MIDDLETON LODGE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

“PETE WAS JUST AMAZING. HE IS KIND, APPROACHABLE, CALM AND TALENTED. HE PUT US AND OUR GUESTS AT EASE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND THE PHOTOS ARE TESTAMENT TO THIS. HE PRODUCES PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH ARE WARM AND FULL OF LAUGHTER, NON-INTRUSIVE AND JUST A LITTLE MAGICAL. HE CATCHES THE DETAILS, THE BIGGER SCENES, AND ALL THE PORTRAITS.”

THE FIG HOUSE AT MIDDLETON LODGE HAS FAST BECOME ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE VENUES. ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF EDEN BARN, I JUST KNOW THAT EVERY TIME I SHOOT THERE, IT’S GOING TO BE AN EASY, BEAUTIFUL, AND STRESS-FREE DAY. AND WHAT’S BETTER THAN A STUNNING, LAID-BACK VENUE? A COUPLE WHO MATCHES THAT ENERGY PERFECTLY.

ENTER ELLIE & JAMES. FROM THE MOMENT THEY BOOKED ME, I KNEW THEIR WEDDING WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL. THEY WANTED A CHILLED-OUT, SUMMER CELEBRATION SURROUNDED BY THEIR FAVORITE PEOPLE, WITH A FOCUS ON FUN, LAUGHTER, AND ZERO STRESS.

THE MORNING FLEW BY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE, CHAMPAGNE FLOWING WHILE ELLIE AND HER BRIDESMAIDS GOT READY, JAMES HANDING OUT CUSTOM-MADE TIES TO HIS GROOMSMEN, AND ME RUNNING AROUND CAPTURING ALL THE GORGEOUS DETAILS. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SHOOT AT MIDDLETON LODGE, IT ALWAYS LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, AND THIS DAY WAS NO EXCEPTION.

WITH THE SUN SHINING, ELLIE & JAMES MADE THE MOST OF THE WEATHER AND HAD THEIR CEREMONY OUTSIDE, FOLLOWED BY DRINKS AND PLENTY OF HUGS FROM THEIR GUESTS. THEN, WE SNUCK OFF FOR SOME PORTRAITS IN THE GARDENS WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS AT THE FIG HOUSE BECAUSE NO MATTER THE SEASON, IT’S ALWAYS STUNNING. THESE TWO HAD ALREADY SMASHED THEIR ENGAGEMENT SHOOT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, SO I KNEW THEY’D BE FINE DURING PORTRAITS.

AS THE SUN DIPPED, THE ENERGY ONLY WENT UP. SPEECHES, CAKE CUTTING, AND THEN STRAIGHT TO THE DANCE FLOOR.

ALL IN ALL, IT WAS ANOTHER ABSOLUTE CRACKER OF A DAY AT THE FIG HOUSE, MIDDLETON LODGE. A BEAUTIFUL VENUE, AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND AN EVEN BETTER COUPLE. HUGE SHOUTOUT TO THE TEAM AT MIDDLETON LODGE AND ALL THE SUPPLIERS WHO HELPED BRING IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT MOST OF ALL ELLIE & JAMES, YOU LEGENDS, THANKS FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF IT!

HERE’S A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FRAMES.

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VENUE- Middleton Lodge

CAKE- Where the Ribbon Ends

FLOWERS- Wild With Love

MUSIC- Las Vegas Vinyl Club

SUITS- Moss Bros

WEDDING DRESS- Bridal Factory Outlet

BRIDESMAID DRESSES- ASOS

HAIR- Unity Rhodes Bridal

MAKE UP- KH Makeup