HAPPY WEDNESDAY

My fourth blog in this series is Fi’s wedding, I thought it would be nice to share today as it is their third wedding anniversary. The wedding took place at The Cowshed at Woodhall Farm in Codsall Wood Wolverhampton.

THE LOVE STORY

“ Sam and I are Christians and met on the opening of a new church called freedom church Worcester 6 years ago.

Since the beginning of our relationship we’ve loved spontaneous adventurous walks. On one of our early dates, I packed a surprise picnic for Sam. He was enjoying the food and said’ if you’ve packed skips then il will marry you now” you’ve guessed it, I had! You should have seen his face and no we didn’t get married in that moment.....

We dated for 3 years before Sam went out to get an sandwich and came back with an engagement ring by him. He proposed on a wet and foggy day up in the Malvern hills with no one around, it was dreamy.

With our love of street food, vintage Hollywood glamour, Star Wars and the outdoors we decided that a DIY wedding was definitely for us. After months of searching, we finally found The cowshed in Codsall.

As you can tell, we don’t mind the rain, in fact we love the rain and I ended up walking down the aisle in the pouring rain where I met Sam holding a red umbrella, it was honestly so us and so perfect!”

THE INSPIRATION

Fi loves vintage glamour and wanted this styling for her own wedding, I was so excited to create this look, Fi has really thick hair which is perfect to create vintage waves, she also has amazing alabaster skin which is also ideal to create a flawless 40’s makeup look.

THE VENUES

Fi and her bridesmaids got ready over at the Roundhouse farm house in Boningale which was so pretty and quiet. Surrounded by sheep and chickens was the most idilic way to start the day.

Fi and Sam did the legal bit at the incredibly majestic Victorian Council House in Malvern, Worcestershire.

An outdoor ceremony and the party was held at the Cowshed at Woodhall Farm in Codsall, Wolverhampton.

The venue is an 18th century Cowshed, perfect for a DIY wedding as it is a blank canvas, built in 1700 it was a oat, corn and wheat store then through the 1800’s it was the home of 20 dairy cows. Then in 2014 the owner had the dream of having their own wedding in a candlelit old farm building so with the help from family and friends they converted it for their own wedding and now is shared with other lucky couples.

HAIR AND MAKEUP

I curled and pinned Fi’s thick hair and left it to set while I did the bridesmaids hair and makeup. I kept Fi’s eyes quite simple with just champagne gold and brown shades on the lids, (Urban Decay and MAC) with a winged liquid liner (Iglot gel liner and Kat Von D for even more definition) and lots of individual lashes, this makeup was all about the lip, a wonderful bright tomato red, (MAC: quite the standout retro matte) with a very light coverage foundation (The Ordinary serum foundation), a golden shimmery blusher (MAC Trace Gold) and very soft natural bronzer (Body shop Honey Bronze)

The Bridesmaids all had quite fresh natural makeup with a pastel pink lip and the hair was a combination of curls, plaits and unstructured buns. I then brushed out Fi’s curls with a paddle brush, added some Aveda anti humectant pomade to give the curls some shine and structure, then finished the look with a custom made birdcage veil made by Kate Brown- Bespoke Miliner .

Fi’s beautiful dress was from WED2BE by Anna Sorrano

THE REVIEW

I am so happy and relieved that I found Nicola to be our wedding make up and hair artist. I got married last September and from the moment I met Nicola in my trial, she was so professional, inspiring and so talented! I felt so relaxed on the morning of the wedding day because in the trial she created my dream look of 'vintage glamour' within no time. She made sure I was happy and comfortable throughout the morning which so lovely of her. She knows her stuff and was always so accommodating to make my bridal 'look' was perfect before I went down the aisle. My husband LOVED the look she created too ( there were a few tears teehee) If you want a very creative and lovely artist to help make your wedding hair and makeup complete, Nicola is your gal!

Photos below by Emily and John - John Mark Arnold Photography