An Elevated Castle Garden Ceremony and Modern Orangery Reception Tied by All-Hue Florals

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The couples vision was to achieve a sleek, contemporary design predominantly in black and white, accentuated by colorful flowers in muted, dusty tones.

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We didn’t limit the color palette for the florals as we wanted to include all shades. The ceremony exuded a modern, elevated garden ambiance, set against the picturesque backdrop of a Scottish garden and its stunning castle. The reception, held in the Orangery, embraced a predominantly modern aesthetic. The floral arrangements seamlessly tied the entire event together.

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[field title=”Proposal Story”]On a road trip to the Grand Tetons with our friends, Brandon proposed on a mountainside while my favorite song played in the background. That song was also the song I walked down the aisle to during our ceremony.[/field]
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[section title=”The Fashion”]
[field title=”Wedding Gown”]The Brides gown was a modern Sarah Seven design with an asymmetrical neckline. Although I had a reception dress, I loved my wedding dress so much that I didn’t change into my second dress until just before the last song. My second dress was also a Sarah Seven but was short and tweed, which seemed fitting in Scotland.[/field]
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All of the bridesmaids had completely different dresses in both style and color. I didn’t want to limit them to standard “bridesmaid dresses” and suggested they just look for dresses they liked in the four different colors I chose. Their floral bouquets were all different and were created especially to complement each bridesmaid dress individually.

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[field title=”Groomsman Attire”]The men wore matching tuxes but all had unique Hermes pocket squares borrowed from our dear friends.[/field]
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[section title=”The Details”]
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Our food was provided by the amazing team at Carlowrie Castle. We knew we absolutely wanted beef wellington for the wedding dinner and shepherd’s pie for the rehearsal dinner – two of our all time favorite dishes – and the chef made it happen. We hired a mixologist from Pure Bartending to replicate some of our favorite cocktails and then we named them ourselves. The cocktail that represented me was a drink that my dad makes for me and we called it “The Pretty Pretty Princess.” For Brandon’s cocktail, we named it the “Double B” as a nod to his name. Our final cocktail was a representation of both of us and we named it after our dog, Kip! We also had stir sticks in all of the cocktails that were renderings of Kip in acrylic.

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Some of our favorite decor elements were the design of the signage and paper goods. In tribute to our love of reading, we commissioned a large bookshelf in place of a traditional seating chart. Each guest had a personalized book on the shelf, complete with their table number. The bookshelf was elegantly adorned with florals and candles. The rest of our signage featured various shapes and textures, maintaining an ultra-modern and unique aesthetic. My grandmother’s embroidery of our wedding logo on all the velvet napkins added a beautifully personal touch to our tablescape which featured amazing, garden-style florals and textured candles.

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Instead of a traditional wedding cake, we opted for sticky toffee pudding, one of my favorite desserts popular in the UK. Since there was no cake to cut, we did a champagne tower to kick off the toasts following the serving of the sticky toffee pudding.

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[field title=”Readings, Ceremony Music, Reception Songs”]As guests arrived, a traditional piper played the bagpipes. We thought this was a fun way to welcome everyone to this magnificent castle in the Scottish countryside. Brandon’s parents brought one of his late grandfather’s guitars all the way to Scotland so that our friend Kevin (and husband of one of the bridesmaids!) could play the acoustic guitar as the wedding party walked down the aisle. I walked down the aisle to a live acoustic recording of Mumford and Son’s Rose of Sharon, my favorite song which Brandon also played as he proposed.[/field]
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Given the brides family’s Scottish heritage, Alex’s dad and grandpa wore their family tartan. One wore the clan tartan and the other wore the clan’s hunting tartan.

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[field title=”Special Detail #2″]Instead of a traditional welcome table, we hosted a photo table inside the castle. Our parents and grandparent’s wedding photos were displayed here in Tiffany frames. We then gifted these to our families afterward as a keepsake.[/field]
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Since we couldn’t bring our dog Kip all the way to Scotland to be a part of our wedding, we named a cocktail after him and had acrylic stir sticks made in his likeness. People loved them so much they took them home with them!

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