Kick starting the wedding season!

The start of April saw the start of our 2025 wedding season and what better way to begin than with our friends at The Red Barn!

We kickstarted with the wedding of S & C. As well as our catering package these guys also chose to go for Tracy’s full hire package and flower package.

We love that the Red Barn is a blank canvas and so Tracy was able to go in and work her magic of exactly what S & C were picturing. They were keen to stick to simple greens and whites throughout. They were very easy going and were happy to follow Tracy’s lead. So after a couple of meetings and examples of centre pieces they came up with the final plan. A low simple, round, rustic flower display on sage green cheesecloth runners. To add a little height they picked tall gold candle holders. The Red Barn has a No Flames policy but Tracy always comes up with goods and has boxes full of flameless LED candles. Other decorations that S & C went for were things such as Tracy’s real Royal Mail post box, repainted in white with gold detail and a large gold frame used for the table plan. These guys also chose to opt for her beautiful drapes with fairy lights to finish the room off. With a few more flower arrangements dotted around and Tracy’s eye to filling spaces where needed, I think S & C were very pleased with the finished look!

Tables were laid by myself in our standard white table cloths and white napkins with silver cutlery, wine glasses and water glasses.

Although a little windy the weather was lovely and sunny for the big day. S & C got married at a local church and came across to the barn with their guests after. The weather was nice enough for them to enjoy canapés and drinks on the lawn. For their reception drinks guests were offered bottled lager and Prosecco with a little twist. C had spent lots of time in the run up to the wedding making LOTS of his own Sloe Gin and this was added to the Prosecco for guests to enjoy. And enjoy they did!

For canapés S & C chose Yorkshire puddings with pulled beef in gravy topped with a dollop of horseradish. They also had honey mustard sausages, tempura prawns with sweet chilli dip and tomato, basil and onion crostinis. As always these went down really well and we had to find different ways to get to the garden to allow other people a chance to grab one or two!

When it was time to be seated for the wedding breakfast we topped peoples Prosecco flutes up as they entered. After some lovely (and funny) speeches we were ready to serve. S & C went for our classic and always popular chicken dish. This is chicken in a creamy white wine sauce with sage and onion mash and petit pois a la Francais. For the veggies they chose mushroom risotto served with rocket and a parmesan crisp.

For dessert the couple opted for a gorgeous lemon cheesecake for everyone. Served on top of a lemon curd and finished with a dried lemon slice. This made a lovely change from our most popular cheesecake, salted caramel. I personally LOVE lemon desserts and was pleased when I realised the number of guests didn’t line up with the number of slices we cut from each cake, meaning there were leftovers!

As we entered the evening the bar was busy and everyone was enjoying themselves. After lots of mingling and dancing they were real for their evening food. This was hog roasts rolls in takeaway boxes. These are put together in the kitchen and brought out for people to add their condiments. It’s a nice simple way of people grabbing and carrying on with their evening rather than waiting in long queues and needing to sit down to eat. To accompany this C had purchased a large cheese wheel cake, crackers and chutneys. The wedding cake was also slices and put out at this time too.

The party carried on through to midnight with buses arranged to pick guests up and get them safely home.

All in all this was a fabulous day for us and watching everybody, I think it was for the happy couple and guests too! What a lovely way to start the new wedding year!

Wishing S & C all the love and happiness for their new life as Mr and Mrs.

Soph x