Jess & Sam's wedding at Oxnead Hall, Norfolk

I arrived at Oxnead Hall in Norfolk at 11am and Jess's prep was underway with the very talented Norfolk Makeup Artist and assisting her was Callie King Street Hair Co. She had a lovely calm room with just her mum, her sister and sister in law to be. There was just a lovely chilled atmosphere which set the tone for the day.

Her mum helped her into her dress in time for a first look with dad.

Bride getting her hair done on her wedding morning. she is wearing a white satin dressing gown.

a bright colourful wedding bouquet sat on a window sill. Bedside them is a pair of ivory scrappy wedding shoes.

a pair of wedding shoes are laid on a wedding veil on a chaise lounge.

an ivory wedding gown hanging from a four poster bed.

an ivory wedding gown and 2 burnt orange bridesmaid dresses hanging from a four poster bed.

a bride getting her hair finishing touches done. Hairdresser is adding a pearl hair piece.

a close up of a bride pearl hair slide. the brides hair is in Hollywood waves.

a black and white image of a brides pearl earring in her ear.

a bride doing up a bracelet on her bridesmaid. the bridesmaid is sat on a chaise lounge and the bride is kneeling beside her.

bridesmaid is having finishing touches to her makeup. MUA is adding face powder to her cheek bones with a brush.

a close up the back of a bridesmaid dress. a burnt orange bridesmaid dress with a large bow at the back of the neck.

a black and white image of bride leaning and looking out of the window of oxnead hall in Norfolk

MUA is applying lipstick to a bride on her wedding morning.

a close up of a brides dress being buttoned up.

a close up image of the back of a brides dress. dress is off shoulder and figure hugging with buttons all the way down the back.

a bride wearing a figure hugging ivory gown, a veil and is looking to her left side.

a bride in an ivory, figure hugging gown and a long veil. she is holding a autumnal, bright bouquet and is laughing towards the camera.

a bride in an ivory, figure hugging gown and a long veil. she is holding a autumnal, bright bouquet. bride is looking down at her flowers

a bride in an ivory, figure hugging gown and a veil. she is holding a autumnal, bright bouquet. Bride is looking to her left and smiling.

a bride is sat on a chaise lounge in an ivory, figure hugging gown and a long veil. she is holding a autumnal, bright bouquet.

Jess and Sam had booked my package including a second shooter so Chloe was with Sam capturing his preparations. He was getting ready at the venue too, across the other side in Hall Cottage. He was with his best man and groomsmen, his parents.

A wooden plaque on the wall of the cottage at oxnead hall in norfolk

A bridesmaid is walking with her dad and they are smiling at each other. She is wearing red tartan pyjamas and her hair and make up is done

A groom is holding up a burnt orange tie. The tie is already tied and he is looking at it.

Father of the groom is putting his suit jacket on.

Groom is pinning a button hole onto his groomsman’s suit lapel.

The mother of the groom is having her button hole pinned on by her mum. She is looking at her mum and smiling.

A close up of a brown leather and chrome hip flask beside a bottle of whiskey.

Grooms dad is putting his tie on and is looking down towards the floor.

Groom is standing in front of a window and is looking out of the window. He is tying he’s tie which is burnt orange and wearing a navy suit.

Groom is stood in front of a window and is adjusting his cufflinks, looking down at them. He is wearing a navy suit and a burnt orange tie.

A close up of a bottom hole. Flowers are pink and orange with greenery. The grooms suit is navy.

A black and white photo, a close up of a groom putting his shoes on and tying his laces. Just his hands and feet are in shot.

A groom and his 3 groomsmen are stood in the grounds of oxnead hall in Norfolk. They are looking at each other and smiling.

A groom and his 3 groomsmen are walking towards the camera. They are looking at each other and smiling.

A close up of the inside of the grooms suit jacket. Embroidered inside is the coordinates onto where he proposed to his wife to be.

Jess's dress was from Pure Brides, a satin floor length gown with a fully buttoned down back and train. A boned bodice and a cowl neck line, with off the shoulder straps. Her beautiful veil was embellished with tiny pearls. Jess wore jewellery from The Jewellery Cottage.

Sam's suit was from Moss Bros. Their bouquet and pocket squares were created by Fern Flowers. Jess's bouquet was made up of delphinium, astilbe, lisianthus, bombastic spray roses and finished with autumnal foliage and snap dragons.

A brides ivory dress hangs from a four poster bed.

Close up of flowers in a bride’s bouquet. Thistle, eucalyptus and roses.

A bride in a figure hugging ivory gown is holding her autumnal bouquet and looking down at it. Her blonde hair is in Hollywood waves.

A close up of the bride’s veil and buttons down the back of her dress.

A close up of a bride’s veil which has lots of pearl sewn onto it.

A full length photo of a groom in a navy suit and burnt orange tie. He is standing in the gardens of oxnead hall in Norfolk.

They had planned an outdoor ceremony in the fountain garden. The weather was on everyone's side and we were blessed with a wonderfully dry, calm and sunny autumn day.

Sam's mum walked him down the aisle to where he waited for his bride. We heard gasps from their guests as they caught sight of Jess walking down the gravelled pathways of the manicured gardens. The fountain in the background was the perfect backdrop as they took their vowels.

Oxnead Hall allows petal confetti only - Jess and Sam chose pink and red dried flowers. They walked from the wall arch through the gardens with their guests lining the pathway. Perfect autumnal confetti moments.

The reception barn was so beautifully decorated. Their flowers from the ceremony space were repurposed and displayed in front of the top table. Three long tressle tables dressed with crisp white linen, autumnal orange runners and bud vases with single stem flowers, dressed by Fern Flowers.

The ceiling was draped with white fairy lights provided by Epic Event Hire.

Jess and Sam had plenty of time after their ceremony for mingling with their guests. They kept their formal group shots to a minimum so we got those ticked off pretty quick which left them over an hour and a half to chat to their loved ones, eat canapés and have a drink. I love it when couples plan a nice chunk of time to be free as it means I can just candidly snap away and document the joy.

I didn't want to keep them away from their guests for too long so as everyone started to go in to be seated we sneaked off for 10 minutes to grab a few couples portraits. We kept things easy and chilled with Jess and Sam just walking through the gardens and chatting. It's so important for them to have a few moment to themselves and take it all in.

I never hide the fact I bloody LOVE speeches. Everything about them. The emotions and laughter they create make for beautiful moments to be savoured and I am here for it.

Jess and Sam planned a wonderfully fun evening with a photo booth, sparklers and lots of dancing to the amazing sound of The Joe Ringer Band. Their stunning heart shaped cake was made by The Virgo Bakery.