Daphne and Graeme set their Liverpool wedding at the quaint yet grand and beautiful Hillbark hotel, surrounded by a picturesque landscape. They are both very hard-working, full of life and love for each other and they created a fantastic day filled with splendour, lots of beautiful touches and tons of emotion. There were plenty of tears throughout the ceremony and speeches which is testament to the loving circle of family and friends that Daphne and Graeme have.

One of Daphnes close friends is a wedding planner by day and orchestrated the most important day of her life phenomenally well. The flowers, candles, centrepiece and details all gave a romantic soft feel and really fitted with the grandeur and history of Hillbark. They also organised a black tie and cocktail dress evening reception, fitting with the diamante candelabra and monochrome theme in the terrace room excellently.

A live band played throughout the evening before a secret fireworks display lit up the night sky, surprising and delighting everyone.

Having previously met with Helen and Alex at Huntsham Court we knew we were going to love photographing their wedding, the location is stunning and a beautiful backdrop to a classic English wedding.

The wedding day weather was tentative with sunny spells mixed with the typical english drizzle. I mention this as the ceremony was held outdoors, a first for Huntsham Court. As a result there were a lot of glances through the windows to keep check on the weather. Luckily, the crossed fingers worked and they met beautiful sunshine as Helen walked down the aisle with her bridesmaids and children.

The whole day was beautifully relaxed and fun, the weather holding on for the most part and with a bouncy castle to keep the kids occupied and a flow of champagne for the adults no one cared about that anyway. Friends and family mingled and laughed in the gardens, while having group shots and catching up with friends, later things moved on to the wedding breakfast for some emotional and fun speeches, along with Alex being suitable embarrassed by his best man.

A live band played for everyone in the evening while we snuck Helen and Alex out for a couple photo or two before heading back in for more dancing.

Overall, their wedding day was exactly as they had hoped; Fun, family, relaxed and in a beautiful setting with great people.

– Henley

The year started off for us with the beautiful wedding of Eleanor and Phil in Chardstock in Somerset.

El and Phil have had the most fantastic adventure, travelling the world for many months before the wedding, so the table plan and theme of the reception was all about their adventures, as well as celebrating all their loved ones being in the same place (and same country!) for a change.

Having a big group of close friends, Phil and El wanted to include them as much as possible in the day which made it even more personal and poignant. The church they married in was in the village Eleanor grew up in and a very personal touch was her stepmother conducting the ceremony. They had a good friend playing music during the drinks reception, another playing the guitar for their first dance and a fantastic travel themed cake made by Eleanors good friend.

The reception being at Forde Abbey where El spent much of her childhood was another personal touch, and the evening party was held in a marquee in the expansive gardens.

Phil and Eleanor had the fantastic idea of issuing each table during the wedding breakfast with a stack of balloons, a pump, and the promise of a prize for the best hat created. It was a brilliant idea, and you can see some of the excellent ‘creations’ below.