Homemade Rustic Yet Colourful Garden Party

Kat

Melinda Aimee

November 15, 2024

When Oceana and Matt tied the knot, they weren’t looking for grandeur; they were after something personal and true to who they are. With a £5,000 budget and a creative, DIY approach, they transformed Lower Hardres Village Hall into a rustic, garden-party-inspired celebration. From the sunflower-themed garden games, vintage doily backdrop, and a ceremony led by Oceana’s mother—the day truly reflected the couple’s likes and values.

Neon Woodland Village Hall Wedding on a Budget

Kat

Freya Steele

June 6, 2024

Sophie and Adam's Somerset wedding was a showcase of their personalities, creativity and love of colour. With a modest budget of £8,000, the couple transformed their village hall venue into a vivid wedding wonderland.

Colourful Relaxed Village Fete Wedding

LJ Stocks

Scott Morey

December 9, 2022

Wanting a traditional wedding with a twist of ‘them’, Kat and Lewis had ALL the colour for their big day. They kept their wedding budget low, did almost everything themselves and chose their own church and church hall as their venue

Kawaii Rainbow Disco Wedding Party

Ellie Kime

Parrot & Pineapple Wedding

November 4, 2018

I really feel like a lot of you are going to love Jodie and Lee's rainbow with a hint of kawaii wedding - for starters they transformed a village hall into the inside of a disco ball!

A San Francisco Elopement, A Yorkshire Village Hall Reception & A DeLorean!

Rachel Webb

Shutter Go Click

May 19, 2017

Charlotte and John decided to get married while on Holiday in San Francisco. They had just a photographer there as their witness. Afterwards they planned a low-stress village hall reception back home in North Yorkshire with all their friends and family. It was inspired by kid's birthday parties and the groom's pride and joy: His DeLorean!

Rock n Roll Village Hall Wedding with Lots of DIY

Rachel Webb

Jason Perkins

March 4, 2017

Great Gatsby Wedding on a Budget

Kat

Craig Williams

July 25, 2016

Natalie and Lewis not only planned their wedding very quickly, but they did so with a small budget and grand ideas! Not really liking traditional wedding colours or themes, they pulled together a Great Gatsby inspired day with a budget of £6000.

Colourful & Budget-Friendly Village Hall Wedding

Kat

Caroline Hancox

July 4, 2016

Fee and Steve's fabulously colourful, budget friendly wedding took place at Hemingford Abbots Village Hall in Cambridgeshire. "We wanted a fun day that we were both involved in", Fee explained. "We didn't wait it to just be about the bride, but both of us equally. Lots of colour was involved, and guests were requested to leave office attire at home! We both wanted to have a day that was about us, so we ensured that we included as much about us as possible. Early on in the planning we trawled wedding blogs, but mainly just looked at Rock n Roll Bride as we found that is was the only blog that included low budget weddings, and weddings that encompassed different themes."

DIY Disney Themed Wedding

Kat

VeVi

April 28, 2016

Those eagle eyed amongst you might recognise the bride in this wedding, Kirsty was one of our models for my veil collab with Crown and Glory! When I met her, saw her amazing Disney sleeve tattoo and heard all about their Disney themed wedding, I was SO EXCITED. Now the time has finally come for me feature it and I'm pretty sure you're all going to flip out over it too. The best part is they pulled the wedding off with a budget of just £2,500!

Super Budget yet Super Cool Village Hall Wedding

Kat

Frances Sales

January 24, 2016

Nicole and James set £5000 as the budget for their September wedding, and remarkably they actually spent less than that! Having the day at a village hall, hiring a fish n chip van for catering, and asking guests to bring along dessert, was how they saved the majority of their money. They also didn't spent a lot on fancy outfits.

Pretty in Pink: A Vintage Village Hall Wedding

Kat

Photography by Vicki

December 18, 2015

Oh 
Danni and Ben, your wedding gives me LIFE. I am so excited to share it on the blog today. This gorgeous heavily-tattooed pair were hitched in Maidstone, at a venue called Kent Life. "Our wedding theme was a bit of a mixture of 1950s, rural farm life and a tea party!" said Danni. "We love the 1950s anyway, I have a huge collection of dresses already and we just love the music and the dancing. I really love that our wedding was personal to us and wasn't generic."

Love and Lavender

Kat

Kate Lowe

November 26, 2015

Lauren and Mike spent just £2500 on their gorgeous wedding. They were inspired by two things - the movies and lavender. "We had lots of references to the movies", the bride said. "We are both massive film geeks and we couldn't not have that represented on our big day. We had little hints scattered all over the place, including our Star Wars photo booth, movie quotes and movie poster illustrations around the venue, marvel confetti cones, and Mendl's boxes for wedding favours from The Grand Budapest Hotel."

Non-Legal Bush Dance Hall Wedding

Kat


Colin Hockey

October 22, 2015

They wanted a ceremony to signify their commitment to each other, but Ariane and Adam decided not to be legally married. Based in Queensland, Australia, they decided they didn't want to be man and wife until same sex marriage was recognised by their country.

Sixties Blues and Soul Wedding

Kat

Matt Ethan

March 6, 2015

There's something ever so special about a retro themed wedding. The timelessness yet quirkiness always lights me up! Alex and Sean clearly feel the same because they had a gorgeous throwback bash in October at Whalton Village Hall.

Budget-Friendly, DIY & Colourful Village Hall Wedding: Abby & Liam

Kat

Miki

October 23, 2013

With just £3000, a mountain of ideas and a hell of a lot of hard work, Abby and Liam planned their DIY village hall wedding for August this year. The day was held at Eccleston Village Hall, with the ceremony in the garden. They saved a lot of money by not going for traditional wedding stuff. Abby's amazing dress was vintage, bought at Pillbox Vintage Wedding Fair, which she then had reworked by Carla at Mon Ami. Liam's outfit was from River Island. The flowers were all grown in the bride's mother's garden and their transport for the day was their own vintage yellow Beetle!

Mid-Century Tabernacle Wedding: Fiona & David

Kat

Lisa Jane

August 30, 2013

Fiona and David's Kent wedding was influenced by the style of the 1940s through to the 1960s. "I think the whole day was defined by it really being a reflection of us as a couple", Fiona said. "We really didn't want an identikit, faceless, corporate feel. Also, we wanted it to be as relaxed as possible. We didn't want anyone to stand on ceremony or feel uncomfortable. We just wanted all the people closest to us there and to eat, drink, dance and have a lot of fun."

A DIY Village Hall Wedding & A Bride Who Designed her own Dress: Laura & Mike

Kat

September 25, 2012

A village hall reception venue, a bride who designed her own dress and a groom who found his entire outfit in charity shops - oh I am so excited about Laura & Mike's amazing wedding! Is it just me or are the low key, budget friendly and full of love weddings winning over the high-maintenance, super detail heavy weddings right now? "I am a huge geek and one of the things I am most geeky about is design, craft and making things", wrote newlywed Laura. " So when Mike proposed at a picnic in Kensington Gardens just after our 6 year anniversary, the mother of all craft projects was born!