May 17, 2018
Meg & Rob's Spring Wedding at Southend Barns
If you were to cross Harry Potter with Cinderella you would get the summary of the truly magical fairytale fantasy that was Meg and Rob’s wedding day! Hard to imagine? Let me explain. Beautiful Meg’s second greatest affection in life (first being for her groom of course) is for the Harry Potter novels, which whilst using as inspiration to creatively theme the wedding day, was probably never going to work with regards to inspiring her bridal gown! For, arguably, the most important dress of her life, Meg looked for guidance from a character from another style of literature - the ultimate in iconic fairy tale princesses. She chose to emulate a timeless heroine who represents strength, beauty and grace. She chose to be a real-life Cinderella. What was so memorable was that by merging these two sets of fantastical ideas, Meg and Rob’s unique wedding story remained perfectly breathtaking, yet at the same time wonderfully unpredictable and romantic.
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April 18, 2018
Sam & Ed's Winter Wedding at Southend Barns
Sam and Ed married in the West Sussex countryside at the working farm known as Southend Barns. Surrounded by fields and set amidst beautiful landscaped gardens, this venue continues to be a magical place for so many couples, where they can tie the knot and be photographed against the array of idyllic backdrops and authentic rustic scenery. The modern design within areas of this renovated barn compliment couples like Sam and Ed perfectly, ensuring charm and character are balanced in good measure with the modern day bride and groom’s contemporary taste and style choices. Honoured to photograph this fun-loving couple, we enjoyed capturing the quirky moments alongside the calm ones, getting creative with the variety of spaces we had at our fingertips.
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February 23, 2018
Claudette & Aaron's Southend Barns Winter Wedding
I was delighted to be back at the charmingly restored dairy farm buildings of Southend Barns in West Sussex, photographing my last wedding of 2017 in the low November afternoon sun. Long shadows stretched out over the green stripes of the neatly mown lawn in the courtyard as wispy clouds brushed across the clear blue sky above the infamous three canopy peaks. Claudette and Aaron’s wedding day was pretty en pointe weather wise and I was excited for all the little magical moments, that I felt certain, we would all experience on this crisp wintery afternoon.
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