Marcus & Emily's Colourful London Wedding at Gaynes Park, Epping

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Gaynes Park Wedding in Epping, London

“Jess OMG we love them! We are so so so happy, thank you so much, you are the best!”

- Emily & Marcus

Right from the off, Emily & Marcus's day sounded perfect. They wanted a super relaxed day filled with colour that combined both British & Nigerian traditions. Plus they'd booked the absolutely beautiful barn wedding venue, Gaynes Park for their reception. Amazing!

I started the day over at Emily's parents house, where her and EIGHT bridesmaids were getting ready. There was a great buzz around the house as everyone pitched in helping each other prepare & a one or two tear-jerking moments with thanks to Emily's Dad! Once everyone was dolled up in their wedding gear, it was off to the church in the most appropriate London wedding cars ever.

After a touching ceremony the pair were declared husband and wife and exited the church being showered with confetti & congratulations from their nearest and dearest. Next stop was Gaynes Park in Epping, a beautiful barn venue surrounded by corn fields.  After all the food had been eaten & the new couple had been toasted, it was time for a knees-up, Nigerian style. Emily & Marcus were led into their evening reception by African drummers & guests took delight in showering the pair with dollar bills.

Emily & Marcus, hope you had an amazing time in Croatia! Can't wait to show you your full set of photographs, there's A LOT more to come! xx

P.S. - a huge thanks to my 2nd shooter, Helen!

 

Lucy & Roland's Botanical Wedding at Buxton Pavilion Gardens

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Buxton Pavilion Garden's Wedding in Derbyshire

Lucy & Roland chose to tie the knot at the unique & quirky Derbyshire wedding venue, Buxton Pavilion Gardens. 

After a morning of preparations at a nearby hotel, Lucy & her maids walked down the street to the Gardens, where Roland and their guests eagerly awaited their arrival. After an intimate ceremony in the band stand the pair were declared husband and wife & it was time to be smothered in hugs and kisses by their friends & family. The rest of the day continued with more celebrations, a showering of confetti & enough sandwiches and scones to feed an army.

Buxton Pavilion Gardens is perfect for those who don't want to get married in a typical 'wedding venue'. The gardens are stunning & the Victorian greenhouses make for a super unique champagne reception space & wet weather alternative to the band stand ceremony. You then have the convenience of an entire park for your photographs & a little blue train to drive you round and preserve your heels!

Lucy & Roland, I really hope you love your preview & can't wait to show you the rest :)

 

Kate & Tim's Beautiful Boho Wedding at Stonyford Cottage Gardens

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Stonyford Cottage Gardens Wedding in Chester, Cheshire

Kate & Tim's wedding had ALL my favourite things. A beautiful bride in a beautiful beaded boho frock, a 'help yourself scone station' which should be made compulsory at all weddings, an emotional father of the bride (sorry Fred!) & an outdoor ceremony with an abundance of happy tears & belly laughs.

& that's not even mentioning the Land Rover wedding car, boho tipi reception & abundance of confetti... I could go on (& on!)

Kate & Tim, thank-you so so much for asking me to be a part of your AMAZING day. You should be so proud of yourselves for planning such a bloody good shindig!

And a huuuuuge thank-you to my amazing 2nd shooter, Leah for all your help on the day <3

 

Pink Hair & a Floral Dress for Becky & Jason's Walled Garden Wedding

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An Sugnall Walled Garden wedding in Staffordshire
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I knew Becky & Jason's wedding was going to be an amazing day when they rocked up to their pre-shoot in the Peak District like this -->

& ohhh yes it was!

The pair actually tied the knot a little while ago but wanted to have a blessing to celebrate their marriage in front of the friends and family who couldn't make it the first time round. 

Despite a couple of torrential downpours throughout the day, after everyone had their fill of afternoon tea, we were finally blessed with blue skies and sunshine. The rain actually ended up helping us out a little too, when a double rainbow appeared over the gardens. To top off an already perfect day, the late sunshine developed into that beautiful golden light that everyone dreams for & provided us with an epic photo opportunity to end on a high!

Words cannot describe how good Becky looked, with her flower crown, pink hair and floral printed dress. She threw out the traditional stereotypes of what a 'bride' should be and looked all the more incredible for it! 

Becky & Jason, thank-you so so much for asking me to be a part of your day. I hope you're having an amazing honeymoon in Sri Lanka!

