Nell & Sam / What to wear

Garden formal

Dress up for a summer garden. Summer suits, ties optional; long, midi or anything you can dance in. If you want a palette, here is ours.

Wisteria

Pale peony

Sage

Champagne

Dusk

Yes, please

  • Linen and light wool suits, ties optional
  • Colour, and the brighter the better
  • Long, midi or anything you can dance in
  • Block heels, flats and smart trainers

Perhaps not

  • Stilettos on the lawn
  • White or ivory, if you can help it
  • Anything you cannot sit on the grass in
  • Black tie, unless you truly insist

On grass

The ceremony is on the lawn, so block heels or flats will save you sinking.

After nine

It cools quickly after nine in the barn yard. Bring a jacket or a wrap.

If it rains

We move into the Long Barn, and nobody needs wellies.