"A Wedding Full of Autumn Love".

With a delicious colour palette of autumnal earthy oranges, yellows and peaches, this delightful seasonal shoot is full of dreamy boho and rustic styles.

If you have had to make the tough decision to postpone your big day or reduce your guest numbers to still hold your wedding this year during this beautiful season. Or whether you are looking forward to your planned Autumn wedding next year, enjoy every minute of this enchanted editorial and get lost in its magic. Its a goodie!!

Exquisite blooms, macrame hangings, lush foliage, soft candlelight, and mouth watering food platters & beverages dominate this inspiring shoot, so hold tight as you feast your eyes on this Autumn harvest treat full of love and laughter created by a fabulous team of South West Suppliers.

The Venue, Westcott Barton
Nestled in a secluded picturesque valley in North Devon, a wedding at Westcott Barton will always inspire and enchant. Set within its own private estate of beautiful gardens, woodlands, lakes and meandering stream, Westcott offers a stunning venue for your bespoke wedding. Both the stunning Function Barn and Orangery overlooks the beautiful gardens, with exclusive use of the entire venue, as well as accommodation for guests on site within the Grade ll listed Devon Longhouse.

The Dress from Always & Forever Bridal, Bideford.
The Bridal look and style was brought to life by the ‘Prudence‘ wedding gown from Bianco Evento, and supplied by award winning boutique, Always & Forever Bridal.
 
It was the perfect gown for the Autumn Love Shoot, featuring delicate polka dot lace sleeves, a sheer lace bodice and a floaty tulle skirt. The hint of sheer lace and polka dot sleeves allows a bride to cover up for a crisp Autumn day wedding whilst keeping a soft romantic feel and the light tulle skirt layers float dreamily in gentle autumnal breezes.

Bridal Hair by Vera K Hair
With a stunning mane of red flowing hair, Carly from Vera K Hair wanted to keep the Bride’s hair as soft and natural as possible, "I felt the hair was beautiful in itself, but added just a hint of interest at the back. I was working with a stunning flower crown made by Fuss Pots, and wanted to compliment this by keeping the hair quite soft. I created some natural waves and combined three fish tale plaits that entwined into each other.”

​Carly has grown up in the hairdressing industry, as her mum trained with Toni and Guy and her dad with Vidal Sasson. When Carly was old enough she also trained with Toni and Guy and worked in their salon for many years. Carly now runs her own freelance hair business, specialising in her passion, bridal hair in the Devon area.

Makeup by Isabelle Grace Makeup Artistry
For the bridal makeup, Rachel owner of Isabelle Grace Makeup Artistry added warmth to make the Bride’s eyes pop whilst complimenting the rich autumnal tones incorporated in the flower crown. “Her lips were kept soft, a rich stain as opposed to a defined statement lip, and cheeks just a flush of colour, steering away from anything too current”. 

​Rachel is a fully qualified, freelance makeup artist with over 10 years experience, specialising in bridal makeup. Isabelle Grace is Rachel’s daughter, who was named after Grace Kelly, her make up inspiration! When Rachel was pregnant with Isabelle, working on brides wedding makeup, she realised how much she loved what she was doing and so had to pursue her profession further, and that where Isabelle Grace Makeup Artistry was born.

Bridesmaid Dress from Always & Forever Bridal, Bideford.
The bridesmaid’s dress was chosen to complement our inspired 'Autumn Love' sentiment. It is a beautifully soft wrap style with a flutter neck detail that flatters every shape, and keeps shoulders covered in those crisp autumnal breezes. The team chose the dark rich colour ‘Evergreen’ to compliment the styling and lush foliage. The dress is by Bill Levkoff (in Style no. 7112), and was supplied by Always & Forever Bridal. It is also available in 32 different colour shades easily suiting any season or theme. ​

Accessories
Always taking inspiration from the wild beauty of nature, the styling of this shoot at Westcott Barton were wonderfully inspiring for Gayle from Bee Lavish. “I found it allowed for a blend of styles and several different items for accessories and jewellery.

