Whatton House & Gardens Wedding Open Day

Firstly, let me apologize for my poor blogging recently! It has been such a busy summer of weddings but, on the plus side, I now have lots of loveliness to share with you over the next few weeks! I thought I'd start with some piccie's from the first wedding open day at Whatton House & Gardens organised by the lovely ladies at Save the Date Magazine. It is such a beautiful venue and the gardens are stunning! A gorgeous vintage pole marquee was on site provided by Bond Marquees and also a tipi by Peak Tipis. So here are a few images of the tables I dressed and my stand...
















Gorgeous stationary on my table in the tipi was provided by Dottie Creations...













Hope you feel inspired to go and visit this lovely venue!

Gemma & Joel...a Tuscany inspired engagement shoot...

This has to be one of my favourite photo shoots so far! Working with the amazing Jade Alana is always such a treat and her photos are absolutely stunning! Gemma and Joel are such a beautiful couple and completely worked their gorgeousness despite the freezing conditions...it felt like -50 that day!! They live in Dubai so a little different to temperatures that they are used to! They are getting married this summer at Stancliffe Hall in Matlock so we used this as a backdrop for the shoot. Gemma & Joel both love travel and one of their favourite destinations is Tuscany, so I styled the shoot based on the amazing landscape, food and drink of the region! The courtyard area at Stancliffe Hall was the perfect location...


I raided my garden for trailing ivy and created a curtain of lace and ivy to frame the table settings...






Aren't they just stunning???!




Lots of lovely lavender, olive oil, miniature conifers, ciabatta, grapes and of course wine!!


















Love this final shot...it perfectly captures their beautiful love!