Turn your blank canvas barn wedding venue into the venue of your dreams!
September 22nd, 2023
Spring Wedding at Falside Mill
Emily and Daniel chose the beautiful Falside Mill for their May wedding, with its gorgeous exposed brickwork, ceilings adorned with spectacular fairy lights and lots of natural light flooding in. Nestled in the East Neuk of Fife, a destination of outstanding natural beauty, Falside Mill incorporates a contemporary interior and has so many special spaces that ensure you can create a truly bespoke and memorable experience for your guests. Featuring styling and florals by Sarah and her team at Ambience Venue Styling Fife and Stirlingshire, this gorgeous wedding truly was a spectacular show with floral columns, a beautiful natural theme and elegant candles galore.
DIY Wedding Venues and The Advantage of Hiring A Venue Stylist
Often with a blank canvas wedding venue it can be hard to picture the full potential of what can be created. A DIY venue is amazing for those couples that really want to put their own stamp on the place and transform it into their venue of dreams. However, sometimes it can be very difficult to see how a DIY venue could be transformed to have that wow factor. That’s where your stylist’s expert eye comes in! When hiring a stylist all of those initial ideas you have when dreaming of your big day can be made into a reality, and things you didn’t even think could be possible can be created and executed flawlessly.
Muted Neutral Colour Palette to Bring Romance
Emily and Daniel chose an elegant, contemporary look with a natural theme and classical style to enhance the beauty of their venue and chose whites, neutrals and layered greens, with linen in ‘Desert Sand’ and lots of candles in ‘Latte’. This lovely couple put their faith in Sarah’s knowledge and expertise as both a wedding stylist and a florist and once they had agreed the key themes, trusted Sarah to come up with the finished look.
Blousy Florals and Beautiful Ruffles
The bride wanted the flowers to be loose and natural – resembling a summer meadow. This summer meadow theme really popped in the Long Barn for the ceremony as this area gets lots of natural light and then was carried through to the table centrepieces, but on a smaller scale. Sarah opted for British, seasonal flowers and chose garden roses, roses, sweet peas, dahlias, eucalyptus and moss to add texture. The ruffles of the Dahlias and roses and delicate texture of the sweet peas complimented Emily’s beautiful wedding dress perfectly and added to the ethereal look.
Use of Lighting to Set the Mood
Candles are incredible at casting a stunning glow and nothing evokes romance quite like flickering candlelight. This elevated ambience really can’t be replicated with sunlight or by using artificial lighting alone.
Emily and Daniel went for a mixture of elegant candlelight and an abundance of fairy lights throughout to add to the atmosphere of the day. The reception set up was really brought to life by ceilings adorned with fairy lights for an elegant, contemporary look. This complimented the tablescapes perfectly, which were decorated with taper candles to add a sense of sophistication to the reception.
Stunning Ceremony Décor
Set the scene for your ceremony with a beautiful backdrop like Emily and Daniel did here with fairy lights cascading and the showstopping dramatic floral display which Sarah created to frame the ceremony space and give it the wow factor. These stunning floral columns could also be used later in the day to frame the top table or even as a striking backdrop for a photobooth set up. The ceremony backdrop was complimented beautifully by lining the aisle with clusters of hurricane vases containing floating candles, adding that magical and romantic ambience.
Fresh Flower/Petal Confetti
Using fresh or dried flowers and petals for your confetti can really make for some stunning photos. Not only will it look great on photos but it will also smell amazing too. Imagine picking flowers from yours or a loved one’s garden to make it even more personal and special! Yet another advantage of real flower or petal confetti is that it is naturally biodegradable which means not only is it beautiful, but it is sustainable too.
That Just Married Feeling
When everything you imagined and dreamed becomes a reality… There really is no better feeling that seeing everything you imagined come to fruition. When hiring an Ambience stylist, you are guaranteed a bespoke and memorable experience which will take the pressure off on the run up to your special day.
Sarah often gets emotional when a couple writes her a heartfelt review, such as this one from Emily and Daniel:
“I can’t thank you enough for the beautiful styling you created for our wedding Sarah. It honestly exceeded all our expectations and so many of our guests complimented how beautiful the place was looking, thanks to all the work you put in. You made the whole process so easy and took care of any worries I had, which I really appreciated in the run up to the day! We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to any potential couples or clients – it was on the very best decisions we made having you style our special day.”
If you want beautiful styling that will exceed all expectations and really take your breath away then book a consultation with your local Ambience stylist today!
Credits:
Venue: @falside_mill
Styling & Venue Flowers: @ambiencevenuestylingfife
Lighting: @stephenleslielighting
Photographer: @derekchristie
Videographer: @focasweddingfilms
Bouquets: @greenshedflowers
Celebrant: Marjorie Russell @fuzeceremonies
Transport: @a1coachesfife
Pianist: @andylucaspiano
Band: @losperrosuk
Catering: @thecheesytoastshack
Generator Hire: Gardens Mowers & Tools Ltd
