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English Cotswolds Wedding

English Cotswolds Wedding

An English Cotswolds wedding – I’m already swooning; are you? Rachel Brierley-Jones of The Cotswold Wedding Planner and Flowers by Passion recently teamed up to bring together a romantic wedding with a vintage-inspired color palette full of dusty pink, mint green, and greys all captured by Ann-Kathrin Koch Photography.

english cotswolds wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

From the bride, Jay: Our colour scheme was a mix of grey, vintage dusty pink, mint green, and white. With the travelling theme and the Cotswolds setting, it felt natural to veer towards the more country-chic colour scheme rather than those with bold splash of colours. Also, I thought these colours went really well with the romance of the softly lit tea lights and the fairy lights that were strewn around the venue. We decided that on a travel theme for the wedding early on. Having grown up in South Korea and subsequently lived in India, then in London before I met Matt for the first time at his leaving drinks to move to New York – we felt that there is a strong theme of travel and the journey we took together, not to mention the journey we are about to embark on. Matt grew up in the heart of Cotswolds and the location had a sense of home for both of us, as it is also somewhere we would like to retire in our later years too.

gold engagement rings - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

passport wedding invitations - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

anemone wedding bouquet - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding
Bouquet recipe: Lily of the valley, grey brunia berries, dusty pink lisianthus, dusty miller, berried eucalyptus, white anemones, Queen Anne’s lace, pink and white wax flower, roses.

blue bridesmaids dresses - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

hare hounds hotel wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

bride getting ready - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

I work in banking professionally but I really enjoy DIY craft work so there were many DIY elements in our wedding! Some of them included: In keeping with the Travel theme, I designed the Save the Date card to look like a retro post card and printed them on thick kraft paper to give it that aged feel. The menu was designed by my sister to look like a boarding pass and placed on a table outside the dinning room in an airmail envelope with each guest’s name. Each guest would pick up their envelope, find out where their destination is on the boarding pass, then look up the table on the world map that was placed by the door before entering the room. The table numbers were designed by me to look like an old school departure boards at airports (the kind that used to have each letter flip with shuttering noise when the destination changed!). Each table was named after a destination that carried significance for us (ie Crete being our first holiday together etc). Seating Chart was fashioned out of a world map to make it look like a flight map with the path of the flight laid across the map. I purchased a map from ebay, mounted it on a foam-board, and used a few pretty coloured pins and strings to attach the destination lists with guest names for each table.

pink wedding shoes - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

church wedding ceremony - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

english cotswolds wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

travel escort cards - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

succulent wedding details - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

hare and hounds hotel wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

travel seating charts - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

Our cake topper was hand-made by one of the bridesmaids and her husband with clay, then painted. They now sit in a lovely bell-jar on a shelf in our bedroom to remember the day by. Two birds on a branch in a jar was made by Jay’s parents to moss and branch from their garden and the two little birds to represent Matt & Jay. It was such a sweet gift because they obviously spent the time to put it together for us. Guest welcome packs were put together by me and handed out to each guest when they checked into the hotel. They were put together in a paper brown lunch bag with a white paper doily at the top with two little wooden pegs to close them. I also used a small eraser to carve out a balloon shape (bringing out my lower school craft workshop skills) and used them to make a home-made rubber stamps to decorate each bag. They contained a bag of jelly beans, “When & Where” schedule, and local info sheet

hare and hounds hotel wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

elegant receptions - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

vintage place settings - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

moss centerpieces - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

hanging flowers - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

succulent centerpieces - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

Any advice for couples planning their weddings now? 2 months into our engagement, I started a new job. Organizing the wedding therefore took on a whole dimension because let’s face it – it’s like having a second job! I spent the subsequent 10 months stressing constantly about the finding the right suppliers for every element of the wedding. Everyone thought I was going to be an absolute nervous wreck on the day but when the actual day came, I was able to let go of control completely as I knew that I had selected the best people that I could source. More importantly, Rachel (my wedding planner who I contracted for the Day Management service) was worth her weight in gold. She met up with me at the venue 2 weeks prior to the wedding and took over the communication with my suppliers, immediately lifting the burden off my shoulders. On the day, she was the clear point person who orchestrated the venue and the suppliers. Without her, I don’t think I could’ve managed to let go of the control and enjoy the day. I would definitely recommend brides-to-be to think about hiring someone (even if the venue has its own wedding planner) so a third party person who is a paid professional can run the day for you.

