SAMANTHA & RICHARD'S | OUTDOOR, COUNTRY WEDDING, AT BURYTHORPE HOUSE, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Because they both grew up in the same village, in the countryside, which they loved, they wanted to bring a bit of this to their wedding day. Homely, rural and as outdoors as they could do it, whilst keeping the day as local as possible.

When they came across Burythorpe House, just outside of Malton, they discovered it was all of the above, what's more, Alison, the in-house wedding coordinator, had recently added a beautiful area for outdoor weddings. They were made to feel at home instantly and with the venue being set in the most stunning of locations it was perfect for them.

The stunning location, like I said, what a place!

The house with the transport waiting.

The new outdoor area for becoming Mr & Mrs!

Here's some of the team that worked the day of the wedding.

As the sun came down the house still looked amazing.

Samantha and Richard affirm, "The service was above and beyond every single person from Alison to the house keepers, waiting and kitchen staff, just everyone we cannot thank them enough."

I also second that! When I do a wedding at Burythorpe, they make you feel like one of the team and looked after me impeccably well, keeping me fed and watered, so thanks all at BH!

CHOOSING THE DRESS

Unlike a lot of brides, Samantha always had a good idea of what type of dress she would like to wear on here wedding day, which gave her a head start. She visited The Little Pearl Bridal Boutique shop in Pickering with her mum, Nan and two sisters, Chloe and Megan, where she picked the long-sleeved, lace frock for her day. Samantha looked utterly incredible, the dress was classic and timeless.

Lace detailed, long-sleeved dress from The Little Pearl Boutique, in Pickering.

Stunning Dune shoes with delicate ankle strap encrusted in diamanté.

The dress went perfectly with the Country House setting, along with her bridesmaids pastel-pink gowns which floated beautifully along the ground in the summer breeze. Believe it or not, Samantha told me afterwards that she's not a fan of pink at all, she confesses pink goes ever so well with green and due their love of being out in the countryside walking their dogs, they decided that the colour duo would work well.

Bridesmaids and Flower Girl dresses.

THE DAY ITSELF

Samantha and Richard made a weekend of it, with Richard being a farmer and a bit of a workaholic, so I'm told, Samantha took full advantage of having him by her side before the wedding too, they stayed the night before with close family and friends, where they enjoyed a fish and chip supper together.

On the morning of the wedding, Samantha, her Mum, sisters and friends got ready together in their rooms, enjoying the build up to the big event before the bride made her grand entrance with her dad on the back of his vintage, grey Fergie, proud of both his daughter and his tractor was an understatement for Michael.

Getting ready is such a lovely time of day to be around, to get to know everyone a little and see how the Bride's feeling about the day ahead.

Mother of the Bride proudly watching her daughter get ready.

The view from the room where Samantha and the girls were getting ready.

Daisy was the cutest and most modest flower girl to date! 😂

She also ate the most food whilst everyone was getting ready!

Buttoning up the dress, the moment before she reveals all to the girls.

The trepidation of adding all the finishing touches.

When Samantha sees herself with everything together for the first time.

Then the bridesmaids see her too.

I do love a shot like this, you never get this moment again, it's worth setting up.

Apparently these two don't do emotional...

But something struck a cord on Saturday, seeing their sister all ready to become a Mrs!

Now for Dad's turn.

He couldn't get over how amazing Samantha looked.

The couple enjoyed the still and the sunshine as they exchanged their vows and rings (brought to them by Humphrey, their dachshund) then they left under a shower of confetti canons to enjoy fizz and canapés in the garden with everyone. It's good job we weren't limited to numbers as they had a couple of unexpected guests in the form of chickens and a guinea fowl, this made for some grand entertainment with the younger guests along with the older ones too.

Meanwhile, not far away, Richard and his Bestman were waiting patiently.

Richard told me he didn't do stress, he looks pretty relaxed here to be fair.

The girls waiting for Samantha to arrive on the vintage tractor.

Here she comes, a proud moment for her Dad.

It looked like Daisy had been practising her job.

One of the best moments of the day, when the bride arrives with her dad.

Then when the groom sees his bride.

It turns out, the registrar knows the couple well, they grew up with her own children in the countryside together.

Here's one of Richard's best memories of the day, when Humphrey delivered the rings! So cute!

Proud parents!

The exchange of rings.

Kiss

Now for that confetti storm!

Richard's Mum wasn't missing her opportunity.

The tractor ended up making the best prop for the photos.

Canapés in the garden.

The kids made the most of the space.

Whilst the guests enjoyed chatting in the sun.

They remembered those who couldn't be with them.

And welcomed the uninvited guests 😂

Having a smaller wedding, meant they could spend quality time with those they don't see as often as they would like.

I told you it was great for photos!

So much fun!

They later enjoyed the incredible three, course meal followed by coffee and speeches before they headed back outside, to their outdoor dance floor, well the grass! Sticking to the restrictions, they decided to diversify and set the DJ outside where they enjoyed their first dance and then boogied like crazy for the rest of the night.

THE COUPLES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

I love finding out what the Bride and Grooms favourite moments of the day are...

Richard: "Having all the family together to celebrate with us and marrying my wife! And of course can’t forget having Humphrey as our ring bearer!"

Samantha: "I’m not sure if I could say which part was the best bit I loved it all! An extra special moment was my dad seeing me for the first time as I kept my dress a secret from him so he had no idea. And of course marrying my now husband!"

Lots of tips! Plan well ahead but also enjoy every minute of it and do whatever you want to do listen to your heart!!

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CREDITS TO THE SUPPLIERS

Photography: Anoif Photography

The dress: Little Pearl Boutique, Pickering The Flowers: W.P Horselys The Shoes: Dune The Bridesmaids dresses: Missguided, ASOS and Monsoon Suits: Jenson Samuel Richards boots: Barbour The Venue: Burythorpe House The Cake: Jayne (Rich sister) The DJ and photobooth: Aqua Entertainment