A woman with blonde hair wearing a Nothing Fits But Kiko Dress is throwing confetti over the kissing newly married couple. A wedding at St Peter's Church in Petersham. On the left a woman is wearing the Rixo midi dress called Jeanie.

James & Charlotte: A Petersham Garden Wedding

Charlotte’s family came over from the US and spent the week at this Airbnb in Richmond, holiday accommodation, and the base for all the bridal preparations.

Just a short journey away is St. Peter’s Church in Petersham. I loved how it was down this narrow lane, leading to the Capital Ring Walk, with so many people and families walking past and offering congratulations, before heading on to either Petersham Nurseries or further on to the beautiful meadows and then the River Thames.

It’s a small church with a tiny aisle and box pews; everyone gathered around, watching the ceremony in the middle. I thought this was just perfect for the kind of wedding day Charlotte and James had, as the reception was at James’ family home—in the garden, with beautiful poems on every wedding breakfast table and so many personal touches.
The corgi kept escaping the house to try and join in with the wedding! Surprisingly, this is the second wedding this year where this exact thing has happened: a garden wedding, a corgi escaping the house.

As I left to travel home to Essex, they were still dancing the night away on the patio to the New Orleans-style rhythm ‘n’ blues sounds of The Cosimo Matassa Project.

Menu

by With Fire

  • Sharing Italian Antipasti Boards With Meats, Cheese and Vegetables

    Cedar Planked Hot Salmon With Fennell and Citrus
    Picanha Beef Steak With Chimchurri

    New Potatoes Tossed in Herbs and Butter
    Rocket, Parmesan and Pine Nut Salad
    Zesty Slaw With Carrots, Apples, Cabbage, Guerkins, Capers, Mint and Parsley

    Glaze Fire Roasted Peaches With Rum, Amaretti Crumbs and Chantilly Cream

Wedding Suppliers

  • Carla Viljoen makeup & hair stylist applying makeup to a bride sat in a living room.
  • A woman sat on a sofa laughing. She is doing the Gibsons Val Goldfinch Bright Lights & Big Cities jigsaw on a coffee table.
  • Gibsons Val Goldfinch Bright Lights & Big Cities jigsaw on the table. A woman is sat on the floor resting her chin on her hand and looking at the camera.
  • Woman with dark hair wearing a white dressing gown in a kitchen. Flowers from Rose & Mary Twickenham florist on the table.
  • Wedding flowers from Rose & Mary Twickenham based florist.
  • Man sitting on the stairs.
  • Unposed portrait of woman in floral dress on the sofa.
  • A lace wedding dress hanging from a wardrobe door.
  • Woman putting up her hair.
  • Father of the bride sat on the sofa next to the tv.
  • Woman in white dressing gown walking down the stairs.
  • Bride admiring flowers from Rose & Mary Twickenham based florist.
  • Bridal prep living room scene.
  • A woman wearing all black sat cross legged on the sofa, and is applying makeup looking at hand-held mirror.
  • Three women on a landing. Woman on right wearing Favorite Daughter The Favorite Dress in blue, woman in the middle is wearing & Other Stories blend maxi dress with split front and ring front detail in retro floral.
  • Bride coming down the stairs.
  • Woman in wedding dress walking into the living room and smiling.
  • Unposed portrait of the bride, dressed ready for wedding, sat on the arm of the sofa.
  • Unposed portrait of the bride, dressed ready for wedding, sat on the arm of the sofa.
  • Two door ways and a bride.
  • A woman dressed for her wedding, in the living room. An airbnb in Richmond above Kitchens By Holloways.
  • Man with white beard stood on stairs in blue suit and bow tie.
  • A woman about to exit the door on to Rosemont Road in Richmond, dressed for her wedding.
  • Bride and family walking down Friars Stile Road in Richmond. Outside the Kitchens by Holloways.
  • Plane flying over Richmond and a scene of Friars Stile Road.
  • Bridesmaids in a taxi laughing.
  • Bridesmaids outside St Peter’s Church in Petersham.
  • Woman in wedding dress holding flowers from Rose & Mary in Church Lane, Petersham.
  • Dad holding on to bride's veil on a windy day at St Peter's Church in Petersham.
  • Woman and her dad in the open door of St Peter's Church in Petersham.
  • 
Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding ceremony.
  • Guests at wedding in Petersham singing a hymn.
  • Guests at in the pews at the church in Petersham.
  • During a ceremony at St Peter’s Church in Petersham the bride looks behind her shoulder.
  • Couple hold hands during London wedding ceremony.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at
St Peter’s Church in Petersham.
  • Revd Kate Daymond talk during a wedding at
St Peter’s Church in Petersham.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple sing next to each other during hymn.
  • Bridesmaid laughs during ceremony.
  • Holding hands during hymn at wedding.
  • Man in suit giving a reading.
  • Father of the bride during the ceremony, places hand on top of the couple's hands.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple facing each other.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple facing each other holding hands.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple facing each other.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple facing each other, holding hands.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. The couple facing each other exchanging rings.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. Newly married couple kissing.
  • Revd Kate Daymond conducting a wedding at

