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Borrow Our Vintage Wedding Décor Items
Are you getting married here at Higher Holcombe? Are you thinking about how you are going to decorate the venue? Do you want to save time, effort, money and stress? Perhaps you’re planning to make a few tweaks so that your wedding creates less waste and is more sustainable? If your answer is ‘yes’ to any of these – then be sure to read on and please borrow any of the vintage wedding decor…
Outdoor Wedding Aisle Décor Ideas
Do you want some ideas for your outdoor wedding aisle? Then you’re in the right place! As well as showing ways that real couples have styled Higher Holcombe’s woodland ceremony spaces, this blog also features a styled shoot (used on the front cover of WED Magazine – Issue 54) (it was totally fab) (!) themed on the vibrant blues of an African bird – the Abyssinian Roller by Natalie from Hyland Weddings and Events. What I love about this is the simple idea that Natalie zoomed right in on the colours of the bird to theme the whole shoot. The result is timeless romance!
Wedding Planning – It’s Time to Start!
It's National Wedding Planning Day! It's The 1st of March - and for the past five years, this has been known as National Wedding Planning Day! I know - I didn't even know that it was 'a thing' either! It probably started in America. About 40% of engagements take...
A Real Festival Wedding – Full of Fun and Joy
Read more about Grace and Charlie’s weekend-long festival wedding with top planning tips to keep things simple and stay true to yourself and what will make you happy.
Questions to Ask a Wedding Venue – Devon Wedding Venue
Questions to Ask a Wedding Venue Choosing a wedding venue? Exciting times! But also - a lot to find out about and learn! This blog will help you! Before you visit, decide on the questions to ask a wedding venue. Make a list. This will also give a good impression! ...
Dogs at Weddings – Devon Wedding Venues
Dogs at Weddings - Yes or No? You will want to have dogs at weddings if you have one of your own. This blog will give you ideas for how your own fur baby can star at your wedding and be a special part of your big day. As well, there will be top tips from two of...
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Rustic Weddings – An Intimate Wedding with a Boho Twist
A small and intimate wedding wasn’t originally on the cards for this adventure-loving couple, Vicki and Tom. They were finally married in May this year - but that had never been part of the plan! Intimate Wedding Planning Begins Having been together for seven years,...
Woodland Weddings – Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies
Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies Outdoor wedding ceremonies just fill me with happiness! To have your wedding ceremony ouside, in nature, surrounded by your nearest and dearest is really very special. Buildings (even pretty ones) make me think of institutions, of...
Devon Wedding Venues – An Outdoor Spring Wedding
An Outdoor Spring Wedding - Our First Styled Shoot! I can't tell you how excited and glamorous it made me feel when Jennifer Jane (the creative lead and photographer) organised our first ever styled shoot! Remember, I used to be a primary school teacher - and style,...
Devon Wedding Venue – Reasons For Hiring Wedding Decorations
Reasons For Hiring Wedding Decorations - Inspired by Nicola from 'Rustic Love Hire' There are so many reasons for hiring wedding decorations? Admit it! You've been drooling over Pinterest - possibly for months - and who can blame you! There are so many beautiful...
A Wedding Celebrant – Devon Wedding Venue
Guest Interview with Fan - A Devon Wedding Celebrant Do you want a truly unique and personal wedding ceremony? One that really tells the story of your love? One that explains the reasons that you are choosing to promise yourselves to each other? Then you might want...
East Devon Wedding Venue – Festival Style Wedding Ideas
Festival Style Wedding Ideas Start Here! Are you looking for a few festival style wedding ideas? Well, I can guarantee that nabbing a few ideas here will be a lot easier than trying to gets tickets for Glastonbury! This blog is based on a festival wedding styled shoot...
Devon Wedding Venue – Weekend Wedding Planning- 5 Top Tips
Your Weekend Wedding Planning Start Here! A few top tips from Joanna at Higher Holcombe It's your wedding weekend and you're going to be surrounded by all your favourite people - hooray! I'm quite sure that some guests may have travelled from far and wide and will be...
Devon Wedding Venue – Wedding Budget Top Tips
Why do we feel awkward talking about a wedding budget? Money can be a tricky thing, don't you think - especially when what you are really doing is planning a totally dreamy wedding day party! There are so many elements that you want to include - it is one of the...
Pick Your Own Wedding Flowers | Devon Wedding Venue
Why pick your own wedding flowers? Picking your own wedding flowers (we love a bit of foraging) could be just the thing to do - and here we're going to talk about just five reasons why we think you should pick your own wedding flowers. Please add your reasons to the...
“it really was the best day ever”
“Just wanted to say an enormous thank you again for everything you did to make our day so perfect. I’m sure every couple says this, but it really was the best day ever and we are so grateful for everything you did to make it happen!”
Lauren and Laurie xxx