{"id":231033,"date":"2019-06-07T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/logistical-nightmare-turns-into-dream-country-meadow-wedding-in-dorset\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:56:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:56:40","slug":"logistical-nightmare-turns-into-dream-country-meadow-wedding-in-dorset","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/logistical-nightmare-turns-into-dream-country-meadow-wedding-in-dorset\/","title":{"rendered":"Logistical nightmare turns into dream country meadow wedding in Dorset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Kayleigh and Jac\u2019s country meadow wedding was like \u201cspending an evening with 162 best friends,\u201d says the bride.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, aged 32 and 31 respectively, married on April 13, 2017 in Sherborne, Dorset with a ceremony and reception at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Dorset\/StockbridgeFarmBarn\/\">Stockbridge Farm Barn<\/a>. \u201cWe both come from large families and enjoy a wide circle of friends, so finding a venue large enough to ensure we could celebrate with our nearest and dearest was high on the agenda,\u201d says Kayleigh. \u201cWe visited Stockbridge and immediately both fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The venue itself was a shell, so the couple spent 18 months planning and sourcing for each and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/diy-wedding-projects\/\">every detail<\/a> from toilet blocks to tablecloths. \u201cWe married 80 miles from home in a stone-cold barn with no heating or toilets \u2014 some might say a logistical nightmare,\u201d laughs Kayleigh. \u201cBut by the end of the day it couldn\u2019t have been a more familiar, loving, warm environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Helen Strong Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helenstrongphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Helen Strong Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120611 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120612 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120565\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120567\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120571\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride wore a\u00a0mixture of borrowed and new jewellery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120572\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120622 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120613 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120569\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120568\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120577\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120621 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120619 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120580\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120581\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Helen made us feel totally at ease and by the end of the day she felt more like a friend,&#8221; praises the bride of their photographer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120582\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120583\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120624 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120625 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120586\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120587\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120588\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120589\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120590\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Following the ceremony our guests enjoyed drinks and snacks in the sunshine whist we were whisked off by our incredible photographer,&#8221; says Kayleigh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120630 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120550 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120593\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120594\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120595\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Before long I was dragging Jac to every wedding festival and event I could find,&#8221; the bride says of after they were engaged.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120596\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120597\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120598\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120599\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120609\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120603\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120557 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120560 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_SBS_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120600\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120606\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We enjoyed a relaxed reception with barbecue food and free flowing drinks,&#8221; smiles Kayleigh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120607\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120604\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120610\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kayleigh_Jack_English-Country-Meadow-Wedding_Helen-Strong-Photography_047.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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