The bride in a lace wedding dress stood by a pond. The sun is setting so the light is low and casting shadows. The wedding is in Essex near South Woodham Ferrers. Candid wedding photographer from Essex. Bride is wearing Stella York 6648 from The Wedding Shop in Colchester.

Pip & Polly’s Purleigh Wedding

This wedding was the perfect welcome back to work; I was surrounded by many very familiar faces.
So many couples whose weddings I had photographed over the years, and a few new additions to their families.
Polly and Pip had been their guests, members of the wedding party, and now it was their time after a wonderful decade together.

And it was such a pleasure to meet two very important members of the family, and probably the best behaved wedding guests I’ve met… they greeted the guests arriving at the church, kept their flower collars on all day, and didn’t steal any of the hog roast despite really wanting to.
Betty did however sit and stare at the man dishing up the evening food for a very long time in hope he would give in and let her have some.

Pip and Polly got married at the All Saints church in Purleigh in Essex.

In a 1926 Bentley they headed off for a little drive, and the dogs travelled in style too!

James and George drove them in an orange Morgan to the reception in Latchingdon.

There was a beautiful view over the River Crouch awaiting us all at the reception. I’ve lived down the road in South Woodham for decades, so I know the river well, but not from this vantage point.

I felt like I was miles away from home, not a few minutes away. It was an idyllic setting for drinks on the lawn, for the dogs to run around… for everyone to do some much needed catching up with each other in real life.

And I got to work with the brilliant Philip Smith Visuals again too.

I was working and still had an amazing time…great company really does make a wedding day.There are very few pictures of Polly and Pip without a beaming smile on their faces!

They finally made it.

