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Wedding at Syon House, Devon

Wedding at Syon House, Devon

Touch of the Tropics


Ichha and Ollie's low-key celebrations at Syon House



Ichha and Ollie first became a romantic item while living in the same halls of residence, having "met at a Rock Society bar crawl", recalls Ichha. She accepted Ollie's proposal while cycling in the New Forest at a secret spot they had discovered the previous year. "It started to rain and we got a puncture that looked like it might ruin the day!" she reveals. "We fixed the tyre, found the place, had a picnic, and then Ollie got on one knee."

Searching for an atypical venue for their non-traditional wedding, the pair plumped for Syon House near Budleigh Salterton. Usually a hotel, it was transformed on this occasion into a spellbinding scene for their celebrations courtesy of a stunning tipi-style marquee and gorgeous rustic theme.

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Taking their colour scheme from tropical fruits including pineapples, passion fruits, pomegranates, apples and grapes, Syon House became their personal and inspired vision of a colour and character-filled day. Commencing with an informal ceremony at a registry office with only their parents present, Ichha and Ollie chose to keep the formalities as pared-back and low-key as possible, though admit it was "exciting to sign the wedding certificate on the same day".

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Returning to Syon House to dress in their wedding finest, the newly-weds visited Bicton Park for photos in the beautiful gardens. They followed this with a short humanist ceremony "at the front of the aisle we'd made on the lawn" of Syon House amidst glorious sunshine to an audience of extended family and friends.

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Relocating to the beautifully dressed tipi for supper and speeches - one of Ichha's personal highlights was her dad's speech - the evening party featured a packed dance floor with a particular soundtrack, as Ollie explains. "Our DJ was quite into trance music, which proved interesting throughout the evening - but he was great fun!"

Of their post-wedding plans, Ichha reveals: "There was no whisking us off on a honeymoon. We're now in South America for an extended break, travelling through Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, ending in Cuba in a few months' time."

Photography Jennifer Jane Photography jenniferjanephotography.co.uk
Venue Syon House syonhousedevon.co.uk
Celebrant Tailor Made Ceremonies tailormadeceremonies.co.uk
Tipi World Inspired Tents worldinspiredtents.co.uk
Catering Sausage & Pear sausageandpear.co.uk
Hair & make-up Daniel K Neaves facebook.com/dknhairdressing
Flowers in marquee Folly Lane Flowers follylaneflowers.co.uk