I attended another wedding at the weekend. This time an English wedding in Appuldurcombe House on the Isle of Wight.
It was a beautiful setting and the wedding was a lot of fun. It was a bit different from your standard English wedding. Planned with a lot of attention to detail and with great little events throughout the day that made it really special.
This is Appuldurcombe House from the front.
The back of the house is mainly ruins, so it’s really not much more than a facade. The wedding dinner and speeches were held in a gazebo on the lawn.
The wedding was 1920s themed and the groom arrived in this car. A lot of people had made the effort and dressed up in 1920s style clothes.
When the bride and groom were gone for their photo session, the guests could enjoy a falconry display. It was fascinating. We were all sitting in the grass, drinking champagne and watching this guy play with some big birds.
The bride and groom are both slightly obsessed with squirrels, so the little animals appeared here and there throughout the event.
In the dessert as a biscuit:
As money that we could use in the casino after dinner. It was so much fun!
I lost all my squirrel money at the Blackjack table.
Kids playing cricket after dinner. So English!
There was also a ‘secret’ Speakeasy bar in the basement of the building. It was only open for an hour and quite dark and dingy. Here’s what was left after the cocktails were finished.
And this is the building illuminated after dark.
Hello Rabea 