Ready for your outdoor wedding ceremony? Join us as we share how and where you’ll be making your grand entrance for your walk down the aisle at Cott Farm.
Somerset Wedding Ideas & Inspiration
That magical wedding entrance moment, when you realise all your favourite people are in one place to celebrate you both.
POV The moment before your wedding entrance
Attention future brides and grooms! Before you book your wedding venue, make sure you ask them these 5 essential questions.Don’t leave your special day to chance. Get the answers you need for a seamless celebration!
Don’t book your wedding venue until they’ve answered these 5 questions
What an absolute pleasure to host L&C’s WedFest at Cott Farm 💕 This amazing couple celebrated their love surrounded by the most wonderful friends and family, creating such an unforgettable wedding day! 💄 @LaurenjamieMUA🎶 Band: First Base, Warble Entertainment🎧 DJ: SJT Roadshow We loved capturing these little BTS wedding day snapshots on our phones, but can’t wait to see the professional work of the both lovely Studio Square Photography and Regus Wedding Media 💕
L&C’s WedFest at Cott Farm
What a magical wedding day for K&B, surrounded by their favourite people! 📸 How Photography💐 Cottage Flowers🎶 Band: The Uprising🎤 Afternoon Singer: Robin🎉 Games: Something For Everyone
K&B’s Magical June Wedding
M&C’s beautiful wedding on midsummer’s day 💕
M&C’s Midsummer’s Day Wedding
Wedding tip: Create your wedding guest list using a tiered system if you’re struggling with capacity or budget.
Use a tiered system for your wedding guest list
Wedding table decor tip: your tables will look different once glasses and cutlery are added!
Wedding table decor tips
We’ve packed up hundreds of weddings. Here are the worst culprits for wedding waste (along with more eco-friendly alternatives). Instead think about: Better for the environment. And your wallet.
Reduce your wedding waste
Wondering how you should walk down the aisle to your wedding ceremony? Walk even more slowly than you think, look up (and not at your feet!), and practice your walk to music before your big day to get your timings right!Tips for walking down the aisle
Tips for walking down the aisle
Wedding planning tips for Wedding Ceremony Readings Ceremony readings are a great way to personalise your wedding, and include friends and family members. There are some popular favourites for readings, including poems and song lyrics, but what you choose is up to you. For civil ceremonies you have to avoid any religious content. Select something with words that truly express your love for one another. It doesn’t have to have personal significance before your ceremony, but it will certainly hold a special meaning for both of you afterward!
Wedding Ceremony Readings Tips
Wedding bouquet ideas, from floral designers: Twigs n Twine, Blooming Divine. Photos: Daniel Weeks, James & Kerrie
Wedding bouquet ideas
Wedding Guest List Dilemmas: How to Create a Guest List for Your Wedding.
How to Create a Wedding Guest List
Blooming Beautiful: 10 Key Questions to Ask Your Wedding Florist #weddingflowerideas #weddingplanningtips #ukwedding
10 Key Questions to Ask Your Wedding Florist
Planning your wedding ceremony? Remember to book your registrars in advance, give notice of marriage 3 to 6 months before, and finalise all details ahead of time. Enjoy every moment of your special day! #ukwedding #weddingplanning #weddingceremony
Planning your civil wedding ceremony guide
Tips for your wedding invitations:
Tips for your wedding invitations
Plan your wedding with a realistic budget using these average wedding costs.
Average wedding costs UK
Planning a wedding involves essential details like ordering equipment and setting tables. Our team ensures everything is in place for your menu, so that you can focus on celebrating. If you’re having a DIY wedding, it’s not the most exciting part of wedding planning, but don’t overlook these crucial elements!
Who is laying your wedding tables?
Wedding celebrant vs registrar: What’s the difference, and should you choose a celebrant or registrar to officiate your wedding ceremony? If you are planning a civil wedding, the chances are you’ve come across wedding celebrants as an alternative to registrars. Independent celebrants can be a great option to conduct your ceremony. But it’s important to understand the key differences between a registrar and a wedding celebrant. A registrar can legally officiate your wedding during the civil ceremony at an approved venue. They’ll oversee the approval of your marriage license and make your union legally binding. On the other hand, a […]
Wedding celebrant vs registrar: Who should officiate your wedding ceremony?
