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February 22, 2012: A wedding, a carnival and a cast of thousands! part twoIn part two of Adam and Angela's Chester wedding blog we meet the carnival crowds - and stars of the day! - as our brave bride more… .
February 21, 2012: A wedding, a carnival and a cast of thousands! part oneAngela and Adam chose the busiest day in Chester's calendar for their wedding - but it's a day they'll never forget, giant more… .
February 20, 2012: A Mark of Distinction: wedding invitationsI have really strong feelings about today's wedding blog post so I'm going to jump straight in and share them with you: wedding more… .
February 19, 2012: Days to Go: 47I've got a wedding countdown ticker as an app on my Chrome browser, and when I saw the 47 days to go, my heart twisted a little more… .
February 17, 2012: Wedding Planning or Work?Time for a little Friday afternoon blog hop, anyone?I have to confess: I'm out and about this week and writing this more… .
February 17, 2012: A beautiful wedding at The BodkinI'm watching the rugby with Gareth as I type, so I can't say Bodkin out loud. But I want to: what a wonderfully more… .
February 16, 2012: Does wedding photography seem expensive to you?... said the wedding blogger as she tipped the worms out of her tin. But no, I'm not trying to rattle any cages or have a big more… .
February 15, 2012: New sponsor welcome: Vickerstaff PhotographyIf I was introducing these two to you in person this morning, I'd have an arm around Tory and Jamie's shoulders and a big more… .
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Category Archives: traditional weddings
A wedding, a carnival and a cast of thousands! part two
In part two of Adam and Angela’s Chester wedding blog we meet the carnival crowds — and stars of the day! — as our brave bride and groom traverse the ancient city streets in their horse-drawn carriage.
As if that weren’t enough adventure for one wedding day, the couple also arranged for a tour bus to take them through Chester with their wedding guests to enjoy the parades!
Enjoy the rest of Angela’s wedding report along with images by Cheshire’s CG Weddings!
A beautiful wedding at The Bodkin
I’m watching the rugby with Gareth as I type, so I can’t say Bodkin out loud. But I want to: what a wonderfully English-sounding name for a wedding venue! “Bodkin”. It’s from Middle English and means dagger, according to Wiktionary! Not enough? Jane Austen once stayed at this Bristol inn, according to the wedding venue website. She scrawled her name on the window with a diamond ring — “fashionably”, so I understand!
Laura and Nathan’s glorious wedding lives up to the quality and elegance you’d expect, not just from The Bodkin wedding venue (oh I love it!) but also from Martin Pemberton Photography. I’m delighted to feature such a beautifully photographed wedding on my blog for you today.
Is that Cinderella? A Northbrook Park wedding
Wedding photographer Marshal Gray is a wedding photographer too cool for school, with a wonderfully artistic approach and a fantastic blog. Real name Gary Marshal, I’m sure I’ve called him Marshal more than once since we first chatted online a year or so ago. He’s a lovely guy, and the perfect choice for Louisa and Andrew.
This wonderful couple were married at Surrey’s Northbrook Park last summer. The sun shone, the day went swingingly and there are some beautiful images of the bride and groom here for you to enjoy. My favourites are the look they exchange, holding hands when they’ve put the wedding rings on — and the bit where Louisa gets to try on lots of shoes… Cinderella style! I’ll leave you to see that one for yourself!
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A Derbyshire wedding — part two
Yesterday I was delighted to share Nicola and Bertie’s beautiful Derbyshire wedding blog with you — with the most gorgeous photos from Kirsten Mavric.
Nicola was a truly beautiful bride in an exquisite lace wedding dress by Sassi Holford, marrying Bertie in a Derbyshire village church with an old English feel to the day. I loved their focus on family and friends, and hearing about Nicola’s jewellery — all family heirlooms — was a real treat.
Today it’s time for the wedding reception, and I’ll leave you with part two of Nicola’s wedding story to enjoy!
“In the end, it did actually blow off.” Veil adventures!
Asking brides and grooms to share their own wedding stories is the best thing, ever!
Nicola’s story of her wedding to Bertie, from July last year, is one of my favourites. And the beautiful images of this traditional English wedding with a vintage flavour are just wonderful.
Wedding photographer Kirsten Mavric submitted the wedding for the blog. She sent me so many gorgeous pics I’m going to drag this one out… and trust me, you’ll adore me for it. 
Oodles of colour, and beauty, and bliss…
Oh, to be a henna artist. Working on Indian weddings would be a dream come true for me. Those fascinating, intricate swirls and squiggles of henna on a bride’s hands always make me shiver in delight. It’s my dream job.
My other dream job is to be a photographer at an Indian wedding. And yet happily I can live through my blog and enjoy all that fabulous colour, sparkle and excitement through the eyes and lens of the lovely Katy Lunsford. Isn’t life brilliant?!
An English rose and a Ukrainian sunflower
This real wedding is bright, exciting and full of colour: from the vintage fire engine, Jezebel, to the striking sunflowers-which-are-better-than-sunflowers… it’s a stunner.
Manchester based Vickerstaff Photography submitted the wedding for our lovely little blog, and I was delighted to see a glorious day unfold through one fabulous image after another. There are some amazing shots here which I know you’ll love to bits. I do — these guys are really special.
When Ivanka sent me her wedding report explaining all the Ukrainian wedding traditions included in her day — well it was more than the icing on the cake. This is a very special wedding and I’m sure you’ll love it — and learn something too*
A Jewish wedding and a cruise down the Thames
Reportage wedding photographer Mark Carey has shared some lovely weddings with us recently, and Becky and Joel’s day is one of his best: the atmosphere of this wedding really comes across in the pictures. From the excited chaos of the bridal preparations to the solemnity and grace of the orthodox Jewish ceremony and then onto the boat trip down the Thames… it’s a really memorable, individual and fun way to celebrate a marriage.
Jerk and Jam – A vintage English country wedding with a Caribbean twist
A wedding blogger’s dream… the perfect fairytale wedding jam packed full of details and DIY, a bride who has had the most amazing time creating the perfect day. A glamorous couple, a loving family and a story which is guaranteed to make you cry.
Especially in the light of the blog post on Hindsight Bride last week, I’m already enjoying sharing this perfect fairytale wedding with you. There are tons of details. There is everything you could see in the very best wedding magazine. Because everyone is different, and for Sally and Gareth this meant a very personal wedding with bells, whistles and a cherry on top. With photos by Dwiko Arie, this really is a dream wedding day.
A rainbow wedding at Celtic Manor House Hotel
Kate and Steve’s wedding is a beautiful splash of colour: if weddings were flowers, this would be a bird of paradise — if weddings were butterflies, Kate and Steve’s day would be a peacock. If weddings were birds… oh, damn.
If weddings were rainbows…
My friend and sponsor Jenny from McAvoy Photography got in touch to share this beautiful wedding with you on the English Wedding Blog. It’s perfect: inspiring, beautiful and I love it for being an accessible wedding with gorgeous character through the colours and feelings the photos will show you.
