Missenden Abbey was a gorgeous wedding venue, but it was really Tom & Alice who made it awesome. I mean, a punk band for your reception… HELL YES!

A South-West Country Wedding, in Wilsthire, with everything from local Church Ruins, to the perfect sunset drinks reception.

FROM THE MOMENT I TURNED UP TO SHOOT SARAH & ANDREW’S WEDDING AT LATIMER HOUSE, CHESHAM, I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD BE FULL OF PERFECTLY FRAMED MOMENTS. AND YES, THAT SOUNDS MEGA CHEESY, BUT LET ME EXPLAIN… (MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO SUNSET. THE GLOWY ORANGE GOODNESS IS TOO GOOD TO MISS)

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF TRUSTING AND LOVING YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER COMPLETELY. WE ARE SO CAPABLE, RIGHT? OF COURSE. BUT GIVE US THE CHANCE TO REALLY SHOW YOU WHAT WE CAN DO, AND WE’LL BE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO DO IT. IT’S THAT SIMPLE. AND, AS WELL AS GIVE ME STUNNING PLACES TO SHOOT, SARAH-JANE AND JAMES TOTALLY DID THAT. WE CAPTURED SO MANY GORGEOUS, ROMANTIC MOMENTS.. AT ST MARYS CHURCH IN BEVERLEY, TO SALTMARSHE HALL, ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO SUNSET. BE SURE TO SCROLL RIGHT THROUGH TO THE END TO SEE IT!

IT’S NOT OFTEN I GET TO SHOOT AN ARTY, NEON PHOTO LIKE THIS ONE. AND I GOT PRETTY EMOTIONAL WHEN I SAW THESE SHOTS ON MY LAPTOP SCREEN. JO & SHAUN’S FESTIVAL WEDDING HAD TONNES OF THEIR OWN BAD-ASS FESTIVAL TOUCHES, INCLUDING THE SIGN YOU SEE IN THE TITLE PHOTO. NOT ONLY DID THE TIPI LOOK AMAZING, BUT ALL THEIR PLANNING AND BUILDING IN THE LEAD UP WAS BLOODY BRILLIANT.

Steve & Michelle’s beautiful lakeside wedding, full of fairy lights and tree lined lake views.

GIVE ME A CASTLE WITH AS MUCH CHARACTER AND SPACE AS HAZLEWOOD EVERY TIME, AND THE UK WEATHER CAN THROW WHATEVER IT LIKES AT ME IN MARCH. AND BOY, DID IT. THESE GUYS DIDN’T LET THAT BOTHER THEM THOUGH, AND WE HAD THE LOVELIEST TIME CAPTURING THE LOVELIEST DAY. SOME PROPER GIGGLES WERE HAD, AND SOME REALLY TOUCHING MOMENTS TOO. ALL THE BEST WEDDINGS HAVE THESE IN EQUAL MEASURE, LET ME TELL YOU, AND JAMES & BECKY’S WEDDING HAD ME SMILING ALL DAY.

SOME WEDDINGS JUST FEEL RELAXED FROM THE GET GO, AND NEIL AND ALISON’S LATE SEPTEMBER WEDDING WAS ONE OF THEM. SO I THOUGHT I’D TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT HOW COUPLES MIGHT ACHIEVE THE SAME THING. HOW CAN ONE CARE ABOUT THEIR WEDDING BEING WONDERFUL, WITHOUT WORRYING AWAY THE WHOLE DAY?

THIS WEEK’S WEDDING IS JUST YOUR AVERAGE WEDDING… IN A PALACE. NO, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, A PALACE. AN HISTORIC PALACE WHICH HAS HOUSED ROYALTY AS FAMOUS AS QUEEN ELIZABETH I. I’M NOT SURE MUCH MORE OF AN INTRODUCTION IS NEEDED TO BE HONEST, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE COUPLE AT THE CENTRE OF THIS AMAZING SETTING ARE ALSO WONDERFUL. I MEAN, YOU CAN’T NOT LOVE A COUPLE WHO GO FOR A BUBBLE EXIT INSTEAD OF A CONFETTI EXIT, CAN YOU?

THIS WEEK’S WEDDING HAS A BOAT INSTEAD OF A WEDDING-CAR, A HALF SUBMERGED CHURCH, AND THE LOVELIEST OLD PUB I’VE VISITED IN QUITE SOME TIME. THROW IN AN ADVENTUROUS COUPLE AND SOME CRAZY WEATHER AND YOU'VE GOT QUITE THE WEDDING STORY...STILL READING? I THOUGHT SO.

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I ADORE WEDDINGS IN THE SOUTH WEST, WITH THEIR HOMELY SETTINGS AND SPRAWLING VIEWS. THERE’S SOMETHING SO UNIQUE ABOUT THEM, EACH AND EVERY TIME. MAX & AMELIA’S DAY WAS NO EXCEPTION, AND THIS WEEK WE JOIN THEM NEAR WINCANTON FOR WHAT WAS ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS THIS YEAR… PAIR THAT WITH AN ANTIQUE MORNING COAT AND A REMBO STYLING WEDDING DRESS AND YOU HAVE A VERY CLASSIC AND BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DAY.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WHICH MAKE THIS WEEK'S WEDDING SUCH A TREAT TO BLOG. SO MANY DETAILS MADE THIS A STYLISH DAY; FROM THE STUNNING RUE DE SEINE BRIDAL GOWN TO THE HANGING RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND BARE BULB 'CHANDELIERS'. BUT ALL THE STYLE IN THE WORLD WILL NEVER CARRY A SET OF PHOTOS LIKE A STORY, AND OLLIE & GEORGIA'S DAY WAS PACKED SO EQUALLY WITH BOTH, I COULDN'T PUT MY CAMERA DOWN...

THE BLOG RETURNS TODAY, WITH THE WEDDING OF ROB & ALY, WHO BROUGHT A LITTLE GLAMOUR AND FUN TO HAMPTON WICK LAST WEEK. THEIR CLASSY VENUE CHOICE MATCHED THEIR CHIC STYLE PERFECTLY, BUT IT WAS THEIR CHEMISTRY THAT LIFTED THIS PHOTO-STORY UP INTO THE HEADIER HEIGHTS OF ROMANCE.

THIS WEEK'S WEDDING IS FILLED WITH MORE HENLEY-ON-THAMES MAGIC THAN YOU AN SHAKE A STICK AT. THE RIVER, THE BOATS, THE ROWERS, THE ROLLING HILLS, ALL OF IT; THIS WEDDING IS LESS ABOUT DETAILS AND THEMING AND ALL ABOUT THE COUPLE AND THE PLACE. IT'S NOT OFTEN A SETTING IS QUITE SO EFFORTLESS, OR A COUPLE QUITE SO NATURAL, BUT IT ALL CAME TOGETHER SO BEAUTIFULLY. AND A RECEPTION ON A PRIVATE THAMES ISLAND? OH GO ON THEN...

An Autumn wedding, with irresistible Harry Potter touches and a stunning rural backdrop. And their suits….