Beth & Declan: English Garden Wedding

Beth & Declan's gorgeous wedding took place in the mother of the groom's garden at the beginning of May. Their relaxed celebrations featured a beautifully decorated marquee, lawn games, a piñata and even a surprise flypast courtesy of the nearby aeroplane museum! A truly great day, shared with an intimate guest list of their closest family and friends.

As a baker, Beth baked all of the cakes for the day and they looked absolutely mouth-watering. With mexican food as their wedding breakfast and ice cream for dessert, their day really was a food lover's dream.

The morning rain let up just in time for their ceremony, held in the sunshine under the blossom trees. And when a rainbow popped up later on in the day, we couldn't resist running down the street with them to set it as the backdrop to some of their portraits! 

I'm thrilled to say that Beth & Declan's beautiful day has been featured HERE on my all-time favourite wedding blog, Love My Dress! Thank you so much Beth & Declan for the opportunity to photograph your day - we loved every single moment.


"I'm not great with words so I can't express just how much we love the photos. Everything we wanted and such a beautifully curated collection as well. I think I might end up framing them all, and we really enjoyed your company at the wedding. Thank you so much again - I'll definitely recommend you to everyone I can." - Beth & Declan


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Cat & Graham are a husband and wife wedding photography duo from Bedford in the UK who believe in beautiful, non-intrusive wedding photography that captures the spirit and emotion of your day. www.catlaneweddings.com


Danni & Andy: Barn Wedding at the Ashes, Staffordshire

Back in April, I travelled into the heart of the Staffordshire countryside with Emma Hare to second shoot the lovely Danni & Andy's wedding alongside her, set in a gorgeous barn venue, The Ashes Exclusive Country House Barn Wedding Venue Staffordshire.

Danni's vision had their wedding day decorated from top to bottom in wild flowers in purple, pink and white and bunting for a vintage touch. I'm still absolutely in love with her unique beaded wedding dress too - truly original!

Despite the freezing cold weather Danni & Andy were absolute stars and put up with it to let us get some really lovely portraits in the beautiful grounds of their venue. Thank you so much guys!

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Cat & Graham are a husband and wife wedding photography duo from Bedford in the UK who believe in beautiful, non-intrusive wedding photography that captures the spirit and emotion of your day. www.catlaneweddings.com


Styled Shoot: Blossom

Whilst we awaited the start of this year's wedding season, I really wanted to get back into the swing of things with a little styled shoot, set in the beautiful spring blossom in a local park.

On hair and makeup was the talented Ali, whose work perfectly embodied what I had in mind for the day, and modelling for us was the gorgeous Amy. As we are all based in Bedford, it really felt like a close knit collaboration and I am so grateful for their hard work on the day. It makes such a difference working with people you get on with so well, and the whole shoot was great fun. We ended up running in and out of Ali's car to dodge the intermittent rain, but chose to see the fun in it and stuck it out to get the pictures we wanted!

For the shoot we borrowed lots of lovely pieces from jewellery designers Arabel Lebrusan & Tessara. Arabel specialises in gorgeous ethical jewellery featuring Fairtrade gold and ethically-sourced diamonds, and Tessara's work features beautifully detailed sterling silver headpieces.

A huge thank you to everybody involved for such a great day - styled shoots are always a ton of fun and as always, I can't wait to organise my next one!

Styling: Cat Lane Weddings
Model: Amy Holdstock
Hair & Makeup: Ali K MUA (www.alikmua.co.uk)
Jewellery: Arabel Lebrusan (www.arabellebrusan.com)
Hair accessories: Tessara (www.facebook.com/tessarajoyas)
Dresses: ASOS, Chi Chi & Topshop

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Rosie & Mike: Elvetham Hotel Wedding

On a sunny day in April, we headed down to Hampshire to photograph the wedding of the lovely Rosie and Mike, who met at school! The setting for their day was the achingly beautiful Elvetham Hotel in Hampshire, upon which the sun shone for the entirety of their wedding day.

Rosie planned their wedding themed on teapots, and it was so clear when walking around the dining hall that she had spent many weeks sourcing these beautiful, unique teapots and crockery to bring her vision to life. She even managed to find gift bags with teapots on to give to her bridesmaids!

One of the most wonderful guests on their day had to be their adorable pug Alfie, who has a bit of a penchant for jumping on peoples' shoulders! His excitement didn't falter one bit during the whole day and bombed around with joy for the duration.

For me personally this day was quite significant because Rosie and I "met" a long, long time ago in the days of embarrassing screen names on MySpace, over which time I grew from somebody who occasionally took photographs of bluebells and clouds into a professional photographer. So when I heard from her last year enquiring about wedding photography, it meant more to me than I can put into words. And with that, we met for the very first time on her wedding day. A huge honour.

Rosie and Mike, a huge congratulations to you both, and thank you for having us as part of your beautiful day!


"Thank you so much for providing such professional, yet friendly photography for our special day. We did not feel awkward at all at any point, the process was totally relaxed and natural and you can tell this by the photographs. We couldn’t be happier and our photos really tell the story of our day from beginning to end. You really did our day justice through your photos!" - Rosie & Mike


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Cat & Graham are a husband and wife wedding photography duo from Bedford in the UK who believe in beautiful, non-intrusive wedding photography that captures the spirit and emotion of your day. www.catlaneweddings.com


Amanda & Simon: Bassmead Manor Barns Wedding

We started off our 2015 wedding season with Amanda & Simon’s wedding day, set in the beautiful grounds of Bassmead Manor Barns and our first time shooting at this wonderful venue. Despite being in early April, the sun came out for their day and everybody got to enjoy blazing sunshine and summer temperatures for the entire day.

They exchanged vows in the Rickety Barn, a beautiful old barn filled with wooden beams and fairy lights. The perfect setting and one at which I gasped when I saw it for the first time! Amanda’s aesthetic for the day had a vintage twist, with peach coloured roses by florist Sue Billington and an intricately beaded dress, a girl after my own heart!

Amanda and Simon, thank you both so much for having us as part of your day. We wish you every happiness!


"They are absolutely amazing! We love them. Thank you so so much!" - Amanda & Simon



Cat & Graham are a husband and wife wedding photography duo from Bedford in the UK who believe in beautiful, non-intrusive wedding photography that captures the spirit and emotion of your day. www.catlaneweddings.com