And last but not least, a huge thanks to my amazing friend & 2nd shooter, Helen Smiddy <3

 

Vicky & Nick's Colourful Combermere Abbey Wedding in Shropshire

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Combermere Abbey Wedding in Cheshire

Vicky & Nick's big day ticked all the 'perfect wedding' boxes. Filled to the brim with colour & covered in garden grown wild flowers, handmade origami cranes & beautifully hand-painted chalk boards. It was DIY wedding heaven & the hard work that both Vicky & Nick had put in shined through & made it all the more special.

Vicky looked absolutely incredible with her stunning dress & infectious smile. No one could blame Nick when his eyes filled up as he watched Vicky walking down the aisle towards him. 

I hope you love your preview guys, I can't wait to show you your full set.. there's soo many more to come <3

 

Becky & Rich's Tower Hill Barns wedding in North Wales

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Becky & Rich, Tower Hill Barns Wedding Photography

Becky & Rich decided to ditch the traditions and just have a bloody good day, exactly how they wanted it.

There were no formal photographs, no cake cutting, no first dance. But there were not one, but FIVE Cocker Spaniels, a giant tv screen playing the England World Cup match & an outdoor rave to the amazing gospel singers from Sing Out Music. Any wedding featuring a dog is a success in my eyes, so you can't imagine how excited I was when I saw five of them (all sporting bow ties) running towards Becky.

It was so so great to be back at Tower Hill Barns again for my seventh wedding at the gorgeous venue too! I swear it just keeps getting better there! It's the perfect venue for a chilled out knees up with great food and a great atmosphere.

Becky & Rich, I hope you love your preview... can't wait to show you the rest <3

 

Olivia & Gavin's Bartle Hall Wedding in Preston, Lancashire

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Bartle Hall wedding photographer in lancashire

I was so so excited when Olivia and Gavin booked me for their beautiful wedding at Bartle Hall in Lancashire. I'd shot there back in 2014 & loved it, so couldn't wait to get back again. The whole day was super chilled out just like Olivia & Gav wanted & with the British heat wave still in full force, everyone was in great spirits relaxing in the sunshine all day. 

When I met up with Olivia to chat about the pair's plans, she told me they wanted two things; tons of flowers to decorate the venue and a beautiful golden hour for their photographs.. both of which were definitely achieved! The room looked amazing decorated with floral displays and candles and after the newly wed's and their guests had enjoyed their wedding breakfast amongst the flowers, we headed outside into the golden light for some evening photographs! 

I hope you're having an amazing honeymoon guys, thanks so much for asking me to be a part of your beautiful day :)

 

Chelsey & Mike's Beautiful Welsh Elopement at Hafod Farm, North Wales

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A Hafod Farm Elopement in North Wales

I was only with Chelsey & Mike a short but sweet three hours & wow, what a three hours they were! The pair flew over from the States to elope in the beautiful Welsh countryside in front of their closest friends & family. They chose to tie the knot at Hafod Farm in Snowdonia National Park, under a beautiful handmade Chuppah & were lucky enough to witness the rare British sunshine!

Before the ceremony started, Chelsey & Mike had arranged to meet in private, for a "first look." Mike's face lit up as he saw Chelsey for the first time on their wedding day, who looked absolutely incredible in an elegant fitted dress, super long veil & handmade bouquet.

Thanks so much for asking me to be a part of your day guys, I hope you're having an amazing Honeymoon :)

 

Rachel & Mark's Epic Tipi Wedding by The Sea at Bach Wen Farm in North Wales

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A Bach Wen Farm Wedding in Caernarfon, North Wales

This was one of those weddings that I was praying was going to be even a fraction as amazing as Rachel & Mark had described it to be & fortunately it most definitely wasn't. It was a thousand times better!

After waking up to perfect blue skies & sunshine, I was bored of waiting in my hotel room, so set off early to Bach Wen Farm to explore the site. Everything about this North Wales wedding venue is picture perfect... on one side you've got glorious Welsh hills & on the other, the beautiful Caernarfon Bay coast line. Sandwiched in the middle was the coolest Tipi set up ever, completed with seaside style stripy deck chairs, giant festival flags & a bright orange VW Camper.

After the pair had officially tied the knot at St Beuno's Church it was back over to Bach Wen Farm, where Rachel & Mark led the way down to the beach with their family & friends following in procession. Much to the delight of their guests, as they arrived at the coastline a surprise brass band started playing Beyonce at full blast whilst they sipped champagne in front of the sea. 

When speaking to Rachel about the day's timeline, she asked me to stay a little later than usual in case of a sunset over Caernarfon Bay. The photographer in me couldn't resist and I'm so so glad she did as there was THE MOST EPIC sunset ever. It was the most perfect end to the most perfect day!

Rachel & Mark, I hope you're having an amazing time in the Welsh sunshine... can't wait to show you the rest!