Emily & Fred | Rustic Tipi Garden Wedding in Surrey

Emily and Fred's festival-inspired tipi garden wedding was a gorgeous rustic affair, complete with all the elements of a live country music festival—even a bridal stage dive. Impressive!

Arriving by way of a classic vintage orange VW camper-van (courtesy of Emily's Dad), Fred and Emily celebrated their nuptials with three giant tipis, live country music, a hog roast, outdoor party games, hay-bales & festoons, gorgeous rustic styling and stunning floral displays.

Befitting of an August bank holiday weekend, the weather was indeed a mixed bag. With a dose of lovely sunshine early on, the day soon progressed to some rather torrential downpours! Regardless of the weather, this lovely couple and their guests, embraced everything in their naturally relaxed way, and had the time of their lives, as you can see from these beautiful images by Alix James Photography.

Bride outside vw campervan

bridal bouquet with orange and white flowers

bride in the rain at wedding with umbrella

Tipi festival wedding with rustic signage

Orange VW campervan with wedding flowers inside

Tipi wedding reception with rustic tables and chairs

Wedding table plan on rustic ladder inside a giant tipi

wedding guests arriving through the woodland clearing to a wedding

Guests at a tipi wedding walking in the rain with umbrella

Wedding guests standing outside in garden at tipi wedding

Bride and groom and wedding guests in a garden next to tipis

Hog roast and outdoor asado kitchen at tipi wedding

Wedding catering on rustic wooden plates

Rustic wooden crates with pimms jar for wedding guests

Dog on wedding cake

Dog sitting outside at tipi wedding

Dog looking at wedding cake inside a tipi

Kids at tipi wedding playing tug of war in the rain

Kids playing tug of war game at wedding

girls with skipping ropes at tipi wedding

kid with western cowboy hat and dog at wedding

bride and groom first dance at tipi wedding

bride and groom arm in arm on dancefloor

bride and friends dancing at tipi wedding in cowgirl hats

toddler on dancefloor at tipi wedding dancing

bride and groom in country and western hats at tipi wedding

Bride singing at tipi wedding with band

Emily & Fred - August 2025

Photography - Alix James Photography

Videography - Jack Williams

Tipis and furniture - Tribeca Tipis

Glamping - Brighton Bell Tents

Flowers - Steph Lovell Flowers

Generator - Grizzly Bear Events

VW Campervan - Emily's Dad's

Band - The Gamblers

Cake - Waitrose

Cake decorations and stand - Etsy

Catering - Games and Flames

Dress - Caroline Castigliano

Make up - Bridal By Stefania

Catering tent & matting - My Tipi Event