...Get people involved - it's great to be surrounded by people willing to help and wanting to be involved. We had the whole family, and lots of friends pitching in for our wedding and it made it so much more special to look around at everything that everyone had done to make our day the success that it was - share the load and the love! Boho, non-traditional Wedding at St Chad's Lichfield followed by a chilled out Village Hall reception and party in Colton, Staffordshire.

Kathryn and Jordan's stunning wedding was in December, days before Christmas, a stunning barn location in rural Staffordshire, decorated with stunning florals by Carrie Lucas Flowers.  The entire day took place at one location, which was great, because having everything in one place meant simpler logistics and much more  time for mingling and celebrating with family and friends..

Seeking an exquisite Staffordshire wedding venue set in beautiful grounds with stunning views of the surrounding fields and landscape? Read on... one very attractive feature is the beautiful outdoor ceremony area featured in this outdoor summer wedding. Every wedding, no matter how familiar the venue, is a different mix of details, people and personalities - I will capture the atmosphere and unique story of each couple's wedding day

Thank you for making my 2017 incredible!  I have been doing this lovely job for 10 beautiful, emotional and challenging years.  In that time I have become a wife, become a Mum, made our house into a home, moved into beautiful little premises on a farm, sent my son off to school, I have grown both as a person and as a photographer and I have found my 'happy'.  

I wanted to walk you through a full day's wedding with this blog post, so it is quite long, but shows a typical wedding timeline from getting ready in the morning through to the first dance and evening celebrations.

The wedding of Francesca and John back in 2014 is a memorable one, firstly they were just lovely people and their day was perfect, just how they wanted it to be and secondly it was at The Ashes Exclusive Country House Wedding Venue, which is one of my favourite Staffordshire wedding venues!  I have photographed quite a few weddings there so it is really nice to be able to show just how wonderful this venue actually is!

When one of your oldest school friends gets married.  Yeah that.  You know just one thing, you are going to remember being part of an emotional and beautiful day for the rest of your life.

All of that.

 Cheshire Wedding Photographer at Styal Lodge Wedding Venue. Documentary wedding photographer in Cheshire.  Styal Lodge Wedding Pictures.

'the team were so friendly and made everything so easy for us. Glen also loved the fact it was steps away from a golf course!"

The beautiful rustic barn wedding  of Alex and Mat at The Curradine Barns in Worcestershire in August 2016, photographed by Helen Howard, Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based in Staffordshire and covering all of the UK.

One of the highlights of the day for me (and perhaps my 10 years of photographing weddings) was when Mel and Jon cut their wedding cake and had their first dance outside in the beautiful stone walled courtyard, under the lights and stars.  It was just the perfect setting, emotional and fun.