Relaxed Outdoor DIY Wedding
Clare & Behn
Clare & Behn had one of the most relaxed outdoor DIY weddings I have ever seen and there was no doubt it was always going to end up on the blog. Their day was full of beautiful personal touches and creative decoration ideas that are simple to plan and build. It’s a huge source of inspiration for couples planning their own relaxed outdoor DIY wedding so I had to share it all with you!
Clare & Behn chose a newly renovated village hall in Stalisfield for their humanist ceremony. The renovation created a beautiful blank canvas inside and opened up the hall to the garden at the back, bringing the outside in. This is the perfect way to connect an outdoor wedding ceremony with the rest of your day. The garden at Stalisfield village hall was the perfect size for your average wedding and had views over the nearby fields (great for group shots), this became the setting for Clare & Behns extradinary DIY humanist ceremony.
Clare & Behn created a ceremony layout I haven’t seen before but it worked so wonderfully and gave me so much freedom to capture natural moments throughout the ceremony. The chairs were set out in a circle around their hand made foliage arch… that’s right, a hand made foliage arch! It was the center piece of the ceremony and a popular spot for guests to take a selfie later in the day too.
Having this set up at an outdoor ceremony allowed me to see the couple from every angle. I could get close ups either side of the arch, through the foliage, in between heads and also I was able to get lots of photos of their guests reactions too.
The creative decorations outside didn’t stop here, they had more imaginative and personal touches to wow me with after the ceremony too.