{"id":213190,"date":"2017-06-01T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/lizzie-petes-relaxed-informal-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:45:11","slug":"lizzie-petes-relaxed-informal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/lizzie-petes-relaxed-informal-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel adventures steal the day at Lizzie and Pete&#8217;s relaxed informal wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">University friends long before love blossomed, Elizabeth Prince and Peter Roe wanted to create a day that truly reflected themselves and their story.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie, 27, and Pete, 30, spent their first holiday together in Berlin. While there, the pair hired a Trabant &#8211; an East German car from before the Berlin Wall came down. To remember their first holiday, Lizzie and Pete bought a tiny model Trabant &#8211; and\u00a0since then all travels have been accompanied by the Trabi. This set the overall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/?s=theme&amp;submit=Go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> of the day &#8211; relaxed and informal, with a large emphasis on travel.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie and Pete said &#8216;I do&#8217; on March 5, 2016 among 90 loved ones at their relaxed informed wedding at Arkwright Rooms, Nottingham Trent University.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to make sure everyone had a brilliant and memorable day &#8211; not just us!&#8221; says Lizzie.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie advises future newlyweds not to worry about the weather. &#8220;We had some rain and some sunshine,&#8221; she recalls. &#8220;But it was the best day!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pete advises couples DIYing their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDecorations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding decor<\/a>\u00a0that it&#8217;s never too early, &#8220;start earlier than you&#8217;d think necessary!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firsthandphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Firsthand Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99059\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99053\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_001.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_001\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99112\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The various <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDecorations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jars and bottles<\/a> were collected by the pair while holidaying in Croatia. &#8220;That raised a few eyebrows at airport security!&#8221; laughs Lizzie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_022.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_022\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99140 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99109\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-99062\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_006\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lizzie&#8217;s highly textured lace <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gown<\/a> found at Abigail&#8217;s Vintage Bridal is said to have been made in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/vintage-bridal-inspiration-vintage-brides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1912<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s lovely to think someone else spent their exciting day wearing it!&#8221; says Lizzie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99064\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99065\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99135 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_002.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_002\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99144 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_007.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_007\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99070\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_010.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_010\" width=\"900\" height=\"655\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Pete and I fell in love with the amazing light in the venue,&#8221; says Lizzie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99076\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99077\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_014.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_014\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99080\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_015.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_015\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99082\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A friend of Lizzie&#8217;s also happens to be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">florist<\/a>. An ode to Lizzie&#8217;s Welsh heritage, she chose\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/gypsophila-alternatives-wedding-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daffodils<\/a> for their spring wedding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99083\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99151 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99137 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_003.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99097\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99088\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Of course, a Trabi was\u00a0an obvious choice of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding car<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99090\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"663\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99160 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_021.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99159 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_020.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The clay cake toppers were handmade by Lizzie and Pete themselves. Even their model Trabi accompanied the newlyweds on the cake!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99167 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_026.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99165 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_025.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_SBS_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99099\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Instead of numbers, tables were named by particular countries the pair (and their model Trabi) had visited. In keeping with the travel theme, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/planning-tools\/seating-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">table plan<\/a> was a map, and guest&#8217;s names were listed on luggage tags.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99122\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99120\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_037.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99119\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_036.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_036\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99126\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_040.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_040\" width=\"900\" height=\"805\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99117\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99124\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_039\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99129\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_042.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_042\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-99128\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_041.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie_Pete_Relaxed-Informal-Wedding_041\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our wedding was a labour of love for both us and our families.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":213229,"parent":0,"template":"","uk_real_wedding_category":[9086],"uk_real_wedding_tag":[9137,9982,9374,9981,9406,9454,9465,9536],"uk_real_wedding_style":[10480],"uk_real_wedding_location":[10539,10544],"uk_real_wedding_setting":[10483],"uk_real_wedding_colour":[10627,10639],"uk_real_wedding_competition":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/213190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uk-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/213190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_category?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_tag?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_style?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_location?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_setting?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_colour?post=213190"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_competition?post=213190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}