Essex Yurt Wedding – Lauren & Nathan
Parents land in Essex converted in to an amazing Yurt Wedding Venue
Essex Yurt Wedding – Lauren & Nathan: Being referred from one wedding couple to the next couple and then to the next, I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have been part of Lauren and Nathan’s amazing wedding, especially as the plans to have a Yurt wedding on Lauren’s fathers land sounded so awesome!
Visiting Lauren at her parents house a few weeks before where the wedding was to take place, I was shown an empty field and told, ‘this is where the magic will happen, this is where the wedding in the Yurt will be’. At the time even with my experience of seeing green fields transform in to wedding venues, it was a little hard to visualise, however arriving on the day of the wedding, the Yurt along with the setup of lawn games, signage, parking, posh loos, decorations, all I could say was, WOW! All of the flowers, signs and decoration had been made by Lauren and her family, her Dad being especially handy when it came to building everything. Even on the morning of the wedding he was putting the finishing touches in to a lot of the detail.
The week building up to this day was a windy wet storm and much to the relief of everyone the tail end of this was just passing over. It was quite windy during the first half of the day and was continually getting less and less as the day wore on but from my point of view having dark cloudy skies in the backdrop mixed with sunlight really gives the images a dramatic edge. Although I know the wind isn’t always the best for bridal and formal wear, possibly messing peoples hair up plus just not nice to stand in, the movement this implies in the pictures I think really adds so much. Possibly though at the time I was the only one enjoying this side of the weather that day!
As we got closer to the time of the ceremony, Lauren was getting quite emotional. You could see how much this day meant to her, their young daughter being dressed in her beautiful little flower girl outfit was an absolute superstar, seeing this moments before the ceremony was all a bit much for Lauren, holding it together thought with the support of her bridesmaid and Dad, off we went to the Yurt.
The beautiful wedding ceremony in the Yurt, with more tears from Lauren as she met Nathan at the altar, was a load of fun especially with their daughter just going from person to person without a care in the world. The newly weds walked out in to a windy confetti storm, we then straight away walked over to Lauren’s parents garden which had been sculpted by both her parents into a beautiful wind free secluded area, with a picturesque pond and a cosy little nook with a garden bench dedicated to absent Granparents, In a relaxed manner we completed the family group shots then invited everyone back to the Yurt for drinks and nibbles whilst we gave Lauren and Nathan a little time by themselves and took a lovely set of portraits.
The wedding breakfast was very relaxed, with a hog roast type BBQ followed by ice cream served from a custom bike and with everyone having a great time we flowed in to the evening celebrations starting with everyone gathering in the Yurt for the heartfelt and funny speeches. With some epic dancing and being blessed with a beautiful sunset for a set of stunning evening portraits, I reflected on how awesome this day had been. Being asked to be a part of this beautiful day and to document it for the happy couple to keep for all time, such a privilege and a pleasure.
I want to offer Lauren and Nathan a massive congratulations and thank you for choosing me as your wedding photographer.
If you enjoyed reading this blog and you are planning your own wedding day in a Yurt or anywhere else in the country (or abroad), I would love to hear from you!
Marcus 07778 919589
Marcus Charter Wedding Photography
marcus@marcuscharterphotography.co.uk
