Burley Manor Wedding

Lauren and Barry's lovely English wedding

Lauren and Barry were married at Burley Manor on the 6th of February this year. I love Lauren’s look – she’s a real English rose. Her wedding gown is a very classic, traditional style but with an extravagant full skirt and ruched fabric in lots of lovey layers, while the bodice is simple and looks beautiful on her slender frame. I love this first wedding picture for its Englishness… a stroll in the woods, with oak leaves lining the ground and the lovely greens of moss and holly framing the bride and groom.

Lauren and her Dad before the wedding ceremony

Lauren and her dad just before the wedding. Lauren’s hair is lovely – she has the perfect oval face for a style that sweeps across her forehead, with soft curls and the simplest of jewellery: just a pretty pearl necklace and matching earrings, with natural make up. Lauren’s dad wears a rich red cravat and matching buttonhole. Photographer Greg from TP Photography clearly puts the bride and her dad at ease for this traditional wedding picture.

Lauren's pretty bridesmaid looks great in this photograph

Lauren’s bridesmaid has the same soft curls in her hair, and looks ever so pretty with her white bridesmaid necklace to match Lauren’s.

Lauren glows with happiness as her dad walks her down the aisle

I love the expression on Lauren’s face in this picture. As her dad concentrates on the wedding ceremony, Lauren meets Barry’s eyes and they both look so delighted to be there!

Lauren shows off that beautiful wedding dress!

Outside Burley Manor, photographer Greg stops Lauren for a picture of that glorious dress, and the angle of this picture really emphasises the fullness of those cascading fabrics. Lauren’s bouquet is a lovely style for winter, and goes beautifully with her wedding gown. The rich reds and the green of the ivy are a very popular combination for winter weddings. It’s good to see all the guests admiring the wedding dress, even the little ones!

A toast to the bride and groom!

This is a really romantic wedding photograph. Lauren and Barry, happily married, share a toast in the wedding car. They make a lovely couple.

Lauren's dress fills the doorway in this wedding photo

If you have a wedding dress this magnificent, you have to show it off! Lauren and Barry share a kiss in the doorway, and I love the way their shadows are central in this picture. Lauren’s dress is amazing, the bodice suits her slender figure and the full skirt makes for some fantastic photos.

Lauren and Barry make the most of the New Forest setting for their wedding!

I’m saving my favourite four photos, and the ones I think really make this wedding special, until last. Photographer Greg from TP Photography captures some lovely scenes during the formal wedding portrait session. This picture makes the most of the interesting shapes of the trees, and the sunlight casts some great shadows on the forest floor.

Another lovely picture: the reflection adds depth to this photo

This is another favourite for me: photographer Greg makes the most of our English weather to take this lovely photograph of the bride and groom’s reflections in a still puddle! The mixed, bright sky and dark contrast of the hedgerows add loads of interest to the picture.

The first dance at Lauren's wedding is a colourful affair!

The first dance makes a lovely picture, with the rainbow coloured lights on the dancefloor, the fairy lights around the venue and candelabra all combining to add lots of shine and sparkle to a romantic wedding photo.

A darker picture, almost silhouettes of the bride and groom

And finally… with the lights faded and the bride and groom taking centre stage, this shot is such a contrast from the previous one. It’s one of those pictures where there’s nothing else in the world but the bride and groom, the muted lighting with scattered highlights on the wedding dress, just picking out two big smiles and a twinkle of fairy lights.

Thanks to Greg from TP Photography for submitting this lovely wedding to the English wedding blog. I really love Lauren, she’s stunning in her wedding dress and so clearly enjoying every one of these photographs. See more shots of the wedding on Greg’s blog, as well as latest wedding photos from Dorset and around. Greg – thank you.