This wedding really struck a chord with me when I saw the first photo on Jay Rowden’s blog. The pub benches decorated with garden flowers, the homemade bunting and garlands in the garden, the bright colours on a summer’s day – it looked so fun, local and personal. A real ‘country’ wedding.
Aren’t these photos gorgeous, just love the laid-back style of this wedding. If am not sure it needs many words from me as the photos say it all. Before I show you the rest, a quick word about Jay Rowden, the photographer – he is brilliant isn’t he?? been featured in Vogue and many high fashion mags, but LMW is his first foray in to the world of wedding blogs – thanks Jay for sharing these with us. I’m not sure how you found me but I’m glad you did!
“This was one of the prettiest weddings. The whole wedding centred around this adorable picture postcard village deep in Hampshire. Hartley Wintney is the kind of village that might feature in a Richard Curtis film. It even had a village green and was surrounded by charming Victorian cottages.
Once the service was over and the confetti thrown, all the guests ambled across the road to the reception which was only a three minute stroll away in the village pub. I particularly loved the venue decor and table decorations which all had a quaint Cath Kidston nostalgic feel to them, to tie in with the quintessentially Englishness of the setting.
All the flowers used on the day had been grown from seeds in the Bride’s father’s garden.
The sun shone, the wine flowed, the fragrant smell of jasmine wafted through the breeze and everyone had the most fabulous day.”
Ahhh see that lovely blue dress – well I’ve got it in green – its from London designer, Ducie – I was only saying the other day its the perfect dress for a bridesmaid 
“I LOVE wedding photography and I really care about how I capture the images from the day. I am obsessive about it. Wedding photography is the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing that I think about as I go to bed. For me, being a wedding photographer is the ultimate dream ticket. I am surrounded by love all day, I photograph love all day. I defy anyone to find a more beautiful way to spend a day at work!
I would say that my style is a blend of fashion, fine art and photojournalism. I’ve been lucky enough to photograph stars from the world of TV, Music and Film as well as Premiership Footballers. Clients book me for their wedding because they like my style and are guaranteed complete discretion.”
Really really love this wedding – thanks Jay for wanting to be featured on LMW. Many congrats to the lovely couple Ellie and Terrie and for the finer details read on…
Photography: Jay Rowden
Church: St. John’s, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
Reception: L’Auberge at The Cricketers, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
Brides dress: Benjamin Roberts at Brides Visited, Ashtead, Surrey
Brides earrings: Porters, Hartley Wintney
Grooms suit: Moss Bros
Cakes: Catherine Wright, Hartley Wintney
There are lots more real life weddings on LMW – be sure to check them out.
I love this! I love the bunting and garlands and I love the bride’s hair, that plait is so pretty
Relaxed and beautiful; just what a wedding should be! I love the new, informal, handmade and super-creative twist the credit crunch is bringing to 2010 weddings! A recent favourite was a 1940′s tea party themed wedding, based around the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ trend.
War-time wedding trends in general seem big at the moment; how fab that one of the most cash-strapped decades in our history has turned out to be one of the biggest creative inspirations of the moment!
Everything is so beautiful and has that laid back relaxed feel to it. I love weddings like this.
I just adore the simple ribbon wrapped hanging heart wreath.
The photography, particularly in the fields is stunning!
All aspects look lovely too!
What a lovely day they had so relaxed, lovely photos and most importantly great memories