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Jemma and James // The Hundred House Wedding, Shropshire
I first met Jemma many moons ago when we were both temping for the NHS. I had a stash of coffee bags in my desk drawer (whatever happened to coffee bags?!), she had a stash of fig rolls in hers. You could say we were destined to be friends. Jemma is the kind of person...
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DEMI AND OWEN // Pim Hill Barn Wedding, Shropshire
In the midst of the Christmas mayhem, I keep thinking of Demi and Owen and wondering why on earth anyone would choose to get married on New Year's Eve. I am officially converted. There is something magical about that collective fresh start, that new chapter. What...
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MELINA AND ANDREW // HORNINGTON MANOR, YORKSHIRE
From the second Melina and Andy got in contact I knew I was going to love their wedding day. They hired Hornington Manor for a weekend full of wedding festivities. Their aim was to have " super relaxed and a party everyone feels welcome to. There are no fussy...
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Sarah and Justin // Walcot Hall Wedding, Shropshire
In the book, How to be a Woman, Caitlin Moran suggests that we’ve got the whole wedding thing the wrong way round. That “surely we would decide to throw a gigantic […] celebration of love right at the end of the whole thing, when we’re in our sixties and seventies,...
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Rosie and Sam // The Chapel, Cross Houses, Shropshire
There will always be a special place in my heart for DIY weddings and Rosie and Sam's is one heck of a DIY wedding. Choosing to get married on Rosie's Mum and Dad's Pearl wedding anniversary, in the very same church. They wanted a reception venue that they could make...
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Laura and Gaith // Shustoke Barn Wedding, Warwickshire
Laura and Gaith got married last Sunday at one of my all-time favourite wedding venues, Shustoke Barn. I adore this place and these two. Every single thing about their day made me want to get married all over again. It filled my heart with joy and my tummy with the...
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Lauren and Chris, Wistanstow Village Hall Wedding, Shropshire
Arriving at Old Downton Lodge on the morning of Lauren and Chris' wedding felt a little like a reunion party. I'd first met Lauren, at a wedding fayre organised by Ruth, from Festoon, back in 2015. Ruth is one of Lauren's best friends and also the wedding...
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HELEN AND STEVE // THE HUNDRED HOUSE HOTEL WEDDING, SHROPSHIRE
This laid back and fun Shropshire wedding gave me all the warm and fuzzies. Helen and Steve chose to get married in a beautiful church, in their local parish, followed by a reception at the Hundred House Hotel. They chose the Hundred House as it's a great, relaxed...
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Emma and Ned // The Craven Arms, Appletreewick, Yorkshire
It may have been silin o'a t' dales, but Emma and Ned’s wedding at the Craven Arms pub, in Appletreewick, was so full of loveliness that the rain didn't make a jot of difference. Emma and Ned chose to have a humanist ceremony in the charming cruck barn. The ceremony...
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Suzy and Grant // Albright Hussey Hotel Wedding, Shropshire
After another week of incessant rain, I was so relieved that the sun came out and Suzy and Grant could get married outside in the gorgeous grounds of the Albright Hussey Hotel. Having seen Suzy in bridesmaid action for both Fi and Vicky, I knew she was going to be...
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