The Quintessential Image

Atop a steep hill amongst the Wiltshire downs lies a location solely reserved for those who are prepared to announce their love, as Laura and Chris did, from the plains highest prominence. Dedicated to an Olympian deity of light and sun, the Temple of Apollo acts as a beacon to the gardens of Stourhead. Few are brave enough to climb the temple’s arduous path, and of those only a select group are welcomed within its locked doors.

Laura and Chris declared their devotion to one another on a day for the record books. Not only did the sunlight filter through the clouds, it overtook them and turned the temple’s granite columns from grey to gold. Laura and Chris’ dearest friends and family reveled in the beauty of the setting, the day, the joy. An intimate affair is what Laura and Chris wanted most and the temple was a truly magnificent party to such an occasion. Only with those whom they have shared a lifetime of whispered secrets and great laughter could their most special day be quintessentially–theirs.

Having met at the University of Bristol, Laura and Chris became devoted to more than just their studies, but rather to each other. A few years later and it is in the gardens of Stourhead, on their wedding day, that their eyes sparkled with a radiance of the forever crush that they both hold for one another.

How lucky I am to have been included in your big day Laura and Chris! Not only did you both have great ideas about the type of wedding you wanted you chose the perfect location. Thank you for such a wonderful opportunity!

I would also like to thank the bar staff at The Spread Eagle for being very kind and making sure the photographers had a drink of cool water after such a parching day. A big thank you goes out to Sharice as well, your being there was appreciated so very much!