Welcome boho wedding lover. This month on The Boho Bride Guide Blog we are so excited to share with you the sensationally beautiful REAL wedding of Sophie & Taylor. We just adore every single image and loved reading what the bride & groom had to say about their special day, we know you are going to love it too... so enjoy!
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Wedding Day Styling Inspiration:
Sophie told us that she is very sure of what she loves creatively and so 'chucking a wedding together' actually proved pretty simple for her. Sophie runs her own macrame business and says she has always wanted to step into the wedding industry. So their special day was the perfect opportunity to launch her wedding rental collection and we think she is absolutely going to smash it!
The couple treated the day like the most boujee party they would ever plan and wanted to keep guests feeling relaxed without having to play fancy dress.
Sophie knew she wanted her wedding flowers to be incredible but not wasteful, so they went for dried florals as they can be kept for years.
The colour palette was a mixture of metallic to make it pop, 'pinks of Marrakech', 'terracotta of a desert landscape' and neutrals to balance.
There were western and 70s influences as with much of Sophie's fashion choices – the hat, cowboy inspired boots, the macramé.
Also Sophie's wedding dress played a huge part too, in bringing it all together. Rue De Seine’s lace work, attention to detail, modern and daring cuts worked perfectly together.
The Love Story:
The newlyweds met at a local cider festival. Sophie's cousin and her partner set them up. There were nerves when they saw each other, but they were pleasantly surprised by what they saw given how set-ups are usually bound for disaster. One week later Taylor messaged Sophie inviting her round for a movie night and, as they say, the rest is history.
The couple have been together for 5 and a half years. Sophie told us that during Taylor's speech on the wedding day, he calculated the exact years/months/weeks/days to that very moment that we had been together. Tears were most definitely had! How romantic!
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Sophie describes her special day as "'Bohemian', 'authentic' and 'us' – because it really was us down to a T, no pretence"
Their wedding was done but undone, perfect and imperfect. Carefully planned and also chucked together. Just how the couple like to do life in general! We love it!
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The venue think of everything and prioritise you, having your own space and time to relax and take it all in. That single detail itself was enough to sell Sophie on them!
Rustic Wedding Food:
The couple absolutely LOVE food and are firm believers that food has the power to bring people together in such an authentic way.
Sophie & Taylor opted for a super casual, relaxed day and that was reflected in the food too – yummy feasting boards!
Southcott’s Food is incredible and the sharing boards and sides they supplied for this wedding did not disappoint the bride & groom or the guests. A variety of Cumbrian meats, mac n cheese, roasted spuds with rosemary and salads. Yum!
It was also a great way to get all wedding guests along the trestle tables and mingle with other guests that they didn’t know and share food. Sophie explains that when she sat and looked around, everyone really was on cloud nine, and it was the best feeling ever!
The couple decided that their wedding favours would be a free drink for everyone. After the absolute feast that was served for dinner, they figured a free drink was the best way to go and to help get the pay started!
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Dried Bohemian Wedding Florals:
Sophie admits that she is a bit of a creative control freak, so there is very few people in the world that she would trust to go ahead and plan a massive part of her day without her having any input – and Katie from Forage and Foliage is one of those people.
She wanted a neutral colour palette for the flowers as the bridal party were all wearing whatever they wanted and the colour palette for the day was very mixed anyway. Katie did the rest herself and absolutely blew Sophie (and us) away. The flowers are just stunning!
Sophie didn't choose a single type of flower, she said Katie is her ride-or-die and creative soul-sister.
Event Hire & Styling:
Sophie made the decor herself! For her 70's bohemian influence she couldn't not have some of her fabulous macrame to style her wedding venue.
Sophie also brought along all the scatter rugs to be layered down the aisle.
Now the day is done, Sophie now has an ever-expanding collection of bits to rent out for other brides to enjoy, too. Perfect for her new wedding business Sophie Knots.
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The Bridal Look, Hair & MUA:
The hair and makeup team were absolute troopers for Sophie on her big day!
Sophie told us of how Georgia her MUA arrived at the crack of dawn to begin makeup and ended up finishing quite early, so got to ironing/steaming her dress for the next few hours.
"Honestly – she was a life saver as we started to lose time pretty quickly towards the end of the morning!"
Emma, took care of Sophie's hair but wasn’t feeling well at all, yet she powered on through with the help of her lovely mum. She’s a hair genius!
Bridal Accessories:
Sophie's accessories were flowers, flowers and more flowers. Oh and a fabulous wide brim hat...naturally, in true Sophie style.
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Wedding Photography:
We are the Chamberlins are a husband and wife photography duo who captured Sophie & Taylor's wedding day perfectly.
Sophie could not praise them enough, saying "I simply don’t have the time to tell you how amazing Will and Celle are."
Will and Celle even joined the couple for food at Brownber Hall (their weekend accommodation) pre-wedding to just hang out! How lovely to come away from your wedding day with two new friends!
Sophie:
"It’s so hard to pin point singular moments – especially when there’s tiny details you forget even happened in the whole blur of excitement. But if I can pin point a feeling – pure love for my girls. For my husband too, of course, that’s a given. But I think the whole wedding process made me realise I have 4 more loves of my life.
When we were ready to walk into the barn to begin the ceremony, they started leaving one by one and I felt this unexpected feeling of being left behind, almost, it was a strange feeling – I just wanted them glued to me all day!"
Taylor:
"For me, it was when I heard the beginning of the Springsteen song, Sophie was walking down the aisle to come on, I think my heart actually stopped.
Also, after the ceremony when we were walking outside up to the gazebo in the field as husband and wife, and we got to just stand and turn around and watch all our guests slowly head up the field towards us as we waited for our confetti shot - I loved that."
With love from,
Jess
We are the Chamberlins - Wedding Photography
Forage & Foliage - Wedding Flowers
Sophie's Knots - Macrame Decor & Prop Hire
Eden Barn - Venue
Rue De Seine - Bridal Dress
Southcott Events Catering - Wedding Food & Shareboards
Georgia Beach MUA - MUA
Hair by Emma Jewell - Hairstylist
Cumbria Classic Coaches - Wedding Transport
