The Royal Wedding with a Yorkshire Twist

With the Royal Wedding nearly upon us, Wedding Daze and photographers PH Weddings wanted to create the Royal Wedding with a Yorkshire twist. There has been much speculation about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding day. Questions such as, which designer will Kate use for her gown? Have they used a wedding planner? What style of reception will the couple go for?

Along with PH Weddings we created William and Kate’s wedding day with very unique twist to it. We styled two looks that William and Kate could opt for. The first look was a traditional, vintage inspired afternoon tea. With mis-matched china, cream tea and a stunning lace dress with a long cathedral veil. The second look was a cool Britannia inspired shoot, more fun and quirky, this shoot was inspired by the colours from the union jack flag. To make the shoot look even more realistic our models David and Kaytie were our very own William and Kate look-a-likes!

We would like to thank all the fantastic suppliers who contributed towards the shoot and also Cusworth Hall who let us use this fabulous venue. Cusworth Hall is the perfect setting for a wedding ceremony and reception, the Hall has stunning rooms and also gorgeous grounds for photos. Last but not least, a huge thank you to Helen and Paul at PH Weddings who’s ideas, vision and stunning photography made this shoot one of a kind. PH Weddings offer a relaxed, unobtrusive and unique style of wedding photography to capture your big day.

Here is a taster of the images from the day. We would like to thank the following suppliers for being involved:

Red shoes - Bespoke Big Day
Crystal bouquet and headbands - DC Bouquets
Hair hats - Imogen's Imagination
Navy suit - Mr Bens fancy dress
Bunting - Bunting Queen
Stationery - Lucy Ledger
Flowers - Boutique Paeony
Food - Coco Catering
Cupcakes and large cake - HunkyDory Cakes
Chair covers and tablecloths - AB Marquees
Venue - Cusworth Hall
Styling, signs and crockery - The Wedding Daze
Dresses, veils and ivory shoes - Choola
Hair - Bridal Hairdressers
Makeup - Greenfield and Beck
Red petticoat - Honeypie boutique
Photography - PH Weddings

Vintage Inspired Wedding Window Display - Boutique Paeony Florist

Wedding Daze have been working with Boutique Paeony florist in Greenhill, Sheffield to style a vintage inspired wedding window display.

Boutique Paeony florist is a popular choice for brides and grooms wanting an individual look to their wedding flowers, with either a traditional or modern feel. As wedding planners we work with a variety of unique suppliers, we asked them to contribute their product or service to the window dispay.

The result was a beautiful, unstated, vintage inspired display. From wedding dress, photogrphy to chair covers: this display gives any bride and groom a taster of what these unique suppliers can offer them. Wedding Daze would like to thank the following suppliers for being involved and to PH Wedding for taking the fantastic images of the display:

Wedding dress ‘Bermuda’ by Amanda Wyatt available from Hoops-a-Daisy Bridal Shop

Vintage feathered headpiece by DC Bouquets

Vintage crockery, styling & handmade wedding signage available to hire from the Wedding Daze

Floristry by Boutique Paeony

Chair covers & sashes available to hire from Pretty Chairs

Menus, name cards & wedding stationery from Lucy Ledger

Bunting available from The Bunting Queen

Photography by PH Weddings

Catering, crockery, glassware & napkins by Coco Catering

Table, chairs & table cloth available to hire from You Can Hire

Weddings with a Cinematic Feel......

Koko do wedding video differently. They are dedicated to making creative, emotional wedding films and are passionate about capturing your big day in a way that you'll appreciate forever.

They believe in capturing your wedding without getting in the way. Letting the day unfold naturally allowing people to be themselves, whilst capturing the true human emotions.

They work hard to get the filmic look and go to great lengths to give our films a cinematic feel. Everything is shot on HD cameras and we are also able to offer film packages shot on super 8mm film. Their editing is simple, contemporary and stylish.

They aim is to produce something more than just a wedding video. Their creativity will deliver a cinematic and timeless reminder of your big day.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, then check out their site at www.kokoweddings.co.uk or call Adrian on 01772 978773.

Lisa and Paul's - Vintage Winter Wedding Celebration

Lisa & Paul’s wedding, Cubley Hall, Penistone

November 27th, 2010

Our lovely friends at PH Weddings (Sheffield based wedding photographers) took these stunning images at Lisa and Paul’s wedding and we are lucky enough to share them with our blog readers. We regularly meet with PH Weddings for a coffee and catch up, Helen had said what a lovely couple Lisa and Paul were and how much they were looking forward to their vintage inspired wedding celebration.

This wedding was full of vintage items that Lisa had collected, including an antique pearl necklace and antique brooch handmade by her mum. The flowers were beautiful and rustic, matching their theme perfectly .The adult bridesmaids wore gowns from Monsoon, had pearls in their hair and kept the chill off with cosy wraps. Lisa had her own vintage fur wrap to keep her warm too. The wedding party had a short journey to Cubley Hall for the ceremony. The ceremony room was lit with candles and accessorised with lace wrapping the chairs and candelabras. Paul looked dapper in his suit, a massive smile broke over his face when Lisa walked down the aisle. Friends read some lovely personal readings including an extract from the Velvetine Rabbit and a recital of the song “I want to grow old with you”.

