Your Perfect Wedding Morning: How to Create a Calm and Beautiful Wedding Morning
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Your Perfect Wedding Morning: How to Create a Calm and Beautiful Wedding Morning

Every bride dreams of waking up on her wedding morning to serenity, not chaos. Yet between hair appointments, photographers, makeup artists and that one bridesmaid who still can’t find her shoes, calm can feel like a luxury. The truth? It doesn’t have to be. With a few thoughtful choices, your wedding morning can be slow, intentional and something you’ll never forget. Read to the end for some hydrating and blissfully calming juice recipes!

Here’s how to create calm before “I do”:

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Designing the Perfect Children’s Area at Your Wedding
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Designing the Perfect Children’s Area at Your Wedding

Weddings are joyous occasions and often bring together multiple generations of family and friends. For many couples who already have little ones, a wedding wouldn’t feel complete without children there to share the day. However, as much as we want little ones there on the day, there is also the unavoidable question of how to keep them happy and entertained!

That’s where a thoughtfully designed children’s area comes in!

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3 Enchanting Countryside Wedding Themes for a Fairytale Celebration at Humble by Nature
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3 Enchanting Countryside Wedding Themes for a Fairytale Celebration at Humble by Nature

Surrounded by working farmland, ancient hedgerows and golden light, Humble by Nature offers a countryside wedding setting that feels almost otherworldly. With its winding lanes and patchwork fields and countryside cottages. This area of the world is brimming with birdsong and at the centre of it all, a beautiful converted 18th-century barn, ready to host your dream day.

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Why Locally Sourced Wedding Menus Are Worth It 
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Why Locally Sourced Wedding Menus Are Worth It 

At Long Barn, we love a wedding that feels grounded in the season and the soil beneath our feet. From the flowers on the tables to the fizz in your glass, the food on your plate to the wild blooms by the barn doors, every detail has the potential to tell a story. For us, the most compelling stories are the ones closest to home. 

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Late to Book Your Wedding?
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Late to Book Your Wedding?

Although it might feel like everything’s booked up and you’re already behind, we promise — it’s absolutely still possible to plan a beautiful, stylish wedding on short notice. And it might even be the best decision you make.

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The Ultimate Wedding Planning Timeline for 2026
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The Ultimate Wedding Planning Timeline for 2026

Planning your wedding is one of the most exciting seasons of your life — but with so many decisions to make, it can also feel a little overwhelming. If you’re dreaming of tying the knot in 2026 or 2027, now is the perfect time to start turning those Pinterest boards into real plans.

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