At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a new husband and wife walk as guests throw confetti at them. Bride is wearing 
Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.

Sinead & Sam: A Summer Wedding in Suffolk


With one of the longest parish church naves in the country, Sinead and her dad had a long and emotional walk down the aisle to marry Sam, who was waiting there at the altar.

Her dress was perfect for the setting, a simple and elegant ballgown-style dress… with pockets!

Being such a close family, there were many loving moments and kind words spoken, and there was so much fun at Alpheton Hall Barns during the reception. It was the perfect day.

During the wedding breakfast, guests were so eager to start dancing that they stood on the chairs and waved napkins as Kyle Chater played.

They married last July, and since then, they’ve had quite the year – moving house and welcoming their first child. It’s been lovely to hear their news.

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  • In a kitchen a view of bridal preparations. Woman in white dressing gown holding a young girl in the open doors.
  • On the patio the bridal party wearing dressing gowns.
  • Bride's best friend arriving at the house.
  • Bride's best friend hugs her in the garden.
  • Man holding town girls in the garden, sunlight in their hair.
  • Bridesmaid in green dressing gowns in the sunny garden.
  • White wedding dress from House of Snow hanging up next to pale green bridesmaid's dresses on wardrobe doors. Essense of Australia D2761
  • View from behind the bride having the makeup done looking out over the patio where her family sit.
  • Man sitting in garden with a drink with a woman in a green dressing gown.
  • Woman with dark hair sitting down laughing while holding a glass of champagne. Her friend is smiling and walking away.
  • Man holding two laughing children while sat on a sofa.
  • A living room with a corner sofa. Man holds a young child on the left as her hair moves. Another child sits on the end of the sofa.
  • Bridesmaid hair prep in a kitchen.
  • Bridal make up in a kitchen.
  • Man sitting on a patio chair looking emotional as he reads a letter.
  • Man in suit on the phone in a hotel room.
  • Two groomsmen getting ready in a hotel room. Patterned long curtains.
  • Groom having his tie adjusted.
  • Engraved hip flasks for groomsmen.
  • Groom and usher holding phones.
  • Woman in dressing gown standing in a bath looking in the mirror doing her makeup.
  • Two women applying mascara, bridal prep in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Bridesmaids getting ready in a bathroom with a big mirror on the wall.
  • Young girl reading a card sat on a bed.
  • Nieces with the bride getting ready for wedding in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Flower girl opening a little gift.
  • Bridesmaid applying some foundation.
  • Woman in white dressing gown standing in the door way of bathroom, laughing as the bridesmaids apply makeup. Maulkerson Cinematics in the background.
  • Bride and mum peeking around the bathroom door.
  • Bridesmaid slippers.
  • Mother and father of the bride in a garden reading a letter from their daughter on her wedding day.
  • Mum and daughter cuddling on he wedding day in the morning.
  • Flower girls in green dressing gowns. One girl sticks her tongue out. In a patio garden in Bury St Edmunds. Bridal prep photography.
  • Bridesmaids in a bedroom getting ready. Wearing ASOS DESIGN Bridesmaid pleated flutter sleeve maxi dress with satin wrap waist.
  • Woman at the bottom of the stairs waiting.
  • Satin bridal ballgown D2761 from Essense of Australia, from House of Snow. Hanging on a door of a living room. Two flower girls are waiting on the sofa. Bridal prep in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Bridesmaid wearing ASOS DESIGN Bridesmaid pleated flutter sleeve maxi dress with satin wrap waist, is helping dress the bride who is wearing Essense of Australia.
  • A woman in a pleased dress kneeling on the floor helping the bride put on white bridal pump shoes.
  • Bride wearing Essense of Australia off the shoulder bridal gown style D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmunds. Putting her earrings in, in a living room.
  • Mum helping her daughter put on a necklace on her wedding day.
  • A hand is holding the edge of a wedding dress as the bride looks in a mirror in a lounge. Essense of Australia style D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Mother of the bride in floral dress holding a veil. The bride in a dress by Essense of Australia style D2761, off-the-shoulder gown. Flower girl lying on the kitchen floor. View through from the garden.
