Author: Laura

Ian and Laura explained to us when we met that they had planned a wedding around a ‘village tea party’ theme and just wanted to make sure everyone would be able to feel relaxed and have a really fun day. The day also had a strong link to family – Laura grew up in Payhembury in the house where her parents still live, so the ceremony was at the family church and the reception was in the village hall. Laura’s mums wedding dress was brought out, the same one her mother had become a married woman in back in the 1960s. Bridal prep was at Laura’s family home where her childhood bedroom was still filled spectacularly with rosettes and ribbons hanging from the wooden beams, after many years of horse riding competitions.

The couple spent a year living in and touring South Africa, they then spent eight months driving back in their beloved Landrover (eight months together confined in a car has to be the perfect test of marriage compatibility ever) so it was the perfect choice of wedding car for them.

After the ceremony lawn games were organised at the village hall, although it took a little while to get going (shout out to the great British weather). As people were waiting to splat the rat, hoopla and play skittles they amused themselves by sipping at the drinks and catching up with friends. Eventually there was a break in the weather and everyone rushed for the games. During the reception there were drinking games and lots of laughter which was the point we knew that we were part of a great crowd.

Like most, we love a great party and it seems that everyone at Laura and Ian’s wedding did too – once the first dance was over there was practically a rush for the dance floor and nobody was shy of the cameras – just the sort of evening party that Henley and I adore!

There is a lot of love at Limeleaf for these two, it was so much fun to be a part of such a gorgeous day.

– Laura

Sarah and Rob are a lovely couple with a great bunch of friends and family. Their wedding day was emotional, fun, relaxed and right by the sea. idyllic! The ceremony was just down the road, in their local church in the beautiful town of Dartmouth. Sarah was even able to look out of her window and see where she would soon be married; you can see the view from the first photo below.

Once Sarah and Rob had married, we all headed over to Blackpool Sands where they had a marquee erected right next to the beach. As everyone sipped champagne in the warm sunshine while listening to the fantastic Stelar Parov, the day couldn’t have been more charming. We headed out on to the beach for a few photos of just the two of them and then retreated indoors as the sun went down, to the coziness of the marquee and speeches from family and friends.

After speeches, the music started up again and the drinks flowed, later on Sarah’s brother got on stage to play with his band and rocked the night away, with everyone either on the dance floor, in the photo-booth or at the bar!

Here’s a few photos to show the story of their day.

– Henley

Duncan and Sally’s relationship writes like a real life fairytale love story. After independently emigrating to sun drenched Barbados for work, they met, fell in love and spent an idyllic two years together on the island before returning back to the UK together for their dream countryside wedding, and to find and move into their first marital home.

Duncan’s parents live in the South West and after viewing the magnificent Shilstone House as a potential venue, they fell in love with the rolling countryside views and knew it was the  perfect setting  for their day. They wanted to include as much of nature as possible and Unfortunately mother nature (UK version) got totally on board with this idea and gave them an overcast sky and heavy rain for most of the day; but thanks to the vista of the rolling hills and grandeur of the house it gave a dramatic misty ‘wuthering heights’  windswept feel to the day, especially watching the clouds roll over the Devonshire landscape. Despite the weather not being quite as they had hoped, the day was beautiful with a fantastic crowd so it turned out brilliantly with some great memories to look back on.

Sally looked absolutely breathtaking in her gorgeous wedding dress, and despite warning us that she would probably be in tears throughout the ceremony, she managed to hold them back amazingly well. She did say afterwards that this was down to knowing that if she didn’t cry and Duncan did, she could remind him of that through their marriage. 1:0 to Sally.

Both Sally and Duncan have very close friendship groups and it is clear to see just how much they mean to their friends and family, there were plenty of tears as they said their vows and during the speeches. It was very clear that these two are surrounded by so much love and support from a wonderful network of family and friends, we felt privileged being invited in to their fold for the day.

After dinner and speeches in the Indian Marquee in the grounds,  Duncans close friend Mel wowed everyone in the evening with her fantastic hooping routine, and even managed to get the bride and groom up to have a go!

– Henley

Jessie and Matt first met and fell in love when the band Matt sang with were hiring to play at Jessie’s bar in Thailand. He also runs a bar in Greece, and with them working at their bars as well as on Jessie’s fashion line based in both Thailand and the UK, they are always on the move. We had only met Jessie and Matt over Skype prior to their wedding, but after chatting, their infectious excitement and energy meant were really looking forward to meeting them in person on their wedding day.

They are both such positive, outgoing and laid back people, that they wanted a wedding which would show their personalities and relaxed nature. Jessie was brought up in Soho, so they chose the very beautiful St Giles in The Fields church in Soho for their wedding ceremony, and then The Hornimann Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill for their reception which was an apt choice being founded by Frederick John Horniman, a man who travelled all over the world on his quest to ‘Bring the world to Forest Hill’.

As singing and music are such a big part of Matt’s life, it was very important that they be a big feature of the day. Besides him and one of the ushers singing during the ceremony, music filled the day with another good friend of theirs playing guitar while everyone sang along on the bus. In the evening another friend of theirs filled the Horniman conservatory with some live DJing.

They have possibly one of the worlds most awesome dog, Mister T, who travels everywhere with them and was their ring-bearer during the ceremony, and joined the couple for their first dance.

The weather on the day was incredible, so the gardens and the elegant Victorian conservatory at The Horniman were the perfect setting and provided lots of light to work with. We also got to work with the brilliant Tim Fok and his assistant, who were their videographers for the day, and who we can highly recommend if you are looking for a wedding videographer.

Thank you Jessie and Matt for choosing us to capture your wonderful wedding day.

– Laura