Bright pastels, beautiful florals, and bursting with fun...

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Today's real wedding couple, Claire and Rob, prove that summer garden weddings are truly the most fun. Filled with bright pastel colours, tons of flowers, and lots of games their outdoor DIY wedding at Spetchley Park and Gardens was an absolute blast. All the love and laughs were captured by Kathryn Edwards Photography for us all to adore... Fun Spetchley Park Wedding By Kathryn Edwards Photography // onefabday.com

Claire and Rob met at school, at first Claire was not quite sure about Rob but they ran with the same crowd and one night she was finally persuaded to go to one of Rob's house parties. After that one night, she changed her mind and was hooked! The two have been together ever since.

Fun Spetchley Park Wedding By Kathryn Edwards Photography // onefabday.com

Fun Spetchley Park and Gardens Wedding By Kathryn Edwards Photography // onefabday.com

Claire tells us all about the proposal..."Rob took me on a lovely weekend away to Bath, staying in a the gorgeous Villa Magdala and visiting all the places I wanted to. After an evening in the Thermae Spa and a lovely meal we went for a wander by the river and he proposed. When I got home he had bought a painting of the view where he proposed it was even from the right time of year." Fun Spetchley Park and Gardens Wedding By Kathryn Edwards Photography // onefabday.com

The couple got to planning their perfect summer wedding that was all about family and friends. Claire shares..."I wanted the wedding to feel beautiful, relaxed and fun. My priority was making sure that the day flowed really smoothly and felt natural so that guests could just relax and have a lovely time."

Claire came across their dream venue, Spetchley Park and Gardens by chance. She was scrolling through Facebook and happened across a friend's pictures who had been to the park. Claire fell absolutely in love with the scenery and called immediately to see if they did weddings. The bride gushed, "It was the first venue we looked at and nothing matched up! We loved that with Spetchley you just rent the ground and after that you can do anything. "

The special day was made extraordinary by all the homemade contributions, especially from Claire's mum. She was a total star, as she made from scratch 100 pots of jam, metres upon metres of bunting, and she organised the gorgeous floral arrangements at the reception. It simply would not have been the same without her.

Rob and Claire also added tons of personal touches. Claire is half Danish so the wedding incorporated many traditions from picking up the horseshoe on the way out of the church to all the boys storming the dance floor after the first dance, lifting Rob onto their shoulders, and cutting off the ends of his socks. Claire remembers, "The Glamophones who were singing looked very confused at this!"

For Rob they added steak pie and chips as their evening food for a little northern, Manchester touch. He said, "A wedding has to have pie!"

The happy couple honeymooned to Italy for 10 days after their wedding. Having asked for donations for their honeymoon rather than gifts, they were able to enjoy all Italy has to offer, travelling from Venice to Lake Garda, Tuscany, and then finishing in Rome.

Congratulations to the lovely couple and thank you so much for sharing your big day with all of us. A big thanks to Kathryn Edwards Photography for sharing her amazing photos with us. To see more from Kathryn Edwards Photography visit kathrynedwardsphotography.com