I’ve loved reading this guest article about planning your perfect city wedding – we often feature country houses on our website, but we’ve featured some amazing city weddings on our blog and they really do deserve more attention! Jan’s written this lovely article for us, and makes the very valid point that wedding planning shouldn’t just be seen as a checklist of tasks. It’s when dreams begin to take shape. This is when your ideas start to leap off the page and become reality.
Header image by leading UK documentary wedding photographers York Place Studios
An epic sunset for a stunning couple on their Northamptonshire wedding day. James and Harriet incorporated some really thoughtful and heartwarming touches into their day, and it’s wonderful to be sharing these with you. The groom and bride have shared warm reviews and recommendations for their Dodford Manor suppliers with us, and it’s been a treat scrolling through all of their images as I write this blog! Top tip: keep reading all the way to the end… the last few shots are simply out of this world!
As we head into the Easter weekend, I wanted to leave you with this wonderful wedding from Launcells Barton in Cornwall. The atmosphere is sunny, fresh and coastal chic, and the images by Melanie Barnfield Photography are out of this world. Sophie and Gareth are stunning – Sophie’s dress with its mermaid-like sparkle is perfect for a seaside celebration.
Have the most wonderful weekend everyone – I’ll be taking a break to spend time with family (and eat chocolate!) so we’ll see you on Tuesday! 
Wedding photographer’s website
Melanie Barnfield – https://www.melaniebarnfieldphotography.com
The Ferry House, a much-loved barn wedding venue in Kent, has revealed the first artist impressions of its soon-to-be ‘Spring Barn’ – a new ceremony and reception space opening in April 2026.
An artist’s impression of the new Spring Barn, coming to The Ferry House in April 2026
The Ferry House is set in the beautiful waterside hamlet of Harty, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Owned by local farming family, the Burdens, since 2000, the team has invested decades of wedding experience into designing the ideal, purpose-built space for wedding celebrations.
If I ask you right now, what is a wedding? I’m guessing the occasion that springs to mind will be at least a little formal, decorative, perhaps with someone in a white dress or a gold or red lehenga, guests in sparkly or flowery summer attire and plenty of suits and ties. These are the things we can’t help ourselves expecting, based on everything the media and tradition tells us a wedding ‘should’ be.