  • Two women laughing in a kitchen.
  • Looking up stairs to see bridal gown hanging up. Stella York 6648 from The Wedding Shop in Colchester.
  • Kate Hughes applying makeup to a bride in Essex.
  • Candid black and white photographs from the morning of a wedding in an Essex kitchen.
  • Freshly cleaned jewellery on a tea towel in the sunlight.
  • Laurence Close makeup artist applying eyebrow pencil to a woman's face on the morning of a wedding in Essex. Natural wedding photography.
  • Groom in the Purleigh Bell pub.
  • A 1970 orange Morgan parked outside the Purleigh Bell in Essex.
  • Two dogs and a man in a mask in a church.
  • Dogs and flowers.
  • Grooms men in masks putting on their buttonholes in All Saints church in Purleigh, Essex.
  • A woman pulls down her mask and looks at the camera. She's in a church for a wedding in Purleigh.
  • Wedding guest in a blue dress removes her mask and laughs.
  • Guests arriving at the church and they pat the dogs.
  • Reverend Julie Willmot waiting outside the All Saints church for a wedding and man cycles past in Purleigh.
  • View of the bride through the car door as she arrives.
  • Bridesmaid in blue dress adjust the veil on the bride as she arrives at the church near South Woodham Ferrers.
  • Purleigh Church Wedding Photography: Reverend Julie Willmot welcomes a bride in a Stella York 6648 gown from The Wedding Shop Colchester. Bridesmaids in blue dresses stand behind her against a blue sky. Captured by Tracy, an Essex documentary wedding photographer.
  • Candid black and white photograph of bride, her dogs and the bridesmaids at the gate of an Essex church in Purleigh.
  • A smiling bride with long dark hair walks down the gravel path to the All Saints church in Purleigh Essex.
  • A bride with her dogs and a bridesmaid are outside.
  • Mum walks bride down the aisle at a wedding at All Saints Church in Purleigh, Essex.
  • A dog walks with bridesmaids into the church aisle. The dresses are long and blue.
  • Reverend Julie Willmot conducting a wedding in All Saints church in Purleigh Essex.
  • Bride and groom at the altar at All Saints church Purleigh.
  • Wedding guests wearing COVID masks at a church in Purleigh.
  • Bridesmaid holding a dog lead in a church. The black dog is watching the wedding.
  • Bridesmaid looking at the camera in a mask in a church during COVID.
  • Small boy stood in a church doorway.
  • Woman in covid mask hugs her son in a church.
  • Reverend Julie Willmot conducting the wedding ceremony in front of the stained glass window.
  • A wedding ceremony in All Saints Church in Purleigh. The couple kneel at the altar.
  • Man in a COVID mask opens the door for thee bride and groom to exit the All Saints church in Purleigh.
  • The view of a bride from behind outside a church in Essex. Bridesmaids hold her dress at the back, a dog watches. The sunlight is on the trees..
  • Wedding party and dogs outside the church.
  • A toddler in checked dungarees with two dogs at a wedding.
  • Wedding party and dogs outside the church.
  • A woman in a blue and white floral dress by Seasalt, the Primary Dress Mallow Flower Cargo pattern. She looks surprised as she holds some confetti. There are other people and the dogs behind her waiting for the bride and groom. A wedding in Purleigh in Essex.
  • Guests throw confetti as the newly married couple leave the church in Purleigh.
  • A newly married couple leaving the All Saints Church in Purleigh near South Woodham Ferrers. They are walking down the path surrounded by guests.
  • A dog sitting in a 1970 Morgan car. Outside a church in Purleigh Essex, wedding guests are in the background.
  • A bride in the sunshine outside the church in Purleigh after the wedding.
  • Two groomsmen and two dogs leave All Saints Church in Purleigh Essex. They are in an orange 1970 Morgan.
  • A 1932 red Wolseley outside the church in Purleigh in Essex.
  • A woman in a green dress and sunglasses smiling in the sunshine outside a church in Purleigh.
  • Candid Essex wedding photography. Wedding guests outside the All Saints church in Purleigh Essex. They are laughing.Wedding guests outside the All Saints church in Purleigh Essex. They are laughing. Woman on left is wearing Ghost Meryl Satin Midi Dress. The men are in morning suits.
  • Wedding guests outside the Purleigh Bell. A woman in a blue dress laughs.
  • A bridesmaid hitches up her blue dress and walks along a patio. There fan palm trees and the River Crouch in the distance.
  • A smiling happy couple arriving at a wedding reception near South Woodham. The man's tie is blowing. to the side, the woman has sunglasses on and is carrying flowers.
  • The view from Latchingdon over the River Crouch in Essex.
  • The groom helping the bride exit the 1926 Bentley outside the house.
  • A bride and groom in a 1926 green Bentley out on the lawn, the River Crouch in Essex in the background. A black dog waits, and bridesmaids are wearing blue dresses.
  • Two blonde haired wedding guests laughing outside the marquee. Woman on the left is wearing Ghost Meryl Satin Midi Dress in Chambray Blue. Woman on right is wearing a REISS Della Asymmetric Printed Dress.
  • Bride and groom arrive to garden reception, the River Crouch in the background.
  • Wedding guests holding a baby.
  • An elderly woman in a wheelchair is stroking a dog while two children join in. There is a marquee behind them at this Essex wedding.
  • A view of a house, wedding marquee, guests, and a pond. The sky is blue. The wedding reception is in Latchingdon near South Woodham Ferrers and Maldon.
  • A newly married couple stand in dappled sunlight amongst the trees. In a garden near South Woodham Ferrers. A dog is sitting in front of them.
  • A bride and groom hug and smile stood among the trees. A wedding portrait near South Woodham in Essex. Bride is wearing Stella York 6648 from The Wedding Shop in Colchester
  • Two dogs sat in the grass and dappled sunshine, their owners stand behind them in wedding clothes.
  • A marquee wedding in Latchingdon, Essex. The view from behind a newly married couple walking holding hands. They are next to a pond and walking towards a marquee and their wedding guests in Essex. The River Crouch is in the background.
