A colourful wedding inspiring you to do things your own way.

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From the get go Becky and Andy knew they wanted to have their wedding on their own terms - not following any ole tradition just for the sake of it. Andy chose a groomswoman rather than a best man, the church ceremony was kept ultra personal, there was no top table, and the reception ended up with crowd surfing and confetti. The result? A truly personal real wedding bursting with colour and fun, all captured by the talented Ed Godden.

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Helplessly adorable couple Becky and Andy first met whilst playing pool in the college bar at university in Oxford. Becky remembers..."It was almost love at first sight - or at least butterflies in the stomach at first sight - and a few weeks later we were a couple."

Just like that they began to date and seven years later Andy proposed. Becky remembers..."We were living together in Leeds. We’d often escape to the Yorkshire Dales from the city, and our favourite place to wander was Wharfedale near Bolton Abbey. Andy organised a surprise weekend away to the area for my birthday, and on the last day surprised me by presenting me with a ring on the top of a hill called Simon’s Seat. We've just gone back to the same spot for our first wedding anniversary."

Adore Becky and Andy's wedding stationery, designed by Becky's talented sister.

To celebrate their love Becky and Andy decided on a "relaxed, fun" wedding brimming with colour and contrasts.

The ceremony was held at Oxford chapel which meant a lot to both Becky and Andy as they explain..."After spending a while considering locations, it became clear that we wanted to get married in our college chapel. Given that we met in college, the place holds a lot of memories for us and it felt fitting for us to seal our marriage in the place we first met."

The sentimental ceremony was anything but staid, with lots of laughter, and Becky's best friend Emer singing a beautiful rendition of ‘Make me Feel Your Love.’

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The option was there to host the reception at Oxford, but Becky and Andy decided to opt for something a little different, and a whole lot more fun. Becky told us..."It would have been possible to have our reception at the college – but we wanted our reception to be less formal and more personal to us. We started a long search for somewhere which ticked all of the boxes! A unique venue in a great setting, with good food which would allow us the flexibility to do what we wanted – and possibly allow us to have a yurt, which I had fallen in love with…We had heard about The Trout through a wedding planner, and popped in on the way back from a holiday. It was perfect, and from there on in it all got a lot more exciting!"

With a venue and a fun yurt confirmed Becky and Andy got busy planning bright and bold wedding decorations and lots of fun elements - such as a great live band (including some impromptu karaoke) to keep everyone dancing all night long - which paid off as Becky told us..."The dancing ended in us being carried around the dancefloor over the heads of our friends and family – our first (and probably last) attempt at crowdsurfing!"

Much of the cheery décor and details was organised with help from friends and family with Becky's mum baking the cakes, Andy's mum helping with the favours and Andy’s best woman assisting with the polaroid photo booth.

Advice wise Becky is all about embracing each and every little moment..."I think the key thing is probably to try to enjoy it all for what it is, and make sure you have time off from planning together! It can be overwhelming so I think you need to identify the top three things that are important to you and focus on those initially and then everything else will fall in to place once you have the key elements. Also It’s not often in your life that you’ll get to have a tour round a flower farm to pick flowers or get a suit tailored to you, so try to enjoy each element for what it is!"

For their honeymoon Becky and Andy went to Bali and Lombok for three weeks, spending the first few days on the beach, then hiking in the hills of Bali and ending the trip at the Qunci Villas on Lombok. Huge congratulations to you both, and thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous yurt wedding with us all. A big thank you also goes to Ed Godden for sharing his work with us. To see more from Ed Godden visit www.edgodden.co.uk