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A beautiful countryside wedding in Cornwall with Joe and Hayley and their blue tractor!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Claire Gould

I can’t stop smil­ing. See­ing Hay­ley don her wed­ding wellies and climb into her spe­cial lit­tle seat on the trailer, while Joe dri­ves his blue trac­tor along Cor­nish coun­try lanes… it’s pretty much made my day! You’ll love this — today’s wed­ding blog has ideas aplenty for any countryside-inspired wed­ding and is guar­an­teed to lighten up your pretty face with a grin as well.

countryside wedding in Cornwall by Evolve Photography blog (1)

It’s really pretty spe­cial, this wed­ding. Hay­ley and Joe kept things sim­ple, didn’t spend the earth, called on fam­ily and friends to help out and styled their day in a very per­sonal way. Inspired by the coun­try­side and the sea, they cre­ated a gor­geous wed­ding which was very, very ‘them’. And that’s all you need, right? So con­grat­u­la­tions and thanks to a fab­u­lous cou­ple for shar­ing their day with us. All images are by the very lovely Mark from Evolve Pho­tog­ra­phy. Do read Hay­ley and Joe’s wed­ding report at the end of the post for those sup­plier links if you’re plan­ning your own wed­ding in Corn­wall too!  Read more…

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Lois and Gary — a beautiful blue dress and a relaxed wedding blog

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Claire Gould

Good morn­ing! Another gor­geous real wed­ding for you to enjoy today, and I hope you’ll love it. Today’s relaxed wed­ding with Greek inspi­ra­tion comes from Friern Manor in Essex with images by David Walker Pho­tog­ra­phy.

relaxed wedding Essex David Walker Photography (1) I love Lois and Gary’s approach to their big day: more per­sonal than con­ven­tional, no stuffy rules or eti­quette, just fun and laugh­ter and love. That’s how a wed­ding should be! The cou­ple were mar­ried at a reg­istry office the day before, and the cel­e­bra­tion you’re about to share is all about cel­e­brat­ing their love with friends and fam­ily. Perfect!

Con­grat­u­la­tions to such a fab cou­ple — Lois and Gary I wish you all the very best and many happy years together. You’re stars for shar­ing your wed­ding on the blog today! My thanks also to lovely David Walker Pho­tog­ra­phy. Every­one — enjoy! Claire x
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Lucy and Dimitri’s fun and relaxed wedding with Penguin Classic styling!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Claire Gould

My boyfriend called me Book­worm once just after we’d met… and I secretly love the nick­name! Noth­ing beats the smell of a book, the design of a cover, the nos­tal­gia of old lit­er­ary trea­sures or the excite­ment of new edi­tions. So when two wed­dings with Pen­guin books influ­enc­ing their styling come along all at once, I’m over the moon!

Penguin Classics wedding style photos Becky Male (1)

Today I’m shar­ing Lucy and Dimitri’s wed­ding with you all. They mar­ried at the Mac­don­ald Bath Spa Hotel in Bath and were keen to have a fun and relaxed wed­ding day. The con­ven­tional white wed­ding dress was nowhere to be seen with Lucy look­ing absolutely amaz­ing in a stun­ning blue 1950s style cock­tail dress. Dim­itri makes a gor­geous groom in Hugo Boss — and together with friends and fam­ily today’s cou­ple cre­ated a lovely cel­e­bra­tion I’m proud to share with you today!  Read more…

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An English country wedding with a bit of a circus theme thrown in!

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Claire Gould

Ryan and Andrea’s May wed­ding was full of cre­ativ­ity and style, inspired by their wed­ding venue. They mar­ried at Pre­ston Court in Kent — a famously beau­ti­ful wed­ding venue with its very own carousel. This inspired the cir­cus themed ele­ments to today’s Eng­lish coun­try wed­ding, which I think you’ll adore!

English country garden wedding blog with Lumiere Photography (1)

The images are by my friend and blog spon­sor the lovely Alix Marina-Chouhan of Lumiere Pho­tog­ra­phy. Andrea and Ryan have shared their wed­ding details for us all to enjoy, and there are links to the key wed­ding sup­pli­ers involved at the end of this fea­ture.  Read more…

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A beautiful Asian wedding from the Arts and Conference Centre at Bolton School

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Claire Gould

When­ever I see an Eng­lish Asian wed­ding I wish I had more in my inbox to share with you — the ele­gance and won­der­ful colours are out of this world! And Dhar­men­dra and Divya’s con­tem­po­rary Eng­lish wed­ding with an Asian twist is sim­ply amaz­ing. I jumped at the chance to share it with you as soon as I saw it!

