Laura and Sean’s Wedding Day took place in Poole and Swanage, with a bit of a jolly bus and Camper Van ride in-between. It was a relaxed day for family and friends, who made the most of their seaside venues.

Things kicked off with me heading to Hotel Du Vin to meet up with Laura as she got ready, whilst Ian spent some time with Sean, his groomsmen and all of the guests as they gathered at The Guildhall.

Laura and Sean’s baby son played a big part in the day and he behaved absolutely immaculately - I didn’t hear him cry once and he seemed spellbound by all the fun. Meanwhile, Laura flew the flag as the yummiest Mummy on the Dorset coastline.

After making the Registrar cry, taking the quickest group photos ever outside the Guildhall (there was a another wedding waiting to go in as soon as we came out - it was a busy Saturday!) we all made our way over to Swanage to continue the party by the beach.

Laura and Sean’s wedding continues in Part Two.

Kirsty and I have known each other for around eight years now since we both worked on a fair few photography magazines together. I wrote the articles and she corrected my punctuation and improved the flow of my copy. During those days of flatplanning and late-night freelancing we bonded over a passion for sticky buns, chai tea, sparkly shoes and even later night jiving. So, for this wedding Ian and I doubled up as guests - rejoicing in the wedding of two of our good friends and seeing if it’s possible to shoot a full-blown day and enjoy some Bucks Fizz and Pimms along the way too.

Things kicked off we me meeting up with Kirsty, her mum and her Chief Bridesmaid, Jenny at Robin James hair salon on Poole Quay.

When I got there Jenny was busy prepping her after-dinner speech

and we both helped (or not) with feedback on hair positions.

With hair dos complete we made our way over to the beautiful Hotel Du Vin at the other end of Poole Quay to continue the bridal preps. Albeit for a quick jog back to the hairdressers after the Christian Louboutin’s were left on the cash desk!

The shoes were scolded by being hung up on taps.

The shoe fiasco continued when Kirsty got a very delicate heel stuck in a drain out on Hotel Du Vin’s terrace! It was a really close call that this bride didn’t have to walk down the aisle with a foot-long metal grate attached to her foot. I’m pleased to say after that, the shoes played nicely.

Whilst waiting for everyone to finish off their preps we snuck in some sneaky bridal portraits in the hotel lobby.

and Jenny got in on the action too.

Then we all made our way to the Guildhall with a short walk through Old Town.

A string quartet played both before the ceremony and during the drinks reception on the Quay.

The happy couple!

After some group shots on the sweeping Guildhall stairs everyone made their way to the Custom House.

Whilst we took a little detour for some more shots of Kirsty and Mike at Hotel Du Vin.

Mike’s Dad put this fantastic crate together which later doubled up as a flip-flop container so any weary heeled girls could rest their feet.

Kirsty and Mike did a great job on the simple but very pretty table plan. Oh, and check out the bouquets!

After a mouth-watering three-course meal it was time for the speeches.

And time for Jenny to share all the goss on Kirsty. She did a fantastic job.

The boys didn’t do too bad either.

By that time the rest of the evening guests had arrived ready to join us on a cruise around Poole Harbour on the Dorset Queen.

It wasn’t the sunniest of evenings but with a full bar on board everyone enjoyed themselves cruising to Studland and around the main islands including Brownsea.

Back on land we headed back to the Custom House to pose in the silly seaside cut-out, scoff on calorific doughnuts…

do a bit of gerning…

and watch the First Dance.

Many seaside buckets o’ love and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Spence! - E&I xx

Yesterday we shot the wedding of our good friends Kirsty and Mike, whilst doubling up as guests too. Their ceremony took place at the Guildhall in Poole followed by a reception at the Custom House and a fun-filled boat trip around the harbour. They also had a room booked at the beautiful Hotel du Vin too for the bridal preps and some quick, couple shots whilst we were walking from one venue to another. Lots more to follow soon…