There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from a couple who know exactly what they want from their wedding day — and Laura and Paul, two project managers by trade, brought that clarity to every part of theirs. What they wanted most, though, wasn’t a big performance for the cameras: they asked for photography that stayed low-key and candid, nothing too staged, with just fifteen minutes set aside for proper couple portraits. It’s an approach I love working with, and it meant the day unfolded naturally, all 65 guests included, from morning to last dance.
Getting Ready
The morning began quietly at Hedsor House, hair and makeup artists working in tandem, so nothing felt rushed. Laura’s bridesmaids, dressed in soft light brown, gathered close by, and her father stopped in for a first look before everyone left for the church — the kind of moment that starts a wedding day exactly as it should, with a little laughter and, by the end possibly a few tears.
A Church on the Grounds
Laura and Paul married at St Nicholas Church, tucked within the grounds of Hedsor House itself, so the walk from the house to the ceremony became part of the day’s story for the guests rather than a separate journey. Laura arrived befitting of a Hedsor bride in a white Rolls Royce Phantom. Paul’s mum read during the service, and the path to the church was lined on either side with photographs — theirs on the way in from our pre wedding shoot, and a “memory lane” of photos with their over the years on the way out. It meant the walk back down the aisle, out into the confetti and the afternoon light, was as much about the people who came to celebrate with them as it was about the two of them.
An Afternoon at Hedsor House
Back at the house, with guests gathered in front of the house, there was time for a few group photographs, a short and unhurried set of couple portraits, and a room reveal before the wedding breakfast — walking through the room dressed exactly as they’d imagined it.
Golden Hour and a First Dance
As evening set in, Laura and Paul stepped outside just long enough to catch the last of the golden light before heading back in for their first dance — “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” by Harry James and His Orchestra, kept simple: no choreography, just the two of them swaying together.
Pink Pony Club
If there’s one moment from the day that sums up Laura and Paul, it’s this: as the evening picked up, forty small inflatable hobby horses came raining down from the balcony onto the dance floor below — a nod to Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club,” and a joyful, slightly chaotic scene that no one saw coming.
Planning a wedding at Hedsor House? Get in touch — I’d love to hear about your day.
With thanks to: Florist — Seventh Heaven | String Trio — Bowfiddle | Cake — CakeMaidbyCatherine | Catering — Sojo Kitchen | Hair & Makeup — Carys Davies | AV & DJ — Class Act | Videography — Dean Sherwood
