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There will be more to come on our weekend at Cornish Tipi Holidays, including what I thought of their wedding venue and what this unusual place has to offer couples looking for an outdoor or woodland wedding. But for now, I just wanted to share a few photos…
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I recently came across a fabulous Etsy seller called Fairyfolk, which inspired me to showcase a few unusual but frankly cool felt buttonholes. Now I’m the first to admit I’m a complete sucker for fresh, seasonal flowers, but these are enough to persuade me otherwise…
Woodland Boutonniere
These fun and elegant woodland inspired buttonholes are handmade by Etsy seller Fairyfolk. I love how simple this idea is, but how stunning the result is – just three different coloured tiny ‘wool blooms’ and a pretty earthy brown ribbon.
Kite Buttonholes
Image: Ben Blood
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I’ve received exciting news for anyone planning a Devon wedding – one of the lovely businesses from the directory, Bella & Fifi, are expanding their home-grown, sustainable wedding flowers south into Devon.
Bella & Fifi style UK-grown, seasonal flowers into beautiful wedding flowers for their brides-to-be, even growing flowers to order if you wish. With artistic backgrounds and self-taught floristry skills, Bella & Fifi create original bouquets, buttonholes and arrangements.
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All of the above things will be possible this weekend, because this is where we’re off to…
If you didn’t know this is Cornish Tipi Holidays – they also run Cornish Tipi Weddings who are listed on the directory.
I also plan to eat lots of clotted cream and scones, go rock-pooling, listen to the Fisherman’s Friends in Port Isaac, trough my way through a dozen pasties, cook a campfire dinner or two, laze about Wind and the Willows style in a wooden rowing boat, and maybe cycle the Camel Trail.
I will be taking lot so snaps (if I’m not too relaxed!) so that I can share with you what this magical sounding place is like. Perhaps a possible for your honeymoon list, or if you’re looking for a wedding venue this could be your place. I will be back next week with a full report.
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One of the new businesses to join the directory, Purity Cosmetics, is offering a fantastic 50% discount on all natural mineral foundation. Having used mineral makeup for my wedding day I can wholeheartedly say how much I love this stuff.
These mineral foundations are designed to blend with your skin tone and come in a range of 9 shades. There are also some great tips on the website on how to apply mineral foundation – essential if it’s your first time using it.
So if you’d like to get an incredible 50% off then head over to the website www.puritycosmetics.co.uk and stock up on some beautiful mineral foundation. While you’re at it you should also have a look at their range of mineral eyeshadows, blushers and bronzers. Girlie heaven!
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I am so excited to share with you that I’m in a real life magazine. Never did I imagine 7 years ago when I started dreaming up what became The Natural Wedding Company that I would be featured in a glossy magazine.
You can find me in the September issue of Simply Beautiful Magazine sharing details about our wedding stationery and a step-by-step guide with never-seen-before photos of how to make my ‘save the date’ cards. I created this especially for the magazine so very excited to share it.
There’s also some of my top tips for having a greener wedding and saving money while you’re at it – so if you’re interested in having a read, get down to your local WHSmith and get a copy. Would love to know what you think if you’ve had a read.
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The lovely Sarah from Green Photographic is offering one lucky couple of free engagement session or “love shoot” when they book their wedding photography. This is on offer for the next wedding booking they take – so don’t delay!
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This summer World Inspired Tents, one of the wonderful businesses listed on the directory, launched their Tree Campaign. It’s a simple idea – everyone who books their tents received a tree sapling.
So once the excitement of your wedding day is over and you’ve enjoyed a wonderful evening beneath the romantic tipi canvases, you can get home and plant your tiny tree and have a lasting reminder of your happy day. Each tree sapling comes wrapped in hessian, tied with string and with a personalised card (recycled, of course).
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Last night I was lucky enough to have an invite to the Love My Dress Summer Soiree in Newcastle. My outfit included painful but gorgeous peeptoe shoes, the first ever pair of patent leather shoes I’ve ever owned! I always wanted them when I was little but was never allowed them.
Mark and I drove together and ate a glamorous dinner at Little Chef. The party was held at the BALTIC Centre and was full of gorgeous people in equally gorgeous outfits. We drank cocktails, munched our way through scrummy cake pops and shoe-shaped biscuits, watched an incredible burlesque performance, and took some bad photos in the photobooth.
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If you missed it, yesterday there was part 1 of our pre-wedding afternoon tea in my parents garden – do check it out before reading on or it all might be a bit confusing!
So we’d set up our afternoon tea tent, the scrummy scones and strawberries were out, and pots of stripey paper straws alongside old-fashioned lemonade were ready.
When our family and friends began to arrive, me and Izzy happened to be getting ready in a room above my parents drive, so we could see people arriving. This is one of my favourite photos from the wedding – check out Alex’s stunning dress (she’s getting married next April in Cornwall – I can’t wait for their wedding!)…
Here is some of the lovely photos Mark shot of people enjoy afternoon tea in the garden – 18 months of hard work starts to come to fruition…