  • A flower girl is on the kitchen floor with her tablet. The bride looks down at her. wearing Essense of Australia from House of Snow.
  • Three bridesmaids in olive dresses stand with the father of the bride in the garden. First look.
  • Bride standing in the kitchen looking out to the garden in her off the shoulder white dress.
  • A bridesmaid takes a photo of the bride in the garden. The bride has her hands in the pockets of her Essense of Australia dress, D2761.
  • Bride holding out her veil.
  • Bride and mum in the hall way.
  • In a room with a large corner sofa, in a house in Bury St Edmunds. A woman with dark hair and glasses is smiling, wearing her wedding dress. She is wearing style D2761Essense of Australia off the shoulder bridal gown from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • Bridesmaids in ASOS design dresses walk down Well Street, in front of the listed terraced houses, in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Three bridesmaids in a car on way to wedding are waving at passers by. They are all wearing ASOS DESIGN Bridesmaid pleated flutter sleeve maxi dress with satin wrap waist. Sat in Tilly the Imperial Landaulette from Beautiful Day Wedding Cars.
  • The view through a car windscreen on the way to a wedding. You can see people walking down Crown Street in Bury St Edmunds. The car is Tilly the Imperial Landaulette from Beautiful Day Wedding Cars.
  • The bridesmaids arriving at St Mary's church in Bury St Edmunds. They are wearing pale green ASOS design dresses. A woman with long brown hair is laughing.
  • Older guests arrive at the church in the sunshine.
  • The groom in a blue suit waits outside St Mary's Church.
  • A woman in a pink outfit stands with a bridesmaid and smiles at the camera.
  • Woman in red dress and sunglasses arrives with her partner at a wedding.
  • Three people stood in the street waiting to go in the church for a wedding.
  • The groom inside St Mary's church in Bury St Edmund's, he is smiling before the wedding ceremony.
  • Flower girls and page boy in the street.
  • A woman in a blue shirt watches the wedding from across the street.
  • Mother of the bride with a man in a blue suit, they are laughing.
  • Flower girls in white dresses, a girl holds the page boy's hand. Stood in sunshine outside the church.
  • Flower girls in white dresses holding gypsophila. Stood in sunshine outside the church. Natural wedding photography in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Bride arriving in a car on Crown Street in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Dad helping his daughter out of the wedding car.
  • Bridesmaids straightening out the bride's wedding dress after her journey to the church.
  • Groom and best man stood at the alter of St Mary's Church, waiting for the bride.
  • Groom with a beard and wearing a navy suit is waiting in a church.
  • Flower girls and page boy enter St Mary's Church, start to walk down the very long aisle.
  • Bridesmaids walking down the aisle in ASOS design olive green dresses. In the background you can see the bride and her dad. She is wearing Essense of Australia from House of Snow. St Mary's Parish church with one of the longest aisles. Documentary style wedding photography.
  • Bride walking down the long aisle at the parish church in Bury St Edmunds. Bride is wearing Essense of Australia off the shoulder bridal gown style D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop. Her dad is walking with her.
  • Bride walking down the long aisle at the parish church in Bury St Edmunds. Bride is wearing Essense of Australia off the shoulder bridal gown style D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop. Her dad is walking with her.
  • Singing during wedding ceremony.
  • View of the wedding ceremony in St Mary's Parish church, everyone singing.
  • Rev'd Andy Williams conducting Bury St Edmund's wedding ceremony.
  • Groom sat in a pew.
  • Bride smiling at the camera while singing during her wedding ceremony at St Mary's church in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Rev'd Andy Williams conducting a wedding ceremony. the bride and groom look at each other and hold hands.
  • Rev'd Andy Williams conducting a wedding ceremony. the bride and groom look at each other. View from the back of the aisle, one of the longest parish church aisles.
  • Rev'd Andy Williams conducting a wedding ceremony. The bride and groom look at each other while taking the vows. Bride wearing a ball gown style dress from House of Snow in Bury St Edmunds.
  • At St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds a couple kiss during their wedding. House of Snow dress by Essense of Australia. Style D2761.
  • Flower girl playing with a puzzle in church.
