Kitty and James were lucky enough to have three wedding ceremonies!  They married in Singapore earlier in the summer, had a civil ceremony last week and a wedding celebration at Kilworth House!

The day started with Kitty getting ready in the Bronte Room and unusually with the groom, James, popping in and out of the room as she prepared!

Stunning eyelashes!

Meanwhile the guests were assembling on the terrace outside.

Yum yum – Miu Miu shoes!

Then Kitty met her father and they walked onto the terrace together.  The late afternoon sun was streaming into the porch.

One of the two best men led the exchange of vows on the terrace.

Then it was time for their paparazzi moment.

More fabulous shoes (can you tell I love great shoes??!).

The late afternoon light was gorgeous and made the leaves glow.

The cows came to check out what was going on.

Kilworth House always do a great job of their food presentation.

Kitty listens during her father’s speech.  It is not usual for the father-of-the-bride to give a speech at a wedding in Singapore but he did a great job of entertaining the guests.

Kitty changed for the dancing in the evening.

James led an impromptu conga around the Cellar Bar.

No party is complete without a spot of limboing using a neck tie!

Congratulations to Kitty and James!

We had a great day today at East Lodge near Matlock in Derbyshire. We spent the day with Kirsten and James who married in New Zealand last month and returned to Derbyshire for a wedding celebration with family and friends. The day started at our bride, Kirsten’s, family home in Matlock for the getting ready photographs.

The weather forecast has been for heavy snow and for once the forecast was right! Here is the wedding ceremony and reception venue, East Lodge, set in snow.

East Lodge is one of our favourite venues, it’s close to our base in North East Derbyshire, the staff are friendly and it’s a great looking place for a wedding! While we were at East Lodge the snow was steadily falling all day, getting heavier and heavier as the day went on. When we left East Lodge our normal 25 minute journey home took us 2 hours!!! We actually had to abandon our car at the bottom of the hill where our house is situated as there was no chance we were driving up there!

Anyway, back to more interesting things about the wedding at East Lodge! Here is Kirsten arriving with her dad and bridesmaids – plenty of colourful umbrellas to shelter her from the snow.

James and Kirsten had an informal ceremony held by a celebrant. They exchanged vows and rings; and family and friends gave some lovely readings. Here are Kirsten and James holding back the tears as Kirsten’s best friend gave an emotional reading and her voice broke as she read.

James and Kirsten held hands throughout the ceremony.

After the wedding ceremony, we went outside for some portrait photographs of the two of them in the snow. Kirsten and James’s friends came outside to join them and a snowball fight ensued. No mercy was spared for them and they were pelted with snowballs!

It was a really fun touch to a special day. It was great to see Kirsten enjoying herself so much and not at all worried about her wedding dress getting wet.

There is always time for some romance, even when it’s cold outside.

Congratulations to Kirsten and James!

Update 25 February: The full set of images from this wedding are now online.

Keywords: East Lodge Country House Hotel, Matlock, Derbyshire, wedding, winter wedding, snow.