{"id":197462,"date":"2015-09-06T23:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/emily-and-darren-go-native-with-tipi-wedding-in-eccleshall\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T22:55:06","slug":"emily-and-darren-go-native-with-tipi-wedding-in-eccleshall","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/emily-and-darren-go-native-with-tipi-wedding-in-eccleshall\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily and Darren go native with tipi wedding in Eccleshall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">We\u2019ve read about DIY brides and grooms before, but Emily Blaize and Darren Coslett took things to a whole new level with their tipi wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wedding day we wanted to be a complete reflection of ourselves, hence why we were so hands-on from the flower arranging to actually doing the food,\u201d explains 29-year-old Emily. The couple went hunting for a tipi to house their plan \u2014 specifically knowing they didn\u2019t want a marquee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt so lucky to have found Eccleshall <a title=\"12 spectacular UK castles and palaces you can get married in\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/blogs\/easy-weddings-blog\/themed-weddings\/12-spectacular-uk-castles-palaces-can-get-married\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle<\/a> where we hired a tipi and bought a catering tent and attached it to the back and then hired all the catering equipment,\u201d says Emily. Darren, an executive chef, 30, prepared all the food a few days before the wedding on May 17, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The menu included canapes followed by a tasting selection of the couple&#8217;s favourite foods. Mini fish-and-chip parcels were delivered mid-course and the his &#8216;n&#8217; hers wedding cakes &#8211; a cheese wheel for Emily and pork pie stack for Darren &#8211; doubled as a welcomed snack later in the evening. &#8220;Both of them got completely demolished!&#8221; recalls Emily.<\/p>\n<p>Their ceremony at Holy Trinty, Eccleshall was complete with a church organist, choir and flower arrangements by Parsley and Sage. They even had handmade confetti for afterwards. \u201cWe hand-dried flowers from our parents&#8217; and grandparents&#8217;\u00a0gardens a year before and mixed it with our heart-stamped tissue paper which we did ourselves,\u201d explains Emily.<\/p>\n<p>The couple honeymooned in Singapore and Bali.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Will Fuller Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/weddingphotographerstaffordshire.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Will Fuller Photography.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78415 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_004\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78417 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_005\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78366\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_007\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78427 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_010\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78414 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_003\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78368\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_009\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78369\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_010\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78377\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_018\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78382\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_023\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Emily&#8217;s gown from\u00a0Luellas Boudoir &#8220;blew the budget&#8221; but was definitely &#8220;the one&#8221;, she says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78453 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_024.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_024\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78451 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_023.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_023\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78387\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_028.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_028\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_029.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_029\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78436 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_016.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_016\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78379\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_020\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78380\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_021\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78391\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_032\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We were so lucky to have known about Eccleshall Castle and even more lucky in the fact that they only hire the grounds for two to three weddings a year,&#8221; says Emily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78393\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_034\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78397\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_038\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78406\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_047.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_047\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78398\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_039\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The venue was erected on the Wednesday and friends and family all helped us set up inside the tipi,&#8221; smiles Emily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78455 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_025.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_025\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78449 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_022.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_022\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78381\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_022\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78353 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_041.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_041\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78351 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_039.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_SBS_039\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78404\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_045.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Darren_Tipi-Wedding_045\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78401\" 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