The Crown Lodge Wedding Photography
Jess and Tom’s Wedding at the Crown Lodge
Jess and Tom celebrated their beautiful wedding at the stunning Crown Lodge, nestled above the Wye Downs near Ashford, Kent.
While much of the UK was sweltering in an incredible summer heatwave, the couple and their guests were able to enjoy the glorious sunshine alongside a welcome breeze, thanks to the venue’s elevated location overlooking the Kent countryside.
Jess made a memorable arrival in a 90s VW Golf GTI, which Tom had built himself in the lead-up to the wedding. They exchanged vows during an intimate outdoor ceremony in the woodland, with both their children and dogs playing an important role in the celebrations.
After confetti and a handful of relaxed group photographs, guests made the most of the beautiful weather before heading inside for some fantastic speeches and the wedding breakfast.
The celebrations continued outside with lawn games, including a fiercely contested men vs women tug-of-war! I then stole Jess and Tom away for a few relaxed portraits along the tree-lined driveway before returning them to enjoy the evening festivities and their first dance.
As the sun began to dip towards the horizon, we ventured into the neighbouring meadows—carefully avoiding the resident cows—to capture some beautiful golden hour portraits. With the light fading, the newlyweds headed back to the dancefloor, where the party carried on well into the evening.
Here are a few of my favourite moments from their incredible day!
“We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our wedding day, Matt is such a lovely person and was wonderful to have around on the day. He took such amazing staged and candid photos and got some really lovely natural ones of our kids.
He sent over some sneak peaks immediately after the wedding so we had some lovely pictures to make thank you cards etc with and then had our complete set back within the month!”
