Coworth Park Wedding Photography in Ascot for Lauren and Chris

Lauren and Chris were married on a gloriously sunny day at the stunning Coworth Park, a 5-star luxury venue belonging to the Dorchester Collection in Ascot, Berkshire. The hotel is set amidst beautiful grounds - including a gorgeous wild flower meadow. It was going to be an amazing day

A Last-Minute Wedding Venue Change to Coworth Park

Lauren was introduced to me through our mutual friend Amanda Handley whom I've known for years as luxury event’s organiser in London. My bride and groom were originally booked to marry at another location, however, they made a last-minute decision to move their to Coworth Parl. Despite the short notice, the venue's amazing events organiser, stepped in with amazing skill, ensuring that every detail was taken care of. The wild flower meadow was in full bloom on the wedding day, and the sun shone brightly, creating an almost magical feeling for the guests - and their very happy photographer!

Lauren and Chris had met online - love at first glance really as Lauren had only just signed up and the first person she met was Chris! They have a beautiful little girl and were really excited about their wedding day.

The Wedding Morning at Coworth Park's Bridal Suite

I arrived at Coworth Park to the most gorgeous scent of fresh flowers as soon as I entered the Bridal Suite - and lots of laughter- mainly from the young flower girls. The suite buzzed with excitement. Lauren, in the expert hands of her make-up artist, Rosie, was getting ready for the most important day of her life. The atmosphere was so happy and exciting, the Bride's Mum was helping the flower girls prepare. Every detail of the morning set the stage for the elegance and love that would unfold in the wild flower meadow later.

The Stunning Bridal Bouquet & Bridal Party

The Bridal bouquet was simply stunning! Lauren’s bridal bouquet was a stunning! Created by Hannah Martin Flowers, it featured fully bloomed roses in varieties Secret Garden, Mentha, and Majolika, wrapped in delicate plum-colored raw silk ribbon.

“A loosely bound posy-style bouquet of fully blown roses including Secret Garden, Mentha and Majolika varieties bound by stems of delicate plum coloured raw silk ribbon.” - Hannah Martin Flowers - we love you!

Lauren’s five bridesmaids and two flower girls, each adding their own magic to the ceremony. The little flower girls were particularly adorable, stealing the show as they made their way down the aisle.

First Look - The Father of the Bride sees his daughter - the Bride

The Reveal - The Father of the Bride entered the room to meet his daughter as a Bride. He was so happy - so proud and his smile was fabulous! It was time for the wedding to truly start!

A Magical Ceremony in the Wild Flower Meadow

The ceremony took place outdoors, in Coworth Park’s wild flower meadow, with a gazebo beautifully decorated with perfect white hydrangeas, soft pink roses, and lush greenery.

The groom waited as his bride walked down the well trimmed grassy aisle with her proud father by her side. The smiles were infectious, and even more so when the rings needed a little extra help to go on, with the first kiss all was just as it should be.

The Flower Girls also had a great time! Following the ceremony, guests showered the newlyweds with confetti as they made their way back down the aisle, officially husband and wife.. Sometimes there are tears - and sometimes, there are the tears and smiles.

A Beautiful Wedding Reception and Celebrations

The couple’s champagne reception was held in the Rose Garden at Coworth Park, providing a perfect setting for guests to enjoy the breathtaking scenery.

The wedding breakfast followed, with tables laid out with simple copper floral decorations and tea lights. The Bride's mother had put so much work into many of the personal touches, including decorating the table plan mirror and floral arrangements. The wedding cake, a stunning 3-tier marble creation by Lauren’s aunt, was displayed in a gorgeous copper hexagonal arrangement, continuing the floral theme from the ceremony.

A Wonderful Wedding Breakfast with Emotional Speeches at Coworth Park

The evening continued with beautiful speeches. The Father of the Bride gave the guests a Welcoming Speech - a touching and amusing few words dedicated to his daughter and the wonderful mother she had become. After the Wedding Breakfast, it was the turn of the Groom and his Best Man. The Groom’s speech was warm and full of love for his wonderful Bride - The Best Man recalled some dubious early dance routines that I won’t share here but otherwise paid a fitting tribute to their long friendship.

It was time for the Cutting of the Cake and the First Dance. The Bride’s Aunt had put a great deal of effort into making and decorating the cake. As is their right, the flower girls were first on the dance floor, inspecting the cake. Then, after checking the height of the ceiling - Lauren tossed her bouquet - which was caught by her Brother’s long time partner and mother of the other flower girl - she also appeared to be the only one trying to catch the bouquet...

Time for The First Dance

The Bride and Groom’’s first dance was lovely - followed by a Father and Daughter dance which was amended to include all of her family and the Groom dancing with his lovely Mum.

Being high summer it was still gorgeous outside - and the sun was fully out and glorious! Lauren and Chris saw this too and after collecting up the still clean Flower Girls we moved into the warm evening light and the now even more colourful Wild Flower Meadow. What perfection! The warmth of the light and the obvious happiness of my gorgeous Bride and Groom with their completely scrummy Flower Girls shone through. I truly love my job. Photo spamming - hard to edit, gorgeous in every way!

Thank you so much for having me Lauren and Chris - I loved your wedding!

Lauren and Chris said in their 5 star review;

“I cannot thank Gill enough for taking our wedding photos. She took the time to understand what we wanted and really captured the day, she was fun too! She was mega flexible with us and super quick in responding to any questions we had. If you are looking for a photographer to ‘get you’, to blend into the background and capture those moments that you might miss on the day but are so important to have … Gill’s your photographer!”

Venue Coworth Park, Ascot

Lauren work a dress from The Dress Bridalwear in Teddington

Bridesmaid dresses were from Needle & Thread

Make up Rosie Scott

Hair Mitch @mjreynolds

Flowers by the wonderful Hannah Martin Flowers