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Andy & Isaac’s romantic, elegant wedding at Leigh Court, with Greenhill Photography

Claire Gould — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:17:40 +0000

I’m really feeling the love when I scroll through the images of Andy & Isaac’s wedding. These two are absolutely gorgeous, full of character and they’ve written a fabulous interview for their English Wedding feature! With thanks to lovely Mike at Greenhill Photography for his images of this very special day.

Wedding photographer’s website

https://www.greenhill-photography.com

Wedding photographer review

We chose Mike as we loved the natural styling of his pictures. They managed to grab the moments that we couldn’t always be around to see and at the same time capture the feel of our big day. We didn’t want too many staged pictures. We wanted to see the pictures and relive the special moments from our day. Mikes pictures have helped do just that.

Your best wedding moment or memory

One of the moments that stands out from our wedding day, was the moment we made our big entrance for the ceremony. Many of our guests assumed we would enter by the double doors to the rear of Great Hall at Leigh Court but the dual staircase provided the opportunity for the perfect entrance which warranted a round of applause from the guests. You could feel the love in the room. Seeing so many of our close family and friends gathered together to share the day was such a magical moment.

Venue name + review

Leigh Court. We shortlisted just a few venues that suited our criteria but Leigh Court stood apart from the others.

The imposing building and impressive, characterful rooms blew us away. We knew our guests would be equally as charmed by it. Having the whole of the ground floor allowed our day to seamlessly flow from room to room but each room providing its own purpose.

The Great hall, which had also been used for filming of Bridgerton amongst other TV dramas, was a striking space for the ceremony.

The Salon for the drinks and canapés, the Library for our wedding breakfast while the stunning Tapestry room became the backdrop to dancing in the evening. The Morning room provided a more relaxed space for the photo booth to be set up.

The bar and lounge provided a brilliant space for friends to gather and converse while they grabbed a drink. So many of our guests have gone on to comment what a beautiful venue Leigh Court is. We found having Claire, our assigned wedding planner for the venue at hand, especially reassuring.

Tell us a little about your outfits – both of you!

We decided on something coordinating and traditional. Tweed, wool suits were practical as we married in November, yet the styling seemed in keeping with the setting of the wedding. The warm brown tones were also hinted at on the twine of the invites and even the hydrangea button holes.

Florist name + review

Primrose May Florist.

Maddie at Primrose May totally understood the feel of wedding we were trying to create. We wanted flowers to look natural, not overly fussy or structured. Hydrangeas in a neutral cream suited the vibe. We had never considered these could be used for button holes even too.

Maddie set to work to create something that complimented our big day. We loved how local she was to us and isn’t a large company. Maddie even went above and beyond and provided us with a posey to be added to decorate our wedding cake when due to illness, a close friend who makes cakes and supplying the cake for our big day, was struck down by sickness and told he couldn’t even supply the cake he had designed and made for us.

Although the plain iced cakes we managed to source on the eve of the wedding weren’t the dramatic teal marbled creation we had hoped for, Maddie’s hydrangea saved the day, along with a little help from our venue wedding planner, Claire, so we had a more understated but classic cake instead.

Any crafty projects or homemade styling touches?

All our invitations were hand made. Each featured a photo booth like strip of pictures of us attached to the front of some of our happy memories. These were tied together by twine with a parcel tag with our logo, kindly designed by a close family friend, hand stamped on the front. This set a theme that was picked up through the wedding favours and place names.

The natural hues from the twine and parcel tag suited the vibe of our wedding and we suppose hints at the colours of wool suits. We share a love of live music, which from the start of relationship gave us a common interest and bonded us with us visiting established and up and coming artists touring. We therefore themed each table name after a musical act that we loved seeing.

Isaac created mock ups of vinyl 45’s record covers noting the name of a music act for each table. Guests could scan a QR code on the single mock up to take them to a play list of tracks from all the artists featured on the tables.

Wedding readings?

Keeping in line with our love of music, we felt a reading from a song by an artist we had seen live would be appropriate. Young Blood by Sophie Ellis-Bextor had the right sentiment and suited us so well. You only have to read the lyrics and we are sure you’ll share our thoughts.

First dance song? Playlist recommendations?

This guys in love with you by Herb Alpert, a total Burt Bacharach penned classic brought the guests gathering to watch our first dance. The words of this still make us slightly emotional. The title says it all. It means so much to us both.

Wedding planner name + review

Claire O’Shea who we met from our first visit to Leigh Court over saw the organisation of our big day. On the run up she made she we were on track with everything. On the eve of the wedding, she let us walk through our entrance and talked through the running order so we felt everything was in control. From offering guidance to our best men, to meeting us at the front door on the day itself, as we secretly arrived away from the eyes of our guests to create a sense of drama when we did finally appear, Claire managed the situation brilliantly.

Caterers name + review

Berry Blue, the caterers who deal with the catering for Leigh Court were great. So many people remember the food at a wedding so we were very aware how crucial getting it right was. We had a food tasting with Berry Blue of some of the selected dishes from their large range of choices. The only problem we were spoilt with what to go for. We were delighted with the meal provided though. Amazed at how the chefs got so many meals out in one wave, so everyone got fed almost at the same moment and impressed at the attentiveness of the waiting staff too.

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An incredible dress for Rae & Jason’s joyful North Cadbury Court wedding, with Smiling Tiger Studios

Claire Gould — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:15:31 +0000

I’m the happiest wedding blogger in the world today! It’s a joy to be sharing this beautiful Somerset wedding with the most amazing bespoke gold dress for stunning bride Rae. Jason’s suit is the loveliest purple shade, and the happy couple look fabulous in every single picture. They chose Dorset wedding photographers and videographers Smiling Tiger Studios to capture their day.