The next wedding I would like to share with you in our series celebrating 15 years in wedding planning, is the beautiful wedding of Clare and Patrick at the amazing Aynhoe Park, in 2013.

All the lovely images in the post are from Simon Carr Photography.

Clare and Patrick wanted their wedding to be a little bit different, so they chose the quirky, eclectic and wonderful Anyhoe Park in Oxfordshire.

When you arrive at a wedding and a polar bear greets you, a giraffe is floating from the ceiling and a crocodile is holding the Order of Service, you know you are in for a special day.

The ceremony was held in the Orangery and the fabulous team from Pinstripes & Peonies made everything look magical, including the bespoke “tree-arch” that was inspired by the the laser cut invitations from Amoretti Wedding Invitations, who also created all the wedding stationery. 

Clare and Patrick wanted their 65 guests to feel like they were attending an intimate, splendid dinner party, so with stunning floral designs from Pinstripes & Peonies; an opulent tablescape designed by our lovely Bride and Stylish Events; a five course dinner from the fabulous team at Absolute Taste and a substantial wine list selected by the bride and groom using our favourite Independent Vintner, Giles Smith Walker, they were certainly treated to a wonderful dinner in the Dining Room at Aynhoe.

One of the biggest challenges our lovely couple set the Stylish Events team was to hand-make their table plan, based on a photo they had seen online. Now, I will say this involved chopping down a tree, sanding and painting the branches and creating every single piece by hand, which my amazing team put together on the day. We were so pleased that Clare and Patrick loved it.

The gorgeous cake, that coordinated with the styling perfectly, was provided by Kelly from the Princess Patisserie.

After dinner a 10 piece band, The White Keys played until midnight, followed by the DJ Stylish Entertainment until 2.00 am, with production, including amazing lighting, from Mission Events.

We had a wonderful SE team on the day and huge thanks goes to Angelique, Becca, Priya, Sarah, Aruna and Julie for working so hard.

I loved everything about this wedding, from the venue, the styling, the fabulous suppliers involved and most of all one of the loveliest couples we’ve had the pleasure to work with, Clare and Patrick.

“Dominique and her team were truly outstanding. We are hectic city professionals and the level of organisation, commitment, understanding and knowledge from the team made our wedding not only possible but a wonderful success! Cannot praise them enough, not just our planners but now our lifelong friends!”