I hate to admit it but I have never really ventured much to Kent even though it is a stone throw away from my front door, as I drove to Laura’s parents house I totally got it that Kent is described as the garden of England… Field upon field of fruit, rolling hills, and acres of sky I decided there and then that I loved Kent and I looked at the blue sky and just knew that this wedding was going to be gorgeous it had all the ingredients for a belter and boy it did not disappoint.

A wedding is full of beautiful things, dresses, flowers, tea cups which this wedding had in bucket loads but what really makes a wedding is the people and the story of the day unfolding with real emotion and meaning and I saw this every minute of the day.  I loved it when Laura got ready and it was just her and her mum savoring that moment like a rite of passage it felt really symbolic and then to witness her Dad coming in to see her for the first time and his reaction {and Laura’s} was so precious it actually made me cry it was so tender and honest.  I loved also the bridesmaids when they saw Laura for the first time and they could not contain their excitement of seeing her in her dress.  Equally I loved Graeme and the boys eagerly awaiting the wedding party to arrive and the pacing around to calm his nerves at one point he even went to the corner shop.

The wedding was in a local church, which boomed when everyone sung the hymns and the sun came out at one point and streamed through the windows.  The reception was at Marle Place which is a privately owned gardens that is opened to the public and it was AMAZING, I could not believe how beautiful and unique this venue was, to be able to shoot by a pool, in a tree lined avenue and an orchid house I was pretty much in heaven…  and on a perfect summers day too.  The late afternoon sun started to dip and the guests ate some lovely food and were treated so some hilarious speeches, which were highly entertaining, especially when the jeans were pulled out from the archive!!!  Then day went to night and the dancing and good times ensued, the beautiful Bon Iver soared over the dance flour for the first dance, which was beautiful, and then the party kicked off.  This was a beautiful wedding I truly had a ball with Laura & Graeme and their family and friends.  Once again I was assisted by the lovely Sue who second shot with me… thank you x