  • Bride and groom singing in St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds during their wedding. Bride wearing House of Snow dress by Essense of Australia. Style D2761.
  • Couple signing the paperwork after wedding.
  • Walking down the long aisle after their wedding.
  • Walking down the long aisle after their wedding at St Mary's in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Bride's parents with the flower girls walking down the church aisle. Mum is wearing Invitations by Veni 29662A Fuxia Naranja.
  • Guests waiting to throw confetti.
  • Woman with her children holding confetti.
  • Ushers and bridesmaids throw white confetti and newly married couple. South Woodham Ferrers based wedding photographer.
  • At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a new husband and wife walk as guests throw confetti at them. Bride is wearing 
Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a new husband and wife walk as guests throw confetti at them. So much confetti their faces are covered. Bride is wearing 
Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a new husband and wife walk as guests throw confetti at them.
  • At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a newly married couple walk as guests throw confetti at them. Bride is wearing 
Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • At St Mary's parish church in Bury St Edmund's a newly married couple walk as guests throw confetti at them. Bride is wearing 
Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • Man and bridesmaid walk past guests on church path.
  • Couple walking through the grass of the church yard.
  • Bride looking backwards at the camera smiling.
  • Bride throwing confetti over flower girls.
  • Bride throwing confetti over flower girls.
  • Bride throwing confetti over flower girls.
  • Bride throwing confetti over flower girls. Girl rubbing her eye.
  • Wedding party standing on the path in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
  • Bride kisses her niece the flower girl.
  • Parents of the bride walking in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Woman is wearing Invitations by Veni 29662A Fuxia Naranja.
  • All the wedding guests in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
  • Wedding guest wearing a pleated pale mint green dress.
  • A man and a woman hug. Trees in the back ground.
  • Wedding couple greet elderly relatives as a wedding guest looks on. In the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedra. Candid wedding photography.
  • Husband and wife on a path on the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Man kisses top of her head.
  • Newly married couple walking away in the grounds of St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Suffolk. Trees and blue skies.
  • Nic of Alpheton Hall Barns taking photos of bride and groom arriving.
  • Wedding guests during cocktail hour.
  • Table details at Alpheton Hall Barns. A wooden sign saying groom on a napkin.
  • Table details at Alpheton Hall Barns. A wooden sign saying bride on a napkin.
  • A sign saying "welcome TO OUR WEDDING Sinead & Sam 2nd July 2022" at Alpheton Hall Barns.
  • Flower girl shoes.
  • Casual wedding portraits down a tree line lane at Alpheton wedding venue. Essense of Australia wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmonds. A dress with pockets!
  • Casual wedding portraits down a tree line lane at Alpheton wedding venue. Essense of Australia wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmonds. A dress with pockets! The bride has her hand in one as her husband kisses her forehead.
  • Bride and groom walking along the lane outside the Alpheton Hall barn.
  • A woman in an orange dress, a wheelchair user, is drinking prosecco and chatting to other wedding guests. The woman on the right is wearing a floral dress.
  • People drinking in cocktail hour and looking at the camera.
  • A couple during cocktail hour are close up and laughing.
  • A wedding guest holding her phone is laughing at the camera. She is wearing a Hearts & Roses 50s Ditsy Red Rose Blue Floral Stretch Cotton Dress.
  • A family getting together for a photo.
  • A woman with long brown hair is wearing the Summer Sun Maxi Dress from Joe Browns WE602. Outside in the garden of a Suffolk wedding venue.
  • Women in cocktail hour at wedding in Suffolk. A candid moment.
  • A group photo of everyone outside Alpheton Hall Barns taken from the car park.
  • Black and white candid moment from a wedding in Suffolk. People making their way into the barn for dinner.
  • Couple making an entrance for the wedding breakfast.
  • Couple making their entrance for the wedding breakfast at Alpheton Hall Barns. Smoke and lights, guests are cheering.
