I went to school with James, what seems like not that long ago. We stayed in touch via Facebook, and when he asked me about wedding photography about a year ago I was really pleased. It was really lovely to catch up with him and get to know the lovely Lauren, (he’s done rather well for himself ;-) ), and I loved seeing so many familiar faces at the wedding. It really felt like I’d seen everyone a few weeks rather than a few years ago.

Lauren and James got married at the lovely Dodmoor House, which is very informal and gorgeous barn conversion in Northamptonshire. They had a very intimate, small legal ceremony first, with just their Mum’s as witnesses (and me!), and then we had time for some photographs before the other guests arrived for the blessing and exchange of rings. The blessing was conducted by Lauren’s sister which made it very personal and lovely.

The gorgeous flowers were by Manic Botanic:

Lauren’s shoes were gorgeous – this girl is all about the details which I love!

First look just before the ceremony:

Aren’t they gorgeous!

Lauren requested some more staged, managed groups rather than just a line up. It worked really well and everyone co-operated nicely! There are some more examples in the slideshow.

In the evening the guests were all given sparklers and made a sparkler walkway for Lauren and James to walk through, a great way to enter the dancefloor for your first dance!

To see more there is a slideshow of highlights and their online gallery with all the photographs. The password is their surname.

P.S. I’m feeling festive, so it’s snowing on my blog!