Asian wedding blog photography Phil Drinkwater Manchester (1)

The images are by my friend and blog spon­sor the lovely Phil Drinkwa­ter. Phil is a wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher in Cheshire and Man­ches­ter, and I’d rec­om­mend him to any­one — he’s a lovely guy too. The pho­tog­ra­phy in today’s Asian wed­ding blog is just beau­ti­ful — as is today’s bride Divya.  Read more…

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An intimate and simple London wedding blog — Lydia and Lloyd at the ICA, London

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Claire Gould

Today’s real wed­ding blog is from the very beau­ti­ful Lydia and her hand­some groom Lloyd at London’s Insti­tute of Con­tem­po­rary Arts. I fell for their wed­ding style as soon as I saw the first images of their day. They kept things sim­ple and classy with chic and con­tem­po­rary flow­ers, beau­ti­ful lace, can­dles and pretty accessories.

UK London wedding blog images by Amanda Balmain (1) ICA, London')">

Wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Amanda Bal­main describes the ICA as hav­ing “gor­geous high ceil­ings, huge win­dows and ele­gant white inte­ri­ors it is a beau­ti­ful set­ting for a roman­tic, styl­ish wed­ding”. It’s a new venue for me as a wed­ding blog­ger but looks really lovely. Lydia and Lloyd were impressed as well, and used the venue’s rec­om­mended sup­pli­ers who they were very pleased with.

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Wiz and Jeremy — an English garden party wedding with bunting and sweet peas and a stunning Jenny Packham dress

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Claire Gould

I think Wiz and Jeremy are amaz­ing! I’d love to be called Wiz for starters (it’s short for Eliz­a­beth but way cooler) and this fab cou­ple have such a bril­liant sense of style. Hav­ing looked through their wed­ding pho­tos sev­eral times already this after­noon, I’m totally hooked and lov­ing every­thing about their wed­ding! You will too…

garden wedding Kristian Leven Photography UK (1)

Jeremy is one of the coolest grooms I’ve seen this year in his tai­lor made suit by Cad and the Dandy, Lon­don. Wiz is just beau­ti­ful from head to toe with her won­der­ful beaded hair acces­sory which com­ple­ments her Jenny Pack­ham wed­ding dress like a dream. Her red patent leather shoes are fab — and both bride and groom wear the most infec­tious smiles! This is bliss. You’ll love it!  Read more…

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A handmade vintage wedding in London — Vicky and Ross

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Claire Gould

When I read Vicky’s wed­ding report and saw all her lovely craft ideas I knew I had to fea­ture her wed­ding to Ross on the blog. It’s just per­fect — a very per­sonal wed­ding day with lots of amaz­ing ideas you can share. I love Vicky and Ross’s style — they describe their wed­ding as hand­made vin­tage / roman­tic and the day itself looks fantastic.

Photo credit Louise Bjorling handmade vintage wedding blog (1)

Huge con­grat­u­la­tions then to today’s beau­ti­ful bride and gor­geous groom, and thank you for such a fab wed­ding report! Thank you also to my won­der­ful friend and wed­ding blog spon­sor the lovely Louise Bjor­ling. Louise is a Lon­don wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher and you can read more about her via her link in the top menu of the Eng­lish Wed­ding Blog.  Read more…

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Erin and Russell’s simple and rustic wedding in Northampton with wildflowers and vintage cars, afternoon tea and a Maltesers cake

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Claire Gould

Another fan­tas­tic wed­ding on the blog today — Erin and Rus­sell are the most amaz­ing cou­ple and I think you’ll love their rus­tic wed­ding from Northamp­ton. I love the story of how they met (fate across a dis­tance of 3,000 miles!) and the won­der­ful focus on fam­ily and everyone’s enjoy­ment of their wed­ding day.

rustic wedding blog photo credit Aaron Collett (1)

Do read their wed­ding report which begins halfway down the blog fea­ture today — there is so much to share with you! Look out for tips on wed­ding invi­ta­tions for guests from over­seas as well as for Eng­lish wed­ding guests, and enjoy the images too! They’re by Northamp­ton­shire wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Aaron Col­lett.
rustic wedding blog photo credit Aaron Collett (2) Big con­grat­u­la­tions to Erin and Rus­sell, and huge thanks for the bril­liant wed­ding report and for shar­ing your big day with us on the Eng­lish Wed­ding Blog! Thanks also to Aaron Col­lett for sub­mit­ting the wed­ding and shar­ing such lovely pho­tos with us all today. Enjoy! Claire x  Read more…

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Amy and Dan’s castle wedding in Cornwall — and the best wedding day surprise ever?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Claire Gould

After plead­ing my case for Eng­lish stately homes vs French chateaux last week it seems like the per­fect time to look at an Eng­lish cas­tle wed­ding. Amy and Dan’s big day was beau­ti­ful — a relaxed wed­ding in Corn­wall at Pen­den­nis Cas­tle. Talk about a stun­ning venue — this is really pretty amazing.

wedding in cornwall Alan Law Photography (1)

I love how their wed­ding has a style rather than a theme. It seems a lovely way to make the day’s styling very per­sonal: to choose things you both love rather than going for a sin­gle colour or theme and find­ing things to fit in. Amy looks absolutely gor­geous, and she and Dan cre­ated their very own mag­i­cal day — it works a treat!  Read more…

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