It’s really easy to get misplaced on the earth of marriage ceremony planning and overlook why you even began. For actual marriage ceremony couple Laurie & Caoimhín, they determined to plan their complete marriage ceremony round their why. What was their why? The prospect to carry their family and friends collectively and have a good time with everybody in a single large home social gathering! Crammed with easy, but oh-so-chic and timeless styling, a monochrome color palette and plenty of nice music and leisure for his or her friends, they deliberate the proper summer season Gloster Home marriage ceremony. With the entire day fantastically captured by Kyrstin Healy Images, there’s a lot to like from this actual marriage ceremony!

So, first issues first, let’s get to know our couple a bit of higher, lets? Bride Laurie is initially from Dublin and groom Caoimhín hails from Belfast. They’re at present based mostly in London.

The pair have been arrange on a blind date by a mutual buddy and hit it off from the primary date (a bar crawl round Dublin, ending up on a dancefloor within the Globe!) and the remainder was historical past as they are saying…

The proposal occurred whereas the couple have been on a romantic break in The Cotwolds. Bride Laurie fills us in, “We have been on a weekend away within the Cotswolds and staying in a beautiful resort referred to as the Pig Lodge. We had been wanting ahead to it for ages as we had initially booked to go the weekend England went into its first lockdown so ended up cancelling it a couple of occasions earlier than lastly making it there two years later. I might have guessed one thing was up after we arrived as Caoimhín blurted out we have been going for a stroll instantly! On the stroll Caoimhín was mainly climbing the partitions of a backyard looking for the proper spot and by then I used to be guffawing to myself as I positively thought one thing was up! The entire resort was in on it too and so they made the weekend so particular for us (as did our associates who saved sending champagne to our room!). Each our households flew over to London the subsequent weekend and we had an engagement social gathering with them and our associates to have a good time. It was such a cheerful time.”

As soon as the marriage planning started, Laurie and Caoimhín’s priorities from the very starting have been that they wished their day to be, “one large social gathering and for everybody to be on the dancefloor to the bitter finish.” Laurie provides, “We actually prioritised the music and leisure – we weren’t as fussed with aesthetics (neither of us are very inventive… so fortunately we had some very proficient associates to assist us with that) however simply wished everybody to have a very good time.

Nestled within the serene Irish countryside, the pair selected Gloster Home for his or her love-filled celebration. When requested what made their venue The One, Laurie says, “Gloster is actually certainly one of a sort. It was one of many first venues we seemed up on-line after we bought engaged and knew we wanted to go see it. As soon as we noticed it in particular person we fell in love and knew there was nowhere else we wished to get married. We’re clearly biased however we do suppose it is without doubt one of the most stunning venues in Eire – it has every thing you want and there are such a lot of completely different elements to it so you actually really feel like you might be having completely different experiences all through the day with out having to truly transfer anyplace. It was all very simple and Tom, Mary and Nigel (the house owners) are so welcoming. We have been so sorted by them for the weekend. I couldn’t suggest it extra as a venue.”

The couple inform us the theme of the marriage was…no theme! The bride says, “I’m unsure we had a theme or marriage ceremony aesthetic! As I discussed creativity wouldn’t be our strongpoint … however fortunately Gloster is so stunning by itself there actually isn’t a lot you should do the place if you happen to don’t need to. Mary makes use of her personal shrubbery from the gardens to brighten the place and we informed our florist, Richard, that we wished to maintain issues fairly easy given the venue has its personal wow issue. Himself and Mary did a tremendous job.”

The ceremony, which unfolded within the light-filled The White Chapel was full of significant moments which the couple keep in mind fondly, “Our musicians (Saltaire) sang Caledonia (our favorite track) and all our friends joined in – we couldn’t imagine it, it was our most treasured reminiscence of the day. It actually set the tone for the way the remainder of the day went, our friends introduced such wonderful power we beloved it.”