St Peter’s Church in Petersham. Newly married couple kissing.
  • Bride signing the documents.
  • Newly married hands with rings on.
  • Bride signing the documents.
  • Man holding the ceremony programmed during hymns.
  • Husband and wife leaving the church in Petersham.
  • Man pushing a vespa scooter through wedding guests lined up on Church Lane in Petersham.
  • Man with dreadlocks holding confetti.
  • Parents of the newly married couple waiting to throw confetti. Woman holding big handful of confetti is wearing the Hobbs Viviana Midi Silk Blue Dress.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • Outside St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a newly married couple walk through a confetti tunnel as guest through confetti.
  • St Peter's Church in Church Lane, Petersham... a bride and groom emerge from a confetti tunnel, bride smiling at her husband.
  • A woman with blonde hair wearing a Nothing Fits But Blue Kiko Dress is throwing confetti over the kissing newly married couple. A wedding at St Peter's Church in Petersham.
  • A woman with blonde hair wearing a Nothing Fits But Kiko Dress is throwing confetti over the kissing newly married couple. A wedding at St Peter's Church in Petersham.
  • hand in hand the couple walk down Church Lane. Veil in the wind.
  • Man picks confetti from new wife's hair.
  • Couple spot the camera.
  • Couple smiling and posing for camera. Man in a fluorescent tabard in the background.
  • Wedding guests walking down Church Lane under umbrellas. Woman is wearing Rixo midi dress called Jeanie.
  • Women shelter in the church from the rain.
  • Two men with umbrella. Man in beige jacket looks at the camera.
  • Women sat in church entrance at St Peter's Church in Petersham, out of the rain.
  • Young family with a football walk past newly married couple.
  • Bride and groom, followed by guests, after their church wedding, walking along the capital ring towards Petersham Meadows.
  • Bride and groom, after their church wedding, take a moment to kiss on the capital ring towards Petersham Meadows.
  • About to take a group photo of bridal party and groomsmen and a stranger walks past. In the meadows in Petersham.
  • Woman with her bridesmaids in Petersham Meadows. All wearing different floral dresses. Chelsea28 tiered maxi dress in ivory and green floral. Favorite Daughter The Favorite Dress in blue. & Other Stories blend maxi dress with split front and ring front detail in retro floral. Flowers by Rose & Mary.
  • Just married couple kiss in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen. Groom kisses wife's forehead.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen. Groom kisses wife's forehead.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen.
  • Newly weds kiss on the path of the capital ring in the meadows at Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen. Groom kisses wife's forehead.
  • Newly weds on the path of the capital ring in Petersham. Flowers by Rose & Mary, makeup and hair by Carla Viljoen. Groom kisses wife's forehead.
  • Two men walking down the path.
  • Chefs from With Fire caterers, cooking Cedar Planked Hot Salmon With Fennell and Citrus.
  • Flowers by Rose & Mary on a table. The poem Hummingbird by Raymond Carver in a frame at wedding.
  • Bride and groom ornament on a table.
  • The poem Late Fragment by Raymond Carver in a frame on a wedding breakfast table.
  • A corgi dog looking through a door window.
  • Wedding guest smiling, drinking from coupe glasses.
  • Wedding guests in a dome marquee from Hector’s Haus
in Petersham.
  • With Fire caterers cooling the cedar planked hot salmon.
  • Sharing Italian Antipasti Boards With Meats, Cheese and Vegetables from With Fire caterers.
  • Chef Hans Louisiana Hot Sauce on a wedding breakfast table.
  • People clapping at wedding in a dome marquee from Hector’s Haus.
  • Bride and groom enter the wedding breakfast.
  • Bride and groom kiss as the enter the dome marquee from Hector's Haus.
  • Father of the bride speech in a marquee.
  • Man in blue suit holding the microphone and gives a speech.
  • Guests sat around a round table, antipasti board in the middle.
  • Man buttering bread and eating from the sharing Italian Antipasti Boards With Meats, Cheese and Vegetables from With Fire caterers.
  • Man in blue floral shirt holding a corgi.
  • Wedding guest leaning on back of chair and smiling.
  • Bride touching groom as he gives speech.
  • Bride touching groom as he gives speech. A dome marquee wedding from Hector's Haus.
  • Groom hugs bride at table.
  • From With Fire caterers Rocket, Parmesan and Pine Nut Salad on the table at wedding.
  • Picanha Beef Steak With Chimchurri

