Here's a little inspiration for anyone planning a Spring wedding. Imagine a decadent banquet on the lawn with rustic furniture, vintage crockery and delicate champagne saucers.....complete with edible floating flowers! Sugar Mamas, provided two amazing cakes. They mixed classic iced tiers with fresh blooms and intricate handmade iced flowers and vines, finished with delicate … [Read more...]
An Autumn wedding at Haldon Belvedere
There is something so beautiful about an Autumnal wedding and this one is no exception! Filled with warm ambers and dark blues, fabulous tweed and a completely bespoke wedding dress, there is so much to love about it! There is also so much to adore about this very gorgeous couple! Sabrina and Ross met back in 2011; he took her for lunch at The Hourglass - the rest, as they … [Read more...]
Ruth & James’ Engagement Shoot at Wonwell Beach
Ruth & James were undergoing what can only be described as a major lifestyle shake-up when I first met them. They had both given up very successful careers in law, were setting up their own luxury chalet business in the French ski-resort of St Martin de Belleville and were relocating to Devon – as well as the small matter of organizing their wedding! They were busy! They … [Read more...]
Coral Flowers, Lime Dresses and a Sea View: Berry Head Hotel Wedding
I love it when a Bride and Groom really put their own individual stamp on their wedding day.....and Rachel and Luke certainly did that. They used the most fantastic mixture of colours to make their wedding bold and glamorous. With bright coral flowers in the bridesmaids hair there was a definite hint of Hawaii....which certainly bought a bit of sunshine to what was a very rainy … [Read more...]
A wedding full of sun, sporrans and a dash of taxidermy
Just the mere mention of an outdoors wedding and my heart skips a little and swiftly breaks into a rather jazzy rendition of 'Somewhere over the Rainbow.' Luckily it's a fairly quiet rendition. Maybe in the UK we rarely believe the weather will be that kind to us....but my dear readers, just occasionally the sun shines on the brave. Frances and Frazer travelled down from … [Read more...]
A Waterfall Wedding
She uttered the words "vintage flower fairy theme" followed shortly by "waterfall" and any sense of my own professionalism flew quickly out of the window. The wedding was to be on a Sunday in May at Kenton Church followed by a reception next to one of the highest waterfalls in England, Canonteign Falls. Im not going to lie....I begged her to hire me! Literally! Begged. I think … [Read more...]
Nicola & Ashley
Hopefully this beautiful wedding will dust away those rainy cobwebs and add a little bit of inspiration to your day. Nicola and Ashley married back in the summer at a small ceremony at St Peters Church in Lewdown followed by a gorgeous reception at one of my favourite venues in Devon, The Horn Of Plenty near Tavistock. Yes...two pairs of shoes!The stunning flowers were by … [Read more...]
Jennifer & Richard – The Great Barn
On October 27th 2013 a horrible storm was predicted to hit the United Kingdom. Flood warnings and severe weather warnings were in place throughout the country, panic buying went in to full swing and we all battened down the hatches expecting a repetition of the great storm of 1987. Now if that day happens to be the day of your wedding, how would you be feeling? I expect most … [Read more...]