Preena and Matthew’s Elegant Multi-faith Wedding
Preena and Matthew's incredibly elegant wedding captured our hearts. Their beautiful event felt timeless and classic, but not to be confused with ordinary. Their multi-faith celebration was one for the ages and talented photographer Taylor & Porter was just the one to capture this special day in all of it's glory. Preena looked radiant in her bridal looks, adorned in shades of gold and neutrals. Matthew looked ravishing in both looks as well, although his slight anticipation and excitement to see his bride just gave him that groom radiance! We fell in love with their story and their fairytale images so have a peek and don't forget to save via Pinterest for your own inspiration...
From Taylor & Porter: "Matthew and Preena married this summer at Wrest Park, a Grade I listed Mansion in England mixing elegant French architecture with a grand and picturesque landscape. This unique early 19th century house was the perfect setting for this couple’s classically elegant style. Matthew and Preena shared not one but two ceremonies; both a Western marriage ceremony and a traditional Hindu “Mandap”. The Mandap was one of the most colourful, lighthearted and inclusive ceremonies we’ve ever had the privilege to capture. It involves both family’s participation and has many different traditional elements including offerings to the gods, promises made between the parents to care for each others child and even a part where the women of the family offer secret marriage advice to the bride! It was a beautiful meeting of families, traditions and cultures.
The grounds of Wrest Park are adorned with stunning lawns, wooded walks and flower gardens, dotted with fountains, statues and ornate follies. We explored the park and house capturing portraits with Matthew and Preena as the warm August sun set. Their reception was held in the grounds; in the beautiful light filled Orangery where after a feast of traditional Indian food they danced the night away under the stars."
From the Bride, Preena: "We decided to get married at Wrest Park after we visited the site a year before the day in torrential downpour and knew in an instant we would book, it was the first and last place we looked at and a big tick off the list, also as it was half way between both our family homes and a easy train ride from London for our friends.
We decided to fuse both my Hindu Gujarati heritage with the Groom’s English background and began the day with a civil ceremony where we wrote our own (tear-jerking!) vows to one another. I walked down the aisle to ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ by the Beatles played by our talented brother in law David.
This was followed by Indian street food canapés on the library terrace and then a traditional Hindu ceremony, with a sitar player. Finally we had a drinks reception with a jazz band followed by a 3 course Indian feast and cocktail bar. The cake was made by my Aunt and our first dance was to Sweet Pea by Amos Lee. The day was fantastically co-ordinated by the brilliant best men which certainly helped it run smoothly.
The pastel colour scheme leant to fusion of Regal Indian and classic English and ran through to the stationery, flowers, button holes (the guests has lavender and rosemary) and favours (potted succulents).
When we started planning our wedding we knew the things that were important to us – one of them being a Photographer with a great eye and a natural approach. From the initial enquiry email to our meeting on our engagement session and also the day itself, Louise and Teo were warm, friendly, fantastic company, professional and helped put us both at ease. On the day and prior they worked continuously and many guests commented on their dedicated approach. We have so many beautiful photographs from our day and are truly grateful to Taylor & Porter for their hard work and talent in producing the images. We would not miss a beat to recommend them to anyone for any occasion."
Vendor Details
Photography: Taylor & Porter | Film Lab: Richard Photo Lab | Floral Designer: Fleurette | Dress Designer: Bride's own design | Venue: Wrest Park | Transport: Gold Chauffeur Services | Flowergirl Dresses: I Love Gorgeous | Sitar Player: Jonathan Mayer | Catering: Greenleaf | Mandap Furniture: Arti Parmer
Comments
The true blend of two cultures and a heart touching love story.
I genuinely cannot imagine something more spectacular that Preena and Matthew’s wedding day. Absolutely stunning, sweet, and truly conveys how in tune and in love the couple are.
beautiful images very inspiring, wonderful use of light and what a beautiful location.
Incredibly elegant!!! This wedding took our breath away. Beautiful images - details and the dress - AMAZING!! We fell in love with this wedding !
Great work absolutely love some of these shots, i feel very inspired now thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.
