St Audries wedding - Edward & Jilla’s Midweek Orangery Celebration
Some weddings are all about scale. Others are all about closeness – the kind where everyone knows everyone, the day moves quickly, and the venue feels less like a hired space and more like a beautiful home you all get to borrow for a few hours.
Edward & Jilla’s St Audries wedding was exactly that. They’d already done the legal ceremony, so this gathering was pure celebration – intimate, relaxed, and full of the kind of laughter you can’t stage.
A little venue context
St Audries Park is one of those venues that photographs beautifully without needing to try. The Orangery in particular gives a clean, bright, evenly lit feel that keeps skin tones soft and natural and lets emotion take centre stage. It’s elegant, but not fussy – a perfect setting for a small wedding where the focus is on people, not production.
A ceremony led by a friend - warm, personal, and properly them
The ceremony was conducted by a friend in the Orangery, with vows and ring exchange at the heart of it. That friend-led tone always brings something special – less formality, more presence. People listen harder when the words come from someone who genuinely knows the couple.
And then came one of our favourite sequences of the day.
Edward & Jilla laughing – not polite smiles, not posed happiness – but that ecstatic, can’t-hold-it-in kind of laughter. The look in Jilla’s eyes as they stood facing each other said everything. That deep, quiet certainty. The kind of connection you feel more than you see.
Confetti, sunshine, and that midweek calm
After the ceremony we rolled straight into confetti – quick, joyful, and full of movement.
Then the day opened out into sunshine, with guests chilling, wandering, and settling into the grounds. Their young son became the centre of gravity for a while – grandparents and older family members drawn to him, gathering around naturally. It added a softness to everything. A reminder that this wasn’t just a wedding – it was family, in real time.
This is the underrated magic of a midweek micro-style wedding. No airs and graces. No forced schedule. Just people treating the place like home from home.
Iranian touches - food, heirlooms, and the details that carry history
Before everyone went in for the wedding breakfast, we spent time capturing the cultural details that mattered – Iranian food elements, family heirlooms, and those small pieces of heritage that quietly carry weight.
These details are never just decoration. They’re memory anchors. The things you’ll still recognise instantly years from now.
Because coverage was focused on the ceremony and a few hours afterwards (no prep), those details became even more important – they helped tell the fuller story of who they are and where they come from, without needing anything forced.
The drone flight - because the weather was too good not to
After saying my goodbyes, I took the chance to fly the drone.
Perfect weather, a venue like St Audries, and that soft light on the landscape – it had to be done. Those aerials always add something special: a sense of place, scale, and atmosphere that ties the whole story together.
Edward & Jilla – thank you for having me along. A genuinely beautiful, chilled celebration.
Planning a St Audries wedding?
If you’re planning a St Audries wedding and you want it captured naturally – relaxed, story-led, and focused on real connection – get in touch and tell us your date and what matters most to you.
