Marianne Taylor Photography | Portrait & Family Photographer in Cornwall
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It was such a pleasure to get to return to Aynhoe Park for another beautiful and unique wedding day. The summer weather was showing its best, and the grounds of this beautiful venue transformed into a wonderland with cocktails on the lawn and deer coming up to see what was happening. There were out-of-this-world-beautiful floral arrangements, flamingoes, unicorns and plenty of laughter. Thank you once again Aynhoe for providing such a perfect backdrop for celebrating love!
It’s always such a pleasure to get to shoot at the magical Aynhoe Park and Rebecca & Craig’s wedding, which I’d been impatiently waiting for ever since their engagement session, sure didn’t disappoint! The day started with Gustav and Lisa from Michael Van Clarke weaving their magic with hair and make-up, before Rebecca stepped into her Stephanie Allin gown and Jimmy Choo heels. We then took a trip to the Little Gaddesden Church, Craig travelling in style in his Ferrari, in which he also drove his new wife back to the reception!
Back at Aynhoe, Wildabout Flowers had weaved some serious flowery magic, just check out that spectacular seating plan for example! Chloe Hannan from Absolute Taste was in charge of catering, while the beautiful cake was by Jamie Bakes Cakes. Rebecca & Craig met in a ski resort in Switzerland 9 years ago, and since then, thanks to Craig’s passion for property, they have lived in a ridiculous amount of homes and so they named the tables after each of the roads. The understated and classy stationary was designed by Emily & Jo.
There are a gazillion pictures below as I found it hard to let go of any of the lovely moments (or deer, or crocodiles or giraffes…). But at least you know what you’ll be doing this weekend!
Thank you Rebecca & Craig for having us along for the ride, your day was simply gorgeous and I wish you all the best in your life together! x
Ever since Katie & James’ London engagement session I had been impatiently waiting for their wedding day at the ever-incredible Aynhoe Park. Well last month, that day finally arrived! And it certainly lived up to the expectations, and then some.
After having her make-up done by Sarah Brock and hair by Gustav Fouche from Van Clarke Salon, Katie slipped into her Grove wedding gown by Lela Rose (from Browns Bride) and slipped on her Lisa shoes by Freya Rose – and promptly transformed into a fairytale princess. She looked simply incredible! Walking down the isle, past the giraffe suspended by balloons, to live music played by a Jazz Trio (supplied by Stylish Entertainment), she simply took everyone’s breath away, most of all James’s!
Even though Aynhoe Park in itself is already a feast for the eyes, there were lots of pretty touches that elevated the space into a bit of a fairytale wedding scene. I adored the delicate pastel coloured flowers by Scarlet and Violet, which the prettiest of stationery by BerinMade complimented beautifully. And the Fiona Cairns cake (made by James’s Aunt Rachel Eardley) must have been the most adorable cake I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Wedding Planner Celeste Rose was an absolute gem in making sure everything ran on time, while Indulgence was in charge of the incredible looking food. Photo Emporium had provided hands down the coolest Airstream photo booth, which kept guests happy late into the night.
So, it suffices to say, I love every second of this day, and most of all it was such a privilege to get to witness Katie and James so happy and in love, and all their family and friends glowing with happiness for them. Thank you for having us! xo
Remember when I shared some behind the scenes images from our Her Lovely Heart inspiration shoot at Aynhoe Park? Well, all three of our looks have now been published over at HLH, so head over there if you want to take a closer look at the Candy, Romantic or Glitter looks. We’ve also had some lovely features on London Bride, Bridal Musings and One Fab Day.
Here are my favourites from the day.
Photographers:Â Her Lovely Heart
Venue:Â Aynhoe Park
Styling & Co-ordination: Charley at London Bride
Flowers:Â Fairynuff Flowers
Hair: Jo at Lovehair
Makeup:Â Ana Ospina
Nails: Georgie at Polished2Perfection
Gowns:Â The Flower Bride
Shoes:Â Emmy Shoes
Jewellery:Â Cherished Vintage
Accessories:Â Minna
Balloons:Â Bon Bon Balloons
Cakes: Cake by Sugar & Sweetie Pies
You know how every year Steph from Fairynuff Flowers and me aim to do one inspirational shoot together, just to get our creative juices going? Like our Pink & Turquoise shoot, a styled Beloved session with Minna, or last year’s bridal hair shoot at Fetcham Park. Well this year we decided to go even bigger, and a few weeks ago we were lucky enough to get to shoot at the amazing Aynhoe Park. And since the timing worked out well, we decided to make it a Her Lovely Heart shoot, and involve the rest of the team too. I just had to share some of my favourite behind the scenes images here too, but you can see more behind the scenes photos from me, and everyone else, on this post on Her Lovely Heart.
The proper images we shot coming your way soon!
It’s always super exciting to discover a new venue that completely blows your mind, and that’s pretty much what happened when Alix & Matt got married at Aynhoe Park. I mean, wow. A giraffe with balloons, polar bear with goggles, giant bunny sculptures, ornate chandeliers and a vintage fur selection in the ladies… check, check and check. Add a blisteringly hot day (for once!), some lovely lovely people and an outside ceremony, and I was pretty much in wedding heaven. And that’s just for starters!
To kick the day off, Alix and the girls got ready in one of the many rooms of Aynhoe with space on such a grand scale, filled to the brim with unique ideas. Shana Roberts was on hand for make-up and Aaron Carlo for hair. Alix then got into her gorgeous Monique Llhullier Cherish dress, slipped on her Rupert Sanderson heels, and promptly took everyone’s breath away. She looked so very stunning.
As far as the other providers of pretty and scrumptious for the day go, the stylish stationary was by Eva Slade, Vic Brotherson of Scarlet & Violet was in charge of the beautiful blooms, while Lotte Martin took care of the food. And it’s always a pleasure having Mark Brown along for the ride with his super 8 camera, it pretty much guarantees many tired giggle fits towards the end of the day (and a gorgeous film for the couple, of course!).
Thank you so much Alix & Matt for letting us capture your beautiful day for you, it was such a pleasure! I hope the honeymoon was everything you dreamed of, and more. x
