The light through the blinds making stripes on the bride as she walks past the top table. The Lion House in Chelmsford.

Vikki & David: The Lion House

Vikki and David’s wedding at The Lion House in Boreham was a wonderful day spent with family, friends, and completed with a visit from their much loved dog Hugo after the ceremony. He was very pleased to see everyone.

It started in the deluxe suite where I was greeted by the make up artist Sara Rose working her magic on Vikki, and I had a lovely reunion with Sarah the bridesmaid.
Sarah used to be a personal trainer, and for many years she taught me (and the bride Vikki) how to lift weights and improve my fitness level, which is crucial in my line of work.

Kelly, the Maid of Honour, and Ian, David’s brother and Best Man, delivered particularly emotional and funny speeches at the wedding reception… as the light streamed through the windows of the grand hall.
I heard stories of how they got together, the proposal, the great times they’ve had… and now they have many more to come.

  • A woman in a pale dressing gown, holding a champagne flute, sitting in a brown chair. She is smiling.
  • Woman in white vest holding glass of prosecco. In hotel room.
  • Man opening a door to hotel room at The Lion Inn in Boreham. He is laughing, in the background a man peeks round the bathroom door.
  • Three girls sitting on a garden sofa outside on the decking at The Lion Inn.
  • Girl in adidas jacket smiles at camera.
  • Reflection in mirror of bridal prep.
  • Mother of the bride smiling sat on the bed during bridal prep.
  • Groom's father holding glass of champagne, greay suit jacket on wardrobe door.
  • Men greeting each other with a hug.
  • Man standing by the blinds in a hotel room holding a glass of wine.
  • Groom, dressed for wedding standing by hotel bed checks the time on his watch.
  • Bride, friend and almost mother in law laughing before wedding.
  • Mother of the bride wearing blue, sat in chair having makeup done. She is smiling.
  • Bridal prep. Flower girl looks at camera.
  • Wedding flowers, roses and thistles.
  • Flower girl in pink walking on the second floor of the Lion Inn hotel accommodation. Wearing pink.
  • Bride smiles, three flower girls face away from camera.
  • Bride with hair and makeup done, wearing dressing gown and smiling. Her veil in the background.
  • Bridesmaids helping dress the bride.
  • Bridesmaids helping dress the bride.
  • Sarah the bridesmaid standing by the door.
  • Daughter helping her mum the maid of honour with her shoes.
  • Vikki the bride dressed before the wedding and smiling at the camera. In the deluxe suite at The Lion Inn.
  • Bridal party selfie.
  • Bride hugging her dad first look.
  • Bride seen through the doorway with dad and flower girls.
  • Man in pale blue jacket talking to woman in blue floral dress.
  • Mother of the bride wearing blue, in the long bar at The Lion House wedding venue in Chelmsford. She is smiling.
  • Photos of the couple.
  • Groom doing up his grey suit jacket.
  • Older lady in blue wearing pearls is laughing with a man in white jacket.
  • Woman wearing pink hat hugs the groom.
  • Groomsmen before the ceremony, groom hugs friend.
  • Flower girl smiling at camera. Lining up in long bar before ceremony.
  • In the long bar at the Lion House wedding venue. Father of the bride in the centre.
  • Staff at the Lion House with the bride before the ceremony, sorting out the dress.
  • Bride laughing with her dad before walking down the aisle at The Lion House wedding venue in Boreham.
  • Best man puts hand on shoulder of the groom who is waiting.
  • Flower girls holding flowers about to walk down the aisle in the grand hall at The Lion House.
  • In the grand hall the groom looks up at the ceiling waiting for his bride.
  • Bride and dad walking down the aisle.
  • Dad kisses his daughter on the cheek at start of wedding ceremony.
  • Father of bride in black and white photo sitting on a chair during ceremony.
  • Young man giving a reading during wedding.
  • Bride and groom holding hands during ceremony at The Lion House in Boreham.
  • Best man holding the ring box during the ceremony.
  • Couple during ceremony. Bride is smiling.
  • Kiss during wedding ceremony.
  • Father of the bride sitting on a chair.
  • Bridesmaid smiling sitting in a chair holding the veil. A wedding at The Lion House in Chelmsford.
  • Bridesmaid sorting out veil during the signing.
  • Essex registrar arranging the bride's dress,in the grand hall at the Chelmsford wedding venue The Lion House.
  • Essex registrar announcing the couple after their ceremony. Bride and groom stood in front of glass wall at The Lion House.
  • Woman in off the shoulder black dress laughing.
  • People waiting to throw confetti.
  • A confetti tunnel at the Chelmsford wedding venue The Lion House. The couple are smiling.
