A newly married couple standing in a field in Essex and smiling. The bride is pregnant and her husband hugs her.

George & Catrina’s Thaxted Parish Church Wedding

The rain turned to sun on this jubilee weekend Saturday, perfect timing for Catrina and George to get married at Thaxted Parish Church.
St. John the Baptist with Our Lady and St. Laurence is a church with a fascinating past, Gustav Holst played the organ in this very church! Was choirmaster, and wrote the infamous The Planets whilst living in Thaxted in Essex.
It was an emotional and happy ceremony, as they took their vows in such a beautiful church.

The rest of the day was spent at the groom’s family farm home, drinks and games in the garden, dinner and dancing in the barn. A very chilled out day with lots of playing and laughter.
Something George and Catrina have ahead of them, as they are expecting their first child. I can see them taking it all in their stride!

Thanks to all the indie rock covers from the band Alive the evening ended with a packed dance floor, many air guitars, and some questionable moves!


  • A woman with dark hair and wearing a white dressing gown sitting in a chair.
  • A dog sleeps on a rectangle cushion. Blue dresses hang from the ceiling.
  • A metal barn decorated for a wedding.
  • Wedding table plan stood next to an open door to a barn.
  • A framed picture of the Queen on a doorstep, the walls are yellow.
  • A table in a kitchen at breakfast. Bottles of champagne, glasses, bread, ketchup. A dog under the table. A blonde woman in a pink dressing gown.
  • Two women in dressing gowns look out the window. There's a dog under the table in the kitchen.
  • A small elderly dog under a table.
  • A woman looking up having make up done.
  • A woman with dark hair decorated with flowers in a white dressing gown and red lipstick.
  • A woman with long blonde hair covers her mouth and laughs. In a kitchen.
  • A woman with blonde hair and brown eyes looks in a heart shaped mirror.
  • A woman with bride written on her dressing gown hugs her dad wearing a kilt. In a kitchen.
  • Two women in dressing gowns in a kitchen. A blonde woman looks in a mirror. Wedding preparations.
  • A woman in a white dressing gown smiling in front of an aga.
  • A woman in a blue shirt sits in a chair looking at another woman having her makeup done.
  • A cream coloured 1964 Jaguar seen through a window.
  • A woman in odd socks and white dressing gown in the doorway of a barn dressed for a wedding.
  • Wedding flowers in a plastic box in a barn.
  • Wedding flowers in Essex.
  • The bride and her dad (in a kilt) carrying flowers in boxes.
  • Black and white candid photo of groom's mum on the morning of a wedding.
  • Bride looking in a mirror as she puts on her earrings.
  • A woman in a dressing gown looking up at a man in a kilt in a doorway.
  • A woman in a hat with a toddler girl on her lap and a dog on the floor.
  • Bridesmaids in an office putting on sandals.
  • Thaxted Parish Church in June 2022. The sky is blue on a sunny day.
  • A couple smiling and hugging in front of a church in Thaxted.
  • Wedding guests outside in the sunshine at the Swan Hotel in Thaxted, Essex.
  • Groom greeting a woman arriving at the church.
  • The vicar and bagpipe player outside the Thaxted Parish Church. Waiting for the bride.
  • A 1954 MG arriving at the Thaxted Parish Church. The Swan hotel in the background.
  • A woman in a wedding dress exists a 1954 MG car outside the Thaxted Parish Church,The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence.
  • A bride next to a 1954 MG car outside the Thaxted Parish Church,The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence.
  • A bride next to a 1954 MG car outside the Thaxted Parish Church,The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence.
  • A bride and her bridesmaids in blue dresses at a wedding in Thaxted.
  • Groom and friends sat in the front pew smiling at each other in the thaxted Parish Church. Waiting for the wedding to start.
  • Groom looks down the aisle and can see the bagpipe player in the doorway of the church.
  • A bridesmaid in blue walks with a small flower girl in white walk up the Thaxted Parish Church aisle during a wedding.
