AJ met Neil in the middle of the most intense rain storm at Greenbelt Arts Festival last summer. We photograph the festival each year & Neil was one of the volunteers making the event happen. Sheltering under a umbrella & making small talk as you do in such situations, Neil asked AJ if we did wedding photography & then let on that he’d recently got engaged…
And what an engagement story! At Christmas in 2014 Neil took his then girlfriend Julia, for a walk along the south coast. It was December, just after Christmas & the place was deserted. Mid-way through a picnic that he’d lovingly prepared he asked Julia to stand up & close her eyes. When she opened them he was on one knee & asking her to marry him! He had to ask twice as she was in shock. Thankfully she said yes!
Julia & Neil were married in early May on one of those really hot days that seem very few and far between this summer! It truly was glorious & they could not have wished for a better day! The ceremony was at Barnes Methodist Church in West London before they moved onto the gorgeous Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park for the reception & partying!
Julia & Neil, we absolutely loved sharing your special day with you, here are just a few of our very favourite photos!
Ally & AJ xx
Watch our for Julia’s dress in the dancing photos later… It does something magic!
They decorated the stairs leading up to the Church with things they enjoyed doing together… Music is a very big part of their lives & played a big part of the wedding, also dancing, cooking, gardening & cycling!
A vintage red London bus took Julia & her bridesmaids to the ceremony and then carried the guests to the reception
A Bride’s reaction when the vicar gets her Groom’s name wrong…!
Julia & Neil were married at the same Church as her parents & grandparents, they wanted a photo of them standing just outside the main Church doors to match those of previous generations (these photos were on display in the Church!)
Neil & his groomsmen decorated the tables earlier that morning – they did a wonderful job, the room looked lovely in the late afternoons sun!
The Mother’s made all the wedding favours, little pots of jam, marmalade and fudge!
When your Dad tells stories about you during his speech!
The night ended with a Ceilidh, super fun!