  • A newly married couple kiss in the confetti tunnel at the Boreham wedding venue The Lion House.
  • A confetti tunnel at the Chelmsford wedding venue The Lion House. The groom has screwed up his face as a handful of confetti flies into it.
  • Groom doing up his jacket buttons, bride looking at camera as they walk through the venue car park. Cones.
  • View of bride and groom in The Lion Inn courtyard. Documentary style wedding photography.
  • Newly married couple standing in a field with hands in their pockets.
  • Woman hugging her new husband in the sunshine.
  • Bride and groom in a field, a row of pylons in the background heading south towards the A12. Just outside Chelmsford.
  • Relaxed couples portrait at Chelmsford wedding. In a field, trees behind them.
  • Couple walking by field, groom holding the flowers.
  • Bridesmaid in pale green dress holding a phone and smiling.
  • Bride and groom walking along the main road in Boreham after their wedding at The Lion Inn, The Lion House.
  • Bride and groom walking along the main road in Boreham after their wedding at The Lion Inn, The Lion House. The pub is on the left. Groom is holding the dress up.
  • In the courtyard garden a man in a blue spotty tie talks to some other men in suits.
  • Three flower girls in pale dresses holding flowers in courtyard garden at the Lion House.
  • Small boys playing at wedding reception.
  • In the Long Bar of The Lion House a woman in a wedding dress hugs a friend. The groom on his knees with the dog.
  • Newly married couple outside The Lion House with their dog Hugo.
  • Newly married couple outside The Lion House with their dog Hugo.
  • Bride crouched on floor hugging her dog. At The Lion House wedding venue in Chelmsford.
  • Three women in dresses at a wedding reception in Essex. In a courtyard.
  • Man in a pale grey suit petting his dog
  • The courtyard garden guests having drinks in cocktail hour.
  • A wedding guest with a professional camera, known as Uncle Bob, taking photos while sat in the garden courtyard.
  • Wedding guests sat at a table outside.
  • The Lion House courtyard garden during cocktail hour. Wedding guests sat at little tables enjoying beers.
  • Wedding guests enjoy cocktail hour in the garden at Chelmsford wedding venue The Lion House. Bridesmaids smile, wearing pale green.
  • Flower girl sitting on wall near small boy.
  • Woman with bright red hair smiling.
  • Flower girl adjusting her shoe while sat in the courtyard garden under a parasol.
  • Father of the bride smiling with friends.
  • The garden courtyard during cocktail hour.
  • Mother of the bride in blue, standing outside in the courtyard. Flowers and trees around.
  • Giggling toddler carried by his dad.
  • View as flower girls walk in for dinner.
  • Man in pink shirt and grey waistcoat sat at a table with wide open arms.
  • People sat at round tables ready for the wedding breakfast.
  • Three people taking selfie.
  • New husband and wife enter the room for dinner.
  • People sit at the top table in the grand hall.
  • Father of the bride giving his speech.
  • Man in grey suit and green tie, has elbow on the table. A plant in the background.
  • At the top table, smiling at speeches in the sunshine.
  • Flower girl in pink, sat on a chair watching a wedding speech. Top table behind her. Light streaming in the grand hall at the Lion House.
  • People sat at a round table at The Lion House in the grand hall. Watching wedding speeches. Bridesmaid in the middle is smiling and holding a glass of champagne.
  • Wedding guests watching a speech.
  • Bride at the top table laughing.
  • Man and woman sat at a table set for a dinner.
  • Man giving a speech, holding a microphone.
  • Woman wearing in a blue and green dress.
  • Groom's family laughing sat at the top table.
  • Older lady raising a toast.
  • Groom in a grey suit and white tie. Holding a microphone giving a speech at his wedding at The Lion House, in the grand hall. His wife sat next to him smiling.
  • Man in suit sat at round table and smiling. Window blinds behind him.
  • Man sat at table and laughing.
  • Parents on the top table laughing at their son's speech on his wedding day. Sunlight streaming through the windows.
  • Father of the groom is laughing.
  • Groom's parents.
  • Man in grey suit smiling and holding microphone giving his speech.
  • Woman in blue sits sideways on her chair as the bride walks past.
  • The light through the blinds making stripes on the bride as she walks past the top table. The Lion House in Chelmsford.
  • Woman in bridal gown looks up at husband giving a speech.
  • The grand hall during the wedding speeches at The Lion House Essex wedding venue. Round contemporary chandeliers on the ceiling and blinds on the windows.
  • Bridesmaid looks down at the flowers she has been gifted.
  • Bridesmaid wiping face with tissue during emotional speech.
