For Abi & Ben’s winter wedding I headed into the Peak District to the stunning Staffordshire wedding venue for a wedding at The Ashes situated in beautiful countryside just outside Leek. Abi & Ben had booked me as their wedding photographer after seeing me photograph their friends wedding the year before it what couldn’t have been a more different location, Hotel Du Vin in the centre of Birmingham 🙂
Allowing for the fact that it was the middle of winter the drive up in pleasant sunshine was a very welcome bonus. Abi & the girls were settled into the lovely Old Dairy & prep was in full swing when I arrived.
Ben & the guys were early arrival & were soon chatting to the guests in the West Barn as ceremony time fast approached. For Abi it was only a stroll across the courtyard to the packed West Barn for a lovely ceremony.
The rain that had been forecast was just holding off & so we headed out for a quick tour of the ground to get Abi & Ben their portrait shots before heading into the warmth of the East Barn for food, speeches, magical entertainment & a very lively evening.