  • Bride in white and her father in a kilt walk up the aisle. A bridesmaid holds her hand to her face as she cries. Thaxted parish church wedding, The Church of Saint John the Baptist with Our Lady and Saint Laurence.
  • A bride wipes a tear from her eye as she stands next to the groom during their wedding ceremony at Thaxted parish church.
  • Bride and groom laughing during wedding ceremony at Thaxted parish church.
  • A bride in a high neck lace top and wedding dress. Stands next to groom at a Thaxted Parish church wedding.
  • A small boy in a blue shirt and white shorts stands with the bridesmaid in blue dresses. A wedding at St. John the Baptist with Our Lady and St. Laurence church in Thaxted . Candid wedding photography in Essex.
  • A bride looks at the groom during a hymn at their Thaxted church wedding. Bridesmaids are wearing blue.
  • Bride's mum, a woman with shoulder length dark hair, does a reading during church wedding. She's wearing a white floral dress and pink jacket.
  • Couple sitting down as vicar gives speech during wedding at Thaxted Parish Church.
  • A bride laughs as she holds her new husband's hand during wedding at Thaxted church.
  • A kiss during the wedding ceremony at a Thaxted wedding in church.
  • A bagpipe player waits sitting on a chair during an Essex church wedding in Thaxted.
  • A baby looks surprised as she is held by her dad during a wedding in a church.
  • An older woman in a pink jacket and hat acts surprised when talking with a toddler flower girl. In church at a wedding.
  • A man in a kilt playing the bagpipes during a wedding in a church.
  • Husband and wife walking down the aisle at Thaxted church.
  • Husband and wife walking down the aisle at Thaxted church.
  • Married couple's parents walking down the aisle.
  • A bride laughs with another woman outside the church in Thaxted. A man holding a small boy in the background.
  • A bride and groom leaving the Thaxted Parish church after their wedding. Guests throw confetti, the sky is blue on a sunny day.
  • Bride and groom exit Thaxted Parish church after wedding, guests throw confetti under blue sky on sunny day. Captured by documentary wedding photographer.
  • A bride and groom leaving the Thaxted Parish church after their wedding. Guests throw confetti, the bride is laughing.
  • A bride and groom leaving the Thaxted Parish church, St. John the Baptist with Our Lady and St. Laurence, after their wedding ceremony. Guests throw confetti, the sky is blue on a sunny day and the bride is laughing.
  • Wedding guests outside Thaxted Parish Church in Essex.
  • A 1954 MG leaving the church in Thaxted in front of a bus going to Stansted airport.
  • A red 1954 MG outside Thaxted Parish Church as a couple leave after their wedding.
  • Wedding guests outside in the sunshine in Thaxted.
  • Groom's mum chatting to wedding guests.
  • A woman smiles up at a man.
  • People crossing Watling Street in Thaxted. They've just been to a wedding. People sit outside The Swan pub.
  • St John the Baptist with Our Lady and St Laurence Thaxted Parish Church in 2022.
  • A cream 1964 Jaguar and a red 1954 MG parked on the grass at a wedding reception in Essex.
  • Bride hugging a man in sunglasses.
  • A bride wearing white and holding flowers. A yellow house and wedding guests behind her.
  • Bridemaids wearing blue dresses and holding flowers.
  • A bride goes into hug a guest.
  • The groom in a suit smiles at the camera.
  • A singer at a garden wedding.
  • A wedding guest in a long green shiny dress takes a photo with her phone.
  • A bride in a white dress with a lace top stands with her bridesmaids. They are wearing blue dresses.
  • A bride and groom, who are expecting a baby, on their wedding day laughing together in a field in Debden Green.
  • A man puts his hand on his pregnant wife's bump on their wedding day.
  • A bride and groom stood by a pond.
  • Bride and groom with a gran.
  • A little flower girl being held by her dad and pulling a face.
  • A woman in a colourful abstract pattern dress and green hat laughs in a garden at a wedding.
  • A bride with her mum in a garden. Her mum raises her sunglasses.
