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Bilsington Priory · Ashford, Kent

Mark & Fiona

Mark and Fiona married at Bilsington Priory, a thirteenth-century priory in seven acres of gardens south of Ashford. The ceremony was in the Great Hall, with a singer and a guitar instead of an organ. Then came petals at the old timber porch, a long drinks reception on the lawn, dinner in a marquee and a first dance under fairy lights.

Most of these photographs weren’t planned. They’re what happened while everyone was busy enjoying themselves.

Fiona laughs with a bridesmaid while getting ready on the morning of the weddingFiona comes down the stairs in her dress as her father waits at the bottomA guest in sunglasses and a three-piece suit arrives at Bilsington PrioryBlack and white photograph of a young guest smiling in an old priory doorwayBlack and white photograph of two bridesmaids smiling in an arched timber doorwayFiona smiles as she is walked down the aisle of the Great Hall at Bilsington PrioryMark and Fiona face each other during their vows in the Great Hall at Bilsington PrioryGuests laugh during the ceremony as Fiona smiles at the front of the hallA singer with an acoustic guitar performs during the ceremony, framed by white flowersA guest in a three-piece suit laughs out loud beside the flowers in the Great HallTwo bridesmaids sit together against the old plaster wall of the Great HallAn older guest in red velvet turns to smile during the ceremonyFiona and Mark smile from a medieval doorway with old graffiti carved into the wallGuests stand and applaud as Mark and Fiona are married at the front of the Great HallGuests cheer as Mark and Fiona walk back down the aisle under the chandeliersBlack and white photograph of Mark and Fiona walking hand in hand through their cheering guestsBlack and white photograph of Mark and Fiona walking hand in hand past a tall priory windowFiona laughs in front of an ivy-covered wall in the priory gardensMark and Fiona step out of the old timber porch at Bilsington PrioryGuests throw petals as Mark and Fiona leave through the timber porchPink petal confetti fills the air around Mark and Fiona at the priory porchStaff carry trays of champagne out to guests on the lawn, framed by timber postsFiona laughs with her two bridesmaids beside the timber porchGuests laugh together on the lawn during the drinks receptionFiona and a friend laugh with glasses in hand on the lawnFiona laughs at something a guest is showing her during the drinksMark, Fiona and their family laughing together on the lawnA guitarist plays beneath a huge old tree in the priory gardenBlack and white photograph of Fiona and Mark listening to a singer in the gardenMark and Fiona against an ivy-covered stone wall in the gardensFiona with her father against the old stone wall of the gardenMark and Fiona walk across the lawn with the priory and its church behind themMark and Fiona walk hand in hand under the treesMark and Fiona under a garden arch of green leavesFiona laughs as she and Mark walk out from under the treesThe top table laughs during the speeches in a white marqueeA wider view of the top table under the marquee chandelier and buntingBlack and white photograph of Mark and Fiona's first dance under fairy lightsFiona twirls under Mark's arm during their first dance

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