Sophisticated Intimate Wedding

Eng­lish bride Jayne look­ing beau­ti­ful before the wed­ding ceremony

Alan and Jayne were mar­ried on the 23rd of Jan­u­ary 2010, at the lovely Hotel du Vin in Poole, Dorset. Their wed­ding was relaxed and yet very sophis­ti­cated, with close friends and fam­ily present for a really roman­tic civil cer­e­mony. Their pho­tog­ra­pher was Lisa Dawn, who I’ve fea­tured on this blog before — I love the charm Lisa cap­tures in every wed­ding pho­to­graph — and Jayne and Alan’s wed­ding is cer­tainly no excep­tion, full of smiles and some happy tears too.

The chic Hotel du Vin is per­fect for an inti­mate wedding

Alan and Jayne’s choice of wed­ding venue was per­fect. Poole’s Hotel du Vin is a lux­u­ri­ous bou­tique hotel and for­mer man­sion house. It’s close to Poole’s his­toric har­bour and an ele­gant build­ing inside and out.

Inside the Hotel du Vin — wine tast­ing table

This pretty pic­ture from Lisa Dawn’s wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy blog is great — an indi­ca­tion of the ele­gant, per­fec­tion­ist approach of the Hotel du Vin. and the pho­to­graph is one I couldn’t miss. Taken by Lisa before the wed­ding, it’s a visual feast of sparkly, shiny, reflec­tive prettiness.

Jayne poses with her very glam­orous mum before the wed­ding ceremony

Jayne and her mum have a pho­to­graph taken before the cer­e­mony, and they both look fan­tas­tic. Jayne’s dress is a lovely shape, with gre­cian ele­ments to the design from the shoul­der straps and shaped bodice. The detail­ing below the bust shows off her won­der­ful shapely fig­ure and she has added a won­der­ful pearl and crys­tal neck­lace and cream roses at her wrist and ear.

Groom Alan gets ready for the wed­ding cer­e­mony — at the bar with his boys!

Alan looks fan­tas­tic in his black suit with cream rose but­ton­hole. I like the open col­lars — every­one is happy and relaxed. Plus, Alan is beam­ing from ear to ear in these pictures.

The guests min­gle in the hotel’s Crow’s Nest before the wedding

As the wed­ding guests arrive they’re treated to cham­pagne in the Crow’s Nest room. The atmos­phere was ele­gant and sophis­ti­cated, with jazz play­ing before the cer­e­mony. The decor of the hotel is sim­ply fab­u­lous: the wall­pa­per quite unique!

Cham­pagne all round for the wed­ding guests

Con­grat­u­la­tions to the hap­pily mar­ried couple!

As Alan slips the wed­ding ring onto Jayne’s fin­ger, their friends and fam­ily watch with affec­tion. This is a lovely warm pic­ture with both bride and groom feel­ing emo­tional dur­ing the ceremony…

A won­der­ful moment and an emo­tional wed­ding day

… and Alan’s gone! I’m sure the happy cou­ple will remem­ber this moment for many years to come, but it’s a fan­tas­tic part of the cer­e­mony to cap­ture on film. The hap­pi­est groom I’ve seen, and with a tear in his eye. This is a fan­tas­tic wed­ding photo.

Time to sign the reg­is­ter, and both bride and groom look so much in love

These two are such a roman­tic cou­ple. Alan is all smiles for the whole day, and they look absolutely fab­u­lous together. It’s lit­tle shared moments like this one that Lisa Dawn can cap­ture so well. Her relaxed style allows the bride and groom to carry on as if the cam­era wasn’t even there. But every spe­cial lit­tle instant of the day is being caught on film for them both to cherish.

Jayne and Alan cut the wed­ding cake

I hope you’re smil­ing back at Alan and Jayne as much as I am! Their wed­ding cake is under­stated but beau­ti­ful — in keep­ing with their ele­gant wed­ding style. The roses match the but­ton­holes and cor­sage, and the crinkly gold rib­bon is a lovely touch.

The bride and groom exchange a kiss

A pri­vate moment: while the wed­ding guests enjoy the recep­tion, pho­tog­ra­pher Lisa Dawn whisked the bride and groom away for some por­trait pho­tos around the hotel. The atmos­phere of the day was relaxed and fun, and yet quite emo­tional for Alan and Jayne. This pic­ture cap­tures all of those themes beautifully.

The bride and groom pose for a for­mal shot in the hotel’s ele­gant surroundings

This fan­tas­tic Poole wed­ding venue is full of great photo oppor­tu­ni­ties for any wed­ding, no mat­ter what your theme will be. The clas­sic floor­boards, vin­tage wall­pa­per and sump­tu­ous decor in this room make the per­fect back­drop for a very sophis­ti­cated wed­ding portrait.

Hav­ing a great time at Jayne & Alan’s wedding!

Then it’s straight back to the party, which is in full swing! Just look at those huge smiles. This was an inti­mate wed­ding with close friends and fam­ily, and every­one has a fab­u­lous time — evi­dently! This last pic­ture show’s Lisa’s can­did approach to wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy really pays off — you’re guar­an­teed a great selec­tion of wed­ding pho­tos which will make you laugh and smile fondly for many years to come.

Please do visit Lisa’s wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy web­site to find out more about her — we think she’s fab! Also have a look at her wed­ding photo blog to see the lat­est Dorset wed­ding pic­tures and news. Lisa — thank you again for shar­ing with the Eng­lish wed­ding blog.

I love an inti­mate wed­ding — if you enjoyed this you’ll like our inti­mate and colour­ful wed­ding cel­e­bra­tion too!