A Quintessential English Wedding at the Magnificent Country House, Braxted Park

Nonye & Bamidele wanted a Quintessential English themed wedding with a twist. The Quintessential English theme meant the couple enjoying a countryside or garden setting with their family and friends with abundant beautiful florals, free flowing Pimms/cocktails and British classic foods. However, to create the twist we added some Nigerian element to the food as the couple are both Nigerian. The options for the two courses plated meal were chargrilled chicken leg served with prawn fried rice infused with coconut & fried plantain; braised shank of lamb and spicy spinach served with sweet potato mash, filleted seabass served with smoky jollof rice & fried plantain; roasted bell peppers stuffed with couscous & peppered sauce. The dessert options were salted caramel chocolate brownie with popcorn and deconstructed apple crumble with ice cream. For the evening party food, we opted for mini beef burgers, chicken wings with peri peri sauce, fish & chips in boxes, gizdodo in kidei boats and jollof rice with tender beef served in biodegradable mini-bowls.

The venue, Braxted Park was the perfect setting for the couple’s quintessential wedding with its breath-taking tree-lined long drive, a magnificent country house surrounded by a 500-acre wooded estate, walled garden, secluded spaces, beautiful gardens abundant with flowers, an enchanting pavilion and exquisite orangery. The gardens were the perfect backdrops for the couple’s portraits and photos with their bridal party.

The day started in the luxury bridal changing room – a secluded, self-contained courtyard retreat for the bride and bridesmaids with everything you could possibly ask for to emerge looking simply and serenely beautiful. The groom opted to get ready at another location nearby with his groomsmen. The ceremony took place in the Knott Garden followed by canapés and cocktails in the Walled Garden and finally guests were seated in the Pavilion for the reception and party. One of our favourite parts of the day was the ceremony as the setting was not the traditional setting of a wedding ceremony, the couple sat in the middle surrounded by their family and friends.

Keeping to the wedding theme, there was abundant florals, from the ceremony to the reception. The bride’s hand tied bouquet which consisted of Blush Peach David Austin Rose and Avalanche Rose was stunning and complemented her wedding dress so beautifully. For the bridesmaids, we went for A Gypsohpilia (Baby's-breath) and Eucalyptus Populus bouquet.

The pastel colour scheme featured in the floral arrangements for the ceremony, the reception centrepieces and the 4-tier wedding cake. The couple’s sweetheart area consisted of 3 floral arch backdrops, a bespoke table, bride & groom velvet armchairs and LED candles. The guest’s table was a mixture of long and round tables. Centrepieces for the round tables were alternating pastel floral arrangement on gold urns sitting on mini gold pedestals with LED candles and gold candelabra with flowers. Floral runner with LED candles were used for the long tables. The linens were antique gold luxury dark champagne tablecloth and luxury blush damask napkins. The gold cutlery, Trieste scalloped edge gold rim charger plates and gold rimmed glassware added a regal effect to the table setting.

We loved every detail from the wedding and the first dance was magical with the ground sparklers and low-level fog!

A Quintessential English Wedding at the Magnificent Country House, Braxted Park

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