Kelly and Mike’s Romantic Barn Wedding at Childerley

April 23, 2015May 14, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

We have the most beautiful and romantic wedding to share with you today from photographer Hannah Duffy of Wedding Belles. Bride Kelly described her style as “quite rustic and laid back”. They married at Waterbeach St Johns Church and followed the service with a reception at Childerley Long Barn. “We didn’t want anything too formal. We wanted guests to feel comfortable, for children to be able to be themselves rather than having to be on best behaviour. Our venue offered us that and we felt so comfortable there. It was perfect.” Well, that sounds pretty perfect to me too!

Kelly’s bridesmaids were three of her closest girls: “My beautiful cousin Amy, home friend Holly and my Maid of Honour [was] University friend Emilia. They were amazing and supported me in picking dresses, making invites, decorating the venue and threw me a brilliant hen do. My MOH also did a brilliant speech at the wedding.” Continue reading →

Featured Product: Spinning Invitation from Kissing Otters

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

We are giving a very big Bicycle Made for Two seal of approval to this lovely spinning invitation from Kissing Otters today. How much fun is this? I could never get bored!

Kissing Otters design bespoke stationery for all aspects of your wedding day and we absolutely love Harriet’s quirky and original designs. (And not just because Kissing Otters designed our marvellous blog header). We’ll be interviewing Harriet for the blog on Saturday so come back then to see more of her lovely designs and stationery!

Introducing Bride-to-Be Liz and Mr G

April 21, 2015April 23, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

On Bicycle Made for Two we are really excited to feature local suppliers, photographers and venues but we’re also excited about real brides too. We are looking for Cambridgeshire Brides who are planning their weddings in September 2015 or later to get in touch and tell us about your planning experiences. You could see your wedding featured here and share your planning journey with us too. Get in touch to find out more: [email protected]

In the meantime it is my very great pleasure to welcome our very first blogging bride-to-be onto Bicycle Made for Two. Liz is a photographer and I first met her when she photographed my newborn baby in December. She certainly knows a thing or two about weddings so when she told me about her Pinterest Boards I knew that you would all enjoy hearing about her planning journey. — Kirsty xx

Being a photographer I just love weddings, which is a good job really as I am planning my third. Well technically not a wedding but Mr G and I are going to renew our vows next year.

Photo Pinned from: WedBook

March 11th 2016 will be our tenth wedding anniversary. Most people will celebrate with flowers, a meal out, nice sparkly jewellery (if we are lucky, eh girls?) or traditionally buy diamonds (see sparkly things) or tin or aluminium. Don’t tell Mr G that bit or I will be getting a new set of saucepans! Continue reading →

Ross and Lisa’s Afternoon Tea Wedding on a Crocodile Farm

April 20, 2015April 21, 2015 ~ Katie Humphrey

Today’s wedding, photographed by David Glover Photography, has the feel of an old-fashioned English village fete; marrying the bride’s love of vintage with the couple’s desire to have a relaxed, child friendly day. Lisa and Ross got married in a Yurt on a farm in rural Cambridgeshire, surrounded by their children and all their loved ones.

We asked Lisa how she met her lovely husband, and how he popped the important question: “We had mutual friends, and had known of each other for Continue reading →

WIN your Table Centrepieces from The Vintage Teacup Hire Company

April 19, 2015April 19, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

Vintage Teacup Hire - Competition - Table Centre 1 — (c) Lisa Jane Photography

Welcome to our very first competition on the blog where you can win up to £100 worth of Table Centres from The Vintage Teacup Hire Company. We’re so excited to bring you this competition which is open to couples getting married between June 2015 and January 2017.

Vintage Teacup Hire - Competition - Table Centre 6 — (c) Lisa Jane Photography

To enter all you have to do is submit your name and wedding date in the form Continue reading →

Wedding Etiquette: Advice from a Wedding Planner

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 ~ Catherine Starling

Jarrod and Vicky - Girton College Cambridge - Annie Lovett Photography 55 — (c) Annie Lovett Photography

Bicycle Made for Two welcomes Wedding Planner and Stationery Designer Catherine Starling onto the blog today to take us through some simple tips on wedding etiquette and where to get started. You can read more hints and tips as well as discover her beautiful range of stationery over on her business blog: Angelic Weddings and Events. Kirsty xx

Your wedding is unique and individual to you however here are some general etiquette rules and traditional ideas to help you along with your planning process.

Wedding Etiquette - Angelic Weddings and Events - Save The Date — Stationery designed by Angelic Weddings and Events (c) Vision2print

Save the dates are becoming increasingly popular especially when you have Continue reading →

CJ and Tom’s Relaxed Garden Party Wedding in France

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

Today’s absolutely beautiful country-vintage-inspired wedding was submitted by Cambridgeshire florist, Katie, who we interviewed on the blog last week. Katie and her business partner Lisa provided the flowers and cake for this wonderful relaxed celebration and the Bride’s dress also came from Cambridgeshire bridal shop Shades of White. Which, given that the wedding took place in the charming town of Plumeliau in France, just goes to show the quality of our suppliers here in Cambridgeshire. These guys are internationally renowned!Everyone loves a destination wedding. The unfamiliarity of the landscape, the Continue reading →

Sneak Peak: A destination wedding with two dresses

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

We are sharing another real wedding on the blog tomorrow and we can’t wait! So here is a sneak peak of CJ and Tom’s destination wedding – when CJ changed into her second dress for the evening festivities! In the meantime check out Jarrod and Vicky’s laughter-filled Cambridge College Wedding and Laura and James’ Elegant Monochrome DIY Wedding on the blog last week.

Remember to be back here tomorrow at 11am for the full wedding from John Hope Photography.

Spring Wedding Flowers

April 14, 2015April 17, 2015 ~ Katie Humphrey

Today our resident florist, Katie Humphrey, from Buns and Roses Weddings and Events takes us through a selection of beautiful blooms suitable for a wedding in Spring. With many thanks to Rebecca Wedding Photography for providing all of the beautiful photos from some of her previous weddings. Kirsty xx

Ah Spring Weddings! A chance to shrug off the gloomy chill of winter and dance into the sunshine with a fresh colour palette to celebrate the beauty of the season. For us, it conjures up images of full blooms, romantic, soft petals and pops of bright colours. Oh we do love!! Here are our favourite spring flowers that are simply perfect for a wedding this time of year!

The Peony

Spring Wedding Flowers - Peony - Rebecca Wedding Photography — Spring Wedding Flowers: Peony Bouquet by Fairynuff Flowers. Photograph (c) Rebecca Wedding Photography

Available from late spring to early summer, and almost a good enough reason Continue reading →

Laura and James’ Elegant Monochrome Cambridge College Wedding

April 13, 2015April 17, 2015 ~ Kirsty Patterson

It was difficult to imagine how I could follow last week’s launch with another real wedding that you would all love quite as much. However, I think Laura and James’ effortlessly elegant monochrome wedding with twists of rustic and vintage charm rises to the challenge beautifully. These images from Rebecca Wedding Photography have whisked me off to a place of wedding euphoria. This wedding oozes personality, quirkiness and features masses of soft natural light.

I fell in love with this wedding before I’d even seen the pictures because by Continue reading →