We are taking you off to North Yorkshire today for this totally gorgeous and laid back garden wedding, courtesy of Patrick Phillips. Sarah and Robin were lucky enough to be able to get married in Sarah’s parents’ garden, which allowed them to save a huge proportion of their budget, while creating a really DIY friendly day, where all their friends and family mucked in and helped them plan. With a custom wedding dress and homegrown flowers this wedding is a great example of how doing things your self, can not only save you money but can inject a huge amount of personality into your day.
A relaxed, informal day where our families and friends were able to get involved and feel a part of the day. The happiest day of both of our lives.
Sarah and Robin were married on the 20th June 2015 in Sarah?s parent?s garden and field, North Yorkshire. ‘We were on a tight budget but wanted an outdoors wedding. Sarah?s parents had only moved there a few years previously but it had created a home for the whole family and we wanted to celebrate this. It?s a very special place for us. We had 120 guests and took 6 months from engagement to wedding day.’

How they met

Sarah had moved to Cornwall from London and was missing the Swing Dance scene that she had been a part of for years. She decided to post on facebook looking for swing dancing in Cornwall. Meanwhile Robin was just planning to move to Cornwall himself from Brighton. His swing dance teacher saw Sarah?s p...