{"id":17296,"date":"2019-09-03T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drakestonehouse.co.uk\/?p=17296"},"modified":"2019-09-03T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:26:09","slug":"real-wedding-at-drakestone-house-saturday-27th-july-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drakestonehouse.co.uk\/2019\/09\/03\/real-wedding-at-drakestone-house-saturday-27th-july-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Wedding at Drakestone House &#8211; Saturday 27th July 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Harriet Lynas &amp; Brian King wedding July 2019.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/354281381?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1060\" height=\"451\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen title=\"Harriet &amp;amp; Brian | Married at Drakestone House\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Proposal?<\/h2>\n<p>It was nearly 4 years from when we first met &#8211;\u00a0 we got engaged in Dubai on the beach on my birthday a good date to remember! I then spent the whole evening calling everyone!<\/p>\n<h2>How Did you find Drakestone House?<\/h2>\n<p>We had originally been let down by our first venue which actually was the best thing that could of happened! I started panicking as we had people who had booked flights and accommodation so I started googling and joined the Cotswold Wedding Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>I messaged the group and emailed the admin who gave me a list of venues. As soon as we saw Drakestone House we knew it was the one for us\u00a0as we wanted a Cotswold outdoor summer wedding.\u00a0Drakestone House gave us the flexibility we needed with the marquee and we then got married in the field by the house &#8211; it was perfect!<\/p>\n<h2>How was the Wedding Planning?<\/h2>\n<p>Interesting!! I never knew how much detail goes into Wedding planning &#8211; I spent hours each day in the run up. I don&#8217;t think Amazon knew what had hit them with multiple deliveries every day&#8230;Also Rebecca from the DH team was amazing with lots of supplier recommendations which really helped.<\/p>\n<h2>How did you decide on your style?<\/h2>\n<p>The Drakestone House Open Day was great &#8211; they had styled sections of the marquee differently to give us an idea of how it would look and then we added bits of personalisation to the decorations. I also hired a stylist to ensure we didn&#8217;t get too carried away.<\/p>\n<h2>What did you eat?<\/h2>\n<p>Everything &#8211;\u00a0 Birch Caterers were fantastic, had lots of compliments from our guests on our menu options. We had\u00a0 canapes and drinks before dinner, a 3 course dinner and then a cheese board later on to soak up some of the alcohol!<\/p>\n<h2>What kind of entertainment did you have?<\/h2>\n<p>String quartet for pre-ceremony drinks, the ceremony and then for drinks before the meal<\/p>\n<p>Band\u00a0 &#8211; after dinner which included the first dance, thoroughly recommend getting a band as everyone was on the dance floor with inflatable instruments!<\/p>\n<p>DJ &#8211; for the rest of the night &#8211; we&#8217;d asked people to make song recommendations on their RSVP which worked really well.<\/p>\n<h2>What did you DIY?<\/h2>\n<p>We made Limoncello, which was a mission trying to make enough for everyone! We&#8217;re not a very artistic couple (I get annoyed with Pictionary) so we came up with the ideas and then found suppliers to make it.<\/p>\n<h2>What were your special moments of the day?<\/h2>\n<p>Has to be the ceremony as we wrote our own vows and my mum is a registrar so she had created the ceremony for us.<\/p>\n<p>The bouquet toss is always a good one &#8211; one of my friend&#8217;s landed on the floor due to the competitiveness of all our friends!<\/p>\n<h2>What was your biggest surprise of the day?<\/h2>\n<p>The speeches &#8211; they were all great, can&#8217;t wait to see the videos.<\/p>\n<p>The photobooth &#8211; there are some amusing photos in there!!!<\/p>\n<h2>What advice would you give any other couples?<\/h2>\n<p>Definitely get a videographer &#8211; we weren&#8217;t originally but SO glad we did<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry about the small stuff &#8211; as much as anyone told us this, we ignored them, The run up to the wedding was stressful but now we realise it doesn&#8217;t need to be!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suppliers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Venue: Drakestone House<\/p>\n<p>Catering: Birch Catering<\/p>\n<p>Bar: Bar Bros<\/p>\n<p>Cake: We had Vienetta (much to the family&#8217;s dismay)<\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Hannah Marie Weddings<\/p>\n<p>Videographer: Steel and Oak Film Co.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment: Bring the Party<\/p>\n<p>Dress: Mirror Mirror (N1 London)<\/p>\n<p>Suits: Bespoke<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Drakestone House is a wedding venue set in an idyllic location, surrounded by stunning Gloucestershire countryside. For information on our upcoming open days please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drakestonehouse.co.uk\/wedding-open-days\/\">click here<\/a>\u00a0or if you have any other questions you can contact us directly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drakestonehouse.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harriet Lynas &amp; Brian King wedding July 2019. &nbsp; The Proposal? It was nearly 4 years from when we first met &#8211;\u00a0 we got engaged in Dubai on the beach on my birthday a good date to remember! 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