Paula & Richard’s Lords of The Manor Wedding

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

“Wow Nikki what can we say, the photos are absolutely fantastic, we LOVE them, thank you so much you captured the feel of the day perfectly.

So, so glad you took us off for 10 mins, the photos by the lamp post are stunning ! Thank you so much again. With best wishes from a very, very happy couple 😊

Paula & Richard xx”

A Winter Wedding

January is usually a pretty bleak month. But not so for Paula and Richard who had chosen to start 2020 on a high note and get married at the wonderful Lords of the Manor Hotel in Upper Slaughter.

Lords of the Manor is one of my all time favourite venues and whatever the season it just makes for the perfect day. Yes its a spectacular venue but for me its always the team headed up by Hanna that makes Lords of the Manor outstanding.

Production Director Richard and Admin Manager Paula hail from Northamptonshire and met at work. But they had fallen in love with Lords of the Manor and chose this special venue to celebrate their wedding day. This lovely couple wanted a small intimate wedding with just their nearest and dearest there with them.

It was not going to be a ‘traditional’ wedding day with friends and family greeting and spending time with them before their wedding ceremony. My brief was predominantly one of pure documentary photography although we did add five minutes for photographs of just the two of them right at the end of the day!

Without further ado, here in their own words is the Wedding Story…

The Wedding Story of Paula and Richard

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Why did you choose your venue?

We’d previously stayed at Lords of the Manor on a few occasions and thought the intimacy and homely feel would be perfect for us.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Tell me about the wedding dress…?

I didn’t want a traditional wedding dress and I was recommended to Ballroom Emporium in Oxford by a friend.  I also grew up in Oxford so having a personal connection there it seemed the perfect place to get it from.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

What was your favourite part of your wedding day?

From waking up on the beautiful frosty sunny morning and going for an early walk over the fields to Lower Slaughter for coffee with friends who stayed over the night before at the hotel up until the very end of the day, we can’t single out a particular part, it was all wonderful.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

What advice would you give anyone planning their big day?

Remember it’s your day, do whatever you feel is right and the most important thing is never lose sight about what the day is truly about, it’s about marrying the person you love.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire Wedding Photographer

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Did you incorporate any special family details or heirlooms, for example?

We placed framed photos throughout the hotel of family and friends to add a homely touch.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Who popped the big question and how did they propose?

Richard proposed at the Ritz in London on my birthday in 2019 during an afternoon champagne tea, totally unexpected.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

What piece of music did you walk down the aisle to?

It Must Be Love by Madness played on the harp by Jemima

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Did you hire a wedding planner or was it a DIY affair?

Hanna coordinated everything at the venue and she was amazing !

She also suggested Jemima the harpist, other than that we arranged everything else ourselves.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Was there an inspiration or theme for your wedding?

We wanted an intimate wedding with only our nearest and dearest around us, we didn’t want to go to much down the traditional route

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Did everything go to plan?

Yes everything

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

How long did it take you to plan your wedding?

11 months

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Richard and Paula had originally not wanted any photographs of just the two of them, preferring a pure documentary style to the day. However with a little persuasion they popped outside with me as it was getting dark for a short series of images.

“Wow Nikki what can we say, the photos are absolutely fantastic, we LOVE them, thank you so much you captured the feel of the day perfectly.

So, so glad you took us off for 10 mins, the photos by the lamp post are stunning !

Thank you so much again. With best wishes from a very, very happy couple 😊

Paula & Richard xx”

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

What made you choose me as your wedding photographer?

We met you at the wedding fare at Lords of the Manor in April 2019 and felt immediately at ease with you and were really impressed with your portfolio.

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

Gloucestershire and Cotswolds Wedding Photography

And finally, where did you spend your honeymoon together?

New York!

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The Dream Wedding Team

Photographer: Nikki Kirk

Venue & Catering:  Lords of the Manor Hotel

Flowers: Eden Flowers

Dress: Ballroom Emporium, Oxford

Groom’s outfit: Ted Baker

Stationery: Norma Dorothy

Entertainment: Jemima Phillips (Harpist) and Wurlitzers (Evening Band)

Favours: Our friend Sara Wilford

Hair and beauty: Madeline at Wedding Paint

Rings including engagement ring: Ernest Jones

 

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