Sarah and Sanchia at The Crown House

October 2024 · St Leonards-on-Sea

“You have caught our day so well, and I don’t know how you got them all without any of us being aware of you!”

Sarah and Sanchia
The Crown House, a white Regency building with columns and wrought-iron balconies, under a deep blue sky.
A hand-lettered sign reading “This must be the place” hanging on a dark door.
A warmly lit staircase lined with potted plants, rising towards a glowing lantern.
Rows of gold chairs facing a flower-filled fireplace in a bright, empty ceremony room.
Tall red, orange and yellow flowers in vases along a white mantelpiece.
Two women in bold patterned robes embrace in a doorway as they arrive.
Two women in colourful robes strike a playful pose in a bare room with wooden floorboards.
Two women laugh together while doing their make-up at a window-lit dressing table.
A woman with a flower in her hair applies lipstick, seen in a mirror between two people in the foreground.
A cellist in red plays beside a tall window before the ceremony.
Two brides, one in a pink trouser suit and one in a red floral dress, walk down the aisle smiling between standing guests.
The couple and their celebrant applaud at the front of the room, framed by tall flower arrangements.
An older guest wipes away tears with a handkerchief during the ceremony.
A guest in glasses knocks back a shot during a toast in the ceremony.
Seated side by side, the couple burst out laughing during a reading.
Close-up of the couple’s clasped hands resting in their laps.
One bride hugs a reader in navy velvet while the other touches her face, moved.
Holding hands in front of the flower-lined fireplace, the couple exchange vows.
A bride crouches to greet the two ring-bearing dogs, one nuzzling her face.
A ring is slipped onto a finger, seen close up.
Guests throw their arms in the air and cheer from their seats.
The couple kiss in front of the flower-filled fireplace.
The couple walk back down the aisle, beaming, as guests cheer and reach out on either side.
Wearing novelty sunglasses, the couple raise their glasses on a sunny balcony above the seafront.

“Thank you so much Rachel for our beautiful photos. A lovely surprise.”

Sarah and Sanchia
Looking up at The Crown House against blue sky and cloud, with the couple small on the first-floor balcony.
A bride laughs with her hand to her face at a table crowded with drinks.
A guest reads a speech from a sheet while a bride beside him laughs open-mouthed.
Long tables set with orange napkins, wine bottles, jam jars and small posies, ready for dinner.
A posy of pink and red flowers in a blue glass vase on a laid table.
A cake made as a green camper van, with sugar figures and two dogs picnicking on the grass.
A dark room’s window framing the sea and sky beyond a wrought-iron balcony.
Guests whirl orange napkins overhead as the couple enter the dining room hand in hand.
The couple kiss beside their camper-van cake in front of a bright window.
Pink and red cowboy boots crossed under a table on a patterned rug.
A bride presses her hand to her cheek, visibly moved, while listening to a speech.
A bride is hugged tightly by a guest in warm evening light beside a tall window.
The couple throw their arms in the air among dancing guests in the dining room.
Guests dance with hands raised in front of tall windows glowing blue at dusk over the sea.
A bride flings her arms wide in front of a dusk-blue window as guests watch.
Wearing a curly blonde wig and off-shoulder black top, a bride applies lipstick at a bathroom mirror.
The couple pose on the staircase in 1950s-style costumes: leather trousers, red heels, a blonde wig and a letter jacket.
Guests in a doorway react with delight as the costumed couple appear.
Mid-routine, one bride throws a jacket into the air while the other strikes a pose under a mirror ball.
The costumed couple leap with arms raised in the spotlights as guests watch from the edge of the floor.
Coloured laser beams sweep across silhouetted dancers.
Two guests dance with arms outstretched through streaks of coloured light.
Pillar candles burned low on a dark staircase.
The “This must be the place” sign on a dark door, beside an open doorway onto the lit staircase.
The Crown House lit up at night, with guests gathering outside beside a minibus.
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