A Scandinavian Spring Styled Shoot by World Inspired Tents

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We are so lucky at Festival Brides that we get to promote some of the coolest and unique wedding suppliers that the industry has to offer. Suppliers that range from providing cool bars to amazing bands and quirky decor and props to hire.

Today we are sharing a shoot with you from one of those amazing suppliers, World Inspired Tents, a wedding Tipi company who have been supporting Festival Brides since we began and who offer a service that is personable, efficient, creative and very friendly. In fact they are so good at what they do that they were the national winners of the wedding industry awards in 2014 and were highly commended in 2015 and 2016. If you are searching for a tipi company for your wedding then it might be worth looking these guys up!

Today's shoot, put together with the help of the amazing Blue Fizz Events and captured by Thomas Frost, displays some wonderful ideas for a beautiful Nordic inspired tipi wedding. We love that the colours used in the decor and flowers are stripped back to neutral tones of green and white with just a hint of blue and red in the stationery by Knots and Kisses. The bohemian elegant style of the bride is right up our street and that incredible floral chandelier by Brompton Buds that is hanging in the center of the tipi is just amazing. Sometimes less can be more with the colours you use when it comes to dressing a tipi and I really do feel that this shoot illustrates that beautifully. It has a wonderful organic natural feel to it that we just love and the Scandinavian theme is carried out so well throughout the decor, styling of the bride and groom and that amazing cake by Edible Essences Couture Cake Co.

Layla of World Inspired Tents and Bridget Scott of Blue Fizz Events talk us through the shoot.....

Words by Layla of World Inspired Tents

The World Inspired Tents team have been involved in a few styled shoots in recent times, and when we started thinking about putting one together for Spring 2016, we decided that it was about time we spoke to Blue Fizz Events.

We have worked with Blue Fizz on several weddings in the last few years, so are familiar with their beautiful work, creativity and unwavering attention to detail. We were delighted that they were available to get involved, and with the gorgeous Scandinavian Spring styling theme that Bridget and Tracy created.

Blue Fizz put together a super team of suppliers, all of whom were an absolute pleasure to work with, and we couldn't be happier with the results!

Words by Blue Fizz Events

When we were offered the chance to collaborate with World Inspired Tents we were over the moon. The structures are an exciting space and offer a versatile and innovative venue for couples who are opting for an alternative to a traditional setting.

Tracy and I carefully selected a fabulous team to bring together our vision of Scandinavian Spring. I composed a colour palette for the shoot with the wood and canvas backdrop in mind, accenting with Scandinavian blues, gentle shades of tangerine, creams and neutrals combined to give a fresh, modern yet timeless look based on Nordic inspiration.

I created organic cotton runners and napkin rings from vintage fabric with a simple motif that combined my colour references and the unfussy look I hoped to achieve. I used a combination of log slices, cream enamel jugs, white lanterns and delicate votives informally arranged on the long trestle tables punctuated with floral arrangements. . All table styling items are available from Blue Fizz Events hire range.

Our tables were given an extra flourish by South West Event Hire, who provided a selection of vintage crockery, combined with simple white plates, all slightly mismatched and working with the palette beautifully.
The stationary was created by the brilliant Nikki at Knots and Kisses who carefully combined the motifs and colours I had as inspiration into a clever design for napkin rings, table plan and matching stationary that sat perfectly with my ideas for the shoot.

The first bouquet, arch and stunning centre piece suspended from the top of the tipi, were created by fabulous florist Emma Urquart at Brompton Buds. Emma has a flair for using an abundance of greenery to create a meadow like feel with informal arrangements. The second bouquet (seen with bride in open field) was created by Jessie from West Dorset Wedding Flowers. It has a more textural boho style with scented jasmine tendrils, rose gold sprayed succulents, spring hellebores and a tillandsia air plant. The paper flower adornments in the snug were created by Kat at The Paper Florist.

The hair and makeup, executed to perfection by Gemma and Giselle at The Event Studios, combined a neutral palette and an unstructured up do to give a laid back and relaxed look for our stunning model Jess Townsend. Lucky Sixpence provided the hair pieces combining vintage pieces to create individual accessories that teamed perfectly with the whole look.

Our groom, model Jim Codagan, wears a stunning 3 piece suit and tie provided by Daw and co which draws on historical references with the on trend horseshoe waistcoat but bought up to date with a slim fit on the tailoring and contrasting blue tones.

The lace tulle dress provided by The Ivory Secret was exactly what I wanted for this shoot. Its gentle fit and sheer layers with unfussy details was simply gorgeous and the whole mood of the shoot was complete. Our backless and fluted dress was provided by Pirouette and again gave a simple silhouette that suited the whole concept inspired by the tipi vibe! The Ivory Secret are Devon stockists for the Belle and Bundy range of gowns.
Our cakes were conjured up by cake couture genius Jennifer at Edible Essence Cake Art. I had seen images of the Nordic biscuit cakes and fell in love so I was delighted that my request was granted and we had one on the day embellished in hand finished icing and tendrils of greenery. A selection of cakes all with a variation on the theme is ever popular now with guests, providing a choice depending on taste.

The furniture, fire pits, fairy lights and sheep and reindeer skins were all supplied by World Inspired Tents. The oil lights and lanterns were all supplied by Zaza Home, and gave an extra element of drama as evening fell.

Our talented photographer on the day was Thomas Frost who we felt would capture the pure, relaxed and natural elements of the shoot perfectly and he has bought the images together showcasing all our suppliers at their best. Thank you Thomas and our wonderful team on the day! Simply sensational.