This week we have been working on our images from Sam and Mike’s Chocolate Orange wedding at St Edward’s Church in Corfe Castle and Kingston Country Courtyard Dorset wedding.
On her chocolate orange wedding morning Sam’s bridal party were busy making breakfast in one of the holiday cottages at Kingston Country Courtyard. Just up the road from our Dorset offices. As the champagne flowed the hair and makeup were styled around the two halves of the England/ France rugby match by Jess from Model Makeovers.
Now the weather forecast wasn’t looking great, but as Sam was having her dress tied the sun broke free from behind the clouds to provide us with some fantastic lighting.
Rose found Mike and the groom’s men hidden away in one of the Kingston Country Courtyard rooms. All eyes fixed on to the rugby match. The chaps were then in charge of ensuring the wedding tables, wedding favours, wedding cake and wedding flowers were all arranged to plan before they got suited and booted.
A red wedding bus ride back to Kingston and drinks and nibbles were served on the lawn. When they looked weary of greeting the line up of 150+ guests we stole Sam and Mike away for some couple shots at a local barn. Sam and Mike had spent many a glorious summer at Acton fields camp site down the road. Much to the amusement of the two caravans full of people parked at the view point we took some wonderful windblown pictures of them with Swanage and the Isle of Wight in the background.
Kingston Country Courtyard is a fantastic venue with a great mix of lighting and atmosphere. The speeches and cutting of the cake took place in the marquee. This also housed the huge table of sweets and the Purbeck Ice cream trike. In beautiful contrast the gorgeous old barn was used to dance the night away to the awesome wedding band that are Hipster.
Sam, Mike and all of their chocolate orange wedding family and guests were so very, kind, jovial and friendly. We kept hearing the phrase “you can take the girl out of Essex, but you can’t take Essex out of the girl”. Now if that’s true then we are looking forward to our next Essex wedding in Dorset.