  • Couple making their entrance for the wedding breakfast at Alpheton Hall Barns. Smoke and lights, guests are cheering.
  • Someone holding up a phone to photograph the wedding couple making an entrance.
  • Woman taking photo with phone and the flash is going off.
  • Wedding guests clapping and standing by their tables.
  • A guest holding a camera and wearing a patterned tie.
  • Bride sat down and laughing while her husband does a speech. The word love on the wall behind them.
  • Bride sat down and laughing while her husband does a speech. The word love on the wall behind them.
  • A bearded man is standing up at a table giving a speech, everyone else is sat down. Lights hangs from the ceiling. Alpheton Hall Barns wedding breakfast.
  • Black and white photo of wedding guests sat at round tables listening to speeches. Suffolk wedding.
  • Man looks up at the best man giving a speech.
  • The top table watching the best man reading his speech.
  • Best man wearing a waistcoat and holding microphone.
  • Woman with white short hair and floral top is sitting at a table with wedding guests and smiling.
  • Young boy at wedding table playing with toy tractors.
  • Guitarist playing during wedding breakfast.
  • Bride holding her niece, stood next to her husband.
  • People at round wedding table enjoying themselves.
  • Two bridesmaids facing each other and singing. Wearing ASOS design bridesmaid dresses. In a barn during wedding breakfast.
  • Two bridesmaids dancing together. Wearing ASOS design bridesmaid dresses. In a barn during wedding breakfast.
  • Woman with short dark hair holding her daughter.
  • Puddings by Stour Valley Catering at Alpheton.
  • Kyle Chater Acoustic performing at Alpheton Hall barns during dinner, guests are dancing together.
  • Wedding guests during dinner dancing.
  • People with their hands in the air as the sing during dinner.
  • Women singing in a barn at wedding.
  • Woman with arms in the air singing along to Kyle Chater Acoustic playing at a wedding.
  • In the south barn at Alpheton Hall Barns the wedding guests are out of their chairs, waving napkins, and singing during dinner. Kyle Chater Acoustic is playing.
  • Bridesmaid standing on a chair, waving napkins, and singing during dinner. Kyle Chater Acoustic is playing.
  • In the south barn at Alpheton Hall Barns the wedding guests are stood on chairs, waving napkins, and singing during dinner. Kyle Chater Acoustic is playing. Woman on the left is wearing a pink floral blouse from Zara.
  • In the south barn at Alpheton Hall Barns the wedding guests are out of their chairs, waving napkins, and singing during dinner. Kyle Chater Acoustic is playing.
  • A glass of bubbly being poured.
  • Sinead the bride is giving a speech.
  • The bride Sinead delivering her speech before dinner.
  • Sinead is laughing during her bridal speech.
  • Wedding guests watching speeches.
  • Bride kisses her new husband after her speech. Her mum wipes a tear from her face with a napkin.
  • Father of the bride speech.
  • Man in pink shirt is the focus of this photograph where all the guests are sat at tables.
  • At the top table the father of the bride gives his speech.
  • Father of the bride giving a speech.
  • The top table at a wedding. The bride is smiling at her dad giving the speech.
  • A bridesmaid with her parents outside the venue.
  • Men chatting holding beer.
  • Three men in the sunshine at a wedding in the evening.
  • The view of the south barn at Alpheton. The bride is walking towards the doors, you can see the cake on a table.
  • Flower girl looking at the wedding cake.
  • Man blowing fanfare horn to announce cake cutting.
  • Bride looking surprised.
  • A woman wearing a dress by Essense of Australia, bought from House of Snow, is holding a knife. She is laughing. Man behind her has a beard. South barn of Alpheton Hall barns, cake cutting.
  • A woman wearing a dress by Essense of Australia, bought from House of Snow, is holding a knife. She is laughing. Man behind her has a beard. South barn of Alpheton Hall barns, cake cutting.
  • Father and daughter dance at Alpheton. Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop.
  • Father and daughter dance at wedding.
  • Father and daughter dance at wedding reception.
  • Man spins his daughter around at her wedding reception.
  • Man spins his daughter around at her wedding.
  • Dad dancing with his daughter, spinning her around. Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Father and daughter hug at end of dance.
  • Dad dancing with his daughter, spinning her around. Essense of Australia ballgown style wedding dress D2761 from House of Snow bridal shop in Bury St Edmunds.
  • Dad and daughter hug at the end of their dance in the south barn.
