The gorgeous bride being glammed up by Jo Coole…

Some cigars for later

Chris hates cufflinks, so he chose the cheesiest gold pair with diamante!

FIERCE

Dress time!

“Tell Milli it’s all going to be alright!”…

Over at the church best man Pat was keeping Chris calm…

Married!

Chris’ mum conducted the choir…

Nothing is funnier than a quill…

Laudree macaroons are necessary on any long car journey

Contemplating marriage…

I absolutely LOVE these portraits of Milli, she looks so serene…

Lord and Lady…

We had to use those colour co-ordinated umbrellas!

Gorgeous details…

Lovebirds

Really lovely speeches…

Awesome present!

The sun had arrived (finally!), so we nipped outside to make the most of it…

Time to boogie!

Luckily they didn’t forget those cigars…

An amazing day!  Make sure you check out below what happened at their hindu ceremony at home!

Tobiah happens to be an unbelievably talented photographer.  He’s also an all round lovely, smiley, sweet guy with awesome hair.  Laura is his beautiful sidekick; she likes retro stuff like me, makes a mean lunch and also happens to have exceptional locks!  They are adorable with each other, we were so excited to see them tie the knot!

We started the day with Laura (staring at the mountain of food her dad Peter was making and unable to eat a thing!)…

Good morning bride!

In order to see the dress I had to do an obstacle course.  It was worth it though!

Laura’s little brother (another Peter!) read out a little speech…

Loved the button holes and ties!

While Laura was being pampered in the calm downstairs, upstairs was girly mayhem!

Laura looks so much like her mum Pauline…

The boys popped by to hijack Pete…

Good morning groom!

Tobiah led Pete and the boys off on a photo safari.  He’d been location scouting a few days before – love it!

A multitasking Mark Lenik…

Don’t look now but there are groomsmen coming towards you…

Next stop on the groomsmen safari = a motorway bridge…

Love this one…

FIERCE!

Gorgeous bridesmaids dresses…

Check out this Jenny Packham beauty…

Time to interrupt a snooze and get the dress on!

She looked so pretty!

Off we went to see how Tobiah was doing waiting for his bride…

There was a bit of a shower…

…but it stopped in time for the girls!

Tobiah’s lovely parents Lynn and Gbenga were keeping him calm…

A little late, but she made it!

Here we go!

Laura cried all the way up the aisle

Married!

We made a dash for the car!

Good job Tobiah remembered his £1.50

Join us for Part Two!

We had to let him have a go

Right, where were we?

Time to mingle…

The beautiful bridesmaids…

…and the dashing groomsmen…

I think these are my favourites

In some trees, behind a building, standing in mud – because that’s where the good light was.  We heart you guys.

Another fave…

Details details details…

Cupcakes in teacups!!!!!

The food was delish. Three desserts on one plate!!!

The speeches were lovely (and emotional!)…

I should probably preface this next one by saying Laura’s a scouser!

A gorgeous guestbook full of pictures from Folio Albums…

Laura’s sister Hannah…

Tobiah and his toys

To the fields!

Time to get back to the party before everyone eats the marshmallows…

Some dance floor action!

To the Tayos – CONGRATULATIONS, we are so very happy for you guys!  Thank you for trusting us with shooting your big day, it means a lot to us.  Hope you’re having an amazing honeymoon, sitting under a palm tree on your ipad xxx

This was also our first wedding working alongside Reel Vision who were really awesome!

Here are some of our favourites:

The lovely Nikki

How great is their wedding logo!?  Jopo – love it!Last minute breakfast!Tigger – the most friendly cat I’ve ever met.  Sorry Puddington.Love these next ones of Dad seeing Jo in her dress for the first time.

Read on for more hot wedding action in Part Two

Fabulous socks Some phone box action in Thornton HoughPhil, one of the owners of Thornton Manor, was kind enough to show us around some of his favourite bits of Thornton Manor.  I had no idea there was a Lake here……or a funky little buildingBut nothing beats a good bit of woodland if you ask me Have we created a couple of monsters?  Here’s Paul and Mark rocking out the prime lenses

I love this one, it shows a little bit of all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes so that everyone has a fabulous time!Ayesha had written Jo a beautiful poem which she read out just before the cake cutting……with a little heckling from her husband!Some of my absolute favourites from the day

Thanks for letting us photograph your lovely wedding, Jo & Paul – we hope you have an amazing honeymoon xx

Charlotte & Les are one of those couples who you can tell are best friends – it was lovely to see them light up as soon as they saw each other for the ceremony.  Their families are equally close, it was particularly lovely to see just how proud Charlotte’s Dad was when walking his daughter up the aisle.

As for all the little details, Charlotte works in fashion, and this event was stamped with her fabulous taste.  The flowers, the cake, the shoes, the dress, the candles, and especially the vintage gramophone music courtesy of It’s a Wind Up, were all amazing!

Here are some of our favourites from the day:

Les arrived in style!A special mention has to go to these guests who came all the way over from Australia for the wedding.

Congratulations, Charlotte & Les!  Thanks for letting us be a part of your fabulous day!

If you were a guest at their wedding and want to see all the pictures, they are now online in our client area. The password is Kelly & Jon’s new surname.

Thornton Manor is a lovely venue.  We always seem to go somewhere different for bridal prep, there are so many little cottages dotted around!  Here’s where Kelly got ready…

The stunningly beautiful Sassi Holford dress…

It’s so pretty that people gasp when they see it!

It was complimented beautifully by these cute Hassall shoes…

…and here is the lovely bride…

These thank you cards were pretty snazzy!

A gift from Jon…

The lovely Sarah Louise Elliott was in charge of makeup, she always does a fab job!

Even the father of the bride had a bit of pampering!

Pete scooted off to see Jon who was back home with mum and dad…

Amazing socks, we salute you Jon!!!!

Kelly gave Jon a PS3 (with this pretty ironic game), it’s a wonder he actually made it to church!

Speech practice!

Back at bridal prep HQ it was time to get everyone dressed!

So beautiful…

Excited Kelly?

Meanwhile Jon headed to the pub!

Don’t do it dad!

Church time!

Love this one…

Their dog Scout was there is spirit (and on a giant board!)

Aren’t they cute?

Check out Part Two below for the rest of the day!

I love this style of champagne glass!

Yum!

We had a fun little photo shoot with Kelly and Jon…

Not sure if it’s possible to be happier than these two…

Kelly you crack me up!

My ever useful and handy husband…

My fave…

Details details details…

Daisy Hill make very pretty cakes…

Kelly and Jon didn’t just walk into their reception…they did a lap!

Lovely speeches…

Dance floor action…

Thank you Kelly and Jon for being so awesome, and especially for doing ‘the robot’ – you rock! x

All their wedding pictures are also now online and available to view here – if you were a guest and need a password then please get in touch with Sophie & Paul or ourselves: peter@lawsonphotography.co.uk – or try the couple’s new surname!