I travelled up the day before to visit Rowton Castle with Shan and then headed on to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at David’s parents, which I had kindly been invited to. It was really fab as I was staying up there to be involved in all the family celebrations and to get to know all the VIPs! I even made some good new friends including the wonderful Sonja and Ben, who were staying in the same B&B as me and had just returned from traveling around Australia and Laos (lucky them!).

The wedding day was lovely – the weather was variable, but fortunately the sunshine held in all the right places, and we were able to get some great shots on the bridge where David proposed.

It was my first time shooting at Rowton Castle and I really loved the ornate bridal suite and private rooms which gave us some great backdrops for couple portraits! Shan is a photographer herself (check out her site here), so the photos were specially important to her and I had the pure luxury of over an hour for bride and groom shots – amazing!

Shan and David had practised their first dance, and it really was so special! They danced to Moon River and it was so elegant, I loved it!

Wedding dress: Gwens Wedding Specialists
Hairstyling: The Wild Pheasant Hotel in-house team
Flowers: Wendy Shaw at Rowton Castle
Entertainment: Will Tudor
Transport: Heavenly Wedding Cars