  • A man in a suit with a glass of wine sat on a hay bale. Next to him is a woman playing with her daughter on the grass.
  • A woman on her wedding day wearing a dress with a lace high neck top. Her hands are in her pockets. Wedding dress with pockets.
  • A bride with a new mum and her newborn baby.
  • A bride holding a newborn baby.
  • A man crouching down next to a toddler in her flower girl outfit outside in a garden.
  • A young couple at a wedding sat on a hay bale. In Debden Green in Essex.
  • A groom under a tree with a pint.
  • A woman holding a newborn sat next to a boy sat on a woman's lap.
  • View of a garden wedding in Essex near Thaxted.
  • A paper decoration hanging from a tree as children play among the trees.
  • Mother of the groom in a white hat laughing with her friends.
  • A boy hiding behind a tree at a wedding reception.
  • Wedding guests in a sunny garden full of trees and hay bales.
  • Wedding guests laughing in a garden.
  • A bridesmaid in a blue dress holding flowers kissing the bride on the cheek.
  • Bride and groom entering the door of the barn for their wedding breakfast.
  • Bride laughing as her dad in a kilt does a speech.
  • Wedding guests sitting at a table listening to speeches.
  • Bride touching her father's arm during speech.
  • Groom speech.
  • Emotional bride during groom's speech.
  • Emotional bride during groom's speech.
  • People sat at a round table during a wedding reception.
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  • Best man speech.
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  • A girl carrying a small boy on her back. A little boy in the background kicks a ball.
  • Flowers in a garden.
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  • Man going to high five a child.
  • Bride in her party wedding dress.
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  • A woman in a floral dress laughing. She's standing next to hay bales in a garden for a wedding in Debden Green.
  • Man holding his small child.
  • Wedding guests sat on hay bales.
  • A woman wearing a man's jacket holding her newborn.
  • Alive band equipment set up in a barn with blue lights.
  • Bride talking to her friend
  • Catrina written on a little wooden pig next to an empty plate.
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  • Bride and groom first dance in a metal barn.
  • Bride and groom first dance at barn garden wedding.
  • Men at a wedding on the dance floor.
  • Busy dance floor at a wedding, the bride in the middle.
  • Bride dancing with her dad.
  • Wedding guests on the dance floor.
  • A man poses looking at the camera at a wedding reception.
  • Alive indie rock covers band at a wedding in Essex. Jonny Coote on the keytar.
  • Men dancing at a wedding with beer.
  • Women dancing in satin dresses at wedding.
  • Black and white candid photograph from essex wedding reception. People dancing.
  • Groom dancing with wedding guests. Alive indie rock band playing behind him.
  • Man playing air guitar, wedding guests dancing. Alive indie rock covers band playing at a wedding in Essex.
  • People at a wedding dancing at night.
  • Indie rock covers band Alive playing at a wedding. Jonny Coote on keytar. An Essex wedding at home in a barn.
  • A group hugging and dancing at wedding.
  • Men in suits hugging while sat on hay bales. Essex candid wedding photography.
  • A woman in satin dress laughing at wedding reception.
  • Women in dresses with arms in the air singing and dancing at a wedding near Thaxted in Essex.
  • Black and white photography of wedding guests dancing.
  • Alive indie covers band playing at a wedding.
  • A groom dancing at his wedding and holding a beer. Alive covers band in the background.
  • A little girl wearing ear defenders dancing at a wedding.
  • Alive indie rock covers band playing at a wedding in Essex.
  • Man in a suit and a woman in a dress look at the camera and smile at a wedding reception.
  • Jack Turnbull playing bass with Alive indie rock covers band playing at a wedding in Essex.
  • Two wedding guests smile at the camera as the band play behind them.
  • Alive indie rock covers band playing at a wedding in Essex.
  • Trees lit up at night with green, purple and cyan lights.