Karen & Craig Wed at Hampden House

Set in the the Chiltern Hills, in a small village called Great Hampden resides Hampden House A perfect venue for a wedding with plenty of grounds for guests to enjoy as well as a lovely rural church a stones throw from the famous house. This lets you have a two location wedding in the one location, quite rare.

I was lucky enough to photograph Karen & Craig's wedding in the church on 9th December, which was a lovely and emotional service. We then used the church as a backdrop for some pictures before moving across to Hampden House to capture the couples first moments together as husband and wife.

Inside the house there was a real contrast of styles and era's of decoration which gave ample opportunity for some great pictures. With a roaring log fire in one room and a party going on next door, no one seem to notice the cold. John Hampden looking down from his picture on the wall would of been proud of all his guests.



Karen gets help with some finishing touches



Close up detail of Karen's beautiful dress



The French Renaissance room in Hampden House



Love birds perch on the top tier of the cake



Hurry up, can't be late!



Just moments before Karen's big entrance



The couple share a secret during the service



Karen & Craig make their way from the church to Hampden House



Karen has some fun with two of the girls



The Naked Hens in Newquay charity calendar makes an appearance



I really love this bridal portrait, Karen just carries if off perfectly



The truly special relationship between Father and daughter captured in their dance