The bridesmaid wore gold jewellery that held a dark rich green moss agate pendant, tying into the deep green foliage, and her petite hair comb featuring ferns with tiny labradorite gems and pearls.

The Bride wore a bespoke gold and pearl necklace, with boho style fern hoop earrings, which mirrored the pearls and labradorite gems”. 

Gayle from Bee Lavish is an artisan jewellery maker based in Devon, UK. Gayle specialises in hand making luxurious petite porcelain & jewellery, with all her designers having a strong connection with nature and the great outdoors, perfect if you are looking for unique pieces to accompany your wedding day look.

The Groom​
Our Groom wore a classic Marc Darcy 3 piece suit, with handsome and natural, neutral colouring and a pop of earthy orange. This featured autumnal tones to compliment both the Groom himself, and the boho-rustic theme and wedding styling. The Marc Darcy suit was supplied by men’s fashion boutique, Suave Owl, an award winning independent menswear retailer based in Bath, UK.

The Ceremony 
Nixie James-Scott was the Celebrant for this beautiful micro wedding. “It is fabulous to be part of such a great team for this rich, luscious autumnal shoot, celebrating love and beauty. I chose to include a Handfasting Ceremony, which also has a rich tradition in many cultures, plus the visual symbolism of joining couples together in their marriage. It always feels such a privilege to help couples create their own Unique Ceremony”, Nixie from Unique Ceremonies.

The Rings
Rings are very symbolic and so important in a wedding, so it was only fitting to ask The Molten Wedding Ring Co. to provide the shoot with the stunningly luxurious, ethical, and timeless wedding bands with a modern twist.

The Molten Wedding Ring Co. was founded by Erin Cox, a Jewellery Designer and Maker for the past 15 years The unique ‘molten’ design, started in 2005 with Erin’s signature collection, which came from playing with metal and pushing it to its limits while in its molten state, which has developed over the years of perfecting. The refine fluid molten texture features in all of Erin’s jewellery collections in silver, gold and platinum.

Styling
Katie from Best Day Ever Venue Styling & Event Planning designed and styled our seasonal shoot. For the wedding breakfast setting, table runners created a wonderfully natural, yet luxurious feel to the table setting, and these gently contrasted with the natural wood of the tables and chairs.

Gold cutlery and gold tea light holders were used to bring in luxurious elements and to reflect the warm tones of autumn colouring, along with gorgeous fresh apples.

To add ambience to The Barn dining area they also used candlelight, on the table setting and using Westcott’s own wall mounted candle sconces. This created all around soft lighting, warm luxury, and framed the top table in a unique way.

Outside our handmade arch framed the Bride, Groom and Celebrant with bohemian charm in front of the cosy sheep skin wrapped benches in the midst of Westcott’s beautiful gardens. 

Whilst in the Orangery the glass of sparkling chandeliers nestled elegantly in the midst of their natural grape vine foliage leading the eye down to the feast of glorious colours of the sharing platters by Jax’s Cakes n Bakes, and the delicious, mouth-watering rustic themed Wedding Cake.

Macrame Detailing
Added layers of hurricane lanterns were used both inside and out, weaving the theme together alongside macrame from the talented Knot Again Jill. The whole setting was just perfect for a backdrop macrame, within the separate beautiful barn, simple style of the relaxed orangery and beautiful gardens. 

"I created a large macrame hanging on a naturally weathered piece of local driftwood, which looked great in the barn, and we also used a table runner, macrame jars, and incorporated a small hanging for the table plan. The combination of these amazing suppliers working together created a truly special shoot that I am so proud to have been a part of!"

Florals
Small leafy green trees and peachy blooms styled within a mix of natural baskets and urns, gently swayed either side of Westcott Barton’s Barn Doors setting the theme inside The Barn itself. Hannah from Fuss Pots used a mix of beautiful ivy and twisted hazel were styled in long vines along the table runner, complemented by Best Day Ever’s styling of earthy brown vases, soft feathers and fresh apples from Westcott Barton’s own grounds.