  • Bride wiping her eye with a tissue during speeches.
  • Maid of honour giving her speech.
  • Black and white photograph of the top table. Bride is laughing and wiping her eye during a speech.
  • Maid of honour speech at a round table.
  • Two men putting hands in the air during a speech.
  • Best man speech.
  • Flower girl is clapping during a speech.
  • The top table during the best man speech.
  • Flower girl taking photo of the speeches.
  • Black and white candid moment during wedding speeches at The Lion House in Essex. Near the A12. Groom is laughing.
  • Man with beard in a grey suit is laughing on his wedding day. During a speech. Chelmsford wedding venue.
  • Two people sat in the sunshine at a table indoors.
  • Black and white photograph of people sat at round tables. They are smiling.
  • Best man giving a speech at the top table.
  • Wedding guests standing and applauding the best man's speech.
  • Groom hugs his brother the best man.
  • Bride hugs a flowergirl.
  • Two women sat at a table.
  • Five people waiting at the long bar.
  • The Lion House wedding venue at The Lion Inn in Boreham, Chelmsford. The view through the trees of the venue.
  • Roast dinner at The Lion House wedding, glass of white wine.
  • View of the bride in the light in a bar.
  • Woman swishing her wedding dress.
  • People eating dinner.
  • Woman drinking coffee after dinner.
  • Woman in wedding dress hugging a young man sat at a table. The view of the grand hall during the wedding breakfast. The Lion Inn.
  • Woman eating lime during shots.
  • Bride and groom with friends drinking tequila shots.
  • Maid of honour helping bride with her dress as she walks across the courtyard.
  • The long bar in the evening. Wedding guest drink as the room is turned around.
  • A couple at a wedding, woman is laughing and the man looks at the camera. Candid moment.
  • Maid of honour talking to wedding guests. Lights in the trees.
  • Bird's-eye of the courtyard at The Lion Inn during a wedding.
  • Maid of honour wearing a man's suit jacket over her dress in the evening.
  • Evening in the courtyard at The Lion Inn, the bride is walking and smiling towards the camera.
  • The courtyard at The Lion Inn, wedding guests mingle under the lights.
  • Man in white suit jacket and dark trousers smiling. Wedding guests enjoy evening drinks in the courtyard at The Lion Inn.
  • Bird's-eye view of the bride and wedding party mingling in the evening in the courtyard at The Lion House and Inn, a Chelmsford hotel and venue.
  • Bird's-eye view of the bride and wedding party mingling in the evening in the courtyard at The Lion House and Inn, a Chelmsford hotel and venue.
  • Cutting of the cake.
  • Entering the dance floor.
  • Kissing during the first dance.
  • Black and white photograph of couple kissing during first dance.
  • A first dance at the Lion House wedding venue.
  • A couple dancing together.
  • Three women holding glasses of wine on the dance floor.
  • A busy dance floor at an Essex wedding.
  • Bride and groom looking together during their first dance.
  • A family dancing together at wedding reception.
  • Bride clapping hands together surrounded by people dancing.
  • Groom's parents dancing at wedding as it's also their anniversary.
  • Family dancing together.
  • People dancing in the light at a wedding.
  • A couple dancing together.
  • Groom is laughing as he dances with new wife.
  • Black and white wedding reception photo.
  • Flower girl dancing and looking at camera.
  • View of the grand hall at the Lion House in the evening.
  • Black and white photograph of the dance floor at night.
  • Older guest wearing blue walking through the bar at night.
  • Woman with red hair laughing and holding glass of wine.
  • A couple on the edge of the dance floor, the woman is laughing.
  • Man in white jacket sat at a table talking to a woman.
  • Flower girl dancing and laughing with two adults on the dance floor. At The Lion Inn in Chelmsford, an evening reception.
  • Guests in the Lion's Den.
  • A guest smiling at the camera.
  • Scene from a wedding reception in the evening.
  • Woman in pale jacket with arms in the air.
  • Three women dancing with hands in the air.
  • Black and white photography at a wedding reception of people dancing.
  • Evening food being served to wedding guests at The Lion House.
  • Shadows and light on the dance floor at a wedding.
  • Newly married couple talking to their guests in the bar. The clock say it is nearly quarter to nine in the evening.
  • Three women stood outside the venue at night.
  • Dancing and laughing.
  • Dazzling yellow light flare in a photograph of a wedding reception at night.
  • Bride and friend are dancing together in front of the DJ.
  • Headbanging at a wedding reception.
  • Bride holding hands with maid of honour as they dance.
  • View of The Lion House at night.