Newton Park Farm Milton Keynes Humanist festival wedding // Hayley + Mark

Hayley and Mark got married at Newton Park Farm in Milton Keynes.

The day started with Hayley declaring that the sports vest she was wearing while getting her make up done was in fact part of her dress, which had a lace see-through top. It continued with Mark accidentally unclasping his daughter's skirt as she was reading her emotional speech; a cupcake that took Hayley 2 hours and a toothpick to eat (there were no plates or cutlery); lots of unexpected "catch my legs!!" handstands from Mark; many fart jokes; lots of burping; MANY tears; one drunk breastman (not a typo) who decided it was on her bucketlist to do a handstand bridge (and succeeded after a lot of painful falls!); Hayley tripping up getting off the lake jetty and Mark rushing to save his drink, which she'd landed on; a hilarious Tinder message that Hayley's brother had great pleasure showing everyone; and a cracking sunset to end all sunsets, complete with their hilarious kids making shapes against the red sky.

"We chose Anna as our photographer as she seemed like someone who would 'get' what we are like as a couple and would be fun to have as part of our day. We had seen some amazing work by other photographers, but we couldn't picture ourselves in the sort of images that were in the portfolios. Anna's images of people crowd surfing, pulling faces and having a right bloody good time appealed to us as they told the story of a 'real' wedding, rather than a manicured event....perfect!"

Venue: Newton Park Barn // Celebrant: Sarah Powell // Caterers: Wildleaf Olney // Dress: Customised from an off-the-rack skirt and top from Wed2B // Vegan cakes: Minkiemoo Bakery // Event Furniture: Partybench // Mark’s suit - Montague Jeffery // Make up - Emma Shipley Make Up // Hair- Louise Hodson @ Curls Aloud // Mark’s Ring - Beccy Gillatt Jewellery // H’s Ring - Shona Carnegie @ Boo Gallery // DJ - Jordan Legg // Pianist/Performer - Miff Zawadski (EKTO1) // Boogaloo letters - Prestige Press

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