I had a fabulous day recently at Katy and Gareth’s beautiful wedding at Scalford Hall, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.  Families from Southampton and Wales came together in Leicestershire to be part of this wonderful day.  The weather was absolutely perfect and Scalford Hall was a beautiful wedding venue to work at, with very helpful staff (always a bonus).  Katy looked so elegant and was a dream to photograph.  She’s very understated and low key, but she certainly made for a truly ‘glowing’ bride.    We had a great time taking some elegant images, followed by a bit of fun too.  Katy’s stunning flowers were provided by All Bunched Up.  The evening entertainment was provided by Bodgers Mate – a Ceilidh (Scottish / Irish folk dancing) and all of the guests were really ‘up’ for getting involved.  Fantastic fun.

Another vintage style wedding recently for Claire and Lee at Shearsby Bath, Leicestershire.  Both Claire and Lee were very keen on ‘fun’ images and so we mixed it up a bit, combining some formal photography with the odd bit of madness and of course taking the time to stand back and capture some natural moments.    We had to contend with some pretty blustery winds on the day and very threatening skies, but a veil blowing naturally in the wind makes for some great shots.  We did have a few laughs trying to sort our Claire’s veil as it tried to leave her head on numerous occasions.   We were so lucky that the rain held off too.   To break up the afternoon following the wedding breakfast, Claire and Lee put on ‘afternoon tea’ with some beautiful home made cakes and old fashioned sweeties – yum!  A roulette table also provided great entertainment for the guests.   It really was a wedding day with many elements.

The amazing flowers and wedding cake were made by Belle Fleur a local company based in Wolvey, Leicestershire.   Emma and her husband  are very talented and creative and I have photographed a number of weddings where flowers, table decorations and cake have been provided by them. The pretty, vintage teacups and saucers had been collected by Claire over a long period of time and were the wedding favours for the ladies to take home.  What a lovely idea.

Once again, I was made so very welcome at this wedding and all Claire and Lee’s friends and family were great fun, and were  also very patient in the high winds when it came to taking the formal group photographs.  Thank you!

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