bride and groom wedding night time portrait

Swallows Nest Barn Wedding

Nov 7, 2016 | Weddings

Ed and Fii got married on Saturday (Bonfire night!) at Swallows Nest Barn in Warwickshire. The venue is surrounded by wheat fields (now harvested) and sunflower fields (now dead and somehow even more beautiful). Here’s a sneak peek of Ed and Fii’s wedding:

Fii’s dad was reading and making small edits to his father-of-the-bride speech while Fii was getting ready (he was so absorbed by the task that as I got closer to him to get a closer shot, he didn’t notice me until I was right in front of him!) Weddings are made up of so many small moments that mean a lot, and this is one of them.

father of the bride reading his speech before the wedding while the bride gets ready

For me, bridal prep is the perfect time to have some fun with the photos. Here, bridesmaid Emma was pulling faces in the mirror while Fii did her makeup using the other side.

bridesmaid in mirror
bride and groom at the church with the groom crying

I love this flower girl so much, she was a constant source of amusing photo ops.

flower girl pulling funny faces in the church at a wedding
bride and groom confetti shot outside church
bride and groom in a sunflower field
wedding guest laughing at speeches
flower girl on the dancefloor at a wedding

Check out the bridesmaids on the left, they were singing so loud, it made me laugh so much.

first dance at a wedding
bridesmaids singing along during the first dance at a wedding
flower girl on the dancefloor at a wedding
wedding venue at night with stars

A sparkler line is normally pandemonium with drunk people running around waving sticks of fire, but somehow this was was done perfectly!

wedding sparkler photo

Ed and Fii asked if we could do a nighttime portrait, and we were gutted it wasn’t raining, but I was so happy with this shot – it’s got the homemade bunting framing them while they practised their first dance (and if you look closely you can see their personalised pillows on the right!)

bride and groom wedding night time portrait

Dress: Nicola Anne // Suit: Moss Bros // Bridesmaids’ dresses: Debenhams // Hair: Neil Harvey // Florist: Jane Pillinger // Cake maker: Daisyblue Bakehouse // DJ: Vibe Entertainment // Catering: The Chopping Block

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