All kinds of pastel and pretty were present in this UK wedding photographed by Katy Lunsford. Shades of cream and lilac were beautifully scattered throughout the venue, along with bits of vintage and handmade decor, making for a true English rustic-chic affair.

From the photographer, Katy: Ladan and Marvin’s wedding was a beautifully styled, pastel-toned, rustic-chic affair. An elegant civil ceremony and reception dinner in a weatherboarded barn, followed by a tradition-filled Iranian ceremony and Persian dancing under the stars. Ladan styled most of the wedding herself, taking inspiration from blogs and magazines, sourcing pretty details from vintage shops, hand-making decorations and using the artisan skills of friends and family. The venue, Foster House, or ‘Pale and Interesting – the Venue’, is a stunning location situated in the Kent countryside (in the UK). Owned by interior designers, it is styled to perfection and full of light.

The theme for the civil wedding and reception was laid-back rustic, inspired by the venue, with pale lilacs and creams, hessian, wood and lavender. The tables were decorated with a hessian table runner with the bride and groom’s initials painted on. Each table had old books stacked in the middle with different decorative pieces (Russian dolls, vintage mirrors, mini birdcages, candle sticks, jars of flowers, etc. Each table had a laser cut word on it (the word love in different languages) which was the table “name/number” and menus were tied with twine and a laser-cut name tag and lavender. During the drinks reception, guests were entertained by a jazz saxophonist and there was a DJ for the evening party, where guests danced under the stars to a mixture of Persian and British music. At the end of the night, Ladan and Marvin made their exit through an arch of sparklers.

Wedding Location: Kent, UK / Photographer: Katy Lunsford / Bride’s Dress: Ellis Bridal / Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo / Veil: Handmade by Mazelino / Jewelry: Thomas Sabo / Groom and Groomsmen’s Suits: Next / Bridesmaid Dresses: Mazelino / Bridesmaid Shoes: Warehouse / Bridesmaid Accessories: Debenhams / Hair: Alexandra Hill / Make-up: Lara Crudgington / Flowers: The Flower Stand / Cake: Katiecakes / Stationery: Handmade by Bride & Groom / Table Settings + Favors: Second hand shop and bride & groom’s own for table settings / Lasercut Decor + Stencils: Kadeza from K.De.Vision Ltd / Marquee: Kent Marquees / Caterers: Catering 4 Kent / Entertainment: Kenji Fenton (saxophone) and DJ Scooby / Venue: Foster House

Oh, how I love the freshness of an international styled shoot. This one comes all the way from Italy, and shows a musical bohemian couple very much in love and surrounded by natural elements. Our thanks go out to Studio A+Q and Con le Ballerine Verdi for sharing this photoshoot with us!

From the designer, Maria of Con le Ballerine Verdi: An airy atmosphere with a twist, old musical instruments, mix-matched vintage furniture and above all a bride and groom deeply madly in love. These were our inspirations for the styled shoot. We chose a little country town in Umbria in central Italy, which helped to find the setting with the gentle hills landscape and the local people creativity. The unusual palette of beige, black and pink lead all the decoration, from the table to the floral design, to the cake and even the bride and groom outfits.

All the vintage props are original (and still in use!) accessories and furniture of the lovely country house where we decided to shoot, like the old red bicycle, the velvet sofa and all the musical instruments, and helped create a dreamy and magical atmosphere. For the wedding table we preferred to use rough materials like reed baskets for the flowers, and handmade table (made of an old tree of the garden), vintage silver cutlery. The only “girly” concession to the decor were the paper straws, the candies and the paper place mats that were an original menu because we wanted to give the shoot a strong bohemian inspiration, softened by romantic details: two souls in a harmonic communion.

Shoot Location: Castel Giorgio, Terni, Italy / Photographer: Studio A+Q / Event Design: Con le Ballerine Verdi / Floral Design: Maria Pia / Event Venue: I Poggetti / Wedding Dress: Viva la Sposa / Accessories: Aloe & Wolf / Wedding Cake: Acquolina in Torta / Wedding Invitations: L’IDEA GRAFICA

If you wanted me to name my favorite destination wedding locations, Greece would no doubt be at the top of the list. I mean really, just take one look at this wedding film from Matteo Castelluccia and photos from Gianluca & Mari Adovasio and try telling me you wouldn’t hop onto the next plane headed for the Greek countryside (or coast)!

From the bride, Eleana: Our wedding was country chic with a relaxed feeling. As an interior designer myself, I gave all my attention to make my wedding as stylish as possible. I wanted the feel to be vintage and in complete harmony with the location and its surrounding. I started planning a romantic and magic set up and came up with the idea of many rows of tavern lights, kind of a circus feel and then came the idea of the tent. After that came the idea of a flower swing to be hung on top of the wedding cake. Our florist did a wooden sign in laser cut that wrote: “Love is in the air” and it was placed with the swing. The delicate chairs were provided to us from the hotel, the monastery style tables were rented from Stylebox.gr and the rest were custom made (linen, etc).

My color scheme was between linen, lavender, cream and neutral colors, and the same applied for the flowers and all the rest. My initial color inspiration was derived from mini vintage place mats in lace I had from my grandmother. I loved the faded color they had… I ended up placing them on our long dinner tables on top of cut tree trunks. The escort cards were mini tree trunks with numbers painted on them. The menu and the wedding invitation were in light brown kraft paper, wrapped in cream rice paper and tied up with twine in neutral colors. The wedding favors were sachets filled with lavender in cream and lilac and were tied with twine and a mini trunk that had our initials burned on it. The desserts that were served to all our guests were vanilla macarons in cream and lavender color with small leaves of lavender on top. Lollipops were made with mini daisies on top.

The buntings for the banquet tables were DIY and the coordinators did them. They were made from canvas fabric. The wedding wood sign was painted from my sister!! And for the wishes we made a wish quilt where all our guests wrote on a piece of fabric and we ended up making this a big quilt with our initials hand embroidered in the middle!

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now? Try to enjoy the whole process, have fun, don’t get into fights with your loved ones, and don’t forget to hire a very good photographer and videographer because this is what remains from that day!

And now, don’t miss this wedding film from Matteo Castelluccia:

Wedding Music:
Reception Entrance: “Marry You,” Bruno Mars
First Dance: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Tribute band

Wedding Location: Monemvasia, Greece / Photographer: Gianluca & Mari Adovasio / Wedding Planner: Poshumevents / Event Design: Bride, Eleana Karageorgiou / Floral Design: Pavlos Workshop, Athens / Ceremony Venue: Holy Temple of Zoodohos Pigi / Reception Venue and Caterer: The Kinsterna Hotel / Wedding Dress: Pronovias “Erika” / Wedding Shoes: Manolo Blahnik / Hair and Makeup: Telis Gavathas / Maids of Honor’s Dresses: Grace Atelier, Herve Leger / Groom’s Attire: Sartoria Partenopea / DJ and Photobooth: John-John / Photo Booth: Snapbox / Videographer: Matteo Castelluccia / Wedding Invitations: G Design Studio