Kirsty and Benjamin first met when Kirsty moved to Belgium for work, so they decided to hold their big day there!
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A bee-themed wedding
The couple fell in love with Kasteelhoeve de Kerckhem – a castle and farm in the Belgian countryside. "We wanted somewhere we could hire out for the whole weekend, and it had enough rooms for close family and friends to stay," explains Kirsty.
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A bee-themed wedding
Kirsty and Ben went for a completely unique theme – basing their day around bees, honey and flowers!
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A bee-themed wedding
"We're both ecologically minded, and believe that bees represent working hard to produce something beautiful – we felt it was the perfect representation of our relationship together and would make a great theme to build our day around!" says Kirsty.
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A bee-themed wedding
The couple's flowers were lavender, wild flowers and local herbs, and they also planted up pots of lavender to line the aisle and decorate their tables.
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A bee-themed wedding
One of our favourite details was the 'make your own confetti' bar that the pair created! "We made confetti cones out of card with a printed lace pattern, and guests could fill them with herbs and flowers," explains Kirsty. "We also displayed the name and meaning of the flowers alongside them, and everything smelled amazing!"
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A bee-themed wedding
The couple also decorated their venue with glass jars of retro sweets – so cute!
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A bee-themed wedding
Kirsty wore a beautiful dress from Pronovias, which she fell in loved with right away! "I knew from photos that the vintage-look lace and beading was perfect for me!"
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A bee-themed wedding
Kirsty paired her dress with these gorgeous heels from Dune, and a 75-inch veil from Veiled Beauty on Etsy.com.
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A bee-themed wedding
Kirsty's bridesmaids also looked the part in elegant grey dresses from Next!
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A bee-themed wedding
"The best decision we made about out whole day was having a humanist ceremony," says Kirsty. "We met with our moral consultant four times before the wedding, and it gave us a chance to really think about our marriage and to design a personal wedding ceremony."
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A bee-themed wedding
The couple also loved the unique details that brought their day to life. "We were so lucky that all our friends and family were so keen to help out wtih making all the details for our day!" says Kirsty. "It saved us money, and helped to make everything really personal."
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A bee-themed wedding
Instead of big flower displays, Kirsty and Benjamin placed flowers on all of their place settings for a romantic look.
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A bee-themed wedding
They also chose an amazing bee-themed cake – we love!
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A bee-themed wedding
Another great idea was the fingerprint tree where guests could leave a print alongside their name!
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