  • Newly married couple first dance at Suffolk wedding venue.
  • Newly married couple first dance at Suffolk wedding venue.
  • Newly married couple first dance at Suffolk wedding venue Alpheton.
  • Newly married couple first dance at Suffolk wedding venue. Alpheton.
  • Newly married couple first dance at Suffolk wedding venue. Confetti falling from above.
  • The wedding dance floor. Best man is laughing at the groom. Reportage wedding photography at Suffolk venue.
  • Woman throwing up some confetti over her young daughters.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles singing at Alpheton Hall Barns wedding reception.
  • Woman in magenta wrap dress doing air guitar at wedding reception.
  • Bride dancing in front of the Essex based wedding band Barney & The Rubbles.
  • Bride dancing in front of the Essex based wedding band Barney & The Rubbles.
  • Bride dancing with singer Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles Essex based live band at her wedding reception in Suffolk.
  • Bride dancing with singer Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles band at her wedding reception in Suffolk.
  • Bride dancing and pointing at singer Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles band at her wedding reception in Suffolk.
  • Bride dancing with singer Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles band at her wedding reception in Suffolk.
  • Dan Brady singing with the band Barney & The Rubbles at a wedding reception in Suffolk near Sudbury.
  • Dan Brady singing with the band Barney & The Rubbles at a wedding reception in Suffolk near Sudbury.
  • The South barn dance floor.
  • Bride hugging a man holding a bottle of Heineken.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles is singing. Tom Diggens on drums. Suffolk wedding reception.
  • The bassist in Barney & The Rubbles.
  • Woman holding a girl dancing around.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles is singing. Tom Diggens on drums. Suffolk wedding reception.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles is singing. Tom Diggens on drums. Suffolk wedding reception.
  • Three people pointing at the camera at the wedding.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles is singing. Tom Diggens on drums. Suffolk wedding reception in Alpheton.
  • Bridesmaid dancing at reception.
  • Bride and friend are dancing together.
  • Busy dance floor at wedding.
  • Man dancing at wedding, singer and band in background.
  • Bride and her best friend dance with the band's singer.
  • Mum and daughter dancing.
  • Bride singing enthusiastically at her wedding reception at Alpheton.
  • Bride singing enthusiastically at her wedding reception at Alpheton.
  • Woman pointing at her husband on their wedding day, at night dancing.
  • Barney & The Rubbles performing at a wedding in the summer.
  • Newly married couple hug while people dance around them.
  • Newly married couple hug while people dance around them.
  • Wedding guests dancing in this black and white photograph.
  • Barney & The Rubbles playing at a wedding near Sudbury.
  • People dancing.
  • Black and white photograph of women dancing at wedding reception.
  • Bridesmaid with arm in the air as she dances.
  • Man and woman singing along.
  • Woman with brown hair wearing a blue Hope & Ivy Everleigh Wrap Dress on a wedding dance floor.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles, an Essex based wedding band, is singing as people dance.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles, an Essex based wedding band, is singing as people dance.
  • Bride and friend very enthusiastically singing along to the band playing at Alpheton Hall Barns.
  • Older couple sat on chairs at the end of the dance floor.
  • Men singing along.
  • Tequila Rose shots for the bride and her parents.
  • Men hugging each other and singing at wedding party.
  • Groom outside the barn with friends, his wife in the background.
  • People singing and dancing.
  • Dan Brady of Barney & The Rubbles, an Essex based wedding band, is singing as people dance and point.
  • Black and white photo of evening reception party.
  • People waiting at the bar.
  • Pizzas being prepared in the courtyard at Alpheton Hall Barns.
  • Courtyard pizza time at Alpheton Hall Barns.
  • Wedding guests outside Alpheton Hall Barns at night.
  • View of Alpheton Hall Barns, wedding venue near Sudbury at night from the car park.
  • View of Alpheton Hall Barns, wedding venue near Sudbury at night from the car park.

Bride and groom smiling as they walk down the aisle after a woodland ceremony outside at Alpheton Hall Barns. Surrounded by trees. Bride is wearing Maggie Sottero-Baxley 22MW548B01.

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