So then... with home life approaching normality again & the kids packed off to nursery I can at last get back to taking care of my lovely blog which has become a little neglected over the past months, & what better way to kick off the new year than to bring you Phillipa & james's wonderful day captured beautifully by photographer John Day

Philippa and James got married in a Humanist ceremony within the grounds of Stanway House in the Cotswolds.  Stanway is a stunning Jacobean manor house and provided the backdrop to the days events.  It was certainly not your run of the mill wedding, with the ceremony held in a huge yurt in the grounds and the wedding breakfast and evening celebrations held in the rustic tithe barn, the venue was adorned with lots of red details as a nod to James' Chinese heritage, including many lanterns brought over with family that attended.

Such a great wedding to shoot, with all of the unusual elements, but best of all was Philippa and James' sense of fun - which was most definitely shared with their families, all making it one of my favourite weddings of 2011.