Darren one of the photographers pictures

Just thought I would share some of Darren's lovely wedding photographs with you all. Although he was not the main photographer I think you'll agree he has taken some cracking shots from the sidelines 

He also snapped the cake and table plan pictures you saw earlier. 

Feedback from a happy Bride

"Chilston Park was the most amazing venue for a wedding which meant decorating it would be a joy. Sam surpassed herself creating a beautiful wedding breakfast plus making the most of the cake, by making the table a focal point. She even made suggestions of where to locate the cake to make the most of it, so we moved it from the wedding breakfast room to the bar area after looking at the hotel layout plan! This is where we put the guest book too, so it became a real talking point. Sam is all about detail and she thinks about everything from the colours of the wedding to the layout of everything. She has great vision and know what will work and what won't. I could leave a lot of the details to her as I could trust her 100% as she is not only incredibly artistic, she has a great understanding of someone's vision and making it a reality. Fab Fab fab, one happy bride and groom :-) "- Sarah and Dan Oct 2013

Sarah's Day

Just thought I'd share some pictures of the day and how the room looked. We also put heart tea lights around the bar and pale pink table runners on the bar tables. Hopefully there will be more pictures to follow 

Pink Wedding Cake

As a wedding gift my Mum who is a dab hand with cake making made Sarah's Wedding Cake. All made by hand from scratch including the sugar roses and the cake itself. Teal sprinkles provided by Sarah added in the colour. The flowers on top are from the florist who made the brides flowers.

It turned out amazingly, a lovely creation of pink and roses. With touches of pearl and some lovely texture. Not only did it taste good it was yummy! A week later it is still being eaten and reports say it is still nice and moist. 

The fairy cakes at the bottom were a last minute addition, which were very popular with the kiddies

Jane can be contacted via her facebook profile for any cake enquiries

Peacock and Pink Handmade Name cards

This is what you will need to make the name cards:

• A snippet of the feather was stamped on the bottom
• Using a permanent pen the guests name was hand written-in hindsight we later started using an ink calligraphy pen which would have given a nicer finish, something to think about 
• A little piece of pink ribbon was used to finish them f and hey were placed on the napkins
• The menu code was on the back and the guests were asked to turned them over before food got served.

Simple but effective 

The top table name cards were different, to make it stand out. These were able to be adapted, so the bride and groom had pink sparkles on them and their little girls name card had a pink butterfly put on it.

Don't worry if it takes some trial and error, check out my first attempt! 

Final table plan

So I then made the table plan. This is how if anyone wants to do the same 

• Popped to hobby craft or another craft shop (although they are very few and far between) and got some foam mount board-you will need a craft knife to cut this if you are planning on doing this yourself. 
• Measured the map and cut the foam board. 
• Then mounted the map using double sided tape. You may need a second pair of hands to get it all smooth
• then using my paper from Inspire Me Papers I printed the lists of who sitting on what table in the order Sarah wanted them sat
• These were then all mounted on pink card 
• A title piece is needed, Sarah and Dans Wedding 5th October 2013, which was then mounted and using foam squares to give it some height was placed centre of the plan.
• Each country had to be located-not as easy as you may think! A piece of hot pink ribbon was used to indicate the location with a small pearl for detail. 

Overall I was happy with it but I think the table lists could be a bit bigger and also set up like the title piece. Maybe the map could have been mounted too. 

A little ditty explaining the reason for the table names may have been nice, although everyone guessing why was a good talking point. 

DIY table plan

So then Sarah decides that as well as the Peacocks and Pink she wants to add an element of the husband to be and herself. This involved the tables being named after their favourite holiday destinations and showing this on a map of the world. 

Sarah located the map herself on a holiday to Center Parcs and proudly gave it to me. Hats of to her it matched wonderfully as it was very pink!

To start with she gave me a list of all the destinations they had visited and I typed these up. Printed them onto a textured paper, from Inspire Me Papers which really added a extra special feel to them. 

I then mounted them onto dark pink paper which was then mounted onto pale pink card. 

A little pearl in the corner and a peacock stamp at the bottom completed the look and Sarah was pretty chuffed with them