Swan Hotel Bibury – Joanna & Tom’s Wedding

Rain, rain and more rain but nothing could dampen ours (or the guests’) spirits when it came to Joanna & Tom’s wedding at the Swan Hotel Bibury. Chris dropped me off in Cirencester to meet up with Joanna & her bridal party before heading off to The Swan to meet up with Tom and his groom’s party who were building lego in the bar when he arrived! Chris always seems to end up in the bar (see previous wedding blog): I’m starting to see a pattern emerging here. It was lovely for me to be working with Cornelius again, Double Read More

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Natalie & Ted’s Wedding – The Swan Hotel, Bibury

Natalie & Ted celebrated their wedding at The Swan Hotel in Bibury, a beautiful Cotswold venue.  Natalie and her bridesmaids got ready in the cottages which was a lot of fun and as Nat had told me she wasn’t a ‘girlie girl’, I was amazed to see her dressed in a beautiful Benjamin Roberts gown, a real fairytale dress with tulle overlay.  We made full use of the beautiful surroundings, with lots of photographs on the bridge overlooking the river.  The foreign tourists were out in force, the Japanese particularly loving a white wedding and Natalie & Ted were very Read More

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Charlotte & Neil’s Wedding – The Swan, Bibury

Do the weather forecasters ever get it right?  After predicting a sunny/cloudy but dry day, we had sun, heavy showers and thunder.  Where has our summer gone?  The ceremony was held at the quiet village church of Blunsdon St Andrew and the vicar, delivered one of the funniest sermons we have ever heard; very entertaining.  Charlotte looked amazing and her bouquet from The Guelder Rose florists was quite unusual; two different types of roses (Aqua and Cezanne), Bouvardia and Eucalyptus foliage.  After a few photos at the church, we headed for The Swan in the Cotswold village of Bibury.  After Read More

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