The wedding of Alex and Luke at Pynes House in Devon may have been my last big wedding of 2019, but it was by no means the least! In fact, I’d say my year ended with a big bang with this wedding. While it was my first as a Pynes House wedding photographer, I hope it won’t be my last! This beautiful wedding was an honour to be a part of and an absolute joy to capture.

Pynes House, set amongst the rolling Devon countryside a few miles outside of Exeter, is a country manor house steeped in history. Dating right back to the Norman period, with its own royal connection, there is definitely an air of grandeur about this spectacular venue. The sweeping tree-lined driveway adds to that feeling. I started the day with Alex and her girls all getting ready. Alex is a stunning woman and she already looked glamourous before she’d even had her hair and make-up done! Becky Flynn and Louise Alway did an amazing job of getting her wedding-ready though. But the girls totally could have got away with turning up in their pyjamas as they all looked so elegant. 


Luke and the boys were also getting ready at Pynes House. I was able to pop upstairs to see them and get some shots of them during their final preparations. I then went back to Alex’s room to capture her putting on her beautiful Noble & Wright wedding dress. We then spent a few minutes getting some informal photographs by the floral fireplace, with her stunning bouquet from Emma Hewlett Floral Design.


Alex and Luke were married at the nearby church, in a beautiful ceremony full of lots of little personal touches. Ellie read out the personalised poem ‘A Message to You’ which was so lovely. The couple also exchanged rings they designed themselves and made by Stephen Wilkinson. The ceremony was also filled with amazing music from the gospel choir, Gospel Touch. I particularly loved their rendition of Amazing Grace and their version of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough really got the guests revved up!