Basking within the September solar, our actual marriage ceremony couple Seóna and Ben celebrated their big day within the idyllic Château de Redon within the Dordogne, nestled in picturesque French countryside of the southwest. Impressed by the nice and cozy earthy tones and muted autumnal colors of the season, their dreamy marriage ceremony day featured pops of burnt orange, espresso, terracotta and blush pinks. With household and associates flying over for his or her marriage ceremony, Seóna and Ben wished to host not solely a marriage however a particular enjoyable retreat for his or her friends which included a gaggle dinner in a neighborhood restaurant and a pool get together! From handcrafted décor made by the couple, a champagne tower and a shock rendition of Harry Kinds’ Adore You, this sunshine stuffed celebration provides you with loads of inspiration in your personal vacation spot marriage ceremony. Splendidly captured by Jade Sequeval, take a look at the spectacular pictures under!

Earlier than plunging into the main points of Seóna and Ben’s magnificent marriage ceremony day, allow us to step again in time and recount how the completely happy couple met! After assembly by way of a mutual good friend whereas in faculty in Belfast, their relationship did not transcend often bumping into one another within the hallways on campus and saying a passing howdy. It was one other eight years earlier than their paths would cross once more they usually determined to go for a spontaneous drink collectively in Belfast as their first date. After catching up and realising they’d loads of mutual associates and in addition determining they’d the identical birthday, the pair ended up chatting for hours and hours – and right here we’re at this time!

The couple’s extremely romantic proposal started a number of weeks forward of time when Ben drove two hours to Seóna’s mother and father’ dwelling in Dublin to ask for his or her blessing, all whereas the unsuspecting Seóna was out for dinner with a good friend. Ben was then in a position to drive again to Belfast and even managed to get there in time to gather Seóna from the restaurant!

The weekend of their engagement began like some other, with Ben leaving to go {golfing} within the morning and Seóna had her alarm set to arrange for her brother and his spouse who had been visiting that day. Little did she know, Ben had turned off her alarm in the midst of the evening and she or he solely occurred to get up when her cellphone rang, which turned out to be Ben asking her to ensure he had locked the again door.

Getting off the bed, Seóna was confused to see white petals on the ground in addition to candles and flowers within the sitting room. She then went out to shut the again door and solely then did she realise Ben was within the backyard. It was raining and Seóna was sporting no sneakers and her “oldest pyjamas” nevertheless it did not matter when Ben obtained down on one knee! Loads of champagne ensued and whereas the couple and Seóna’s brother and his spouse had been out for breakfast collectively, Ben had organized for her sister and oldsters to sneak into the home and adorn as a shock!

Contemplating each little element, Seóna and Ben discovered the picturesque Château de Redon on-line after ruling out plenty of different venues that did not align with the aesthetic they envisioned or venues that did not have sufficient good locations to remain close by to accommodate all of their friends. They fell in love with the fifteenth century chateau immediately, flying out to see it a yr earlier than their marriage ceremony and although it was pouring rain, the couple may nonetheless see how breathtaking the venue really was. Whereas they had been there, they visited the native village of Montignac, which had loads of nice lodging, in addition to good locations to eat, drink and calm down.

The scenic grounds surrounding the chateau made for a picture-perfect ceremony spot, with the cover of bushes above on the cusp of turning on the time of this September marriage ceremony. Our glowing bride Seóna walked down the aisle to an acoustic model of INXS’ By no means Tear Us Aside in a unbelievable cowl neck satin robe and her bridesmaids wore a duo of coordinating cowl neck satin attire in burnt orange and espresso shades. These labored completely along with her florals in autumnal shades which had been a mixture of dried and recent flowers.

Seóna’s sentimental marriage ceremony ring is made up of a mixture of her mum’s, her granny’s and nice granny’s engagement and marriage ceremony rings and Ben’s ring was additionally constructed from household jewelry.

Their romantic, relaxed out of doors ceremony included a hand-fasting ritual and a ceremony arch which was spray painted by the couple themselves, and adorned with handmade silk blooms and assembled in a slight panic the morning of the marriage. Their ceremony readings included a verse from Desiderata by Max Ehrmann and a studying of Union, a poem by Robert Fulghum.

Seóna and Ben had this recommendation to present to {couples} embarking on their very own marriage ceremony planning journey: “Keep in mind to breathe! Weddings are presupposed to be a beautiful and an thrilling time, however in actuality they are often actually anxious, so simply take every day because it comes and remind your self that it’s going to all work out simply because it ought to.”

They add, “Additionally determine early on what are the highest three issues which are vital to you, what are your non-negotiables, after which get these sorted first. Then remind your self that all the pieces else was extra in your ‘good to do/have listing.”

After the ceremony, the marriage get together gathered within the courtyard for an outside drinks reception full with a cocktail van, which served scrumptious Aperol Spritzes, and naturally, there was a Champagne tower – it’s France in spite of everything!

Then they moved right into a barn on the grounds of the chateau for dinner surrounded by festoon lights and fairy lights in suspended gin jars. The artistic bride printed the desk plan on an enormous sheet of calico linen herself as an additional handmade contact.

Seóna’s brother in regulation kicked off the festivities with a shock rendition of Harry Type’s Adore You and the couple’s first dance was to Cannot Take My Eyes Off Of You by Lauryn Hill. Speeches had been break up in between meals, with every speaker being launched with their very own “hype tune”, together with This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan for the bride and Low by Flo Rida for Seóna’s father.

The following day there was a pool get together on the chateau and afterwards the friends took over a restaurant in a close-by village for a late evening dinner. Seóna and Ben jetted off to Paris for his or her effectively deserved honeymoon, adopted by a two week keep in Vietnam. How dreamy!

A really particular thanks to Seóna, Ben and Jade Sequeval for sharing this magical French château marriage ceremony with One Fab Day. There are additionally loads of extra pictures to swoon over within the gallery under and you’ll watch a surprising video of their marriage ceremony day right here!

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