Jenni & Theo’s homemade wedding in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

There’s always something really special about a homemade wedding.  I love to see all the work that the bride, groom and their families put in to the special day.   This one was really something.

I met up with everyone at Theo’s parent’s house a month or so beforehand so we could go over the plans.  Their house was going to be the reception venue, with a marquee in the yard, constructed by Theo and friends.  To say they are a musical family would be a considerable understatement and all parts of their home studio etc. would be used to create a real home festival celebration.  There was going to be live music. A lot of it. With plenty of dancing.  Exactly the sort of day that I love!

The Big Day

Jenni got ready on the morning at the Frenchgate Hotel in Richmond, North Yorkshire.  If you’ve never visited that part of the world, I can thoroughly recommend it – Richmond and the surrounding area is lovely.  You should visit Yorkshire.  All of it.

The morning preparations were a brilliant mix of nerves, excitement, family  & friends and were followed by an adventure!  If you’re arranging a wedding in a remote location, you should definitely follow Jenni & Theo’s lead and use ‘WhatThreeWords’.

The adventure was finding the church.  It was in the middle of nowhere.  St Michaels & All Angels Church, in Downholme is not an easy church to find – lucky that when I met up with Jenni & Theo before, we’d scoped it out!!    It was built in the latter part of the 1100’s apparently.

That brings us to the reception.  I don’t know what to say. They’d done an absolutely fantastic job building the Marquee and making it look weddingy (If it’s not a word, it should be).   The live music was amazing. Including the Bride & Groom both preparing musical surprises for each other . Everyone got involved.   Everyone got up and danced.  It was a fabulous day – I loved every minute of photographing it & Jenni & Theo & all of their family & friends were ace.  Big thanks to Theo’s mum too for the Veggie Chickpea Curry – and the tupperware tubs of it that came home with me 🙂

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Jenni & Theo opted to have the full day photographed.   If you’d like  to see more details of our packages, or if you’d like to see loads more real weddings, head to the Wedding Page