Eastington Park Wedding Photography

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An Eastington Park Wedding in Gloucestershire

Laura and Dan asked me to be their Eastington Park wedding photographer way back in July of last year, and after a recommendation from Clare Bryce of Pure Pampering they asked me along to capture the whole day; from the morning’s preparations to the evening’s dancing. Which is always my favourite way to photograph a wedding, as it means I get to tell the full story of the day. And what a story this day was!

  • exterior of eastington park wedding venue
  • welcome to wedding sign written on mirror
  • bridesmaid having make up applied
  • bride having hair styled
  • hair stylist admiring brides hair
  • smiling bride having hair fixed
  • bride putting earrings on in mirror
  • barefoot groom at hotel room door
  • groom helping best man with cufflinks
  • wedding dress hanging on four poster bed
  • bridesmaid helps bride put on her shoes
  • bride with her father before the wedding
  • bride opens gift from the groom
  • wedding cake and hat from above
  • father straightens his sons tie
  • smiling friends of the groom
  • groom gets into his military uniform
  • mother of the groom laughing
  • relaxed groom waiting for the bride
  • guests laughing
  • groom and best man waiting
  • bridesmaid talking to the flower girls
  • flower girls walking down the aisle
  • smiling bridesmaid walks down the aisle
  • walking down the aisle with her father
  • father of the bride giving away his daughter
  • mother of the bride during ceremony
  • bride and groom laughing together
  • exchange of rings
  • first kiss at eastington park
  • newlyweds at eastington
  • signing the register at eastington
  • just married at eastington park
  • guard of honour shadows
  • soldier smiling in guard of honour
  • couple at the end of the guard of honour
  • guests gather outside eastington park
  • little girl throwing stones into the fountain
  • soldier lets his son wear his hat
  • mother of the bride smiling in the sun
  • guests being entertained by a magician
  • father throwing his daughter in the air
  • bride and groom announced into the room
  • groom giving high five
  • father of the bride kissing his daughters hand
  • a row of military hats
  • groom giving his speech
  • excited girl during speeches
  • a guest watching the best men give their speech
  • top table laughing during speeches
  • playing on a giant swing in the sun
  • little girl with a toy trolley
  • guests sat outside giving a high five
  • little girl in a hat looking sad
  • guests feeding a cow
  • cutting the cake with a sword
  • first dance eastington park
  • black and white of couple dancing
  • groom dips bride while dancing
  • bride cheering on the dance floor

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Bridal Prep

I started the day off with Laura and her bridesmaid in the gorgeous bridal suite, complete with Hollywood-style dressing room and a super fancy four poster bed. You know…a lot like our place. Ahem. Sometimes, the morning of the wedding can be a wonderful sort of chaos, but today was different. Just Laura, her bridesmaid and the hair and make-up artist. Peaceful, quiet, relaxed, but still plenty of smiles going round.

Military Wedding at Eastington

As Dan’s an officer in the army, he wore his full formal uniform for the wedding ceremony. And when he and Laura had tied the knot and walked outside to meet their adoring public, his Guard of Honour formed a guard with their swords for the newlyweds to walk through. Even doing the traditional blockade at the end for the couple to have a kiss and for everyone to shower them in confetti. We were so lucky to have good weather for it so this could all take place outside. Somehow I don’t think it’d have looked quite as good indoors!

With the sun shining, everyone made the most of the beautiful grounds here; drinking, chatting, and being wowed by the impressive magician working his way around the crowd. For this part of the day, it can be a great idea having something for the guests to do or to entertain them. And a magician is a cracking idea when the weather’s good and everyone’s outdoors. It was soon time for the wedding breakfast and the speeches, so we all made our way indoors.

Cutting the Cake with a Sword

The start of the evening’s reception was when Laura and Dan gathered at the foot of the impressive main staircase to cut the wedding cake. Seeing as Dan just happened to have his sword handy, they used that rather than one of those titchy kitchen knives! This lead us nicely into the first dance, followed by dancing and twirling, and from what I heard from Laura the next day, a boys vs girls dance off and some crowd-surfing! Sounds perfect!

Laura, Dan, thanks again for having me along for the day, it truly was a ton of fun!