Aloha Sprinklerinos,
Last weekend I had a super family friendly day but the week after it was adults and sophistication all the way!
Dress : Asos Curve | Jacket : Primark | Feather necklace : New Look
My chum Clare : Liverpool. Heh heh, see what I did there?
Since I don't like tea, I was served hot chocolate. The greatest hot chocolate I have ever tasted.
Squee.
Extra normal faces there then.
Steel hanging chair selfie!!
My great chum Clare (my 'Fusband' Mark's beautiful wife) and my Husband Matt treated me to champagne afternoon tea at Fawsley Hall in rural Northamptonshire. Whilst we were there I took quite a few photos. Once home I cried because I realised most of them were ruined because I had my exposure set way too high. I'm dramatic like that. Fortunately, not all was lost at sea and lots of them turned out fine, I think I was just having a tearful moment, haha.
If you ever have the opportunity to visit the hall and the grounds, take it. It really is a beautiful place to go and is made all the more beautiful by the people I visited with- nawww. The food was gorgeous (even for a picky eater like me) and the surroundings lovely. Whilst we nibbled and drank (the rather intoxicating bubbly!) we were serenaded by a real life violinist. It was like something out of Downton Abbey but with less corsets and more denim.
All in all, top marks to Mark and Clare for taking me somewhere so lovely. It was really refreshing to have an afternoon away from children. I know, that sounds so harsh, but very occasionally it's nice to be completely adult and enjoy a sophisticated hot chocolate and a sandwich with the crusts cut off ;)
I'm absolutely loving writing these Friday lifestyle posts as it encourages me to photograph the my adventures and then I can always remember them. Plus, you lovely lot are able to come along on the fun too!
Have you ever been to somewhere like this? Do you have any suggestions for me and everyone that reads the comments? Share, share, share!
Toodlepip!
xx
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That looks amazing Louise! I am so glad that you got to spend an amazing day with some amazing people! :) Happy Belated Birthday as well :D
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My mum was given a gift from her friend on her birthday (the 28th as well!) For four of us to go, I really cant wait now! it looks like you had an amazing time! X
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I would totally have a cry about that too! My camera was stolen (by Fedex uhu!!! fedex) a few monhts ago and it had all the pictures of my engagement on it! I could still cry about it now! Love this place and I'm happy for you a few pics did turn out great!
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That looks so beautiful, I love places like this! We share the same birthday too hehe! :)
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I love the colour of you dress and you're looking gorgeous as ever Louise.
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Love your dress, Louise! You look amazing.
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These photos are absolutely gorgeous! It looks like you had a wonderful day, such a fun thing to do.
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love the blue dress/shirt your friend is wearing!
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This place looks ever so amazing! I'm totally in for old-looking-castles-with-massive-green-surrounding-things anyway and the inside looks nice, too :D Especially the cakes in the middle of the...thing the cakes are on. What is something like that called?
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Wow great photos!!
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How lovely! You and Matt are so cute together! :) I've been to places like this for a few family members' birthdays in the past. They were super fancy, and super tasty ;) But they didn't have the amazing lush location that you experienced!
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I love that picture of you and Matt standing either side of the steps, so cute. And the picture of you and Clare in the hanging chair, both of your eyes match your outfits! Beautiful
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This post completely cheered up my boring Friday morning at work! Looks SO lovely! I feel for you that the other pictures were ruined - I'd deffo cry at that too! But, all the pictures in this post are still lovely :)
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OMG such beautiful photos! I was having such a crap Friday. I lost my voice but still had to go to work, feeling sick all day, but when I saw the photos of the beautiful food and the adorable photos of you and your hubby it just made me smile and cheered me up :)
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Ow wow that place looks so pretty! You looked gorgeous by the way dear! =] xx
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I really liked this post! And the pictures you have here are really nice - such cute photos of you and Matt! :-) x
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This is a great post! The pictures came out gorgeous!
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It looks so beautiful! Definitely a thumbs up to Matt and Clare on this one! You look stunning (the colour of your dress suits you to a tee) and the pictures of you and Matt are adorable! I'm jealous of your hot chocolate experience! I normally opt for that as well, because I also don't like tea.
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The photos are so beautiful!! I wish we had something like this in Canada!
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Everything looks so perf and wonderful and lovely! It really seems like you had an amazing birthday Louise! xxx
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You look so beautiful Louise! Glad you've had a great day :)
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Looks like you had a beautiful day! I love your photography. Those pictures of you and Mark are precious. Always a pleasure to pop over to your blog.
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Happy belated birthday Louise! Haha. It looks like you had a wonderful time. Beautiful pictures! Hope you have a happy mother's day as well!
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I visited Fawsley Hall for my Dad's birthday in November - I could see where I sat haha! The food is delicous too!
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You and Matt are so cute! This looks absolutely lovely and the pictures look amazing :) xx Rena
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you should come visit Durham ;) you get the nice natural surroundings with the hills, the river around the castle AND the cathedral where they set some scenes in Harry Potter! plus soooo many cosy cafes ('be tempted' is all alice themed, 'tea-licious' has the most wonderful homebaked cakes and scones and everything i've ever tried, 'flat white' and their chocolate cake, ...i could go on)
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these are beautiful pics, you look really stunning x
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This looks like such a treat, Louise! Glad you got to go. I'm dying to go to afternoon tea, but they're so difficult to find in the states!
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That looks lovely Louise, I'm glad you had a good birthday! I love stately home-type places like this :)
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Aww louise you an matt look amazing! The kissing photo looks so professional! I hope you had a lovely day!
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Looks amazing, I love the photos of you and Matt! xxx
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Aw this sounds so lovely, and the pics are beautiful :) xx
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It looks lovely! And you and Matt are the cutest couple ever!xx
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"It was like something out of Downton Abbey but with less corsets and more denim." Louise you never fail to make me laugh. Hope you had a lovely time, you all look gorgeous!
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These lifestyle posts are my favourite! I love seeing your photography and considering the majority got ruined, these ones sure do look amazing!! :)) Sounds like an absolutely lovely day!
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Good on you for not liking tea! I don't like tea or coffee and people think I'm so uncivilised - and I'm not even English haha
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I used to live in Fawsley. It was always cool to be close to historical buildings in the middle of nowhere. I've had the afternoon tea at Fawsley Hall once. The desserts should have been better, but the location is gorgeous. You made me miss my old home!
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It looks beautiful, and like you had a gorgeous afternoon. It is Mothers Day here in Australia and I am very much looking forwards to the coming week as my darling little "Blossom" and I are off for #high tea with my parents and sister while my "Him"is away. I shall post photos too which you will be able to find on my blog (himherandablossom.blogspot.com).
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in the second to last picture your eyes match your dress and so do clares! it looks beautiful and im so glad you had a lovely day louise!
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