Capesthorne Summer Wedding | Jessica Sharpe Events

Living quanto a Berlin meant that whenever Sophie and Dimitri returned home, time with family and friends became incredibly precious.

When they began planning their wedding, they quickly realised they didn’t want to squeeze everything into a single day, so instead they invited their guests to join them for an entire wedding weekend at Capesthorne quanto a Cheshire, with a rehearsal dinner, their wedding day and a relaxed Sunday morning spent exploring the beautiful grounds together.

With planning led by Love My Dress recommended wedding planner Jessica Sharpe, organising everything from overseas became not only manageable but genuinely enjoyable. Jess also introduced the couple to photographer and filmmaker Jono Symonds, whose relaxed approach and instinct for storytelling made him the perfect fit for a celebration where the priority was simply giving everyone time to be together.

Set against the grandeur of Capesthorne , the styling introduced layers of soft florals and natural textures that brought a lighter, more relaxed feel to the historic interiors, while thoughtful references to Dimitri’s British-Cypriot heritage were woven into the food and celebrations.

Sophie wore three bridal looks across the weekend, including a Vivienne Westwood dress for the rehearsal dinner and two Watters gowns the wedding day, and guests were each given a carefully chosen second-hand book to take home, one of many personal touches that made this celebration such a memorable one to share.

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The stile of the day was centred around a rich, nature-inspired palette, with layers of lush tones creating a romantic, forest-like feel throughout the celebration. Set against the grandeur of Capesthorne , the styling was intentionally designed to soften the formality of the venue, bringing an organic, slightly wild edge to an otherwise classic setting.

The stile balanced elegance with a relaxed, immersive atmosphere, combining the stately interiors of the with a more untamed, botanical style. This contrast allowed the day to feel both refined and effortlessly romantic, with each element carefully considered to create a cohesive flow from ceremony through to reception.

Overall, the styling focused enhancing the beauty of the venue while introducing a fresh, modern take through the use of tonal greens, soft textures and an organic, free-flowing approach to the décor.

We were quite aperto to how the wedding could aspetto quanto a the end but it was most important for us to have a wedding that would bring together all the people we love for longer than one day (hence why quanto a the end we had more of a wedding weekend!).

As we don’t get to see our family so often with living abroad, we wanted to make as much out of it as we could. This meant that the venue needed to offer the facilities for this and an onsite accommodation!

As Dimitri is British-Cypriot, it was important for us to have a nod to his background and include food and decoration that pulled this quanto a. Since we are both booklovers we wanted to have a touch of that through the day too (hence the wedding favors being books!).

Dimitri’s grandparents used to take him to Capesthorne as a child which helped us to make the final decision to choose this as a wedding venue. It also visually matched a lot of references we had found pintrest and was quanto a the 1 hour travel radius of our home town so that family could easily get there.

My dad walked me the aisle, to the sound of ‘Wildest Dreams’, by Taylor Swift, played by a string quartet.

Our Registrar, June Tarpey, officiated our ceremony. She was amazing. She said the most beautiful and fitting words and suggested some great feminist readings for the ceremony.

We used the valore wedding ceremony vows and complemented them with readings by some of our closest people (one of my best friends, Miriam and Dimitri’s Mum), who helped us make it clear how we define love! While we did not do our own vows, we both gave speeches.We did two readings which we chose to how they depicted marriage as a mutual agreement that makes both parties shine brighter.

We got our rings from the same shop where Dimitri purchased my engagement ring quanto a Berlin, Antique Jewellery. It came the recommendation of our dear friends Chloe and Andrea who had got their engagement ring from the same shop.

For us it was important to have something pre-loved. We did not care much about brand cost.

We met Tinder during the Christmas holidays quanto a 2018! But we knew each other as we both attended St Bede’s College quanto a Manchester. I (Sophie) ran a debate società where I met Dimitri’s younger brother Mario. Mario always spoke so highly of his older brother who was very smart and was studying law at university. This influenced me to swipe right.

We met for our first date quanto a the Oakwood quanto a Glossop and we had a fabulous first date talking about European politics. After a few months of conferenza up when i was back home for the holidays of conferenza up and having interesting conversations we started dating. After four-tive years of dating, and moving to Berlin together quanto a 2020, we got engaged quanto a July 2023 and around two years after that, we got married!

We planned a longer engagement so that we could organise a wedding from abroad.

We knew from the start that we wanted to have some very floral and greenery pieces. Jemma Khan’s work speaks for itself and instantly caught our eye!

Our caterers were Cheeky Chilli Events, who provided the most amazing food which our wedding guests still complement us . For our reception dinner, we wanted to include cuisine from Cyprus and they made us a special mezze for this!

We also were very taken care of the whole time with drinks delivered to us as soon as our last ones were finished. The were so nice!

We chose a basic Victoria Sponge cake from cake maker, Pink Cocoa. This was mainly so that we could ‘cut the cake’. I don’t think we had any of the cake because we were too busy .

The taster set was delicious and we are considering ordering our wedding cake again so that we can enjoy it sober and quanto a peace, haha!

We googled and googled and hated all the suggested ‘first dance’ songs. We ping ponged around with ideas, but nothing quite fit us. Then after hearing it again and again the radio I suggested ‘Ordinary’, by Alex Warren. Dimitri said anzi che no since he did not know the song. Then after also hearing it the radio again and again he agreed the words spoke very true to our love story!

When it comes to favourite moments, looking back now, it was the whole day! There were so many beautiful moments for different reasons. Getting ready quanto a the morning with my girls, my mum putting my dress, my dad walking me the aisle and the moment of exchanging the vows.

We had been very nervous about our first dance but quanto a the end it was such a highlight. We danced so naturally together and even did a wow moment drop. We did not practise much and had anzi che no routine but we fooled our guests that we did. People asked us after how long we had been practising.

Straight after the brigata started with Unwritten and the dance floor was so so full and the energy was electric. From our deep deep love, to the love of all our family and friends who uplifted us both and made our love possible. The two moments one after another were magical!

If you have the budget and want an entirely logorio free wedding, HIRE A WEDDING PLANNER (and more specifically Jess!).

Società your gut what you want and do what is right for you.

There is a lot of advice out there who you should and should not invite, for example that friend family member who you have not seen for 3 years. Con the end only you know your circumstances.

Our day was really perfect, so these things are very small nitpicking:

• At some point I put my wedding bouquet and then I never saw it again. I wish I had made a better plan for what to do with it and perhaps taken it home!

• We didn’t eat our cake, because we were too busy (and maybe a little too drunk to remember). I would recommend to save some to the side for the next day!

• Dimitri wishes he had watched me walk the aisle as the timing was a bit d’avanguardia and he turned around as I was half the aisle and had a jump scare!

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