You might not have to look very far for your wedding venue. Be inspired by these couples who married at home
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A Fragrant Big Day BanquetLotta Alexandersson, 28, married Marcos Rodriguez, 28, at a friend's home in Sonoma, California, in the USA, on 27th June 2015. She says: 'The first thing we decided on was our venue - Marcos and I fell in love with it immediately. The friend who owns it said (before we were even engaged) that we could hold our big day there if we ever married - so we took her up on her offer!'
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A Pretty Al Fresco Love-In
Blaire McColl, 30, married James Donald, 31, at St Brelade's Church, Jersey, in the Channel Islands, followed by a reception at her parents' house on 4th July 2015. She says 'James and I were overwhelmed by how much everyone helped - my mum was our wedding planner; my dad and brother transformed the garden, and my nana collected bud vases and candlesticks from local charity shops for our decor.'
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Cosy Festive Do
Kimberley Bevan, 30, married Ben Bevan, 30, at St Helen's Church, Escrick, Yorkshire on 6 December 2014. She says 'When I was younger I always imagined something intimate and magical, never a big grand manor house or hotel, so when we saw how the tipis could work as a winter venue, and decided on Ben's parents' paddock as the venue the dream started to become a reality.'
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DIY Traditional English Wedding
Emily Gegg, 29, married Michael Robertson, 30, at St Nicholas Church, Gloucestershire. She says 'I have always wanted to get married on the family farm. There's a cornfield between the village church and home, which meant we could walk from the ceremony to the reception. We had to pick a wedding date just before harvest so my father could mow a pathway.'
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Two Lavish Parties
Leila Latif, 26, married Andrew Matthews, 32, at The Savoy, London, on 2 August 2014. The couple also had a pre-wedding party at Leila's parents' home in Ascot the day before. She says 'We decided to have a party at my parents' house the day before, so that our families could finally meet. We arranged marquees and gazebos on the lawn filled with black Oriental furniture and Cambodian cushions, while my father organised an elaborate fireworks display set to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.'
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Pretty Pastel Wedding
Danielle Eden, 29, married Robert Bauch, 42, at Robert's parents' home on the Isle of Man, in August 2013. She says 'We decided to have our ceremony and reception at my fiancé's family home - we wanted to escape from the city and have a country wedding. Our wish was for an intimate ceremony so we managed to narrow the guest list to just 50.'
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Bright Autumn Wedding
Sally Kettle, 34, married Christopher Rhodes, 34 in a ceremony at All Saint's Church, Cossington, Leicestershire, followed by a reception at Sally's parents' house in Leicester, on 13 September 2014. She says 'The very first thing we decided on was the venue. I'd always dreamed of getting married there.'
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Festival Themed Wedding
Venetia Dearden, 38, married Ollie Stroud, 31, at her family home in Somerset on 28 September 2013. She says 'I always knew I wanted to get married on the lake at my parents' house, as it's my favourite place in the world. Ollie said the same thing the first time he visited - after we'd only known each other a month.'
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Country Themed Wedding
Leslie Gerdes, 31, married Lloyd Sommers, 34, on the bride's family farm in Walnut, Illinois, in the US June 2012. She says 'My favourite memories are of life on our farm and I wanted to share them with my city friends. It was also a chance to have a giant family reunion - more than 100 relations attended!'
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Our Big DIY Feast
Esther Ramsay, 29, married Jamie McLuckie, 28, at Fogo Kirk Church in Berwickshire, Scotland, on 19 July 2013, followed by a reception at Jamie's parents' house. She says 'For us, a wedding is such an intimate occasion, where else could you have it but home? It also allowed us total creative freedom with the garden-party feel we wanted.'
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A Modern Elegant Wedding
Elle Liberachi, 26, married Michael Stephenson, 32, at St Nicholas's Church in Sandringham, followed by a reception at her parents' house in July 2012. She says 'It was important for me to get married at my parents' home.'
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Vintage Fairground Wedding
Milly Goodwin, 29, married David Cleveland, 36, at her family home in Berkshire, in June 2012. She says 'Budget played a big part as we were paying for the wedding ourselves. My parents offered us he use of their garden and we went from there.'
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The Luxe Wedding
Sophie Bambage, 25, and Stephen Isaacs, 26, wed in Leeds in August 2011. She says 'I always wanted to be married at home. My sisters were also married there (it has been a dream of ours ever since we watched the film Father of the Bride!)'
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The Classic, Elegant Wedding
Leonie Buxton, 31, married Jamie Taylor, 31, at her parents' Norfolk home in May 2011. She says 'Our first decision was the location. My family home worked as it allowed us to prepare a lot in advance. It didn't feel rushed, as it might have done if we'd hired a venue we would only access the day before.'
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Military Summer Wedding
Tamara Mole, 32, and helicopter pilot Charlie Webster 32, married in a summer celebration at her family farm. She says 'We had two colonial-style marquees on the lawn; one for dinner and dancing, the other a chill-out area.'
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English Country Wedding
Designer Georgia Kingdon, 29, and Timothy Vaines, 30, a software developer, had a romantic country wedding four years after they met through friends in London. She says 'I'd always wanted to marry at home for sentimental reasons, but also because it is such a beautiful place.'
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Flower-Themed City Wedding
Spirits were high when Lisa Belford, 30, a PR executive, married Jamie Schwartz, 38, who works for a film company. Lisa says 'I'd always wanted to get married at home. There's something so special about dressing in your childhood bedroom, then walking downstairs and getting married in your own back garden.'
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Glam Country Wedding
Georgie, a chef, and investment manager Freddy, both 28, said 'I do' in the grounds of Georgie's grandparents' home. She says 'Our trad wedding became a glam party. The church, garden and champagne tent had a country feel, with purple and pink wild flowers, petal confetti and children running around. By contrast, the dinner marquee was blacked out except for spotlit tables and tablecentres of red flowers and fruit in giant black wine-glass vases.'
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East Meets West Wedding
Freelance journalist Leean, 27, married schoolteacher Sam, 28, 10 years after they met on the first day of university. She says 'We had our reception in a marquee in Sam's parents' garden. It's a lovely house surrounded by English countryside and we had complete control over which suppliers we chose.'
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The Homemade Barn Wedding
For her wedding to property developer Charlie New, 29, marketing assistant Gemma Dossetter went for the personal touch - from converting a barn at Charlie's father's house to hand-painting signs dotted round the farm and making bunting from vintage fabric.
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The Marquee Wedding
Nicola Elliott didn't need to look any further than her parents' Yorkshire home when searching for a dream wedding venue. Its lush lakeside garden was given a glamorous makeover in the shape of what one guest described as 'the biggest wedding marquee I've ever seen'! Nicola, 28, and David, 29, a PE teacher, celebrated an organic wedding masterminded by the bride, who runs organic scented company Natural Magic. She used her candles to decorate and fragrance the church and reception, bringing a romanctic and feminine touch to the day.
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The Country Wedding
It was all hands on deck in the run-up to the wedding of Alice Braham, 32, and Edward Sunderland, 32, at her parent's house in Wales. 'Everyone said how happy Ed and I looked all day. It was because we were surrounded by all our family and friends who had made the wedding come together - we couldn't have done it without everyone helping out,' explains Alice.
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Festival Flair Wedding
Lucy Forbes, 35, married Graham Proud, 33, at her father's house in Northamptonshire in June 2012. She says 'We were lucky my dad has a big field at the back of his house where we could have a marquee. He spent pretty much the whole year getting the garden ready.'
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