Woodlands Castle Wedding – Nat and Keith
Wedding Photography at Woodlands Castle Taunton – Nat and Keith
February 2015
I said I was going to blog far more this year but already I’m behind! Here is the wedding of Mr and Mrs Le Grange who celebrated their wedding at St Andrew’s Banwell and Wodlands Castle.
Firstly a round of applause goes to Mother of the Bride Julie, who has been supermum extraordinaire with regard to the help she offered Natalie for her Big Day. Julie’s list of talents goes on and on it seems. She created the bride and bridesmaids bouquets, choreographed the First Dance, co wrote a poem with Keith’s mum that they then read during the ceremony and made a tiny little waistcoat and bow tie for Roar (The pageboy’s stuffed tiger) That’s pretty impressive!
Nat and Keith booked me the moment they got engaged. Infact I’m pretty certain I was pencilled in before Keith even popped the question. I’ve known these lovely pair for a very long time, we have a nephew in common (Nat’s sister is married to my husband’s brother) but Nat also worked for me while she was at university studying photography, so I was thrilled when they fiiiinally got engaged and set a date.
Nat got ready at their home in West Wick with her bridesmaids and man of honour Joe. Nat had her gorgeous makeup done by Hazel from Hairoics who is a really popular choice for bridal hair and makeup.
The couple chose to make their vows in the beautiful Church of St Andrew’s in Banwell. One of my favourites to photograph in the area, it’s such a big warmly lit space it’s easy to capture some great images. I love it even more because of vicar Matthew (who is also at St Andrew’s in Congresbury) Matthew loves to make his services really personal to the couple and gives them gifts which is always a great photo opportunity. Nat and Keith also provided popcorn (for anyone who knows how long Matthew’s services can take, this is a brilliant idea!)
After the ceremony the newlyweds left the church under a paddle arch (they are both keen canoeists) and cloud of confetti. On arrival at Woodlands Castle in Taunton we created relaxed photos of them in the grounds and completed the family group photos out at the front of this idyllic little venue.
Natalie was overwhelmed by her beautiful cake that was made by Nicola from Sugar Paste Petals. She had given Nicola a rough idea of their theme and flavours then let her create something spectacular. A huge mountain of snowflakes topped with snowglobe and embedded with fairylights (carefully removed before serving!!)
Speeches involving silly hats and plenty of rabbit pictures and were followed by tasty hot buffet and an ice cream cart provided by Cafe Bon Bon for dessert.
The evening reception was started with some indoor games including giant jenga and hula hoops provided by Cafe Bon Bon and casino with fun money and prize of prosecco for the winner of the evening. As I left Nat, Keith and their guests were dancing the night away to Woodlands Castle resident Wedding DJ. A brilliant day alongside some great people.
Hair – Hazel from Hairoics
Venue – Woodlands Castle, Taunton
Toastmaster – Dave Parker
Cake – Sugar Paste Petals
Ice Cream Cart – Cafe Bon Bon
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