hare hounds hotel wedding - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

eclectic centerpieces - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

wedding speech - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

anemone centerpieces - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

woodland wedding cake - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

travel themed weddings - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

wedding reception dance - photo by Ann-Kathrin Koch https://ruffledblog.com/hare-hounds-hotel-wedding

View all images from this wedding in the gallery

Wedding Music:
Processional: Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue in D Major
Recessional: Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
First Dance: “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” Nina Simone

Wedding Location: The Cotswolds, UK / Photographer: Ann-Kathrin Koch Photography / Wedding Planner: Rachel Brierley-Jones of The Cotswold Wedding Planner / Floral Design: Flowers by Passion / Ceremony Venue: Badminton Church / Reception Venue and Caterer: Hare and Hounds Hotel / Wedding Dress: Rosa Clara “Adamo” / Wedding Shoes: Christian Dior / Pearl Earrings: Liberty / Hair Comb: Vintage / Hair: Jay Doan / Makeup: Victoria Reynolds / Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Jarlo / Groom’s Suit: Thom Sweeney / Groom’s Shoes: JM Weston / Wedding Cake: Contemporary Cake Designs / Music: DJ Nigel Pierce of Stylish Entertainment / Lighting: Chieme and Jonathan at Reveries Events / Photo Booth: Booth Revolution / Wedding Invitations: designed by bride’s brother-in-law / Save the Dates: Bride / Menu: designed by bride’s sister / Table Numbers: Bride / Classic Car: 1935 Austin Westminster by Wayne at Kens Kars

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  • wow! this is abs gorgeous! can i pleeeeeease find out whether the centerpieces ie the tealight holders, bell jars, tree slices hired or purchased?
    It would be great if you don’t mind sharing the suppliers where you hired/purchased them as well.

    Many thanks!

    • Hi Kris,

      the centrepieces all come from the florist, Flowers by Passion.
      Here’s what Jay said about it:
      “When I mentioned the woodland tree lined wall papers of Westonbirt room, they came up with the most stunning idea for the table decorations with tree trunks, moss, t-lights, and bell jars.

      Passion also has a huge barn full of props you can hire. Walking into that barn, I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve. If you know what you want – you would be sure to find it there. It’s like treasure trove full of amazing props that you’ve resigned to not being able to afford, then find that you could hire them instead!”

  • Thank you so much for featuring Jay and Matt’s fab wedding! It looks fantastic the way you put it together and I know for a fact that Jay is a big fan of Ruffled and got lots of her inspiration for the big day right on these pages!

  • The Hare & Hounds is a wonderful venue, we were lucky enough to perform there last year. The Cotswolds are so so lovely. Jay looks so stunnung, the day has come together so well. I love the woodland themed centrepeices. And just fabulous photos from Ann-Kathrin Koch.

    Congrats Jay & Matt xx

  • Congratulations to the couple! Love your rings and those fake love birds in the jar! 🙂

    • Thanks Mel – my parents made the jar for me with the moss from their garden and it’s super easy to do! I went through a period of being obsessed with Edwardian ring designs so it was inspire from that era 🙂

  • Hi! Love the table linen! Can pls share whether it is part of the hotel’s catering range or external supplier?

    Thank you!

    • Hi Rita, hope this post isn’t too late for your wedding – the linen were ordered from Specialty Linens. Slate colour, from their Simply Premium range. Hope you have an amazing wedding!

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