Dining amongst the Orchards
As soon as I set eyes on the Orchard at Munsley, I knew I had to style the incredibly beautiful orchard. It was just calling for long tables under a sea of festoons!
When piecing together ideas and styling plans I knew immediately that I wanted this shoot to focus on local businesses. Every single supplier was local to the venue and many items were handcrafted like the tables, jewellery and stationery for example. The flowers were also lovingly grown in the UK by the talented India from Vervain Flowers.
I feel like it is more important than ever before to use local suppliers, for both the environment and to support smaller businesses. The attention to detail from every supplier was incredible, it was a super chilled evening full of laughter and a chance to get creative together. So here is what happened when we all got together one beautiful evening…
Isn’t it all just so beautifully captured by Siobhan! I can go on forever about how talented and amazing Siobhan is. Not only is she a joy to work with on the day she always delivers on the images and supplies so many so quickly!
Jayne, the owner of this new venue, sent us all away with a parting gift of apples which I made an apple pie with! Below is the recipe from Jayne’s mum:
Mum’s apple crumble
1 lb cooking apples (after peeling and coring) eg. BramleyÂ
4 tbsp water
2-3 tbsp sugar, if apples are tart
8oz plain flour
2oz porridge oats
3oz sugar
6oz chopped butter (at room temp)
Demerara sugar to sprinkle on top
Flaked almonds (optional)
Preheat oven to 180℃
For the crumble, put the flour, oats, sugar and butter into a mixing bowl. Work together by hand until you have a coarse breadcrumb consistency.
Peel and core the apples, cut into small chunks and put into an ovenproof dish. Depending on the tartness of the apples, add 2-3 tbsp of sugar and the water.
Spread crumble mixture over the apples and compact moderately. Sprinkle all over with demerara sugar.
Cook on the middle shelf for 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Test with a skewer to check that the apple has softened.
As an optional topping, toast a handful of flaked almonds. Once the crumble is cooked, scatter the almonds on the top.
Enjoy!Â
I’ll link to the video as soon as I can, for now you can find in on my instagram @weddingcreationsuk
Concept, props and Styling: @weddingcreationsuk
Venue: @theorchardatmunsley
Photographer: @siobhanbealesphoto
Videographer: @catbeardsleyphotography
Florals: @vervainflowers
Furniture: @valleyfurniturehire
Cake: @hannahculleyscakes
Stationer: @pigmentandpaper
Earrings: @elizabethterzza
Ribbon: @silkandwillow
Cutlery: @vintagegoldchina
Crockery: @countrycrockeryhire
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