From the moment Fran & Chris enquired about their wedding we loved the sound of their plans.  The enquiry read 'a theatrical wedding, anything but boring!' 

You may remember Fran & Chris from their engagement session, which we shot at the Theatre Royal, Winchester.  We had access to the stage during Pantomime season, so had a number of Cinderella backdrops to work with.  It was a lot of fun!

Fran & Chris got married at The Victorian Barn, a relatively new venue in the village of Woolland just outside Blandford.  Their day was full of personal touches and rather then asking for presents, Fran & Chris asked that all their friends & family contribute in one way or another to their wedding. Fran works as a stage manager and so many of her friends are performers and so the idea of a Cabaret was born. There were songs, poetry, story telling and Fran & Chris took part in their own "Mr & Mrs" game show.

Chris is a laser physicist, hence the table names were famous scientists. Chris' gamer friends, who are keen Warhammer players also made cake topper models of the bride and groom.

The cabaret opened with Fran singing At Last by the late Etta James, which was dedicated to her husband and was a really lovely moment. Chris followed with a stand up comedy act.

Fran is a master of Scrabble and their cupcakes were decorated with scrabble pieces laid out on scrabble boards.  The couple even made their own version of Guess Who?, Guest Who? with pictures of all their guests. Fran & Chris also had lots of fun on the dance floor with a flash mob choreograged first dance with their bridesmaids and ushers.

We introduced our photo booth for the evening, which was a big hit, drama students are very creative!  This  wedding had it's own Twitter hashtag #takeavow so everyone could keep up to date with the latest wedding news and antics on the day!

Karen & Dougie's beautiful rustic wedding and reception at Lower Stockbridge Farm Barn was featured on a Pocketful of Dreams' blog as part of her 'Tango' Wedding Inspiration. Event planner, stylist and creator Michelle, is a girl with an eye for detail and a love of entertaining.  I love her Inspiration Mood Boards and certainly recommend getting in touch if you are looking for someone to style your wedding day.

Following their wedding ceremony in Part I here's Part II of Karen & Dougie's rustic country wedding was held in the medieval barn at Lower Stockbridge Farm.  This venue was perfect for the knees up they had planned in the evening, which began with a drink receptionin the Autumn sun.

We wondered through a nearby field with Karen and Dougie to make the most of the Golden Hour before the sun set and the Wedding Banquet began.

The medieval barn had been decorated with many homemade details including colourful bunting, springs of wheat tied up in each napkin, fur cone place name holders and homemade chutney wedding favours, even the cake stand had been made from the branch of a tree.

As soon as the band were set everyine took to the dance floor and danced the night away!

Karen and Dougie got married on 15th October in the beautiful village church in Bradford Abbas.  They then had a banquet and a good old knees up at Lower Stockbridge Farm's medieval barn.

Here is a preview from their wedding day as the sun set that evening. The rest of the photographs are on their way!

Following Melanie & Chris' wedding ceremony in Part I the Reception was held at the Kingston Country Courtyard.  Melanie & Christopher really wanted to have their reception in a rustic barn as they both met whilst working on a Dairy Farm.  As soon as they looked around Kingston Country Courtyard they knew it was the one!

This venue is ideally placed a short distance from Corfe Castle and from the gardens you can see across the Purbeck hills to the Castle itself. You can also just make out the sea.

The Old Granery was decorated with country flowers and one of the Bridesmaids made her own handmade chocolate truffles as favours, which we were lucky enough to sample and they were delicious.

After drinks in the gardens the guests were seated for the speeches.  Wedding breakfast included a joint of lamb which was cut at the table by one of the guests, which was shortly followed by the cutting of the cake.  How great is the Bride and Groom cow cake topper!  

Hannah & Luke got married on the 16th July in the deep Wiltshire Countryside.  Their wedding ceremony was held at the village church in Donhead St.Mary.

We had all kinds of weather on the day and unfortunately just as Hannah arrived the heavens opened, so we all made a dash for cover.  Luckily by the time Hannah & Luke were wed and went back outside through the church doors the sun was out.

We all made our way down the winding country lanes to Ashleywood Farm Barn in Tisbury where the guests milled around in the barn eating cream teas before the wedding breakfast.  The tables were decked with country flowers in terracotta pots and guests had their own labled flower pot to take away.

We thouroughly enjoyed Hannah & Luke's rustic English Country Wedding and wish them all the best!