Charlotte and Henry at golden hour

Are to be married

Charlotte & Henry

Saturday, May 15, 2027 · Ashcombe Manor, The Cotswolds, England

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“Roses at their fullest, tea on the lawn, and a small orchestra of people we love.”

A decade in the making

Our story

2017

The bookshop

Both of us reached for the same battered copy of 'Brideshead Revisited' in an Oxford bookshop. Henry let Charlotte have it. She let him buy her tea.

2020

The allotment

We spent a locked-down spring growing tomatoes on a rented allotment. The tomatoes failed. Everything else took root.

2026

The rose arch

At Henry's grandmother's garden in May, under an arch she planted the year he was born, he asked. The bees carried on regardless.

2027

Back to the garden

A different rose arch, the same month, the same question answered in front of everyone this time.

The fifteenth of May

The day

1:15

Garden opens

The Rose Garden

2:00

Ceremony

Under the rose arch

3:30

Tea, cake & croquet

The South Lawn

6:00

Dinner

The Orangery

9:00

Dancing

The Old Hall

Where to be

Ashcombe Manor

The ceremony

The Rose Garden, Ashcombe Manor

2 o'clock in the afternoon

Ashcombe Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55

Vows beneath the rose arch. The garden opens at 1:15 — do come early enough to find a good hat's worth of shade.

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The celebration

The Orangery & South Lawn

From 3:30 in the afternoon

Ashcombe Manor — a two-minute stroll through the walled garden

Tea and cake on the lawn, dinner in the Orangery, dancing in the old hall from nine.

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Getting there

Ninety minutes from London by train to Moreton-in-Marsh, then a fifteen-minute taxi. Drivers: the manor is signposted from the B4081.

Parking

In the paddock by the gatehouse — stewards will wave you in. Leave the car overnight if the evening runs away with you; collect by Sunday noon.

Sunday

A farewell picnic on the lawn at noon for anyone still in the village — bring the leftovers of your hat.

Where to stay

The Lygon Arms, Chipping Campden

Rooms held under 'Ashcombe wedding' until April 10 — a ten-minute country walk or two-minute taxi from the manor.

Where to stay

Rosebank Cottages

Self-catering cottages in the village, lovely for families staying the weekend.

What to wear

Dress code

Garden formal — hats warmly encouraged

Floral dresses, morning suits or summer suits, and shoes that forgive a lawn. English May is a gamble: the Orangery is warm whatever the sky decides.

White and ivory are the bride's; blush, burgundy and green are yours.

The wedding party

By our side

Beatrice Hollis

Maid of honour

Arthur Pemberton

Best man

Poppy & Iris

Flower girls

Barnaby (the spaniel, supervised)

Ring bearer

Good to know

Questions, answered

Can I bring a plus-one?: Invitations name every guest — if yours says two, we can't wait to meet them.
Are children welcome?: Gloriously so. There's a lawn-games corner, a children's tea at 5:30, and a quiet room in the manor for small people who run out of afternoon.
Will the ceremony be outdoors?: Yes, rain permitting — and the Orangery stands ready if the English weather does its thing. Either way, the roses come with us.
What about gifts?: Truly, just come. If you'd like to mark the day, a contribution to the restoration of the manor's Victorian glasshouse — our small obsession — can be left at the card table.
Is there a dress rehearsal for the croquet?: No. Chaos is traditional.

Charlotte and Henry

Charlotte and Henry

Charlotte and Henry

Charlotte and Henry

Kindly reply by April 3, 2027

Do say yes

Tea on the lawn

Charlotte: +44 7700 900412

Henry: +44 7700 900368

Beatrice (maid of honour): +44 7700 900290

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