Hilles House Wedding / Gloucestershire wedding photographer

Hannah and Aidan’s lovely Hilles House Wedding in Gloucestershire

Here is their story in Hannah’s words….

Aidan and I met through friends on a night out in London (I was dragged along to this night out to act as “wingman” by my housemate who fancied a friend of Aidan’s). We didn’t really get to know each other until a few months later when six of us went on a walking weekend in the Lake District. On the long drive from London to Buttermere Lake Aidan and I ended up sitting next to each other in the car and we hit it off as friends. It was a really fun weekend of walking, eating and drinking. A week later, back in London and Aidan asked me if I wanted to go to for dinner with him. He says it wasn’t a date, but I think we know the truth.

We visited the Lake District again with friends the following year. This time as a well-established couple. The Lakes, therefore, became a special place for us. It was also an important place for Aidan’s family as it was where his late Grandfather had a house and had spent his last years (in Cartmel).

Proposed on a hill

In December 2016 we went back to the Lake District for a weekend away, just the two of us this time. At the top of a hill with views across the Cartmel and Morecambe Bay Aidan got down on one knee and proposed (with the ring). Of course, I said yes straight away. He then whisked a bottle of champagne out of his backpack and we spent the morning sitting on this hill drinking champagne shivering in the cold. Ringing all our family and friends to tell them the news. Eight months later we got married.

The wedding day / Hilles House Wedding

The day itself is a bit of a blur but your photos have really helped me remember that it was fun and everyone had a good time. What stands out for us the most is the amount of help we had from all our family and friends, and I hope that that really came through in the day. My mum spent 6 months making the beautiful bunting in the marquee (+230 feet of it). Aidan’s mum and sisters made a lot of the food. My dad made chutneys and cheese straws for the evening, and Aidan’s dad’s band played. We had family members do readings in the church and friends help to set up the day before. Even the florist was a close family friend and attended the wedding. It was an “all hands on deck” affair and I think it really paid off. I loved that we had children there and loved seeing them run around and have fun. Aidan loved the food, the drinking and the band the most… he loved the tequila shots a little too much and I had a very poorly husband the next day.