Dark Yet Whimsical Fairy Tale Forest Wedding

Bride in black wedding dress and cool groom at Mill Barns, Alveley.

Hannah and Tom

Where to begin? There is so much to say not only about Hannah and Tom and how friggin awesome they are, but also what they created back in January at The Mill Barns at Alveley. When they first got in touch I instantly felt a connection to them. They were so enthusiastic about everything and they were wholeheartedly committed to letting me loose on their day. We just fit. When they then described their plans for the day - that Hannah would be wearing a black wedding dress, well I was hooked.

The Mill Barns at Alveley is a an absolute peach of a wedding venue. Set in the rural Shropshire countryside, this place is the perfect self contained setting for a no fuss affair. Everything you could need for a ruddy good wedding is there.

I’m very rarely lost for words but right now I can’t find anything that expresses all these feelings and our gratitude and awe and squeeee and just... thank you.
Hannah and Tom

Hannah wore a frankly incredible custom wedding dress from The Couture Co. Embellished with personalised touches - Playstation controllers for instance (why not!) and in the only colour it could ever be for Hannah - Black. In Hannah’s own words when planning anything for the wedding “I like it, but it would be better in black”. It’s not every day you see a black wedding dress, but looking at Hannah I really start to wonder if white wedding dresses could be another wedding tradition which is now more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule. Hannah and Tom absolutely slapped their personalities over every inch of this wedding and I’m all for it.

I couldn’t have pulled this off without the help of the legend that is Alex Sedgmond. I don’t offer shoot with a second photographer, but Hannah and Tom were keen to get two sets of eyes on the affairs so I gave my pal a call and the bearded hero was happy to oblige.

Usually I try to stick to between 50 and 60 images for a wedding blog, but screw it. Here’s about 100 for you. Hannah and Tom and their dark and whimsical wedding at The Mill Barn in Alveley.