Jo and Tom were married at one of our favorite venues – The Maynard in Derbyshire on a beautiful August afternoon. I just loved everything about it.

Fabulous dress, ‘I want’ shoes, giggling bridesmaids, glamorous mums, emotional dads, smiley guests, amazing details, hilarious speeches and the best table plan ever, this wedding had it all!

I know Jo’s mum is desperate to see this so I think I’ll just let the pictures do the talking…..

Enjoy Mr and Mrs Newton …. And Sheila!!

We were off to The Maynard again a couple of weeks ago for a very beautiful wedding.

Clare was such an adorable bride who looked like a film star in her La Sposa gown. Beautiful bridesmaids with the prettiest shoes, gorgeous styling and one of the funniest ceremonies ever….. Clare and Geoff took huge delight in asking their guests to sing the wedding classic ‘All You Need Is Love’ which was a brilliant idea and had them all in stitches and then there was Harold the registrar who never fails to make me giggle!

The weather was beautiful, with just the odd tinkle of rain but it remained fine for them to let of some lanterns after the first dance before they all piled back on the dance floor to party.

Brilliant!!

Many, many congratulations to you both. xx

We’ve all fallen in love on holiday whilst being seduced by the sun and too many Mojito’s haven’t we, but I bet not many of us can boast the fact that we went on to marry our holiday romance!  Alex not only did that but she also upped sticks and moved countries too to be with the love of her life and their romance was sealed and set in stone on an auspicious day in April. Whilst the rest of the world were concerning themselves with a certain other wedding we had a fantastic time at The Maynard Arms with Alex and Rob and their wonderful friends and family.

I loved their ‘Prop & Pose’ idea with crowns and tiaras and ermine edged cloaks – the perfect little nod to Wills and Kate………. Amazing day!

I have had a rough couple of years having had two major knee ops whilst trying to run a wedding photography business…… It hasn’t been easy and at times I have seriously struggled. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have come through it all without this girl. Anna is my physio, tough as a tiger, as she needs to be to push you through the pain but soft as a brush when it comes to emotional support. She is totally A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. and I owe her Big Time.

Rob is one of those guys who you fall in love with on the spot and as soon as we met I knew we’d be friends. They are match made in heaven, we love them to bits and were so thrilled to be a part of their wonderful day.

Congratulations guys!!

I love rainy wedding days! Now this might sound a bit odd but I prefer them to really bright sunny days. Most photographers prefer the flat grey light that rain brings to bright sunshine which means horrid shadows on faces and squinty brides and grooms! We have many conversations with couples about how worried they are that it may rain on their wedding day and we say the same thing to all of them. All the worrying in the world won’t stop it raining and if it does it really doesn’t matter, you will take it in your stride and if anything it will make your day even more memorable.

Of course a great venue with lovely interiors always helps so when we woke up to rain on the morning of Cath & Rich’s wedding we knew everything was going to be just fine….. Ranmoor Church and The Maynard Arms in Grindleford, Derbyshire – the perfect combination.  Cath looked amazing in her fabulous ivory satin dress, the bridesmaids were knock out glamorous in the deepest purple and they had the cutest of flowergirls. The happy couple’s beautiful baby girl was a complete poppet and totally stole the show!

Loved it!