My first visit to Nailcote Hall, a beautiful venue with fantastic grounds and a huge marque. I started the day with a very calm bride to be getting ready at the hotel before going to meet a nervous groom at the church close by, while the groomsmen put the finishing touches to the decorations.

After the ceremony there was a Fire Brigade guard of honour for Abbie & Dave by the men that Dave works with.

Abbie’s mum delivered a beautiful, very touching speech ending with a lovely poem which had a few eyes watering, followed not too far behind by a brilliantly told best mans speech from Joel. Very original, very funny and some great pictures of Dave!

Congratulations to you both, an incredible day and all the best for the future!

I still can’t get over the weather in April, another stunning day for Leanne & Justin and one of my favourite venues, Dunchurch Park Hotel. I started the day with a very calm Leanne, getting ready with the bridesmaids. Then the ceremony was held at a beautiful church just around the corner before we made our way back to the stunning hotel grounds for some pictures. I absolutely love the grounds at Dunchurch Park Hotel, as you can see there are lots of lovely areas to explore and the water & stunning stately home make for amazing backdrops.

The father of the bride deserves an honorary mention for his speech, you could feel how proud he was of Leanne, all she’s achieved and went on to tell of the barrage of questions Justin received when he was first introduced! He then produced a ‘marriage survival kit’ for Justin and started to let him know exactly what he’d let himself in for! Including, various money saving devices, a tin of beans (for when it’s Leanne’s turn to cook!) and paracetamol… say no more!

I always love to capture the party atmosphere and dancing and Leanne & friends were on top form! I seem to recall a dance off and quite a few songs that I’ve not heard for a few years now!

Congratulations to you both, I loved being a part of your day.

I love Jodi & Neil.

They are fantastic people and both so in love.

I could have easily made this post five times as long to show the day in it’s full glory, it was stunning!

The venue was fantastic, The Stratford Manor Hotel is set in huge grounds we had a ton of space for their newly married shots and those rolling hills made a gorgeous backdrop! Jodi’s dress was fantastic, and I’m sure you’d agree she looked stunning.

During the break after the ceremony I got to know some of the guests a little better on the patio area, where we did a couple of portraits and had an interesting discussion about emails… (you’ll know if you were there!)

Neil’s brother Paul delivered a cracking best mans speech, complete with pictures and a story of the life of Neil, which was… well, an eye opener!

Jodi & Neil, my congratulations to you both!

Pree and Peter’s big day was in fact two weddings in one!

A wonderful Hindu ceremony in the morning held at the family’s home and a Wedding ceremony held at the stunning Ardencote Manor in Warwick.

The priest who took the mornings ceremony was fantastic, going into detail about the different part of the ceremony and the symbolism in each part. It was truly beautiful.

After the ceremony all guests (me included!) were invited to join the bride and groom for a delicious meal in nearby Rugby, where the dishes just kept coming!

On arrival at the Ardencote rain threatened, making for some impressive skies, and luckily once the ceremony had finished it was no where to be seen, opening up during the portraits of the Bride and Groom.

It has to be said, Pree and Peter are clearly very in love. It was a real pleasure capturing their big day, and after the first dance, one of their guests of 102 years old joined them on the dance floor!

The location for Michelle & Chris’s wedding was The Forest Hotel in Dorridge, Solihull.

It seemed a fitting setting with it’s many awards for the quality of the food and the beautiful Dorridge park just around the corner for such a great couple! I managed to steal the bride and groom away just after the ceremony for the shots down that gorgeous tree line.

Other highlights from the day include the best mans speech, including a slideshow of it’s very own, which I thought best not to include too many from (you can thank me later Chris!)  and I couldn’t ‘not’ mention the ‘Full Monty’ strip tease Chris performed for Michelle while the party was in full swing! 

Laura & Paul’s wedding was held at the beautiful Dunchurch Park Hotel, with fantastic grounds and a huge marquee. Paul gave one of the most heartfelt speeches I’ve witnessed so far, and later on sang to Laura as they had their first dance.

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Husselbee who had a fantastic wedding at The Forest Hotel in Dorridge Solihull. I managed to steal the bride and groom away after the ceremony to the nearby Dorridge park to create these beautiful shots. Full wedding coming soon!

Congratulations to Chris & Lynsey, who had the most perfect weather for their wedding day! I just had to share Lynsey’s ‘wedding wellies’ to! I can’t wait to share the rest!

  The colours, traditions and some of the most energetic dancing I’ve ever seen meant Mark (my assistant/second shooter/good friend) and I had an incredible time photographing the wedding of Mina and Sascha. The whole day from start to finish was amazing!

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Just a quick peek at what I’ve been working on this week from Mina & Sascha’s Wedding in Harrogate. It was an amazing experience full of colour and traditions, I can’t wait to share more!