They ventured out into the snow for some photos afterwards. Lisa and Paul braved the cold for some more photos in the bandstand, the view over the Yorkshire Hills was spectacular. Guests moved back into the hall for some mulled wine before it was time for the reception.

Lisa and her friends and family’s hard work had certainly paid off, the centrepieces were gorgeous vintage teapots filled with flowers and teacups which had been made into candles, there was a post box for cards in the shape of a teapot as well! All the placecards, lace trimmings, seating plan and favours were all stunning, guests all received a heart brooch from the British Heart Foundation as a donation had been made in memory of Lisa’s father. Guests tucked into a carvery buffet before the speeches began. PH Weddings took the happy couple out when it got dark for a few more photos, the scene looked so Christmas-like. They left the guests dancing together in a massive circle, everyone was so happy and all of Lisa’s hard work had paid off, she was a true vintage queen on her wedding day.

Thank you to PH Weddings for allowing us to feature their work, congratulations to Lisa and Paul – we wish you many years of love and happiness.

Ethical Wedding Supplier Pledge

Wedding Daze are pleased to announce we have signed up for the Ethical Wedding Supplier Pledge which is being promoted by the lovely Clare at English Wedding blog. This blog fantastic resource for any couple who are getting married and would like ideas and inspiration for their big day.

As part of the Ethical Wedding Supplier Pledge Wedding Daze follows a number of ways to ensure we work with like minded suppliers who care about customer service and respect fellow wedding industry peeps. Full information about the pledge can be found here.

Vintage Crockery Available to Hire from Wedding Daze

.Vintage Crockery Hire.

Wedding Daze are excited to announce an addition to our portfolio of wedding planning and design services. You can now hire vintage crockery and tableware from us. We have found that many couples are now choosing assorted vintage china as a theme for their wedding ceremony and reception. Let us recreate a by gone era with our beautiful teacups, saucers, cake stands, teapots, milk jugs and sugar bowls.

We offer two options when hiring our vintage china. You can either collect the crockery and style it yourself or we can deliver and style/design the crockery to suit your theme. From a Mad Hatters Tea party to a traditional English tea party we are happy to work with your requirements.

We are a husband and wife planning duo who offer bespoke wedding, event and decor planning in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. We also hire vintage china for other occasions, if you are having a baby shower, hen party, birthday party, naming ceremony, christening or a garden party,. The range of events the vintage china can be hire for is endless.

For further information and prices for hiring our crockery, please visit our website.

To make an enquiry please email emma@theweddingdaze.com or 07921 235252

Katy & James - Real Life Wedding - Tepee Style

Katy & James - 9th August 2009

We wanted to share this real life wedding with all our lovely readers. Instead of having a traditional wedding ceremony many couples are now opting to have a bespoke wedding ceremony. UK law states that couples have to marry between the hours of 8am-6pm and it must be under a legal/permanent structure! Boo! It hardly fills the dream of getting married at sunset in the English countryside.

Katy and James are one couple who opted for such a bespoke wedding ceremony, they had a humanist wedding ceremony in a Tepee tent (provided by Papakata) in the Yorkshire countryside. A humanist ceremony is not constrained by law and it can be conducted at any location and venue. These ceremonies are conducted by a celebrant and can be as simple or complex as you want them to be. Readings, own vows or unity candles can be added. This quirky and fun loving couple had a tepee tent, english afternoon tea and an open air disco. This being the UK rain on the day, but the couple embraced this and Shoot Photography captured the day so beautifully. P.S love those wellington boots Katy, a must fashion accessory for an outdoor wedding!

Wedding Daze are supporting the Any Campaign, which is aiming at collecting 1000 signatures to present to the Uk Government. The campaign aims at getting a change in the UK wedding laws, so couples can marry anytime and anyplace.

View the full gallery of Katy and James wedding on Shoot Photography blog

"Ok so lets set the scene…. It’s a marriage outdoors in the middle of a field in the beautiful English countryside. There’s a Tepee which doesn’t quite hold all the guests as it’s going to be gorgeous and anyway the seating will be outside on hay bales. There will be champagne and cream teas on the lawn after the ceremony and a fab open air disco in the evening, oh yes and we’ve agreed to photograph AND film the wedding too – no worries. Hang on what’s this ……. RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, RAIN and then some more! Did it matter – not one jot. Katy and James are probably two of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. I fell in love with them both within five minutes of meeting them. I was so worried that it would rain and spoil everything for them but actually I think it made the day. Wellies were the chicest footwear choice and running around in the rain just didn’t seem to bother anyone. The children loved getting soaked and muddying their clothes – and so did Katy! They were rewarded in the evening with the most amazing sunset for the first dance. Now, for those of you who don’t know me, I always shed a tear at our weddings but I admit to actually blubbing at this one. It was all just so utterly, fantastically, brilliantly amazing. We LOVED it!!!!!" Jo at Shoot Photography