{"id":223001,"date":"2018-07-03T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/jo-marks-vintage-country-wedding-charity-venue-trafford-hall\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:51:27","slug":"jo-marks-vintage-country-wedding-charity-venue-trafford-hall","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/jo-marks-vintage-country-wedding-charity-venue-trafford-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo and Mark&#8217;s vintage country wedding at charity venue Trafford Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Guests flew from Berlin, Vancouver, Sydney, and Prague &#8211; where\u00a0the couple\u00a0first met &#8211; to witness Jo and Mark&#8217;s vintage country wedding at charity venue Trafford Hall in Cheshire.<\/p>\n<p>Trafford Hall\u00a0uses the money spent on\u00a0weddings\u00a0to\u00a0assist\u00a0low income families in the Trafford community &#8211; something that clinched the deal with the Liverpool couple.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We loved the idea of Tipis, and we saw quite a few venues that could accommodate them before we went to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Cheshire\/TraffordHall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trafford Hall.<\/a> When we walked in, we knew that we were going to get married there,&#8221; says Jo, 30. &#8220;We just loved it so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On September 10, 2016, with 120 guests in attendance, the pair tied the knot at St Thomas Church in Lydiate, Liverpool &#8211; where Jo&#8217;s grandparents are buried. &#8220;It was very important to me &#8211; I felt they were watching over us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To add that extra special something to their vintage wedding, Jo and Mark, 44, enlisted the help of family and friends.\u00a0&#8220;My dad helped design and print our wedding stationary, I wrote a poem for the invitations, Mark&#8217;s sister baked and decorated the cake, our friend Nick was our videographer, and our friend Andrew played the organ in the church,&#8221; Jo says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We worked so hard to get everything together in time and the day was so wonderful from start to finish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Katie Dervin Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katiedervin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Katie Dervin Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110956\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_001.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110958\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_002\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110965\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_004.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110967\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_005\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jo&#8217;s gorgeous lace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/DressDesigners\/LondonCity\/AugustaJones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Augusta Jones<\/a> gown was purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDress\/Leicestershire\/CicilyBridal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cicily Bridal.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111029 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_004.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111034 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110972\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_007.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110974\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110976\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_009.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110981\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_011.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111038 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111040 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_SBS_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110988\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110990\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110992\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_016.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110995\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCars\/GreaterManchester\/HorgansWeddingCars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horgans Wedding Cars<\/a> added to the vintage theme with a classic vehicle for Jo and Mark and a London bus for the guests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110997\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111005\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_022.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111003\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_021.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111008\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111009\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111012\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_028.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_028\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111010\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_026\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111011\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_027\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everything came together perfectly and the sun shone all day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111001\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_020.jpg\" alt=\"Jo_Mark_Vintage-Country-Wedding_Katie-Dervin-Photography_020\" width=\"900\" 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