{"id":214135,"date":"2017-06-26T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/family-at-the-foundation-of-nancy-and-stevens-rustic-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:50:57","slug":"family-at-the-foundation-of-nancy-and-stevens-rustic-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/family-at-the-foundation-of-nancy-and-stevens-rustic-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Family at the foundation of Nancy and Steven’s rustic wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"07-Jul-Nancy-Steven\"<\/p>\n

Congrats to Nancy and Steven\u00a0who’ve been crowned our July<\/a>\u00a0Wedding of the Month winners!
\n<\/em>They are in the running for a second honeymoon\u00a0to Italy’s ‘green heart’, Umbria<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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An in-bed proposal one cozy morning from Gemma Nancy Blatch to boyfriend Steven Dalley eventually led to the couple\u2019s rustic wedding.<\/p>\n

Their day was brought forward by two years\u00a0due to the bride\u2019s grandfather\u2019s ill-health, and the couple wed on\u00a0September 10, 2016 as they couldn’t imagine their special day without him. Nancy (as she is known by loved ones) and Steven, both aged 27, relied heavily on family support to create their intimate day, with a guest list of just 19. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have made the day possible without the help of our family members,\u201d explains the bride. \u201cA lot of the wedding was DIY to keep the budget down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nancy\u2019s mum helped create table decorations and styled the bride\u2019s \u201ceye-grabbing\u201d hair<\/a>. The bride\u2019s grandfather created name place holders using a tree branch with added notches. The groom\u2019s mum was responsible for the wedding cake<\/a> \u2014\u00a0a naked creation\u00a0with buttercream icing!<\/p>\n

The ceremony at Woodlands Lodge Hotel in Hampshire was followed by a reception in the bride\u2019s grandparents\u2019 garden. \u201cMy grandparents spent weeks preparing for the day, their garden looked amazing and we were incredibly grateful for all the hard work they invested in it for us,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was important to us to keep the wedding small and intimate, with only our closest family<\/a> in attendance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Eve Hopkinson Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“I had a beautifully simple ivory multi-way gown<\/a> that I could change the straps to however I wanted,” explains Nancy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The smart-casual groom sourced his outfit from\u00a0Debenhams Retail<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Eve, our photographer did a fantastic job of capturing natural and casual interactions without anyone really knowing she was there,” explains the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The groom’s mother, Kerry, made beautiful iced biscuits<\/a> decorated with\u00a0the couple’s initials.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nancy decorated the cake made by her mother-in-law with\u00a0hessian and paper flower arrangements<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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