
The light up frame for the table plan
All the other signage
Old fashioned style high striker to play on (now that was a challenge!)”
“We even designed the bouncy castle ourselves! Any wedding ones we could find were too trashy, and not in a good way!”
Phew….(and yes dear reader, I have asked Caroline if she’d like to do some DIY tutorials for the blog, let us know in the comments which ones you’d like to see the most!)
Caroline’s wedding dress was made by her Mum from an original 1960’s pattern. She also wore a beautiful original 1960’s headpiece. She bought herself some plain shoes and added all the swarovski crystals (all 2400 of them!) herself.
Caroline & Stuart now hire all their wedding props out through their company Vowed and Amazed.
Thank you to the fabulous couple and their photographer Emma Case for sharing with us today.
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Supporting Cast:
Photography Credit: Emma Case Photography
Ceremony Venue: St. Annes Church, Burnham
Reception Venue: A field in Burnham!
Bride’s Dress: DIY
Bride’s Shoes: DIY
Bride’s Headpiece: Vintage
Groom’s Outfit: Simon Hearn
Bridesmaid’s Dresses: DIY
Cake: DIY (the bride)
Flowers: Secret Garden
Hair: Scarlet Morales
Band: Lee Jackson as Young Elvis
Bouncy Castle: DIY (!!!) – Vowed and Amazed
DJ: Ian Thorn & Phil Wykes
Caterers: Truly Scrumptious
Reception Decor/Props: DIY – Vowed and Amazed
Absolutely frigging ridiculous (in the best possible way)
Emma Case and this wedding are rocking off my socks! And my my that Elvis is rather delicious! x
Emma Case nails it again. That girl gets the best clients and take the most beautiful photos! What an amazing wedding!
Brilliant! Love all the stylish details, and Emma Case’s photos are fab, as always!
Wow, this wedding is absolutely amazing! I’d love to have a DIY tutorial for how they made that bouncy castle…
Wah, genius! If it had been my wedding, no-one else would have got a go on that bouncy castle. I’d have been on there all day. Yes, I am a small child on the inside.
emma – i am on it!
Roo – i know right? can we have a bouncy castle at your wedding pleeeeeeeeeeeeease?
DIY bouncy castle = respect!
This wedding is SO awesome it’s making me sad at how desperately uncool I am. Well done all involved (and a special hug for Emma Case).
There needs to be a bridal swap shop for people who have made uber creative things for their weddings. I’d DIY to get my hands on those teacups.
All kinds of brilliant.
Ooooh, I’ve just seen that they rent them out. BRILLIANT.
yeah i was gonna say Laura, check their site out! you NEED those teacups at your wedding!
Is that really a guest in a PVC outfit?!? BEST. DRESSED. GUEST. EVER!!
Saul… you are the coolest person I know.
Caroline and Stu also run nights at Bethnal Green Working men’s club.. http://www.ohmygodimissyou.com/
Jeez, how much am I in love with that bespoke bouncy castle. A lot… rather excited that they are hiring their items out, fab idea, fab wedding fab photos.
This is exactly the kind of wedding that excites me! I love the idea of big DIY projects. I fully believe that huge weddings can be done best when DIY. gorgeous!
Looks such a fun wedding. Emma you have a way a making me feel apart of the day emotionally.
giant lolly pop table numbers … where is the YES button!
I’d love to know how they went about hiring a field for the ceremony! xx
This is DIY and beyond, totally fabtastic!! lovin your work Emma xx
Emma – I love your clients! Fab feature Kat xx
ok, where can I get a set of those giant, light up letters? awesome!
Loved every second of this day. <3
Addie – they made them! Want me to ask Caroline of they’ll do a diy tutorial in how to make them?
Maybe it’s because I got married in Vegas, but these Elvis themed weddings get me teary-eyed with joy every time. The bouncy castle, the light up letters, the Lame Elvis… wow. Seriously, this is just beyond awesome. Really looking forward to seeing the DIY tutorials.
oh my…there are no words to sum up how utterly delicious this wedding is! you guys are one seriously talented newlyweds x
def need tutorials on teacups and light up initials please. this wedding is aces!
Kat – yes, yes, yes! please!
WOW! Thanks for all the lovely comments! We had such an amazing day and sharing it with all you folk makes it even better!
We hire full on decor for weddings and make props as our day jobs, so if it’s your kind of thing check us out! http://www.vowedandamazed.co.uk
xxx
This has to be one of the best weddings I have seen 🙂 x
Wow, elegant with a touch of fun:) Love it.
WoW! love this wedding! such a cool groom and talented couple! what an acheivement!
I have been wanting some light up letters for our wedding, we tried to think if ways of making some… and am currently pining for them now… Is it possible to make some in a week?? Please help…. 🙂
Awesome, amazing wedding! Love it x
Ps – we only have a week to go…. no pressure …. !!