Your wedding decor is the perfect opportunity to showcase your personal style and create a welcoming atmosphere for your guests. Take your time, explore different options, and trust your instincts to create a beautiful and memorable wedding day. When it comes to choosing your wedding decor, here are our top tips to help you create a beautiful and memorable setting for your special day.
5 Wedding Styling Tips
Which order will you choose to walk down the aisle on your wedding day? The UK tradition for heterosexual couples is for the groom to enter the ceremony first, followed by wedding guests. The wedding procession starts with the flower girl and/or page boy, followed by the bride. The maid of honour, then the bridesmaids, finish the procession. This order dates back to superstition (when bridesmaids were dressed similarly to the bride to confuse evil spirits), but nowadays is for the more practical reason that the bridemaids and maid of honour are behind the bride to carry her train down […]
In what order should you walk down the aisle in the UK?
Avoid Wedding Regret: Key questions for your venue tour from a wedding planner. Asking the right questions is so important when it comes to finding the right wedding venue for you. Use these wedding venue questions to make sure you know the right answers before saying yes to your wedding venue!
Essential Questions to Ask Wedding Venues Before You Book!
The process of giving notice in the UK can be a bit confusing for couples in the run up to their wedding. Here’s a quick guide to this essential step in your wedding journey from our wedding planner, Becca. Drone footage courtesy of Kyle Forte. Giving Notice of Marriage (a quick guide) Giving notice is the legal bit you have to do at least 29 days before your wedding ceremony can take place; you book an appointment at your local council (register) office for you both to attend in person with ID documents. Giving notice is a legal declaration that […]
Giving Notice of Marriage in the UK – A guide for couples
From traditional to modern top table setups, find the perfect fit for your big day with these popular ideas. But remember, it’s your wedding day. Who you sit with is ultimately up to you!
Wedding planning: Who sits at your wedding top table?
Create the perfect wedding day itinerary with expert tips from an experienced wedding planner at The Barn at Cott Farm wedding & events venue in East Chinnock Somerset.
Wedding Day Timings: From ‘I Do’ to the Last Dance
A Guide to Wedding Favours for Eco-Conscious Couples Wedding favours are small gifts given to guests to thank them for attending your wedding. This tradition, also called ‘bonbonnieres’, dates back to when sugar cubes were very expensive and given to wedding guests as a sign of wealth. Favours can be a great way of extending your wedding theme and create a talking point for your guests. But they can also be unsustainable for both your budget and the environment. We encourage all couples to embrace sustainability in their wedding planning. We see so many favours left behind at the end […]
Sustainable Wedding Favours
Wedding traditions have been a part of our culture for centuries, but should you follow them or skip them? While some wedding traditions hold deep meaning and sentimental value, others may feel outdated or irrelevant in a modern world. Wedding traditions have always fascinated us, especially the ones that we take for granted as being ‘part’ of the wedding day. In truth, there are very little rules when it comes the legalities of marriage. In fact none of the below traditions actually form any part in the legal side. With so many customs and rituals associated with weddings, have you […]
Wedding Traditions
Your wedding invitation will often set the first impression for what your guests can expect for your wedding day. Whether you’ve commissioned bespoke wedding stationery, chosen a template online, or made each wedding invite by hand, wedding invitations communicate a sense of your theme, from the level of formality to the style of the day. Of course the design is important, but so is the information you include on your wedding invitations. These are the key pieces of information every wedding invitation should include. Who’s hosting Traditionally a wedding invitation starts with who is ‘hosting’ the wedding. Put bluntly this […]
Wedding Invitation Details
From Venue to ‘I Do’: A Wedding Planner’s guide to the next steps after booking your Wedding Venue. Booked your wedding venue and wondering what to do next in your wedding planning? Becca, owner and wedding co-ordinator at The Barn at Cott Farm wedding venue in Somerset, gives couples her top tips on what to do next after booking your wedding venue, from booking your registrars to choosing suppliers. Part of the Wedding Planning with The Barn at Cott Farm series, where owners Becca and Ollie share some of their experiences with couples. This is designed for anyone planning a […]