Talbot Hotel Wedding

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A Fun, Family Wedding at The Talbot Hotel in Oundle

I met Lyndsey and Luke when they had their engagement shoot with me back in 2016. We spent the afternoon in Melbourne, and had such a laugh that they asked me to photograph their wedding at The Talbot Hotel in Oundle, Northamptonshire. Well, it wasn’t quite that simple. They had a different venue booked, but that ended up closing down. Thankfully, they managed to book The Talbot for their wedding, and everything worked out!

  • The Talbot Hotel wedding venue in Oundle
  • bride on her phone while getting her hair done
  • best man cools down with a fan
  • grooms brother helps with his tie
  • grooms little son crying
  • bride having her make up applied
  • bridesmaids joking around
  • mother of the bride and bridesmaid cool down with fan
  • brides parents see the wedding dress
  • bride laughing with her bridesmaids
  • groom waiting with his brother for the bride
  • emotional bride walking down the aisle
  • the exchange of rings
  • smiling and signing the register
  • champagne toast after the ceremony
  • relaxed and happy wedding portrait
  • confetti in the gardens
  • bride's father waits nervously for speeches
  • bride looks up at her dad during his speech
  • guests time the speeches on a phone
  • best man alone giving his speech
  • best man's speech
  • young guest playing
  • signing the guest book
  • pulling faces for a photograph
  • bride and groom eating wedding cake
  • an intimate first dance
  • guests join the dance floor
  • laughing and dancing with parents
  • Wedding at The Talbot Hotel in Oundle

All Smiles for the Wedding Ceremony

We stepped outside after the ceremony, eager for the fresh air, to be faced with one of the more common aspects of the British summer. Rain. Still, we’re used to it, so we all did that little run-walk, rain shuffle into the reception area. There’s never anything you can do about the weather, all you can do is bring a brolly! (Wedding tip #435)

Evening Do in The Westgate Suite

The wedding breakfast, speeches and evening reception were all held in The Westgate Suite. With it’s high beams upstairs, and it’s lower bar opening out onto the Secret Garden, it’s a great place to finish off the wedding day. Even better…the rain had stopped by the time everyone had made their way over. Which gave the guests a chance to shower the newlyweds in confetti without it turning them into paper mache versions of themselves.

With the tables cleared, speeches finished and cameras ready, it was time for the cutting (and feeding) of the cake followed by the first dance. I love a first dance when there’s beams in the background, don’t you!? Of course you do!

Lyndsey, Luke, congratulations again! It was a wonderful day, and you guys were legends!

Here are a few of the excellent folks who helped to make their wedding day happen:

Wedding dress by Gowns & Garters in Thrapston
Wedding shoes by Elegant Steps
Make-up by Maxine Anderson of Make Me Amaze
Flowers by Flowers From Eden
Entertainment by Big Bopper Entertainment
Wedding planning by Janet at The Wedding Dresser