Basking in the September sunlight, our serious marriage pair Seóna and Ben celebrated their unique day in the idyllic Château de Redon in the Dordogne, nestled in picturesque French countryside of the southwest. Motivated by the heat earthy tones and muted autumnal colours of the year, their dreamy wedding day working day showcased pops of burnt orange, espresso, terracotta and blush pinks. With relatives and mates flying more than for their marriage ceremony, Seóna and Ben wished to host not only a wedding but a particular enjoyable retreat for their company which involved a group supper in a regional cafe and a pool social gathering! From handcrafted décor manufactured by the couple, a champagne tower and a shock rendition of Harry Style’s Adore You, this sunshine stuffed celebration will give you a lot of inspiration for your have location wedding. Wonderfully captured by Jade Sequeval, check out the stunning shots underneath!
Just before plunging into the specifics of Seóna and Ben’s spectacular wedding day day, permit us stage again in time and recount how the satisfied pair met! Right after assembly by way of a mutual buddy while in university in Belfast, their romance did not go outside of often bumping into every single other in the hallways on campus and indicating a passing hi. It was yet another 8 decades in advance of their paths would cross once more and they made the decision to go for a spontaneous drink collectively in Belfast as their 1st day. Just after catching up and realising they had a lot of mutual mates and also figuring out they experienced the same birthday, the pair finished up chatting for hours and several hours – and right here we are right now!
The couple’s extremely romantic proposal commenced a handful of months in advance of time when Ben drove two hrs to Seóna’s parents’ property in Dublin to question for their blessing, all although the unsuspecting Seóna was out for dinner with a pal. Ben was then ready to travel back again to Belfast and even managed to get there in time to accumulate Seóna from the cafe!
The weekend of their engagement commenced like any other, with Ben leaving to go golfing in the early morning and Seóna had her alarm established to put together for her brother and his spouse who ended up checking out that working day. Minor did she know, Ben had turned off her alarm in the center of the evening and she only occurred to wake up when her cellphone rang, which turned out to be Ben inquiring her to make positive he had locked the again door.
Acquiring out of mattress, Seóna was puzzled to see white petals on the floor as well as candles and bouquets in the sitting down space. She then went out to close the again doorway and only then did she realise Ben was in the garden. It was raining and Seóna was wearing no footwear and her “oldest pyjamas” but it failed to subject when Ben acquired down on just one knee! Loads of champagne ensued and whilst the couple and Seóna’s brother and his wife had been out for breakfast with each other, Ben experienced arranged for her sister and mothers and fathers to sneak into the property and enhance as a surprise!
Thinking about just about every minimal element, Seóna and Ben found the picturesque Château de Redon online after ruling out plenty of other venues that didn’t align with the aesthetic they envisioned or venues that didn’t have ample great spots to continue to be nearby to accommodate all of their guests. They fell in appreciate with the 15th century chateau quickly, traveling out to see it a 12 months prior to their marriage and even while it was pouring rain, the few could nevertheless see how breathtaking the venue genuinely was. Whilst they had been there, they frequented the community village of Montignac, which experienced a good deal of good accommodation, as well as nice locations to try to eat, drink and take it easy.
The scenic grounds surrounding the chateau built for a photo-excellent ceremony spot, with the canopy of trees previously mentioned on the cusp of turning at the time of this September wedding ceremony. Our glowing bride Seóna walked down the aisle to an acoustic version of INXS’ Never Tear Us Apart in a superb cowl neck satin robe by Savannah Miller from Petticoat Lane and her bridesmaids wore a duo of coordinating cowl neck satin dresses in burnt orange and espresso shades. These labored correctly with her florals in autumnal shades which ended up a combine of dried and contemporary bouquets.
Seóna’s sentimental marriage ring is produced up of a comnination of her mum’s, her granny’s and good granny’s engagement and marriage ceremony rings and Ben’s ring was also designed from family members jewelry.
Their passionate, comfortable outdoor ceremony bundled a hand-fasting ritual and a ceremony arch which was spray painted by the few them selves, and embellished with handmade silk flowers and assembled in a slight worry the early morning of the wedding day. Their ceremony readings bundled a verse from Desiderata by Max Ehrmann and a studying of Union, a poem by Robert Fulghum.
Seóna and Ben had this suggestions to give to couples embarking on their have wedding ceremony arranging journey: “Recall to breathe! Weddings are meant to be a lovely and an remarkable time, but in actuality they can be seriously tense, so just acquire every single day as it will come and remind you that it will all work out just as it really should. Also figure out early on what are the top a few matters that are vital to you, what are your non-negotiables, and then get people sorted initially. Then remind yourself that anything else was a lot more on your ‘nice to do/have record.”
Just after the ceremony, the wedding day celebration collected in the courtyard for an out of doors beverages reception complete with a cocktail van, which served scrumptious Aperol Spritzes, and of program, there was a Champagne tower – it is France immediately after all!
Then they moved into a barn on the grounds of the chateau for evening meal surrounded by festoon lights and fairylights in suspended gin jars. The resourceful bride printed the desk approach on a enormous sheet of calico linen herself as an added handmade contact. Seóna’s brother in regulation kicked off the festivities with a surprise rendition of Harry Style’s Adore You and the couple’s initial dance was to Cannot Acquire My Eyes Off Of You by Lauryn Hill. Speeches were being break up in concerning foods, with just about every speaker becoming introduced with their have “hoopla tune”, including This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan for the bride and Minimal by Flo Rida for Seóna’s father.
The future day there was a pool occasion at the chateau and afterwards the attendees took in excess of a cafe in a nearby village for a late night time dinner. Seóna and Ben jetted off to Paris for their properly deserved honeymoon, adopted by a two week remain in Vietnam. How dreamy!
A pretty specific thank you to Seóna, Ben and Jade Sequeval for sharing this magical French château marriage with 1 Fab Day. There are also plenty of extra pictures to swoon in excess of in the gallery under and you can look at a stunning online video of their wedding ceremony day below!
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