A stunning blend of chrysanthemum, large bloom roses, grasses, orange fire thorn berries, dried bunny tail grasses and scabiosa pods, seasonal flowers, and foliage were used in the Bride and Bridesmaid’s bouquets, the Groom’s buttonhole and adorned both the celebration arch, and the Bride’s glorious floral crown. Even the confetti was hand picked, dried and lovingly made for this shoot. Rose, delphinium and lady’s mantle were the choice of confetti petal and the soft scents were perfect for the intimate garden ceremony. ​

Stationery
“Focusing on the rich autumnal colours of the flowers, venue and grounds as the starting point for this stationery suite, I wanted to capture a contemporary twist on the boho feel”, Emma from Emma Louise Castle Stationery. Using bold fonts, layouts and shapes whilst lending a more delicate hand to the watercolour foliage details. ​

The mixture of hand painted ferns were inspired by the beautiful gardens at Westcott Barton and complementing the ferns used in the jewellery pieces, and rich green of the bridesmaids dress”. Emma is an established designer of bespoke wedding stationery, creating personal and handmade wedding stationery alongside a variety of other design services.

Catering & Wedding Cake
"Sharing platters are right on trend and they are perfect for a socially distanced wedding. With each table bubble receiving their own platter, a mix of a savoury and dessert, or keeping them separate. Something for everyone, from cured meats & cheeses, to homemade brownies & doughnuts. For the cake, to keep with the rustic charm of the barn, I created a semi naked sponge with chocolate drips, macaroons and added fresh flowers from Fuss Pots .” Jax Curtis from Jax Cakes ‘n’ Bakes.

Jax started her business in 2014 creating bespoke celebration cakes and then later expanded to offer full catering services. Jackie takes pride in cooking the food herself and then has a team of fabulous waiting staff to serve you and your guests every need.

Beverages
The Fizzy Pheasant is a bar hire company rooted in the North Devon countryside and celebrating rural life, "the changing seasons are always incredibly inspiring for us. Being part of the 'Autumn Love' shoot, was an amazing opportunity to showcase our shaker bar in a beautiful barn setting, as well as to make some delicious cocktails with seasonal flavours and ingredients.

The 'pop up' shaker bar in its warm dove grey finish fitted perfectly with the autumnal tones and styling of the shoot, and sank into its stone barn surroundings as if it had always been there. Their Autumn cocktails fitted in perfectly with the spectacular grazing table and beautiful cake by Jax's cakes n bakes, creating a true autumnal celebration spread!​

"We used blackberries, pears and fresh herbs bring the flavours of fall to life. During the day the elegant styling of the bar enhances and compliments any wedding space, and in the evening, the backlighting and cocktail shaking draws wedding guests over - and that's when the party can really get started!"

The South West  Team 

Venue - @westcott_barton 
Photographer - Laura from @freeformimage.co.uk
Dresses - @alwaysandforeverdevon 
Make up - Rachel from @isabellegracemakeupartistry
Bridal Hair -  Carly from @verakweddinghair 
Flower Crown – Hannah from @fusspotts.co.uk 
Bridal Accessories & Jewellery - Gayle from @bee.lavish
Stationery - Emma from @emma.louise.castle
Celebrant - Nixie from @unique_ceremonies
Floristry - Hannah from @fusspotts.co.uk
Cake & Catering - Jax from @jax_cakes_n_bakes
Grooms Attire -Jessica from @suaveowl
Rings - Erin & Janie from  @moltenweddingringco
Styling - Katie from @bestdayeverdevon
Macramé - Jill from @KnotAgainJill 
Bar - Jade & Nick from @thefizzypheasant
Models - Megan Louise @poppysflower3
(Facebook) Shane Maddock & Cat Richards-Kastelic

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Great work everyone!
Jen x