THORPE GARDEN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

“I ALWAYS KNEW WE WOULD USE PETE AS OUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER. PETE HAS SUCH A WARM LAID BACK STYLE AND ALL THE IMAGES HE PRODUCES ARE JUST GORGEOUS. PETE CAUGHT ALL THE LITTLE MOMENTS THAT CAN SO EASILY BE FORGOTTEN, THE FUN MOMENTS ON THE DANCE FLOOR THAT CAN BE MISSED, THE MOMENTS YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE AND THE SPECIAL MOMENTS WHEN YOUR OVERWHELMED WITH LOVE. ANYONE WOULD BE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS THEIR PHOTOGRAPHER!”

BUCKLE UP, BECAUSE THIS ONE’S A BELTER. I CAN’T BELIEVE I NEVER GOT AROUND TO BLOGGING THIS WEDDING, MY FIRST TIME AT THORPE GARDEN, AND LET ME TELL YOU, I NEED TO GET BACK THERE.

I’VE KNOWN JESS SINCE UNI. WE BOTH STUDIED “CONTEMPORARY LENS MEDIA” (YES, THAT’S AS COOL AS IT SOUNDS), SO WHEN SHE HIT ME UP ABOUT SHOOTING HER WEDDING, I WAS ALL IN. ONE OF MY LAST WEDDINGS OF THE YEAR, AND WOW, WHAT A WAY TO GO OUT. THORPE GARDEN IS AN ABSOLUTE DREAM; A HUGE WALLED GARDEN IN STAFFORDSHIRE WITH A STUNNING MODERN CEREMONY SPACE AND A HANDCRAFTED WOODEN YURT FOR THE EVENING DO.

WE KICKED THINGS OFF ON A CRISP, FREEZING MORNING AT BRIDAL PREP. WALKING INTO THAT ROOM FELT LIKE A REUNION, I’D SHOT ONE OF JESS’ BEST MATE’S WEDDINGS YEARS BACK, SO IT WAS JUST LIKE CATCHING UP WITH OLD FRIENDS. MEANWHILE, GUY WAS GETTING READY, LOOKING SHARP AS EVER, SO WE GRABBED SOME QUICK PRE-WEDDING PORTRAITS BEFORE THE DAY REALLY TOOK OFF.

THORPE GARDEN’S CEREMONY ROOM? UNREAL. FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS FLOODING THE SPACE WITH NATURAL LIGHT, CHEF’S KISS PERFECT. JESS & GUY WERE ABSOLUTE NATURALS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. WHILE THIS VENUE LOOKS UNREAL IN SUMMER, WINTER GIVES IT A WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF MAGIC, SOFT LIGHT, MOODY TONES, AND THAT CRISP AIR ADDING TO THE VIBE.

FAST FORWARD TO THE EVENING, AND WE’RE IN THE WOODEN YURT FOR SPEECHES AND THE FIRST DANCE. JESS HAD SECRETLY BOOKED DHOL DRUMMERS AS A SURPRISE FOR GUY. THE SECOND THEY STARTED PLAYING, THE WHOLE PLACE ERUPTED. WITHIN MINUTES, GUY WAS UP ON SOMEONE’S SHOULDERS, THE DANCE FLOOR WAS ABSOLUTE CHAOS, AND THE ENERGY WAS JUST WILD.

THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE WEDDINGS. EPIC FROM START TO FINISH. THORPE GARDEN, I’LL BE BACK.

HERE’S A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FRAMES!

P. X

VENUE: Thorpe Garden

DRESS: Ivory White Bridal

STYLING: Foliage & Faux

FLOWERS: Melbourne Florist