Rachel & Nick’s gorgeous marquee wedding was featured in the May/June issue of Wedding Flowers magazine.

And Sophie & Jonny’s cool burlesque wedding in the first ever issue of Unique Bride. I really loved the unusual format of this new magazine!

Sally and the girls got ready at the swanky The Zetter where Sadaf Ahmad was on make-up duty, while Tony Hegarty took care of the hair. Sally’s uh-ma-zing wedding gown was by Sottero and Midgely and once again I got to play with my favourite Jimmy Choos, I do love a bit of sparkle me.

For the ceremony we gathered at the beautiful Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew The Less and I have to say that one of the most touching moments of the day was listening to the incredible London Community Gospel Choir sing. Sooo good! Afterwards, a quick skip and a hop across Smithfield Market, and we arrived at the reception of Sally & James’ wedding, which was held at Portal Restaurant and Bar where flowers by Hattie Fox of Harper and Tom’s added delicious colour to the rainy day. I also need to mention the beautiful cake, made by Sally’s mum, which looked like a replica of Sally’s dress! Loved it.

Thank you so much Sally & James for having us be a part of your day. You are just the loveliest and I wish you all the best in your life together as husband and wife! x

But let’s go back to the beginning for a bit and start the story from Craven House, where Ling and David got ready surrounded by family and friends. Evan Huang created not one, but three different hairstyles for Ling (that is most certainly a record!), which all complimented her beautiful gown from Blackburn Bridal and Repetto shoes by Gina. The beautiful stationery, carrying the Chinese horoscope theme throughout all the little touches on the day, was by messme.

When it came time for the ceremony at Hampton Court House itself, I must say I was completely bowled over by the beauty of the place. I had an idea in my head of what to expect, but my expectations were completely smashed by the gorgeous, grand but slightly shabby chic, character of the house. The cloudy day was brightened by the beautiful flowers created by my beloved Steph from Fairynuff Flowers, that girl is a flower magician! Just to put it out there, I think I’d be quite happy if all my weddings from now on took place at Hampton Court House (with Steph at the flower helm of course), could we make that happen yeah? :D

The ceremony itself was the first Buddhist ceremony I’ve witnessed, and there was a grace and elegance about the proceedings that was very touching. Afterwards Ling & David performed a tea ceremony with their parents and siblings, another first for me.

The reception room had an air of drama with it’s red walls and impressive ceiling hight. There were more gorgeous flowers, and lots of cute touches, such as little origami animals and (yummy!) cake-pops by Cake by Sugar, while Acclaim Food took care of the catering.

What a lovely, lovely day. Thank you so much Ling & David, for your kind and beautiful spirit, and for letting us be a part of your gorgeous day. May you be forever happy wherever your adventures take you in the future! x

There were so many laughs, so many new amazing friends, planting of many small seeds, seeing old friends in a new light, many tears of happiness and of release, and lots of revelations both tiny and big.

Thank you so much to beautiful Penny of Tigerlily weddings for once again opening her home and heart to us crazy dreamers, you are so special and I hope you know this. Thank you to my dear friends Emma and Pete, for being our brave couple to demonstrate and practise Beloved techniques on. Love you guys so very much. Thank you to the gorgeous Senab Adekunie for moving us with your music and words. What an incredible experience.

And lastly, thank you Jesh de Rox – for being you. For changing the world tiny little piece by tiny little piece with your incredibly clear vision, your hunger for honest beauty, and your selfless giving. For being a friend I never realised I was searching for, but couldn’t now imagine living without. Thank you. x

Sarah looked stunning in her Pronovias gown and those Jimmy Choos. Lauren Newman from Return to Glory took care of hair and makeup, while Maianne Johnson of Sweet Pea Flowers provided colour to the day with the stunning bouquets and flower arrangements.

The ceremony of Sarah and Colin’s wedding took place in the Bishopsgate room, with a drinks reception in the Gallery and wedding breakfast in the Great Eastern room to follow, centrepiece of which was the uh-ma-zing Peggy Porschen cake. A cool London theme carried throughout, from the tube map seating plan to the brilliant tube sign wedding favour biscuits by Biscuiteers.

And of course, it wouldn’t have been a proper homecoming had we not had a chance to cross paths with Max from the Wedding Smashers, with whom we share many happy memories from the dance floor of the Andaz!

Thank you sooo much Sarah and Colin for having us share your beautiful day with you, and for bringing us back to one of our favourite venues. x

Another reason that made this wedding pretty awesome was the fact that is was one of the very rare local weddings I get to shoot. I do love travelling around the country and beyond, but there is definitely something extra special about attending a wedding in your local neighbourhood.

Lucy and the girls got ready at the Bloated Mallard in Teddington, where Natalie Guest created an absolutely stunning hair do and make-up, before Lucy slipped into her adorable Charlotte Balbier gown. We then headed for a beautifully intimate ceremony at Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham. After the ceremony Brula, from my old neighbourhood in St Margarets, provided yummy-looking canapés under the blossoming trees, before the guests were ushered into a routemaster that took us to the reception venue, The Bloated Mallard in Hampton Hill.

One of my favourite bits was heading out for some portraits in my ‘local park’ i.e. Bushy Park, which was just amazing (and amazingly windy). It was also lovely to briefly catch up with Gareth of GJ’s Discos, who got the party started in the evening. Most of all I loved how everything about the day felt so comfortable and familiar, and how all the bits of the wedding were created by family and friends, such as the flowers for example, which were by Lucy’s mum’s friend Ginny.

These sort of days make my job feel somehow more meaningful, getting to see how my previous couples are flourishing, and feeling like I am somehow connected to these different strings of life out there. It’s just the best.

For Kelly & Steve’s engagement session we headed to Regents Park in search of some beautiful cherry blossoms. After a few confused laps of getting slightly lost, we did get lucky with some blossoms, as we did with the beautiful evening sun. Despite none of us clearly having any sense of direction, we did have a good giggle, and did even eventually find our way out of the park. I just loved hanging out with these two, and can’t wait for the big day!

Flora & Ben’s beautiful French wedding appeared in Signature Weddings magazine…

…as did Emily & James’ wedding in Florence, Italy.

Isla & Ewan’s Scottish wedding was featured in the January issue of Wedding Flowers magazine.

Alexis & Jack’s glamorous Bath wedding can be currently seen in the Feb/March issue of Wedding magazine.

Christian & Phil’s civil partnership at the Gherkin was featured a while back in the summer issue of Pink Weddings, but I only got my hands on the magazine now.

Irene & Benn’s gorgeous London wedding graced the pages of Wedding Nouveau magazine‘s winter issue.

Sarah & Will’s London engagement session was featured in the brilliant Dashing magazine. Although this was technically an engagement session (purely because it took place before the nuptials, rather than a few years after), the article talked about Beloved sessions. I’m always happy to raise awareness of Beloved, so this was perfectly fine by me.

Blush magazine chose a picture from Alexandra & Billy’s Maunsel House wedding (top right) as one of their ‘favourite photos’ in the latest issue…

 …while You & Your Wedding ran a feature on Alex & Billy’s wedding in their March/April issue.

And to end on a different note, also in the latest issue of You & Your Wedding, a pretty little pink & turquoise flower shoot we did with the lovely Steph (will tell you a bit more about this shoot later on).

I was with Polly & Jack for just a few hours, from the sweet ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall, to some portraits in Regents Park (in the few moments of sunshine this otherwise damp day had for us!), through to the clinking of champagne glasses at the beautiful St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. I so enjoyed being part of Polly & Jack’s day, and I wish them all the best in the future!

P.S. before you ask, Polly’s amazing dress was by David Fielden!