Rose & Dane's Wedding Story
Rose & Dane held their wedding with us on 26th June 2021.
We got engaged right back in December 2016. On Christmas Day after I’d worked an early shift on intensive care where I am a nurse. By this point we’d been together 7 years and I thought it might never happen but we’d finally bought our own house June 2016 so it was definitely the right time by then. I spent the year following looking for a venue that would allow us to get married outside and had the relaxed, full weekend wedding vibe we were after. I wanted a venue that genuinely was DIY and had no restrictions on the suppliers we used. The biggest pro for us with Deighton was that it’s dog friendly so we could have our dog Ellie with us for the whole weekend.
We looked at a few barn venues but some were restrictive on who you could use and some didn’t have accommodation. I stumbled on Deighton – I widened the search area as we live in Sheffield and happened upon it and even from the pictures I had a really good feeling. We went to see it with our best man who was staying with us at the time and he said he knew from my face that this was the venue. The barn is beautiful, the house is finished to a really high standard and it had all the outdoor space we could have wanted right in the middle of Yorkshire countryside.
Our original date was 20th June 2020 but obviously Covid had other ideas. We re-booked for just over a year later for the 26th of June and spent 12 months worrying if it would go ahead. Carla and all the Deighton team were really supportive and once the guidelines came out, we worked through them together to see what sort of day we could have. As it happened, this was 3 days before our wedding day and it was really stressful having to confirm things that close to the date but the team made it as easy as it could be and all weekend went above and beyond for us and our guests.
We were able to get married outside (even though it torrentially rained all day Friday) and we had the most relaxed and beautiful ceremony on the lawn. The welcome drinks after were amazing (thank you Louisiannas) and all of our guests commented on how amazing it was to be back together – our guest list just fit the new restrictions so we could have everyone we wanted there which was just wonderful.
Our wedding photographer (Adam Lowndes Photography) was just amazing on the day. Even before the wedding his communication was fabulous and he captured our day and the colours so well. I cannot recommend him enough, his work speaks for itself but he is one of the best decisions we made. I’d also like to thank Laura at Ambience York. We wanted a really bright colour scheme of pink and orange – she said at the time how happy the colours made her and it was a fresh change from neutral. The venue looked absolutely stunning and I am so glad we used them for our wedding day. Seeing all of our guests together on the first weekend out of tight lockdown, some who we hadn’t seen for 18 months, was just the most wonderful feeling. So many of our guests have commented on how lovely it was and how much they enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and we got the party we wanted at night too! Deighton allowed us to have a wedding weekend that was ‘us’ without being restricted to any single supplier and we would recommend them to anyone.
I’d like to thank Ella and Sharon who were the coordinator and manager for the weekend. Without them and their huge effort, along with our other suppliers who worked within the guidelines and helped ensure we had the most amazing weekend, our wedding wouldn’t have been the fabulous weekend that it was. We couldn’t be more grateful for the work they put in and they are a credit to Deighton and the team.
Photographer | Adam Lowndes Photography
Tables and chairs | Catering Hire Company
Cake | Cake Box York
Hair/Make up | Bow and Blush
Venue Styling | Ambience York
Flowers | Jacaranda Heckmondwike
Band | Bad Asteroids
Ceremony music | Personal friends
Catering | Happy Hog (day) / Veloce Fresco (pizza night)
Bar Hire | Louisiannas
Dog | Groomer (The Canine Styler in Hyde) Floral Collar (Evie Rose Bridal)
