Mel and Leigh chose the 8th November as their wedding date, and from the start Mel told me she wanted sparkler shots on the day! Now this made me super, super excited as I love a good sparkler shot but I had never done one at a wedding before!

The pair were married at the Mercure Hotel in Milton Keynes with the reception held at the same venue. The hotel looked out onto a lovely garden which backed onto a golf course! Mel readied herself with her best girls at her home in Leighton Buzzard. She looked stunning, especially with her gorgeous vintage drop headpiece and dress decorated in lace. 

Leigh looked incredibly nervous when I caught up with him at the venue, he just couldn't wait to see his bride! I love the photos of Mel's smile when she sees her husband to be standing before her. After the ceremony, the sky was threatening rain so I whisked the couple away to the gorgeous back garden to spend a little time getting some bride and groom portraits. Unfortunately it started raining once we were out there so we had to take refuge indoors, but that didn't stop the fun! 

The couple had hired a magician for the evening who was incredible! He worked the room with his amazing slight of hand tricks, making things disappear right in front of people's eyes and my camera! That plus a hilarious Photobooth meant the mood was never low! 

The rain eased as the evening rolled on and the guests ventured outside again into the darkness! It was such good fun doing some long exposure sparkler shots, where I get to run around the bride and groom to make awesome sparkler trails!! I also managed to get a group shot of all the guests under the canopy outside! It just goes to show that even if it rains on your big day, it doesn't stop you getting amazing photos :)