{"id":234227,"date":"2019-10-01T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/ellie-channels-confidence-of-women-in-her-family-for-rustic-barn-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:19:41","slug":"ellie-channels-confidence-of-women-in-her-family-for-rustic-barn-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/ellie-channels-confidence-of-women-in-her-family-for-rustic-barn-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellie channels confidence of women in her family for rustic barn wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Ellie was surrounded by the love of strong women when walking down the aisle to marry Andrew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the most wonderful grandma, who sadly died when I was 16,\u201d the 29-year-old bride recalls. \u201cFor my 21<sup>st<\/sup> birthday, my mum had commissioned some necklaces for her, my sister and me, made from the diamonds from my grandma\u2019s wedding ring. Walking down the aisle knowing a piece of my grandma was with me was a moment I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d Add to that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/uk-bridal-accessories\/\">earrings gifted<\/a> by her mum Ellie I wore, she had \u201call the confidence I needed from the strong women in my family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The couple married at their rustic barn wedding on August 4, 2018 with 80 guests.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Kent\/CoolingCastleBarn\"> Cooling Castle Barn<\/a> was a dream venue for the pair who almost missed out on the location except for a last-minute cancellation by another bride-to-be. \u201cOur main aim was not to lose our own personality in the day so we carefully considered each part of the wedding while thinking about what our likes were and how we could use those to create an experience that was totally personal and completely unforgettable,\u201d recalls the bride.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Damien Vickers Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.damienvickersphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Damien Vickers Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124763\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124764\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124765\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124777\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124927 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124782\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;All I knew was that I wanted sunflowers, because they seem like \u2018happy\u2019 flowers,&#8221; says Ellie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124788\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124790\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124791\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124793\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124767\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124768\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124796\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124948 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124955 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124967 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124810\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124813\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The day will fly past way quicker than you could have ever imagined,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124816\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124823\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124829\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124852\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124855\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124858\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124859\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124864\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124755 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124756 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124873\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124876\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Andy and I met in 2014 after finding each other\u2019s profiles on an online dating app,&#8221; explains the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124879\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124897 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124910 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124818\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124833\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124839\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124843\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124849\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We were honoured that Andy\u2019s mum agreed to make our cake for us,&#8221; says Ellie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124886\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-124888\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ellie_Andy_Rustic-Barn-Wedding_Damien-Vickers-Photography_049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":234270,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"uk_real_wedding_category":[9088],"uk_real_wedding_tag":[9490,10395,9374,10075,9393,9679,9465],"uk_real_wedding_style":[10479],"uk_real_wedding_location":[10513,10512],"uk_real_wedding_setting":[10482],"uk_real_wedding_colour":[10623,10667,10638,10639],"uk_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-234227","uk-real-wedding","type-uk-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","uk_real_wedding_category-9088","uk_real_wedding_tag-blue-wedding-2","uk_real_wedding_tag-damien-vickers","uk_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","uk_real_wedding_tag-rustic-barn-wedding","uk_real_wedding_tag-rustic-wedding-2","uk_real_wedding_tag-sky-blue-wedding","uk_real_wedding_tag-white-wedding-2","uk_real_wedding_style-rustic","uk_real_wedding_location-kent","uk_real_wedding_location-south-east","uk_real_wedding_setting-barn","uk_real_wedding_colour-blue-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-sky-blue-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-white-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-yellow-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/234227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uk-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/234227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_category?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_tag?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_style?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_location?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_setting?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_colour?post=234227"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_competition?post=234227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}