  • Bride and groom embrace in a large garden overlooking the River Crouch near South Woodham Ferrers.
  • A woman and her baby cuddle at a wedding. The woman raises the baby in the air. There are people and a Bentley in the background.
  • A boy sits by a hay bale next to a dog. The River Crouch in Essex is in the background on a sunny day.
  • Wedding guests talk and drink outside. A woman in a hat holds a glass of wine.
  • Ellie from Get Ahead Hats in Chelmsford is wearing a green hat, is holding her new baby, and smiling at a wedding in Essex near South Woodham Ferrers.
  • A boy sits by a hay bale next to a dog. A woman in a dress and hat pushes a pram.
  • A woman in a yellow dress and sunglasses is sat outside and smiling.
  • A woman at a wedding crouches down to fuss two dogs. The wedding is in Essex.
  • A dog lying on the floor surround by wedding guests in the sunshine.
  • Bridesmaid outside in the sunshine wearing dresses.
  • A small boy pushes a toy lawnmower.
  • Philip Smith Visuals capturing moments at a garden wedding in Latchingdon, Essex near South Woodham Ferrers. He is holding his camera.
  • Two women hug at a wedding reception.
  • A woman in a white wedding dress, holding a glass, in a marquee. Smiling.
  • Man smoking a pipe during the wedding speeches.
  • A woman with blonde hair and a black and white dress.
  • Wedding guests sat at round tables inside a marquee watching speeches. A man is wearing a hat.
  • Bride smiling sat next to her husband and mum at the wedding breakfast table.
  • Wedding guests sat at round tables inside a marquee watching speeches.
  • A bridesmaid in a blue dress is walking outside the marquee with a toddler.
  • Groom giving a speech at his wedding in Essex.
  • A man sat at a wedding breakfast table is clapping.
  • People sat around tables clapping in a marquee. A woman looks at the camera.
  • A woman in a dress sat next to a table during the wedding speeches.
  • Black and white photography during the speeches at a wedding. The bride and groom are laughing.
  • Staff behind the bar listening to speeches during a wedding.
  • An Essex bride is smiling as she stands up from her wedding breakfast table in a marquee. A Latchingdon wedding by the River Crouch. Bride is wearing Stella York 6648 from The Wedding Shop in Colchester.
  • A woman in a dress at a wedding holding her grandchild, a new baby. She is outside in a garden.
  • Two young guests sitting on hay bales. The River Crouch ahead of them and the moon in sky during the day. At a wedding in Latchingdon Essex.
  • Bride and groom hugging on a pergola with their dog. The sun is behind them.
  • Bride and groom walking the dogs by a pond.
  • A bride holds her dress up and laughs in the golden light around sunset. Her husband stands behind with the dogs next to a pond. At a wedding in Latchingdon, near South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. Overlooking the River Crouch.
  • Candid black and white photograph of people hugging at a wedding outside.
  • A woman in a wedding dress hugs her friend in the sunset light near some toilets.
  • A dog wearing flowers on her collar is stood in the sunshine.
  • Bride and groom walk along in the light of a sunset with their dogs next to a pond.
  • Bride and groom with friends.
  • People smiling holding drinks in a marquee.
  • Black and white dance floor photograph at a wedding.
  • Men playing trumpets and a saxophone.
  • A small girl in a pink dress with a miss tooth, a bride and other adults behind her at a bar.
  • A woman ordering at a bar in a wedding marquee.
  • Two woman in dresses at a wedding in a marquee.
  • Wedding guests sat around a small table outside a marquee. A woman is laughing.
  • Two blonde women sat on the grass at an Essex wedding reception. The River Crouch is in the background. Natural Essex wedding photography from South Woodham Ferrers, Essex.
  • A documentary style wedding photograph. A scene from an evening at a wedding reception overlooking the River Crouch near South Woodham. A baby is in a basket on the ground. People chat.
  • A 1926 green Bentley parked outside a wedding marquee in Latchingdon in Essex. The sun is setting nad guests are standing around chatting.
  • A bridesmaid drinking a Peroni.
  • Men standing outside a house with beers and waistcoats. Man hugs a dog.
  • A new mum holding her baby daughter at an Essex wedding reception.
  • A black and white candid photograph of a mum hugging a newborn baby at a wedding in Essex.
  • A pregnant woman smiles at a wedding.
  • A woman with blonde hair in a yellow dress cuddles a young baby. The baby looks at the camera.
  • Cows in a field, South Woodham Ferrers in the background. It is twilight and the moon is in the sky.
  • Bride and friends dancing at a wedding.
  • A woman in a pale blue satin dress is dancing with a man in a suit at a wedding. In a marquee near South Woodham Ferrers.
  • Red lights in a marquee as a band play and a woman sings.
  • A couple are dancing together in a wedding marquee.
  • Two women in satin dresses at a wedding evening reception hug.
  • A woman singing in a band at a wedding.
  • A woman in a yellow dress is dancing with a woman in a blue dress at a wedding in Essex.
  • People dancing and laughing at a wedding.
  • People sat around a fire pit at a wedding near South Woodham.
  • A couple dancing and holding each other on the dance floor.
  • A boy dancing at a wedding reception.
  • A couple dancing together in a black and white wedding photograph.
  • A bride on a packed dance floor.
  • A dog staring at the waiter hoping to get some food at a wedding reception.
  • A black and white photo of people sat around a fire pit at night.
  • A view at night in Latchingdon. People are sat around a fire pit, the moon is in the sky.
Outside St Peter's Church in Great Totham people through petals at a couple who just got married.

Jane & Matthew

A garden wedding in Great Totham.

Bride and groom together under a tree in a Norfolk garden.

Ed & Rosie

A Norfolk farm wedding day.