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It was time for another Wiltshire wedding on Saturday, this time up near Malmesbury at the lovely Whatley Manor for the wedding of Amanda & Ben. I met up first with Amanda who was getting ready with her bridesmaids at the hotel in an amazing multi-level suite – perfect for all those girly preparations! I photographed Amanda’s details whilst she had her hair and make-up done, including her beautiful Caroline Castigliano dress with navy blue sash.

Next I headed over to the Church of the Holy Cross in nearby Sherston where Ben and his groomsmen had just dragged themselves away from the pub to great the arriving guests! Soon enough it was time to photograph Amanda’s arrival and grand entrance into the church ready for the ceremony. And it was a really lovely ceremony – full of laughter and lots of little glances between the couple. I love it when I’m able to be at the front of the church or ceremony room in order to capture these sort of moments as they are often some of my favourites from the whole day!

After the ceremony it was time for everyone to head back to Whatley Manor for the reception. Amanda and Ben were keen to get their couple’s portrait session and group formals done as soon as possible so they could relax into the rest of their drinks reception and enjoy themselves with guests, so we made that a priority. There were lots of lovely locations around the hotel grounds for the couple’s portraits whilst the guests enjoyed champagne and canapes (including some amazing ones called ‘pea foam’ which I’d never seen before!).

If you were a guest at Amanda & Ben’s wedding you can register to see the full picture gallery (after the bride and groom have seen them first of course!) by clicking HERE. In the meantime please enjoy a sneak preview of a few images from their day below:

Suppliers: Dress: Caroline Castigliano; Cake: Contemporary Cake Designs; Florist: Rachel (in house at Whatley Manor); Stationery: Emily & Jo; Hair & Make-up: Amy Morris from A Brush with Beauty.

Another trip to the Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire was in store for me on Saturday…to photograph the wedding on Tanya and James. I started the day as usual with the bride’s final preparations…Tanya was getting ready at the nearby Talbot Inn with her family and bridesmaids. She was surprisingly relaxed and laid back during her preparations and had planned plenty of time so she didn’t need to rush or get stressed out by it all…something that I think makes a big difference to start of your day! After her hair and make-up was complete Tanya opened the special card and gift James had left for her and then it was time to get dressed with the help of her mum. She looked absolutely stunning!

Once I’d photographed Tanya’s dad’s reaction to seeing his daughter as a bride I made my way over to the Larmer Tree Gardens to meet up with James and everyone else. Wiltshire is always a tricky county to photograph civil ceremonies in as the registrars have pretty strict rules on what photography is allowed during the ceremony. Luckily my registrars on Saturday were lovely and allowed me to capture some of the key moments from the back of the ceremony room as long as I didn’t make a nuisance of myself!

After the ceremony everyone made their way around to the main gardens where there was plenty of times for drinks, canapes and lawn games. I snuck away with Tanya and James for a while as I knew it was important for them to get some lovely romantic portraits of the two of them together. Before we knew it, it was time to be seated for dinner – but not before the speeches which were some of the funniest and most touching I’ve heard!

If you were a guest at Tanya & James’ wedding you can register to see the full picture gallery (after the bride and groom have seen them first of course!) by clicking HERE. In the meantime please enjoy a sneak preview of a few images from their day below:

Suppliers: Dress: Fiorisimo, Richmond; Cake: James’ mum; Florist: Claire Miles, Sunflowers; Stationery: Vistaprint.

Saturday’s wedding must go down as my closest wedding to home ever as I spent the day with Helen & Mark at Brympton D’Evercy on the other side of Yeovil to where I live! It was a bit of an overcast day with lots of threatening grey clouds but we were very lucky and managed to escape the whole of the wedding without any rain – phew!

I started my cover with Mark and guys who were finishing dressing and helping each other put on their buttonholes. Mark’s best man managed to stab him in the chest with the pin whilst trying to fix the flower to his jacket lapel – quite an achievement I thought. The guys had matching, very colourful and floral ties which was a nice touch.

Next I made my way to the bridal suite to catch up with Helen who was in the midst of having her hair and make-up done. I took the opportunity to photograph her dress and some of the other details, such as her beautiful flowers and gorgeous Jimmy Choo shoes. Soon enough it was time for Helen to get into her dress and then I made my way over to the ceremony location to await her arrival.

After a lovely civil service with some unusual readings from their friends everyone made their way outside into the grounds of the house to enjoy drinks and canapes.

If you were a guest at Helen & Mark’s wedding you can register to see the full picture gallery (after the bride and groom have seen them first of course!) by clicking HERE. In the meantime please enjoy a sneak preview of a few images from their day below:

Suppliers: Dress: Pronovias; Florist: Annie Bullock from Flowers by Arrangement; Stationery: Vinatis Paper; Hair & Make-up: Amy Morris from A Brush with Beauty, Bath.

I was back at Stourhead Gardens again last week to meet up with Kathryn and Mike for the pre-wedding portrait session. Being very lucky with the weather we managed to get the whole shoot done without getting caught in the rain…but unfortunately I wasn’t quite as lucky making my way back to the car!!! Here are some pictures from their session:

Last week I met up with Amanda & Ben at Stourhead Gardens for their pre-wedding portrait session. We were quite fortunate with the weather as the day had been quite rainy and miserable all morning, but by the time we started the rain had stopped and the sun even decided to put in an appearance! Here are a few pictures from their session: