Festival wedding with rainbow colours

This festival wedding was always going to be a joyful celebration of life and love. Claire, the bride, is also known as Rainbow. How cool is that! From the gold lightening bolt shoes to the neon menus. The white sofa in a field to the drum and bass rave. This is a wedding to remember.

Humanist Ceremony

The wedding had festival vibes, with a nod to their shared love of music and Claire’s history being part of a band. I told you she was cool! The bride walked down the aisle to ‘She’s a rainbow’ by The Rolling Stones.  They had a humanist led ceremony with the lovely Zena Birch. Equally important are their vows. These had influences from their favourite bands, The Beatles and Kings of Leon. Friends played a huge part in their ceremony, with personalised readings and a song written and performed by their best friend. No confetti, however there were plenty of bubbles floating on the summer breeze as they walked back down the aisle, to ‘She’s a waterfall’ by The Stone Roses. A perfect choice to reference their new new married name, Waterfall-Allen.

Bride and groom in a field with a flower arch behind them. The groom is holding the brides hand as she smiles into the crowd.

A male singer playing an acoustic guitar while the wedding guests watch on. In the back ground there are bright coloured flowers.

Humanist celebrant wearing green leopard print jumpsuit holding up a sign that says WE DO.

Bride and groom walking hand in hand down the aisle towards the camera. Bubbles are floating all around them from a bubble machine placed the floor.

Rainbow colours

The bridesmaids picked their own vibrant colour dresses in their individual styles. The welcome signs, table numbers and decorations were all hand painted in the most amazing neon yellow.The family all chipped in to help paint and organise decorations.   Every detail was made with love and perfectly showcased their style and theme. In addition, the flowers, as vibrant as the bridesmaids dresses, also mirrored on the wedding cake. 

A bright neon yellow sign spelling out one on a table with a bright pink candle. The centre peice on a wedding table.

A white 3 tiered wedding cake with bright flowers adorning one side. petals are also scattered all around the base of the cake.

A long brown table set for dining with white plates and napkins rolled on the plate tied with neon yellow ribbon.

 

The children gave a stunning performance with inflatable instruments and a microphone. Then the adults danced the night away with music from Kate Lowhan and the collective. I have never seen a dance floor as lively. People singing and dancing like their life depended on it. However, this was not the end. The party continued long into the night. It actually ended with a drum and bass rave with their friend DJing. If you’re going to do a festival wedding then you may as well finish on a high!

 

Festival wedding dance floor with the singer from the band holding a microphone leaning into a group dancing. The singer is is sequinned silver trousers. Back of the bride dancing with her hands thrown up in the air . On the dance floor at her festival wedding. Guest in a green halter neck dress dancing wildly at a festival wedding. close up photo of the D J decks. The lighting is purple so has a hazy look. A dj at a wedding he is in shadow and his laptop with the word rave written on it is glowing green from the lights in the room. Woman in thick rimmed black glasses , smiling and dancing on th dance floor at a festival wedding.

 

 A word from the bride on their festival wedding

What was the highlight of the wedding?

“Having the speeches outside whilst drinking cocktails and listening to the baaing of the sheep in the background was one of my highlights. Then my Dad brought me to tears as he relayed stories of my childhood. Also my friends made the crowd roar with hysterics over precisely unknown antics.

How did you create the festival vibe?

‘We created a festival vibe by creating some outdoor seating, flower hoop backdrop, photo backdrop and lighting with a neon sign of our name”

Can you list your suppliers for other couples looking to achieve a festival wedding?

Dress: What Alice Wore https://www.whataliceworebridal.com

Brides accessories: Jake McCombe https://www.heavygretel.com/collections/jake-mccombe-jewellery

Shoes: Terry De Havilland https://terrydehavilland.com

Flowers: The Flower Company  https://www.flowercompany.co.uk

Celebrant: Zena Birch https://www.zenabirch.com

Festival Food: https://www.littlepiggycatering.co.uk

Cake: https://www.purplepumpkincakes.co.uk

Marquee: https://www.wingseventsltd.co.uk

Band: https://www.instagram.com/thecollectivebandyork/

Bar Hire: https://barbrothersevents.co.uk

Hair and make up: Tara Smith Official https://www.tarasmith.com

Furniture Hire: https://www.liquidbars.com

Grooms Suit: Moss Brass https://www.moss.co.uk/gift-shop

 

To get more wedding inspiration have a look at this previous wedding blog https://www.sarahcarterphotography.co.uk/bright-wedding-flowers/