Freya&Oliver
Saturday 5 June 2027
Stone Barn · Upper Slaughter
Will you be there?
One reply for your whole household. Please let us know by 1 May 2027.
Everything you need is here. Keep this link: it works even without a signal, once opened.
Where to find us
Ceremony · St Mary’s Church
Church Lane, Lower Slaughter, GL54 2HPPlease be seated by 12.45. The lane is single-track — park at the village hall (5 minutes’ walk) rather than on the verge. Biodegradable confetti only, thrown outside the porch.
Reception · Manor Barn
Manor Farm, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2HNA coach leaves the church at 14.15. Parking is on the grass by the barn — fine in June, less so if it rains, so leave the low cars at the village hall.
Morning after · The Slaughters Inn
Same village, by the bridgeBacon rolls, coffee and the debrief. Come whenever, we’ll be there until one.
Lounge suits and summer dresses
Hats very welcome, white is Alice’s. One friendly warning: the churchyard path is gravel and the barn opens onto grass, so stilettos will not enjoy the day.
Sleeping, getting there, getting home
The Slaughters Country Inn
In the village, a four-minute walk from the church. Nine rooms, ask for the wedding rate.
from £165 a night
ALICEJAMES · 10% offThe Old Stocks Inn, Stow
Stow-on-the-Wold, 10 minutes by car. Good if you are making a weekend of it.
from £190 a night
Cotswold Farm Park camping
Pods and pitches, 15 minutes. The friends’ solution.
from £48 a night
Wedding coach
Church → barn at 14.15. Returns to Bourton and Stow at 23.00 and midnight, from the gate.
Cotswold Cars
Book the day before — there are four cars in the whole valley on a June Saturday.
AppelerThe running order
Ceremony
St Mary’s Church. Doors from 12.30.
Coach to the barn
From the church gate. One trip only.
Drinks and photographs
Pimm’s on the lawn. Group photos at 3.15, we’ll be quick.
Wedding breakfast
Seating plan by the door, or in the “Table” tab.
Speeches
Three of them. James has promised to be brief.
Evening guests, and the cake
Then the band starts tuning up.
First dance
After that the floor is yours.
Bacon rolls
In the courtyard. The best part of an English wedding.
Carriages
Last coach to Bourton and Stow leaves from the gate.
Find your table
Your first name is enough. Typos and accents are fine.
Seats are a guide: the plan follows the real layout of the room.
Words from the day
What you write here, they will read again. A few words, signed with your name: that’s what gets reread ten years later.
The guest book
A few words, signed with your name. That’s what gets reread ten years later.
The rain held off for exactly the ninety seconds you needed it to. Someone up there likes you two.
Harriet · 6.45 pm
My Alice. Your grandfather would have been proud. I am proud enough for both of us.
Granny Peggy · 6.02 pm
Thirty years I’ve known James and I’ve never seen him this calm. Well done, both of you.
Rory · 5.26 pm
The questions we get asked
Can we bring the children?+
Yes, gladly. There is a nanny in the snug from 8 pm and a children’s menu — do tell us when you reply so the kitchen knows.
What confetti is allowed?+
Dried petals only, and only outside the porch. The churchyard is a conservation site and the parish is firm about it — there will be baskets by the gate, so please don’t bring your own.
What would you like as a gift?+
Your being there, first of all. If you’d like to mark the day, we’ve started a fund for the honeymoon in Japan — the link is further down.
Is there phone signal at the barn?+
Almost none, and the Wi-Fi is for the card machine. Open this page once before you arrive: it works offline afterwards, seating plan included.
When do you need to know?+
By 1 May 2027. After that the caterers place their order and we can’t change the numbers.
Country barn
Bastide themeA barn, a field, a farm track the satnav has never heard of. It is beautiful, and it is hard to explain. Which is what the page is for.
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