Whereas it rained all all through the marriage morning, the clouds cleared after their ceremony, good timing for his or her cocktail reception and couple’s portraits. Laurie remembers, “We woke as much as BIBLICAL rain the morning of our marriage ceremony, regardless of it being in the course of July. We had the put the Baby of Prague out the night time earlier than (and minimize the top off and every thing, we have been devoted to the trigger), however it was like a monsoon on the market and it seemed like there was no likelihood of it clearing. We had given up hope of getting any of the day outdoors. Once we emerged from the ceremony for the drinks reception the solar was shining – it was a Baby of Prague miracle! Folks have been very giddy from the climate change and had a lot power and have been simply raring to go so there was a superb environment concerning the place.”

We are able to’t assist however swoon over Laurie’s elegant off-shoulder Rime Arodaky robe which she sourced at The Mews Bridal in London. She accomplished her bridal look with embellished bridal heels by Jimmy Choo, pearl drop earrings from One Dame Lane and a dreamy full-length, lace-trimmed veil by Helen Martin.

Caoimhín donned a dapper black tie ensemble from Cad & The Dandy, whereas the groomsmen wore fits from Moss Bros.

The bridesmaids seemed extremely stylish in matching impartial bridesmaids attire by Australian model DISSH which have been paired with fairly bow block heels that Laurie sourced on ASOS.

All of the flowers on the day have been effortlessly organized by Richard Haslam and featured marriage ceremony flower favourites similar to backyard roses and child’s breath.

Wanting again on the moments that made their day so particular, the bride says, “Numerous our associates performed an element within the day which made it actually particular for us. We have been in all probability most excited for the dancefloor / social gathering to kick off, however the ceremony ended up being our favorite a part of the day. Certainly one of my finest associates and bridesmaids performed a chunk on the harp (River Flows In You) in the course of the ceremony. One other bridesmaid and a really shut buddy sang a duet of Elvis Presley’s Can’t Assist Falling In Love and it was simply magical. My oldest buddy additionally did the entire stationery which was a very nice contact. We had a band referred to as Manila Strings who performed in the course of the drinks reception and in the course of the dinner – they went from desk to desk and had our friends request songs for them to play. The dinner ended up being one large sing track consequently which we completely beloved – the environment was electrical within the room.”

Transitioning to the reception, the eating room was reworked right into a magical, textural forest by incorporating vines, clusters of blooms, and plenty of greenery.

As for phrases of wedded knowledge for different {couples}, Laurie says, “Plan forward so you’ll be able to then actually benefit from the weeks main as much as it and take a look at not get too confused or overwhelmed by something. We have been planning an enormous marriage ceremony and typically questioned if we have been mad for taking this on however it was all completely price it in the long run. Take pleasure in each second of the day – it goes by within the blink of an eye fixed!”

As a substitute of a basic marriage ceremony cake, the couple opted for a marriage cheese cake from Sheridan’s Cheesemongers.

The couple took to the ground as newlyweds to Eternal Love by Love Affair. The bride telling, “it is the track from the Belfast film which Caoimhín was obsessive about! We additionally performed it proper after we bought engaged and at our engagement social gathering so it felt just like the one to go along with.” After, the dance ground was crammed all night time lengthy with enjoyable 90s sounds from Spring Break.

After the epic celebrations, the pair jetted off on honeymoon to Sicily. Laurie tells us, “We flew to Sicily immediately for 2 weeks (impressed by the White Lotus Season 2!). We completely beloved it and felt it was the proper spot to utterly chill and feast on Italian meals and wine submit marriage ceremony. The one slight wrinkle was that it was a heatwave (practically 43 levels on a regular basis), however we acclimatised!”

Congratulations Laurie & Caoimhín! Thanks for sharing your fashionable Gloster Home marriage ceremony day with us! A giant Thank You additionally goes to Krystin Healy Images for sharing at the moment’s celebration. See extra attractive moments from this marriage ceremony within the gallery beneath.