Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies
There is something so effortlessly romantic about Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies.
An outdoor wedding is so much more than just marrying outdoors. It’s versatile, adventurous and it pushes the boundaries of wedding traditions. The delicate backdrop of birds happily tweeting, the gentle warm breeze, the blank canvas with free range to be as creative as you wish, the wildflower and freshly cut grass scent, the excited buzz from wedding guests at the BBQ food, summer cocktails and the promise of an incredible party.
Say ‘I do’ in the open air
If you hadn’t guessed already, we are huge fans of outdoor wedding ceremonies and outdoor wedding parties. They get our creative juices flowing like no other.
We have had the privilege of photographing some amazing outdoor weddings over the years. We’ve enjoyed Scottish elopements in the mountains, seen Moroccan inspired outdoor ceremony decor and attended a collection of creative farm weddings with homemade food, tractors and wellies. There have been incredible back garden marquees with handcrafted wedding favours and insane views. We’ve partied into the early hours at festival weddings and we have become truly immersed in nature with a collection of forest and woodland weddings.
We have also been lucky enough to photograph at a range of wedding venues offering the option of an indoor and/or outdoor wedding ceremony. With Crayke Manor, The Sun Pavilion in Harrogate , The Oak Tree of Peover and Fforest Weddings stealing our UK top spots at the moment.
Regardless of the weather
Ok, so the UK weather doesn’t always lend itself to outdoor weddings, but that’s part of the beauty of it! To date, one of our most memorable weddings, was a wedding which took place in the pouring rain. The outdoor ceremony was conducted under a small wooden structure with the couples guests sheltering under a sea of umbrellas. They had outdoor wedding speeches and early evening dancing in the puddles. The couple and their guests at the wedding embraced the weather, went with it and it was incredible!
If you’re nervous about the weather, our top tip would be to make sure that you have a plan B. Find yourself a little somewhere that you can shelter if worst should come to worst. It doesn’t need to be grand, just spacious enough to seat your guests. A marquee, a tipi or a nearby barn structure are all perfect plan B’s.
Another beautiful selling point of an outdoor wedding, is that you could choose to marry somewhere with sentimental value. It could be the place you met or the place you enjoyed your first date. You could even search for some sunnier weather where you first holidayed together, and host an outdoor destination wedding.
Get adventurous
If you love nature and being outdoors like we do, then why not give an outdoor wedding a thought. Get adventurous and push the wedding boundaries, research camping weddings, garden weddings and tipi weddings. Consider elopements, festival weddings and open air barn weddings. Start by asking yourself, what do you love to do in the great outdoors and get creative from there. With outdoor weddings, the world really is your oyster.
Here is a collection of photographs from some of our favourite outdoor weddings from the past few years.
Lottie and Mike celebrated their wedding ceremony in the great outdoors and partied the night away under the stars. Take a look at their full wedding story for a great bit of outdoor festival style wedding inspiration.