Lea & David’s Anglo-American Wedding in Misterton

Another month, another wedding—this time in the English countryside, with a gentle dash of American charm.

Lea, the bride, hails from the U.S., and her now-husband David is from the UK. I was brought on board thanks to my good friend Yeesan in New York, and the stars aligned nicely: the venue was just a short drive from my usual base in Bath, with the added perk of staying on-site at The Grange in Oborne. It’s the sort of place that looks like it was built to impress American guests—a postcard version of Britain, all green hills, hedgerows, and sheep scattered like cotton buds across the rolling fields.

A Bucolic Scene, BBC-Approved

Driving through those narrow country lanes, I couldn’t help but compare the English scenery to the Spanish Osborne bulls I’d seen in Andalusia—this was Britain’s own quirky, cinematic counterpoint. The wedding ceremony itself was held in a tiny church around 30 km away. Google Maps didn’t help much, but thankfully satellite view and a bit of graveyard-spotting allowed me to identify the right building. (I didn’t get lost. The bus driver—ironically, a local—did.)

Classic Church Wedding with Character

It had been a while since I shot a wedding that stuck to traditional form, and I was quite at home. Photography rules were refreshingly relaxed, so I set up a light for a bit of dramatic flair and moved freely throughout the ceremony. The weather flirted with chaos: shifting sunlight, a lively wind, and even a brief spell of rain. But these conditions often give you something extra—flying veils, expressive skies, and those perfectly timed clouds that seem almost staged for a BBC drama.

All in all, it was a lovely wedding with a relaxed and funny couple. The kind of job that reminds me why I enjoy doing this—and maybe a good excuse to visit the States again in the near future.