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Hello! I’m Claire and this is my UK wedding blog.
I’m a calligrapher, a marketeer, a lover of the beauty of weddings. I love the creativity weddings spark in everyone involved and that’s why English Wedding blog is here!
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February 4, 2012: Wedding inspiration board — winter berriesYesterday I shared a 'berry' lovely winter wedding inspiration shoot by Hannah from Lifeline Photography. Today's post is a more… .
February 3, 2012: Wedding planning or work?I'm sure if you've got something really important to finish it can wait five minutes. There's an hour or two left before more… .
February 3, 2012: Wedding inspiration blog — winter berriesI've been waiting so long for a cold snap. I pictured myself blogging all wrapped up and toasty, with glistening icicles more… .
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January 31, 2012: We met at primary school… a Welsh weddingThere's nothing like a real love story to brighten up a cold morning... and Alice and Jamie's story is a lovely one. Both more… .
January 30, 2012: Your First Dance – a 5 point checklistFor some couples even the thought of the 'first dance' induces a state of blind panic whilst for others the whole world’s more… .
January 28, 2012: New sponsor welcome… Helena Rose WeddingsI'm delighted to be adding new types of wedding suppliers to my sponsors. Today I'm introducing wedding planner Helena Rose - more… .
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Category Archives: Photography
Wedding inspiration blog — winter berries
I’ve been waiting so long for a cold snap. I pictured myself blogging all wrapped up and toasty, with glistening icicles outside and this winter berries wedding inspiration shoot on my screen, next to a mug of steaming hot chocolate…
Well there’s no snow outside (yet). I give up!!! But it’s chilly. It’s been frosty… and the sparkles on the pavement in the morning say it’s time to blog this lovely wedding inspiration shoot!
The Elite: Allister Freeman interview
Allister Freeman is a top UK reportage wedding photographer & photojournalist — his photography has a tranquility and a tenderness to it which for me is unrivalled in the industry. I’m thrilled to share Allister’s insightful interview as part of The Elite on English Wedding blog today.
Allister Freeman cares deeply about weddings, his clients and the industry he inspires — that’s clear to see from his work and from his wedding photography blog. His real wedding blog posts are personal and generous; his thoughts on wedding photography and advice posts are considerate, useful and compelling.
We met at primary school… a Welsh wedding
There’s nothing like a real love story to brighten up a cold morning… and Alice and Jamie’s story is a lovely one. Both living in London now, they went back to their childhood home of Wales to get married last year. Alice has written her own story of the wedding day which is as enchanting as the images of the wedding. And she looks so incredibly beautiful in lace and pearls…
All the photographs are by Cambridge wedding photographer Jean-Luc Benazet. I have something very special to tell you about Jean-Luc at the end of this wedding blog, but for now I’ll leave you to read Alice and Jamie’s wedding story.
You mean the world to me… Harlaxton Manor wedding part one
When something new drops into my lap like this, it makes my world a more exciting place. Today’s wedding is one which has me (virtually) gazing skyward, admiring the gorgeous English church in glorious detail, and smiling very, very happily in the direction of Alex and James.
This is a two-parter: today I’m sharing the pre-wedding photographs (spot the cat-mat and admire those fabulous stained-glass windows!). Tomorrow we’ll head to Harlaxton Manor for a game of croquet with the bride and groom, shall we? Photography is by Beautiful Life Photography (click for the official website).
Beauty and class: Dartmouth House wedding
Anthea and Nimish had a perfectly elegant, wonderfully stylish wedding at Dartmouth House in London. An exclusive wedding venue for a couple whose calm, sophisticated personalities fit beautifully with the luxurious surroundings.
I will always believe that weddings should be ‘you’ in that they are a celebration of your own style and personality — and whether your wedding’s held in a tipi or a mansion, you should feel at home. Anthea and Nimish fit this venue like a glove. The wedding photographs by Brett Symes Photography exude the same elegance and style.
A shameless plug…
“Hmmm”, said Claire one January morning as she battled with her stupid tax return.
Photo credit: Jean-Luc Benazet
“Hmmm, I wonder if I can get away with blogging about my very own English Wedding facebook page today.”
Over in the corner, the taxman nodded sagely, looking at his watch.
Thought Claire, “Well, I have just uploaded a batch of rather special wedding photos from a few of the real weddings I’m about to blog.” and then, looking vaguely guilty, “and it did take a whole five minutes to do that.”
Photo credit: Martin Pemberton Photography
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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Doing sunflowers with style: Mitton Hall wedding
This cute hand-drawn card for “Miss Payne and Adam” got me first. Then I fell in love with the sense of camaraderie at Alexis and Adam’s Mitton Hall wedding. The icing on the cake was — well, the gorgeous little cake sculptures which are little adventures of quirkiness all to themselves.
I feel as though I’ve followed Alexis’s wedding planning journey a little, and I was excited to see her wedding day — I’d heard all about the lovely lady from my friend and wedding photographer Jonny Draper months and months ago when we first met.
Competition time! You could win…
… a fabulous prize, courtesy of my friend and sponsor Phil Drinkwater. Phil is very kindly offering a free engagement shoot worth £300 – and it’s available to everyone in England, Scotland & Wales.
You don’t need to buy anything for this and it’ll take about a minute of your time to like Phil’s page and post on his wall. Go to his facebook page now to find out what to do 
No catches – just a free engagement shoot that someone has to win.
Good luck everyone!!!
“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. 
