The Classic Countryside Wedding Theme

These days more and more couples are trying to make their wedding that little bit different. Some choose to have theirs in the winter months, and have the white wedding look. Others will try and keep to the good weather and have a summer wedding at the seaside, an autumn wedding in a woodland surrounding and some even go abroad to get their perfect setting.

I am going to look into the English countryside themed wedding. Ideally held in the summer, this wedding theme is not only aesthetically pleasing, but can also be cost beneficial. Really all you need is a barn/ marquee and a field!

I have been to a wedding based in the country side and have also seen many blogs where couples have chosen a barn style venue for their reception. The one that I attended was in the countryside, but close to a cottage, therefore problems such as the need for portaloo’s were not an issue, luckily! Still this would not be hard to do. This particular couple hired a large white marquee in the owner’s large garden, where the guests had their sit down dinner, which was next to the farmyard and field.

Due to the setting the couple made the most of the countryside view and their photographer took their photos out in the field and on the farm to create this countryside feel to the wedding. They choose yellow and greys for their colours for the wedding that went really well with the countryside look. Any pastel colours would look lovely in a summer wedding, and flowers including Stocks, Daisies, Lavender, Gerberas and Gypsophila’s can match the theme perfectly.

With this theme essentially, you’re bringing the outside, inside! Why not use square hale bails as seating, or even tables?

Another wedding I have seen was a buffet and the quests had wooden slats as plates to put their food on, which was really effective.

A further classic countryside cliché for the bride is of course- wearing a pair of wellies underneath your dress!

Most marquees keep in a lot of the heat too, so there’s no worry for your guests getting too cold. Additionally I have seen a wedding use the vintage style sweets to match with the summertime theme, which can also be really effective, and goes with the English feel.

The choice of music can also be a country folk band to keep with the theme both aesthetically and musically. Another good idea of bringing the outdoors, in, can be to have a wood theme amongst the table decorations, such as the use of wooden table centres, carved with the table names on each. This pine colour keeps with the outdoor feel, and adding plants or flowers compliment this really well.

Using vintage tea sets can also go well with this idea, and go along nicely with it being an English themed wedding; this too goes with the use of bunting – very vintage English.

So I think this is a really lovely idea for a wedding theme if you want a summer wedding that isn't your classic large hall venue with garden outside. And you can get really inventive with what you can add to bring the outdoors, inside!

Joanna May