Doesn’t it feel like we’re halfway into summer already? The sunshine always makes me happy, and having Holly and Thomas’s wedding on my screen today is taking summer vibes and my smile to a whole other level! This gorgeous pair married in August and chose lovely Isle of Wight wedding photographer SJ Jones Photography to capture their day at East Afton Farmhouse. They’ve written some fabulous reviews for their favourite suppliers so keep reading, and as always, more of my favourite photos on instagram @englishweddingblog – look out for the table plan, it’s amazing!

Wedding photographer’s website

Steve Jones Photography https://www.sjjonesphotography.co.uk

Wedding photographer review

We are so happy we picked Steve to do our wedding photography – as two people that are a little camera shy, he did such a great job of blending into the background whilst snapping the perfect candids! We are so happy with our experience with Steve.

Your best wedding moment or memory

The groomsmen running people to and from different barns with picnic table parasols to shelter everyone from the rain!

Tell us anything you did differently – we love hearing about NEW traditions (or none at all!)

Rented potted plants centrepieces! We tried to consider sustainability at every opportunity, and every vendor was great in helping us try to achieve this. (All of the cut flowers were preserved)

Videographer name + review

Grace – captured videography.

Grace had such a similar style to Steve, they worked so well together whilst making sure we were comfortable the whole day. We are so happy with everything we received from Grace, particularly the highlights video – she captured our day perfectly.

Venue name + review

East Afton Farmhouse.

Through the support we received from the first day we booked, to the wedding coordinator on the day, East Afton was the perfect choice for us. Set in the beautiful countryside of the Isle of Wight, it was full of such lovely photo opportunities, and a bonus that we had the venue for the whole weekend! Meant we could spend longer with our guests.

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

Holly: White wedding dress, strapless with lace
Thomas: 3 piece pink suit

Dress or suit shop name + review

The dress and accessories were from Gems, a bridal shop on the Isle of Wight.

They were so lovely, and with an in house alterations service they made the whole process seamless – the dress was a Maggie Sottero

The suit was from Moss, who provided a really quick turn around with the made to order suits, and a lot of flexibility for the rentals (dads and groomsmen!)

Bridesmaids dresses

La Closet de Chanel

They were made to measure at a really reasonable price, and were multiway which meant the bridesmaids could all pick a style they were comfortable in, whilst not having to shop around to find matching colours!

Florist name + review

Sarah Matthews florist

The team at the florist were so lovely, and helped us to achieve our vision. We were so happy with the bouquets, and they nailed the brief!

Cake maker name + review

Ems bakes cakes @_emsbakescakes

Emily is our best friend, and she did SUCH a good job baking our cake. It tasted beautiful, looked gorgeous, and helped us through design choices. (We are biased, but have a look at her instagram – it tastes even better than it looks too!)

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

We designed and printed our own stationery.

All of our tables were named after our family pets!! A lovely lady we found online is very crafty, and she did a perfect little painting of each pet on a wood slice for each table for us. @storminateacupgifts

Wedding readings?

Grooms mum and one of our best friends did a lovely poem each!

Wedding planner name + review

All done in house by East Afton – another bonus of booking with them! They crushed it.

Hair + makeup name + review

Lyndsey-Marie MUA.

Lyndsey and her team were such a nice group to start off our day with! We are so happy with the hair and makeup results which lasted all day.