A view from above of the bride dressed for the wedding and having the final touches to her hair made. There is a purse and phone on an ottoman. She is in a bedroom at Cats Abbey barn.

Avril & Adam’s Cripps Barn Wedding

One of my favourite lyrics, emblazoned across the front of the compilation Avril and Adam created as a favour for their guests. I throughly enjoyed their choices as I edited the pictures from their perfect day.

I’ve replicated the list in Spotify for you to enjoy, I highly recommend seeking out the couple of tracks unavailable on there – Corey Taylor’s Wicked Game and Hole’s cover of Gold Dust Woman.

It was a gorgeous wedding in the Cotswolds! Avril walked down the aisle of St Mary in Bibury to He Sleeps (from Pretty Woman.. the first kiss) and the reception was held at the Cripps Barn wedding venue.

This was quite the emotional roller coaster of a day, especially during the longest set of speeches I’ve seen, we even had a toilet break and the cats (I had the pleasure of meeting when I delivered the pictures) got a toast.

Adam hilariously got a little carried away, both with the power and the honesty that comes with making your groom speech and tears were shed for the dearly missed loved ones that had passed.
But those still with us must have felt truly cherished after the day Avril and Adam so perfectly planned for them to enjoy as a celebration of the start of their married life together.

      

  • A wedding dress hanging from a beam.
  • A woman helps a man with his buttonhole at Cats Abbey barn.
  • The groom looks out of the door of a 1950 blue Bedford van.
  • A woman laughing in a lace strapless wedding dress is having her hair fixed.
  • Bridesmaid taking photo with phone.
  • Bridesmaids taking photos with a phone.
  • A man and a woman sat on chairs in front of an ornate church window.
  • Guests sitting in church.
  • The bride, flower girls and bridesmaids arrive at the church in Bibury.
  • Groom waiting for his bride at St Mary's Church, Bibury
  • Bride walking up the aisle St Mary's Church, Bibury
  • A couple take their vows in the Church of St Mary at Bibury.
  • Bride and groom kiss during church wedding ceremony in Bibury.
  • In the church of St Mary at Bibury a couple during their wedding stand in front of the stain glass window.
  • Wife and husband walk down the aisle of the church of St Mary at Bibury.
  • People leaving the church after a wedding, seen through an arch.
  • Woman with red hair laughing with bride.
  • Bride and groom kiss by the gate of the church in Bibury.
  • Groom and bride seen through a car.
  • Groom in a brown suit.
  • Bride with a woman in a blue dress and two men in suits.
  • Surrounded by trees a couple kiss on their wedding day.
  • Surrounded by trees in the grounds of Cripps barn a couple pose for a portrait. The groom has a hand in his pocket and an arm around his wife who is looking at him.
  • In the grounds of Cripps Barn, in dappled light surrounded by trees, the newly married couple kiss.
  • Bride and groom pose in the Cripps Barn venue's stone barn before their wedding breakfast.
  • Man with a beard and sunglasses laughs while holding a beer. Talking to people.
  • Wedding favour CD compilation. It includes music from Fleetwood Mac, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Kavinsky, and more.
  • A 1989 Silver Bentley parked outside Cripps Barn and decorated with a wedding ribbon.
  • A sign saying Avril & Adam Wedding.
  • Groom enters the room for the wedding breakfast holding his wife's hand. She is behind him greeting a guest.
  • Man and a boy playing during wedding breakfast.
  • Reportage photographs from a wedding in black and white.
  • Bride and sister during the wedding breakfast.
  • Bride standing in the doorway at Cripps Barn.
  • Glasses raised for a toast.
  • Bride laughing at husband's speech at Cripps Barn.
  • Laughter during groom's speech.
  • Groom hugs his sister-in-law. Bride is crying during emotional speech.
  • Three men at a round table during speeches.
  • Bride sat by a door.
  • Wedding guest by the table plan.
  • Photo of bride smiling, bottles and glasses on the table.
  • Wedding guest looking at amusing photographs of the groom dressed up.
  • two blonde women laughing, a baby is in a buggy.
  • Man holding a baby.
  • Bride and groom raising glasses.
  • Bride and sister hug during the speech.
  • A boy and girl stood in long windows.
  • Man holding a baby.
  • Children wearing animal masks.
  • A view of the grounds of Cripps barn at night. The trees are illuminated, there are glowing orange lights in the garden. People are chatting outside.
  • A first dance in Cripps Barn. The bride and groom are laughing and singing as they dance around the stone floor.
  • A first dance at Cripps Barn Wedding venue.
  • A first dance at Cripps Barn Wedding venue.
  • Man being carried over a shoulder.
  • Candid photograph of wedding reception dancing.
  • Bride hugging a man.
  • Little boy on a man's shoulders as people dance at a wedding.
  • A woman is on her knees dancing, a woman next to her has her arms in the air too.
  • Reportage style photography of people dancing at a wedding. The bride holds a beer and laughs.
  • Bride and man dancing at a wedding.
  • Woman in green dress with frog mask.
  • Bride holding a beer as she dances.
  • Bride showing off her black shorts under her wedding dress.
  • Woman and man with arms stretched out.
  • Bride and groom kiss on the dance floor at night at Cripps Barn. The other guests dance around them. A woman is helping a man across the floor.