Quendon Hall
Wedding Photographer.

Meghan’s dress was waiting in one of the house’s richly coloured rooms, its full skirt and long veil catching the light. Elsewhere, there were ties to straighten, makeup to finish and gifts being opened. I love that mixture of anticipation and everyday bustle at the start of a wedding.

There was time for a quiet bridal portrait before Meghan made her way downstairs. The reactions around her are just as lovely to look back on: a smile across the room, someone seeing the dress, a hand reaching out. Those are the moments I’m watching for alongside the details.

The garden ceremony was framed by a generous arch of white flowers, with the fountain and open parkland behind it. Meghan walked down the aisle from the house, past the clipped hedges and rows of guests, towards Jason.

I’ve included wider photographs of that setting alongside the closer expressions. Meghan smiling at Jason says something different from a view of everyone gathered around them, and both belong in their story. After the vows and a kiss, they made their way back between their guests as a married couple.

The reception spilled out onto the terrace, with guests finding shade beneath the parasols and catching up outside the house. Meghan was soon surrounded by hugs and conversation. These photographs hold the less scheduled parts of the day, when people settle in and enjoy being together.

We also gathered the wedding party for a few photographs with the parkland behind them. The pale blue dresses, white bouquets and dark suits made a lovely combination. There was plenty of laughter in those pictures too.

Inside the house, the window light and patterned walls gave Meghan and Jason’s portraits a quieter mood. Outside, the fountain, the lawn and the brickwork opened up the photographs again. I like having that variety in a collection: a close expression, the shape of a dress, and a wider picture that brings back the place.

Meghan’s veil moved beautifully as they walked through the grounds. We kept the portraits relaxed, with time to walk together and pause when the light or a background caught my eye. The photographs still feel like the two of them, with Quendon Hall woven through the story.

The reception room carried the white flowers through from the ceremony, with tall arrangements, pale table settings and soft draping. When Meghan and Jason arrived, their guests were already waving napkins in the air. It made a wonderful entrance to photograph.

The speeches brought another set of reactions: Jason smiling up at a speaker, Meghan listening to him, and laughter travelling around the table. I’m moving between those perspectives as the speeches unfold, so the finished story remembers the people listening as well as the person speaking.

Before the dancing, we made a silhouette against the glowing “Happily Ever After” backdrop. Then the room filled around Meghan and Jason for the cake cutting and first dance, with warm lights overhead and their guests close by.

Once everyone joined in, there was plenty to photograph: the two of them dancing with friends, embraces on the floor and the band playing behind the celebrations. For the final image, we stepped outside to the illuminated gazebo. The blue light and darkness gave their last portrait a completely different mood from the garden photographs earlier in the day.