Wedding venue: Hampton Manor Hotel , Solihull. Built in 1855 hampton manor used be part of robert peel's estate. It now offers fine dining and a wonderful country setting for a wedding only moments from Birmingham airport. As well as it's own ceremony room there is also a church on the estate with an amazing vicar in duncan. food is also excellent, the trio of lamb is a phenomenal!! Venue Website
on Tuesday, 02 February 2016. Posted in Real Weddings
Photographed by Paul Tansley at Stylish Wedding Photography
Bride and Groom: Emma and Jamie
Wedding venue: Farnham Castle, Surrey. Recent renovations have brought chic, classic 21st century style and facilities to the ancient Farnham Castle, making it the perfect choice for any couple seeking a romantic and beautiful wedding day.With a choice of ceremony settings, the elegant Great Hall for your wedding reception, world-class dining, beautiful grounds and accommodation for you and your guests, your every wedding need is guaranteed to be met. Venue Website
on Monday, 01 February 2016. Posted in Real Weddings
We are all so loving the new BBC adaptation of Tolstoy's War and Peace. Each episode is breathtakingly beautiful; the costumes esquisite, the locations stunning. Our only fault is that it is always over too soon. So why not prolong this gloriousness and create your own wedding based on the Napoleonic Russian aristocracy?
Helene's lace wedding Dress would look wonderful at Blenheim Palace's Great Hall, pictured below.Or indeed any of it's fantastically glamorous rooms..The Long LibraryThe extraordinarily beautiful SaloonBlenheim Palace in Oxfordshire is a masterpiece of 18th Century architecture set in more than 2000 acres of 'Capabilty' Brown parkland. Imagine arriving like Natasha in a carriage wrapped in furs (fake is fine)....Snow not necessaryOr if you crave a more outdoor type of affair and imagine yourself being driven through the 'Russian' countryside, you could opt for a more rustic approach...
The 26-year-old gold medallist married Daniel Shand, an accountant and former cyclist, in a civil ceremony held at the countryside venue. Joanna was introduced to Daniel by her Olympic teammate Lizzie Armitstead several years ago. Looking radiant in a pink lace dress, Joanna was accompanied by four bridesmaids, Keeley and Natalie Shand plus two fellow national cyclists Dame Sarah Storey and Lizzie Armitstead. Here are a few pics from her wedding which was in July last year.