Johnny’s Panzanella Recipe. This month we give you a real treat – Johnny’s own panzanella recipe. It is tried and tested, he made it for our lunch, and we all loved it – the crowd went wild… so as a summer treat for you all, while the tomatoes are at there best, we give you…
The TL;DR The best weddings aren’t the ones that go by the clock. They’re the ones where the couple decided that no matter what happens, rain, late food, or awkward uncles, they’re going to have a great time anyway. If you are getting married at The Secret Barn, we are here to sort it out…
THE ANTI WEDDING FACTORY MANIFESTO – A STIRRING RANT. Choose people over packages: Let’s be honest, there are certain corners of the wedding world that are churning them out, like chipolatas from a sausage maker. It’s all a bit corporate, it’s all a bit cold, and all a bit conveyor belt for us. It’s time to…
Aless and Elliot’s beautiful wedding day perfectly captured by Jacques Lloyd Photography, have a look through his instagram at all his lovely photos and films.
SOW, SOW, SOW! March has long gone and April has flown by too! Whoops, we’ve neglected this little corner of our website but here’s a double update for you. Spring has swept in in a big woosh of green. Time for us to sow seeds frantically, like it’s going out of fashion, like we’re running…
One field across from our flower field sits a lovely ancient church, it’s very small and only accessed by a windy pathway through some trees which fill with bluebells and wild garlic in the spring. Sometime our couples are married there and we’ve previously created installations at the altar end, round the doorway, down the…
February up the field has mostly involved mulching pathways and under the Roses with wood chip. Days like this involve lots of squishing about in the mud and everyone going home feeling very tired but accomplished. It looks so neat and tidy afterwards though – all fresh and ready to go. We’re also prepping a…
Abi & Connor, July 2024 On a gentle summers day in July, Abi and Connor were married before a midsummer floral arch in the Ceremony Barn. The photo’s were so gorgeous we had to share them. Blousy soft summer, happy flowers filled the barns, with clouds of Ammi, Scabious, scented field grown roses and beautiful…
Elizabeth Ruby, lemon drizzle lizzle is herself a former (reformed?) Petal & Feast gang member. We love her dearly and she takes wonderful photos! She was the photographer for Amber’s wedding and we’re always pleased to have her at the barn popping in to the kitchen to ask for coke and eat crisps because although…
*jingle jingle* It’s the time of year when all of the Petal & Feast women suddenly realise that it’s almost Christmas and there’s some gift buying to do. There are all the less exciting things to get (lego/headphones/money – delete as appropriate depending on the age of your kids) and then there are the countless…
Authentic barn weddings, seasonal feasts and field grown flowers in The South Downs near Steyning, West Sussex
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