{"id":194375,"date":"2019-07-01T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/temporary-tattoos-among-surprises-for-guests-at-couples-scandinavian-minimalist-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:02:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:02:50","slug":"temporary-tattoos-among-surprises-for-guests-at-couples-scandinavian-minimalist-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/temporary-tattoos-among-surprises-for-guests-at-couples-scandinavian-minimalist-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporary tattoos among surprises for guests at couple&#8217;s Scandinavian minimalist wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">\u201cWe both love Copenhagen, and Danish minimal style, so we went for a lot of white, and lots of greenery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That simple theme ran through the Scandinavian minimalist wedding of Helen and Shaun, who married on March 2, 2018 with 80 guests in Twickenham, England. The couple, both aged 31, said planning the day was easy and fun. \u201cPlanning was surprisingly easy and enjoyable. We were both involved, and neither one of us did more than the other,\u201d explains Helen. \u201cWe had spreadsheets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/planning-tools\/budget-calculator\/\">costings and timings<\/a>, this helped us see if things were getting too costly, or if we were trying to do too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They included little surprises throughout the celebration to keep their guests entertained. \u201cWe really wanted to have a day where everyone just had a great time,\u201d describes the bride. \u201cSomething simple, but with some quirky elements. We wanted little surprises along the way that would make people smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"My Beautiful Bride\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mybeautifulbride.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">My Beautiful Bride<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121679 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121678 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121715\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121718\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121677 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121675 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121712\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121640\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t have flowers, only greens. It was impactful, and cheaper than having brightly coloured flowers all over,&#8221; says Helen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121685 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121681 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121643\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121644\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121645\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121646\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121689 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121649\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121650\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHelen and Shaun were such a positive couple to photograph and really went that extra mile particularly enduring the snowy and cold conditions for their portraits,\u201d says their photographer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121652\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121653\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121656\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121695 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121697 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121654\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121658\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121659\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121660\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We were determined that we could get a lovely wedding without breaking the bank,&#8221; recalls the bride. &#8220;[But] there were the key things we needed to have, and wouldn\u2019t scrimp on, such as an amazing photographer, great food and wine, and what we wore on the day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121661\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121700 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121701 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_SBS_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121666\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Helen_Shaun_Scandinavian-Minimalist-Wedding_My-Beautiful-Bride_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;On every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/unique-wedding-favours\/\">place setting<\/a> there were some temporary tattoos from a company in Australia \u2014 a selection of silly things that meant something to us as a couple,&#8221; recalls Helen. &#8220;It was very funny to see where they ended up on people over the course of the evening.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-121668\" 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