Dulcima and Peter's vintage country wedding in Gloucestershire, England

When Dulcima sent me photos of her recent wedding, I was instantly smitten - the fabulously executed details appear sublime with just the right balance of rustic love and elegance.

Dulcima and Peter wed on July 25, 2009, at the Painswick Rococo Gardens in Gloucestershire, England before 80 of their closest friends and family. Let's take a peek at their incredible day:

Such a sweet and lovely day - and I love their vintage getaway car! Let's hear a bit from the bride about her beautiful day ...

Tell us your proposal story ... :
We were on holiday in Tobago for our 5th anniversary. Pete organized a speed boat to take us to a private cove, he asked the captain to turn around so I could change and suddenly produced a beautiful diamond ring asking me ‘will you make me the happiest man alive and be my Faraway Valentine’ (our surnames are Valentine and Faraway) Of course I said yes! He had vintage Perrier Jouet on ice and had arranged dinner on another private beach unfortunately sea sickness got to me and we ended up heading back to the hotel, I was devastated at the time but its funny looking back on it now.

Tell us about your wedding venue and style ... :
After considering many different ideas, we were married at the Rococo Gardens in Painswick Gloucestershire. We loved that you could get married outside which is very unusual for venues in the UK. The gardens have a stately feel without being too formal which was perfect for our laidback wedding.

The theme was a vintage country wedding with a rustic edge. We had 80 guests for the ceremony with a further 50 joining us in the evening at the Marquee at Miserden Cricket Ground where my husband plays cricket. The wedding was very DIY, all our friends mucked in which made it a very special and unique day.

Personal Touches ... :
I wore Monique Lhuillier’s Scarlet alencon lace wedding dress, I loved the chic vintage style. I knew I didn’t want a big dress. I wore it with my Grandmothers pearls in remembrance as she has died two weeks before the wedding day. My mother bought each of us three daughters pearl earrings for the wedding.

My bouquet was full of herbs and jasmine which contrasted beautifully with the cream roses, and it looked classic and organic. The table arrangements where designed by myself including cream stocks, cream spray roses, purple lisianthus and freshly picked oregano from my aunt. The flowers were delivered a few days in advance so they would be fully open for the day.

Favorite Moment ... :
As I was approaching the walk up the aisle I felt very nervous, I watched my flower girl, Paige boy and three bridesmaids go and then it was my turn, as my brother and I started the walk a gust of wind took my veil off my head and it flew into the bushes, from then on I could not stop smiling, nothing mattered I was about to marry the man I loved. Walking up that avenue it was magical. When they announced that we were man and wife, we both couldn’t stop smiling.

Advice to fellow brides? ... :
Don’t be afraid to do things yourself and get friends and family involved, it made our day even more special and saved us loads of money. It can be stressful without a wedding planner but on the day itself all the small details won’t matter, things that don’t work won’t be an issue and those that do are a bonus and when people compliment you on your day you can feel proud that it was all your hard work that pulled it off.

We had a joint stag and hen do, I would highly recommend this to couples who have joint friends we had an amazing weekend by the sea which included a fabulous 1920s murder mystery everyone looked fantastic in their costumes!

We waited 6 months to go on honeymoon to get some winter sun in the Maldives, it worked out well as it gave us something else to look forward to after the wedding. Kurumba was the perfect honeymoon destination I highly recommend the couples massage it was exquisite as was everything else. We extended the honeymoon by having a weekend in London first staying at the Rookery hotel which was gorgeous! On the Friday we went to Claridges for dinner and on the Saturday we went to a Jimmy Carr comedy night, it was the perfect start to what was a perfect week.

Congratulations to you, Dulcima and Peter ... and thank you so much for sharing a bit of your day with us!

{All photos by Gee Photography}

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