Stephanie & Ciaron

We always knew we wanted a rustic vibe for the wedding and just got all the feels when we came to view Browsholme Hall & the Tithe Barn.

It has the best of all worlds with the stunning Browsholme Hall as the backdrop, beautiful gardens and surrounding views and a barn that is perfect just as it is!!

Planning during COVID was a challenge. From not knowing if the wedding could actually go ahead to virtual meetings and cutting our guest list right back to 28 guests... but we ended up with a beautiful, intimate wedding surrounded by our closest family & friends and a day that was filled with love & magic.

I was a bag of nerves the morning of the wedding, not because I thought Ciaron may not be at the end of the aisle but because I am extremely clumsy and the last time I walked down that aisle as a bridesmaid I tripped over my own feet! Just before we went down my veil fell off, so after a quick fix, I clung to my Dad and I was extremely emotional as we reached the end.

Our approach to planning the wedding was to concentrate on three things each that were important to us, this way we knew how to split the budget and what we could splurge on a little more. Mine were the church, venue and photographer, Ciaron’s were the food, entertainment and venue. My advice would be ‘don’t sweat the small stuff ‘- things will always work out in the end, maybe even for the better! We had a pandemic, a supplier go into liquidation, nearly had no transport for some of the bridesmaids and a fiasco with my wedding dress the day before but it all came together and was even better than we imagined! Ciaron loved being so involved with the planning of the day and that made it even more special as it’s OUR day. Trust your suppliers, they are professionals and you have trusted them enough to choose them so let them be creative.