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Gwilym & Sarah’s barn Wedding at East Riddlesden Hall

Gwilym was an old school friend of ours, but time, different Universities and different countries meant that we had drifted apart a little. So when he and his fiance, Sarah got in touch and invited us to do their Wedding photography at East Riddlesden Hall we were excited, not only for the wedding celebrations but the catch up on missed time too. 

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A family affair

We were first reunited with the pair on the cobbled streets of our home town, Whitby, for their pre-wedding photo-shoot. It was here that we learnt of the couples plans for a family orientated wedding. As they are both from large creative families they wanted to incorporate their talents in every way they could. 

Fast forward a few months and I find myself being driven to their wedding ceremony at East Riddlesden Hall, by acting chauffeur, Gwilym’s Dad. Whilst travelling to the wedding in the family VW, Sarah and her Dad explained that all the bouquets and wedding flowers were created by Gwilym’s uber talented Mum, who owns Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery in Lealholme, Yorkshire, and is the epitome of green fingered.

As the time drew close, the VW pulled into view and a hush spread over the eagerly waiting guests. Sarah rocked a Justin Alexander signature dress which she accompanied with a waist length veil and a large green, white and yellow bouquet. The couple enjoyed a romantic and heartfelt wedding ceremony under the wooden beams of their barn wedding venue.

Throughout the day we enjoyed speeches from both sides of the family, guitar solo’s, singing and ukulele performances from their siblings. 

Onto the evening now and as the dance-floor ignited we had the pleasure of witnessing some incredible, one of a kind dance moves from the newlyweds themselves. And as the wedding band played the night away, the wedding party jumped the invisible skipping rope to the beat of the music. 

A little rain never hurt anybody

The superstition says that a bit of rain on your wedding day is good luck. So based on that concept we will believe that ALOT of rain on your wedding day is extremely good luck! Hats off to Gwilym and Sarah and all of their wedding guests who took the unfortunate, wet weather on that day in their stride. 

East Riddlesden Hall is a barn wedding venue and naturally lends itself to sunnier wedding days, but with the addition of a few umbrellas, nothing was off limits. After a beautiful ceremony in the wedding barn, the newlyweds enjoyed a wonderfully colourful, real petal, indoor confetti walk. The pair and their wedding guests then popped up their brollies and explored the lush green grounds, enjoyed canapés under the characterful brick barn shelters and as the evening drew in, the dance-floor even spilled out into the rain!

Thank you for having us

Gwilym and Sarah, to us, you are wedding rockstars. You breezed through your wedding day calmly and cooly. Your smiles were infectious and you had us grinning from ear to ear from start to finish. We find ourselves telling every couple who is worrying about the weather on their wedding day about your wedding, and how, a little rain really never hurt anybody. We tell the story that regardless of the weather, you two still managed to throw the most epic, wedding celebration ever. Hands down one of our all time personal favourite weddings. And hats off to both your incredible talented families! 

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If you liked Gwilym and Sarah’s rustic wedding decor styling, brick and wood wedding barn and pops of bright colour palette, then you may also like Craig and Deb’s delicately decorated barn wedding at Wharfedale Grange.