If you are thinking of using Summer Lodge for your wedding you must check out this video first. Summer Lodge is an exclusive wedding venue in Dorset and makes an ideal place to hold your Dorset Wedding. To see a complete Dorset Wedding Album from Summer Lodge, check out our Wedding Venues Page on our website.
Bride Top Wedding Tips
February 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Happy Friday everyone 
Today we bring you the last in our Bride top tips and favourite picture for this year. I would just like to say a huge thank you to all the couples that took part it has been great. Good luck to you all with the canvas draw, we will be announcing the winner on here in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out…It could be you!
Today’s tips and picture choice come from Marnie and Ben Lavery. Marnie and Ben were married on the 30th April 2010 at the exclusive Summer Lodge Hotel in Dorset. To see their Dorset Wedding story on our blog, click the following link…. Summer Lodge Wedding. And to see a complete Dorset Wedding Album from Summer Lodge click this link…. Dorset Wedding Venue.
Here is Marnie and Ben….
Hi Courtenay
Our favourite photo is this one…
We love it because we it captures the setting of our wedding and the time of year perfectly, blossom everywhere!
Our Top Tips.
.?Tip 1-Research your venue and do not pay your deposit until you are 100% sure that it is perfect for your big day. Just because it looks nice this does not mean that you will end up with your perfect wedding. Ask friends, family and people linked to the wedding industry to share their knowledge of the venue with you. Wedding forums on the internet can be useful for information regarding venues.
2 – If you want to try to keep your costs down in certain areas consider buying ready made invites from good stationers and have them print the text in your choice of words and font. We chose some Vera Wang blank invites and had the store print them for us. We ended up with stunning invites without the huge price tag.
3 – Make sure you spend time in the run up to the wedding having some serious pampering. Facials, body wraps, massages will help you relax and feel special. If you look after your skin your make up will go on more evenly and you will be positively glowing. You are getting married so don’t just think about the day, food, guests. Stop and think about yourself.
See you soon
Marnie and Ben x
Dorset Wedding Photography by Courtenay Photographic Ltd
Bride Top Wedding Tips
February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Morning everyone
Today’s top tips and favourite picture comes from Rebecca and Mark Britton. Rebecca and Mark got married on the 12th May at the lovely Gordleton Mill in Hampshire. To see their Hampshire Wedding story on our Blog click the following link…Gordleton Mill Wedding.
Here is Rebecca and Mark…
Hi Courtenay
Our favourite picture has to be this one…
I don’t think it needs an explanation do you?
Our Top Tips
1. Keep family involvement to a minimum- ask your friends to do the helping and organising. They won’t wind you up!
2. Use professionals recommended by professionals who have worked with them. We picked the venue first and the owner of the hotel gave us the best recommendation of all (our photographer!). They can also give you plenty of advice if you ask for it- Trust them!
3. Let the bride have her way on everything else!?? 
Love Rebecca and Mark
Dorset Wedding Photographer – Courtenay Photographic Ltd
Wedding Venues & Wedding Albums
November 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Hey everyone
Check out our new Wedding Venues and Wedding albums on the website! You never know you might find yourself the star of your very own page!
We thought it would be a useful source of information, to see a real wedding at a wedding venue which you might be looking at for your own wedding. Hopefully it will give you a real flavour of what your wedding could look like at your chosen wedding venue.
These Wedding Venues and Wedding Album pages will be forever updating with new wedding venues and wedding albums, so remember to check back from time to time to see new wedding albums and wedding venues.
Hope you enjoy
Best wishes
Courtenay
Dorset Wedding Photographer – Courtenay Photographic Ltd
Mood Board from the Wedding of Sarah & Corinne
September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A few details from the wedding of Sarah and Corinne at Langtry Manor Bournemouth Dorset…
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Langtry Manor Bournemouth Wedding of Sarah & Corinne
September 28, 2010 By 6 Comments
So last Wednesday saw me head down to Langtry Manor in Bournemouth Dorset for the wedding of Sarah and Corrine. I know in the eyes of the law it is a civil partnership, but to Sarah, Corrine and their family and friends it was/is very much a wedding just as anyone else who gets married feels.
A lovely sunny day and I join each of the girls in turn for the usual bridal preps, only this time two of everything which was fun Soon its time to head out into the garden for the official ceremony and Sarah and Corinne head down the the red carpeted aisle together to say their vows. A lovely ceremony, the official documents signed and now time to relax with family and friends with Pimms and Canapes in the warm autumnal afternoon sunshine.
Sarah, Corinne and I then take the opportunity to slip away from the crowd and head down to the beach for a little quiet time for the girls to catch their breath and for me to get some nice personal pictures for their album. We had a few funny looks and even one old chap offered his services as a groom, a little perplexed I think when I told him that the girls had no need of such But we had a great time and it was lovely by the sea in the warm sunshine.
Back to Langtry Manor and time to head in for the wedding breakfast, speeches first before dining. After dinner, time to head over the road to Langtry Lodge for the evening reception, more guests arriving and soon its time for Sarah and Corrine to take to the dance floor for their official first dance after which its my time to leave.
A lovely day had by all, I wish both Sarah and Corrine the very best of everything
A few images from Sarah and Corrine’s day…
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Mood Board from the Wedding of Emily & Ryan Lyme Regis Dorset
September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Some of the details from Emily and Ryan’s wedding…
