You cant beat a classic English wedding and Mel and Julian’s wedding was exactly that. I loved it all. The weather, The hats, The dancing and may I add the politest ushers known to man! The preparations for the day started at Mel’s family home then followed on at St Nicholas church in the quaint little village of Rotherfield Grey’s. This beautiful church was also the location for Camilla Parker Bowles son Toms marriage to Sara Buys back in 2005 Well, If it was fit for the Royals I knew it couldn’t be all that bad! The day continued at the wonderful Bix Manor, which is one of the friendliest wedding venues I have ever worked. Enough chatting time to enjoy some photos.

There will parades in the streets as she waves to the crowds from her car…. It will be remembered in history as one of the greatest weddings of all times ….. No, Its not the Royal wedding, Its bigger and more important, Its my best friends wedding.
This year I have the complete honour of being bridesmaid for my best friend of twenty-two years. Yes, this may be a little girlie for some but I cant wait. Its a big church wedding with all the trimmings. I may be a thirty-four year old bridesmaid but I will be catching that bouquet! I want to use this feature to learn a little about the other side of weddings and planning. It will be written from a bridesmaid, friend and wedding photographers view point and I will also very careful as not to give away any secrets about her big day. So far it has been an experience, we have gone shopping for the bridesmaid dresses and planned the Hen do This has also all been with the help of another wonderful friend Amy also know to many as ‘Henzilla’ (she will hate me for saying that ha,ha) I will also be adding hot tips and great suppliers info along the way so watch this space.
I want to start first by telling you a little about Kiah. We both met at school at the ages of thirteen and over the years we have been in and out of contact through going to different universities and having different friends, (Kiah was more Hippy and I was more heavy metal) despite this our friendship has survived all the bad clothes, bad break-ups, terrible jobs and crossroad moments that we all have as we grow up. We have always kept in contact and our friendship has grown. We are now like an old couple, the equivalent of a snug jumper and comfy slippers. I consider myself very lucky and now of course we have Andrew (lovely fella) and Win (lovely mad dog) to add to this ‘comfy’ package. Bring on the wedding.
P.s I am also one of the photographers so there will be trainers hidden under my dress – such a glam bridesmaid…..

Libby and Ryan got married on a hot July day at the Tudor Barn in Burnham. Here are some photos of their happy day.