Laura and Dave wanted a ceremony that embraced their real life: the love, the children and a little bit of chaos. Afterwards, one guest asked if I'd known them personally because the ceremony felt so completely like them.
Abbey House Hotel has grandeur, history and the Lake District fells on its doorstep, but what stayed with me most was something rather less tangible: its warmth. A place that feels special without ever asking you to be on your best behaviour.
Emily and Dan's wedding at Crowcombe Court was full of gentle moments of friendship, kindness and care. The sort of moments that happen quietly between the big ones, and somehow become the ones you remember.
The journey to The Barn at Higher Beardon begins with wide Dartmoor skies and ends with a hug at the door. What stayed with me wasn't just the beautiful setting, but the feeling of being welcomed into a family's way of life for a little while.
The grandeur of Crowcombe Court is impossible to ignore. What surprised me wasn't the beauty of the house, but how quickly it stopped feeling intimidating and started feeling like somewhere everyone belonged.
Burrow Farm Gardens isn't simply somewhere to hold a wedding. It's somewhere that has been patiently cared for over generations—and for one day, your story becomes part of its own
Some wedding venues dazzle you from the moment you arrive. Others quietly help you slow down. Here's what it feels like to stand at the front of a wedding at Bickley Mill Inn, tucked away in the Devon countryside.
