Dagmar & Jonathan – Nature’s Spectacular
Some weddings feel like they were always meant to happen in one specific place, and Dagmar and Jonathan’s woodland day at Nature’s Spectacular was absolutely one of those. Trees, lake glimpses, that slightly wild-but-completely-perfect glamping vibe – it was theirs from the first frame.
Woodland waking up around them
The morning kicked off slowly with Dagmar getting ready in a beautiful yurt, birds doing their thing outside and everyone sipping coffee before the day properly started. No faffing around with multiple locations – everything happened right there on site, so friends and family just wandered between spaces, helping with buttonholes and generally soaking up the calm forest air.
We split up as usual – one of us with Dagmar in the yurt’s soft light (dresses, details, that growing excitement), the other with Jonathan under the trees (suits, slightly nervous laughs, the works). Parallel stories, same woodland backdrop, no rush.
Ceremony in the trees
They went all-in on the woodland ceremony spot – guests lining a natural path through the trees, wooden benches, just enough decor to guide the eye but letting the forest do 90% of the atmosphere. Birds singing, dappled light, that perfect “we’re outside but it feels magical” feeling.
We crept around the edges catching reactions, readings, the moment they locked eyes and said the words. A canopy-framed “I do” is pretty hard to beat, and the flow from arriving-through-the-trees to everyone-gathered felt completely effortless.
Lakeside wander, firelit evening
Post-ceremony, guests spread out – some by the lake, some back at the communal fire, everyone just being in that 35 acres of Arcadia magic. We nipped off with Dagmar and Jonathan for a quick lakeside wander – logs, paths, Chew Valley Lake peeking through – nothing posed, just them being newlyweds in a place that already looked incredible.
Come evening, the illuminated woodland took over: fairy lights along paths, that fire crackling at the heart of it all, guests wrapped in blankets with drinks, laughter carrying through the trees. The kind of atmosphere that photographs itself.
Why this place = them
Nature’s Spectacular is for couples who want to feel married in nature, not just have a ceremony next to some fake trees in a hotel. Off-grid cabins, yurt getting-ready, woodland ceremony, lakeside views, one location from coffee to campfire dancing – it’s all there.
For us, it was peak “do what we love” territory: real emotion, ridiculous light, guests who got stuck straight into the barefoot-in-the-grass, dancing-by-firelight vibe. If Nature’s Spectacular or Arcadia glampsite weddings are on your radar, this is the kind of day we’d happily repeat.