and New Potatoes Tossed in Herbs and Butter on a rectangular plate from With Fire catering company. Woman holding glass of white wine.
  • Chef with red hair, from With Fire caterers, preparing the Cedar Planked Hot Salmon With Fennell and Citrus at a wedding.
  • In a garden in Petersham a wedding reception in a dome marquee from Hector's Haus.
  • Corgi looks at camera as man in floral shirt holds him.
  • Best man speech in a garden marquee. A woman wearing The Kooples' long printed dress in white and lavender, is sat in a chair laughing.
  • Man leaning on table with elbow, best man doing speech behind.
  • A woman wearing The Kooples' long printed dress in white and lavender, sat at a table during wedding speeches.
  • Glaze Fire Roasted Peaches With Rum, Amazretti Crumbs and Chantilly Cream, on three plates, carried by waiting staff. With Fire London caterers.
  • Half eaten roasted peach.
  • Man holding a corgi.
  • A first dance in the garden.
  • Garden wedding first dance on patio.
  • Groom twirling his new wife around when dancing by a tree.
  • Groom kisses bride's forehead, their first dance in the garden. The Cosimo Matassa Project are playing out of shot.
  • A garden first dance, guests join in. One woman is wearing The Kooples long floral print dress, another is wearing a Nothing Fits But Blue Kiko Dress.
  • New husband and wife first dance in the garden in Petersham. The Cosimo Matassa Project are playing out of shot. Woman in Hobbs dress is filming with her phone.
  • Woman leans friend back as they are dancing on the patio at a garden reception.
  • View of dancing on the patio from under the dome marquee arches. Hector's Haus.
  • Man kisses woman in wedding dress on the cheek as the patio is filled with people dancing.
  • Woman in a & Other Stories retro flora dress is dancing and holding glass of wine.
  • Dancing and holding a glass of wine.
  • Dai Price playing the double bass with The Cosimo Matassa Project under a wedding marquee.
  • Jonathan Lee on drums and Al 'Dente' Dunn on keyboard playing at reception.
  • The Cosimo Matassa Project playing in a dome marquee from Hector's Haus. Dave Priseman in the foreground on the trumpet, Dai Price, Damian Hand and Al 'Dente' Dunn in the background.
  • Woman laughing in the garden at a wedding. She's wearing Favorite Daughter The Favorite Dress in blue.
  • The couple dancing with friends and family under the tree. A Petersham garden wedding.
  • Picture of the bride's hand around her husband's waist.
  • Man holding glass of wine in cream linen suit at reception.
  • Woman in Zara Off Shoulder Floral Cottage Midi Dress Size laughing at the camera, stood with a woman holding a glass of wine also laughing. People and trees behind them.
  • Young couple dancing in the garden happily, The Cosimo Matassa Project performing in the background. A Petersham wedding at home.
  • New husband kisses wife on cheek when dancing at their garden wedding reception.
  • Guests dancing on the patio under trees at Petersham wedding.
  • Woman taking photo of wedding guests.
  • Dancing at a wedding in Richmond in a garden.
  • The groom's brother Tom playing the saxophone with Damian Hand with The Cosimo Matassa Project.
  • The groom's brother Tom playing the saxophone with Damian Hand with The Cosimo Matassa Project.
  • Wedding guests in the garden.
  • Man kissing the corgi dog as the dog does a blep.
  • Dog picture with guest.
  • Corgi looking through the window.
  • A couple dancing together.
  • Wedding cake on a trolley. Blue bird ornaments on cake.
  • Cutting the cake in the garden.
  • Kissing after cutting the wedding cake.
  • Woman in Rixo Jeanie Silk-Mix Midi Dress at wedding in a garden.
  • Woman in red floral dress and jacket with coupe of wine looks at the camera.
  • Damian Hand in the foreground on saxophone with The Cosimo Matassa Project.
  • Damian Hand on saxophone and Dave Priseman in a hat in the background.
  • Young couple at wedding reception under a tree.
  • Newly married couple kissing during reception.
  • Couple at wedding viewed from behind.
  • Man wanting cake.
  • Under a lit up tree two people chat.
  • Setlist for The Cosimo Matassa Project at a wedding.
  • Dome marquee at night from Hector's haus.
  • Dome marquee from Hector's Haus lit up in a magenta colour. A microphone left on the top table.