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Dreaming of a bohemian wedding? Brides-to-be Kelly and Laura from blog Festival Brides have been inspiring us with their whimsical wedding ideas since 2011. With a shared passion for live music, mud and camping, the two childhood friends share their free spirited wedding tips from tying the knot in a beautiful woodland, meadow or field to the personal styling tips that push traditional boundaries and express a couple’s unique personalities.
Braving heavy snow fall and freezing temperatures, the festival brides and creative crew took to a Secret Woodland in Kent for their ‘In the woods’ wallpapered woodland shoot. And the wallpaper in question? Rolls of our pretty Laura Ashley Pussy Willow, Josette and Cottonwood wallpaper created this ethereal makeshift backdrop. We’ve seen all manner of creative ways in which our wallpaper has been used but this has to be the most wistful!
“The intention was to capture the natural beauty of the location, showing all the earthy colour and tones that can come from such a natural backdrop”. Festival Brides.
The dreamy setting was styled by Jennifer Bingham from Jennifer Sue Weddings – A stylist with the magic touch. “You will often find her hanging out of trees in order to create the most captivating wedding lounge, table setting, ceremony setting or in this case wallpapering trees!” says Kelly and Laura. Natural and tonal décor was used to compliment the backdrop. Large circular wooden stumps were used for table place mats and fern cones from the wood were placed in the pretty glass bowls. Names printed on brown card and tied up with twine made simple place tags. Old books, candlesticks, goblets and silverware were styled over a muted linen cloth. Large feathers were placed amongst the setting, poking out of the over spilling wild flower centrepiece and brown glass bottles. Magical!
Fantasise about getting married in a woods? With an untouched barn dating back to the 1800’s this stunning shoot location in Kent now has a legal license to marry! For more information take a look here or get in touch with Kelly or Laura here.
Photography by Nick Tucker
Stylist – Jennifer Sue Wedding
Models – Christiaan and Chelsea @ MOT
Make-up & Hair – Lucy Jayne Make-up