Simon and I have travelled all over the country photographing weddings and we are often asked which is your favorite venue? The answer is that we love many but Chatsworth House is without doubt one of the most romantic places to marry and it is always a joy to photograph a wedding there. The Gardens and House offer an unbelievable back drop for the most romantic shots.

I have dreamed of doing a styled shoot there forever, it’s just such a fabulous playground for a photographer and so when Chatsworth asked us to work with them to promote Weddings at Chatsworth and the upcoming Wedding Fayre on the 15^th September I danced a little jig and my mind went into overdrive.

I am a massive Pride and Prejudice fan and so when Kay Rotchford from Chatsworth suggested this as a theme I was over the moon and couldn’t think of a more perfect way to show off how romantic Chatsworth is.

We worked with some amazing people who actually made the whole thing happen….

Julia Harrison – ‘Go Glorious’ who sourced the models and dresses and styled the picnic scene so beautifully with stunning prettiness.

Rachel – ‘Cakes by Rachel Edwards’ who produced one of  the most gorgeous wedding ideas I’ve seen, a to die for Dessert Table with the prettiest cake ever, popcakes, bon-bons and shortcake favours.

Emma – Freya Bridal who supplied the very beautiful dresses and put up with us going into her gorgeous shop at different stages with different girls for trying on sessions. Patience of a saint!

Emma – Emma Buck Hair & Make Up who made 5 girls look amazing in under two hours. She wasn’t the least bit phased by the task in hand and says its nothing less than she does at most weddings!

Emma – ‘Orchis Floral Design’ who created the beautiful florals. I adored the pomander and pearls idea ….. just so pretty.

Our Models – Grace, Alicia, Hannah, Melissa and Lewis our supporting cast who were amazing and of course, Charlotte (Elizabeth) and Harry (Mr Darcy) who simply stunned me with how good they were. I just cannot believe they had never done anything like that before, two of the best models I have ever worked with professionals included.

‘Darcy Clothing’ who very kindly supplied the shirts and trousers for Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley.

Lottie the horse who was such a poser – brilliant, I swear she blew me a kiss!

Moth and Tess the gorgeous dogs who were as good as gold and completed my regency fantasy!

Last but very definitely not least Chatsworth House without whom it wouldn’t have happened and to whom I’m very grateful. I must also say special thanks for the loan of two very precious antique coats for Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley from Chatsworth’s own textile department. They looked amazing.

A million thanks to everyone involved. One of my dreams just came true.

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We were off again a few weeks ago for one of our favorite combo’s…. Edensor Church and Chatsworth House in Derbyshire and this time the weather was much kinder to us.

I loved everything about this wedding, the gorgeous flowers and amazing raspberry colour scheme, Abi’s beautiful lace dress and the brilliant bridesmaids. I also have a bit of a crush on anything grey going on at the moment so Abi’s patent grey shoes gave me an attack of the vapors…… I want them.

Abi and Chris were brilliant fun and we had a fantastic time with them. They so adore each other and it’s evident that this is a marriage made in heaven!

L.O.V.E.D it!

Love is sweet wherever you are in life and this very intimate wedding was a joy to photograph. I am sure Jane won’t mind me saying that she was more than a little apprehensive at being the centre of attention but I think in the end the sheer joy of the occasion overrode any insecurities and she enjoyed every moment of it!

Peter was the epitome of the cat who got the cream and who can blame him…….an amazing day with his new wife and their wonderful families.

Many congratulations to you both and thank you so much for inviting us to be a part of your special day.

p.s We had to do do a little bit of magicking to relieve Chatsworth of the carrier bag effect it is currently sporting  - thank heavens for photoshop!!!

Well it seems so long since i’ve been here on our blog. I had a big knee op  just over 6 weeks ago and I have been very slowly on the mend ever since. Lots of feeling sorry for myself and enough painful physio to last me lifetime. I’m not quite there yet but I have at least managed to sit at my desk for a couple of hours to get back to a bit of blogging – hooray!

So here is the long over due second part to the beautiful wedding of Emma and Daniel at Chatsworth……. thanks for being so patient Emma!

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Pop over the fabulous Gill Maheu’s blog who shot this wedding with me. http://www.gillmaheu.com/blog/