A creative woodland wedding with a Harry Potter theme and a Justin Alexander Gown

August 28, 2017 Real Wedding Features

Today I am thrilled to share this creative woodland wedding with a Harry Potter theme and a Justin Alexander Gown.

Images were captured by Samantha Jones Photography.

Samantha Jones is a photographer based in Kent offering creative wedding, family and corporate photography.

She says of the couple and their day…

“Jess and Johnny were married at the amazing Longton Wood.”

“Jess is the daughter of a good friend of mine, Amanda, who runs Amanda Jane Wedding Design and who is a Kent based wedding planning specialist.”

“Amanda and I have worked together over the last few years and I was delighted to have the opportunity to consult with, and then be booked by, this wonderful couple.”

“Coverage started at bridal prep which was incredibly relaxed.”

“Make-up and hair was being completed, braids secured, eyelashes curled and I had the chance to get some great shots of the details of the day…”

“Jess’s “something blue” was a necklace with a Ravenclaw motif … and very apt for the Harry Potter theme!”

“Jess had originally thought that she would be driven by her dad, after all, no-one would see the car anyway … but Grandma and Grandpopsie had other ideas and gifted her this beautiful Rolls Royce for her journey.”

“Jess and Johnny’s ceremony was planned for noon so it was soon time to speed across country to find Johnny and arriving guests.”

“Marty, who is a rescue dog, must have walked miles and was a real and important feature of the day too!”

“The ceremony was led by Katie Keen, from True Blue Ceremonies who I worked with recently at Leeds Castle and it was great to see her deliver a very personalised ceremony, unique to the couple.”

“Jess and Johnny’s wedding rings were handed round to each guest, for a prayer or to “warm” them, closely watched by best man, Jason.”

“I found this a very moving part of the ceremony, every single person was involved and the rings must have been singing with the well wishes and love.”

“After ring exchange, Katie performed a handfasting ceremony, using climbing rope which was just perfect for this adventurous couple.”

Another unusual feature was the “money log”.

“Jess and Johnny had come across an example of this on their travels and wanted to incorporate it into their day (you can read an article about the reasons why here).”