Sunshine, Go-Karts & Handstands - Welcome To Rosie & Darren


ROSIE GOT IN TOUCH AND SAID:


“Heya Mark! Your photos look beautiful & candid & I love the finish on them so wanted to get in touch! We’re fairly newly engaged — I’m a project manager (so very on top of things ha!) — and we’re planning a barn wedding in 2025. We’d love natural looking photos & someone who can get the best out of guests who aren’t necessarily used to being photographed (the groom included!)”


I mean… when someone says they want natural photos and then gently throws their own groom under the bus in the same sentence, I already know we’re going to get along.


And that’s pretty much how their Pangdean Old Barn wedding unfolded. Champagne corks flying at home in the morning (Darren had very sensibly been relocated), glorious sunshine all day, a very brief solo portrait session with the aforementioned groom — he survived — and Rosie arriving looking incredible before walking down the aisle with her dad. From there it was confetti in the gardens, drinks in full flow, lawn games everywhere… and then the go-karts. The children loved them. The adults loved them more.


By the time the surprise singing waiter made his entrance, the volume had gone up several notches — and it never really came back down. We snuck off for a few golden-hour portraits while the light softened everything, before the dance floor fully took over. Handstands were involved. Energy levels were high. Exactly what you hope for at the end of a glorious barn wedding.

Multiple views of an elegant white wedding dress hanging in a room with gray curtains and natural lighting.
A glass perfume bottle with peach-colored liquid and a square label sits elegantly against a blurred background.
A sequence of black and white photographs showing high heeled shoes arranged in different positions on a textured surface.
Wedding bouquet with pink and peach roses arranged on dark green velvet fabric in soft natural light.
Woman in gray button-up shirt celebrates joyfully with a beverage bottle in hand in a bright modern living room.
Two elegant champagne flutes filled with orange mimosa cocktails sit on a light colored surface in soft lighting.
Close-up series showing styling process of wavy brown hair with soft curls being pinned and arranged.
A series of getting ready photos showing someone in a white robe during wedding preparations.
A sequence of candid moments showing someone in black attire against a light gray wall with framed artwork.
A panoramic view of rustic farm buildings and cottages with brown roofs nestled among autumn trees.
An elegant off-shoulder white wedding dress is worn in a bright modern room with teal accents and floral bouquet.
A panoramic landscape of traditional brick farm buildings set against a bright blue sky with green lawns.
People enjoying a sunny day on a spacious green lawn with trees surrounding the perimeter and a gazebo in the distance.
Three black mountain kart boards with orange frames sit on a grassy lawn in a park setting.
Rustic wooden display shelf with chalkboard signs and hanging coffee mugs in an outdoor garden setting.