“Thank you so much!”

Being based in London I’m fairly used to making the journey west to photograph weddings in some of the wonderful venues that the Cotswolds and other surrounding areas have to offer. But on the day of Caroline and Ioan’s wedding I headed in completely the opposite direction to Margate on the Kent coast. This part of the world is very dear to me indeed as my own wedding took place just down the road in a quaint little beach house overlooking Tankerton beach in Whitstable.

Following a beautiful ceremony at St Anne’s church in Cliftonville the couple hopped into their beautifully restored VW camper van and headed to Margate beach whilst their guests all made their way to the Turner Contemporary. It was lovely to watch Ioan and Caroline walk bare foot across the sand; not a care in the world, just 100% wrapped up in each other. Nearby workman offered a rather comical helping hand to wash the sand from their feet and we went on our way to join their guests for the afternoon and evening celebrations.

Here are some of my highlights from Caroline and Ioan’s Turner Contemporary wedding.

If you’re planning a wedding at the Turner Contemporary I’d love to hear from you

Kelly, Liam and their daughter Molly live just up the road from me in a beautiful village on the borders on London and Kent and planned their wedding last year at Turkey Mill in Maidstone. On the morning of their wedding it was just a short drive to their home to capture the bridal preparations and the anticipation of the day. Molly just lit up the room and I, as a dad to three children, found myself drawn to her cheeky little antics all morning.

Turkey Mill is a beautiful venue and they certainly know a thing or two about weddings. The whole day was planned to perfection and I loved the way Kelly and Liam injected their own personality into the day. Being big music fans, every table was named after a favourite band or musician, their table plan looked like a gig poster and they had an open guitar case for collecting all their wedding cards.

Hugh Price was on hand to provide some mellow afternoon music and The In-Laws got the party started in the evening. And what a party it was! By the time I left that evening the room was rocking from wall to wall. It was great fun to photograph, having a little boogie myself along the way. It’s all about blending in though, of course.

Here is a small selection of Kelly and Liam’s Turkey Mill wedding photography, and a few words from the happy couple themselves.