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Sam and May sitting hand in hand against a sunlit brick wall, May holding a white bouquet

Sam & May

The Start of Forever

Story of Sam & May

Sam and May exchanged vows at St Aidan’s on a quiet afternoon. Sunlight filtered through the windows as they promised forever in front of family and friends.

The ceremony was simple and heartfelt, soft smiles, gentle touches, and a few happy tears from their parents. Afterward, everyone gathered outside, sharing stories and laughter under the trees. It was a day of quiet joy, exactly as they’d hoped.

Earlier in the day we captured May getting ready by a bright window and the groomsmen reading the order of service. For portraits we moved to a garden and a glasshouse hung with orchids: a white rose bouquet, soft light, and plenty of laughter under May's veil.

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Black and white portrait of Sam and May smiling at each other, her bouquet held between them
May in a strapless gown and pearls looking down at her white and green bouquet by a window
Bride holding a white bouquet, looking out a bright window before the ceremony
May smiling down at her bouquet among tropical ferns, her sheer veil catching the sun
Woman in a floral blouse doing up the back of May's strapless gown beside a sunny window
May in her veil and pearls sitting in warm sunlight beside a woman in a white floral top
May and a woman in a white floral top standing arm in arm outside a weatherboard house
May laughing as a woman in a white floral top adjusts her bouquet in bright sunlight
May and a bridesmaid in a white slip dress smiling with matching bouquets beside a white car
May and four bridesmaids in white dresses holding green and white bouquets by a white car
May and her bridesmaids in a row looking down at their bouquets in the midday sun
May laughing with her bridesmaids as they stand in a line holding white bouquets
May with a man in a navy blazer and patterned tie, his hand on her shoulder, beside a car
May smiling across at a man in a navy blazer as they stand together beside a white car
May and a man in glasses and a navy blazer smiling at each other in front of a grey house
May stepping out of a white car with red leather seats, gathering her gown and bouquet
May seated in the open door of a white car, eyes lowered to her white bouquet
Guests filling the pews of a wooden church as groomsmen in braces wait at the front
May walking down the blue carpet aisle of a wooden church on the arm of a man in a dark suit
May smiling as she walks down the aisle with a man in glasses, guests turned to watch
Sam in a brown suit and May in a strapless gown holding hands at the altar during the vows
Sam smiling down at May as they hold hands at the altar in front of the organ pipes
Bridesmaids in white dresses reading from the order of service, bouquets in hand
Groom and groomsmen in braces reading from the order of service in a wooden church
Minister reading at the front of the church as May and Sam sit together beside the altar
Sam reading his vows from a card as May smiles beside him, a stained glass window behind
Sam speaking into a microphone as he holds May's hands at the altar, the celebrant between them
Woman in a green dress speaking into a microphone beside May and Sam at the front of the church
Woman reading into a microphone as a man rests a hand on Sam's shoulder, bridesmaids beside May
Sam signing the marriage register as May and a bridesmaid smile beside him
May and Sam standing at the front of a wooden church beneath a tall stained glass window
May and Sam beaming as they walk back up the aisle hand in hand as a married couple
Black and white portrait of Sam and May smiling at each other, her bouquet held between them
Sam kissing May on the forehead in warm church light, her bouquet against his brown suit
Sam holding a white umbrella over May as they laugh together under a leafy pergola
May looking up at Sam under a white umbrella, arm in arm in dappled garden light
May and Sam holding hands under a vine covered pergola as her veil lifts in the breeze
May resting her hand on Sam's chest and smiling up at him in soft garden sunlight
Sam holding May from behind under a green pergola, both smiling, her bouquet in front
May looking back at Sam as he holds her waist beside a white garden statue
Sam leaning his head against May's under her sheer veil, her hand on his lapel
May smiling up at Sam beneath her veil, her hand resting on his white rose buttonhole
Sam and May laughing together under her veil
Wedding party under white umbrellas beside a brick wall, bridesmaids in flowing white dresses
Bridal party laughing under white umbrellas, May and Sam in the middle of the line
Sam and his groomsmen in braces looking up at the tree ferns in a lush garden
Sam laughing with his groomsmen among tall palms and ferns, hands in their pockets
Sam in a brown suit with three groomsmen in braces posing among ferns, arms folded
Sam and his groomsmen framed by fern fronds in front of a mossy rock face
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May in her veil and pearls holding a white rose bouquet among tall ferns and tree trunks
May looking down at her bouquet as her veil drifts behind her in a shaded fern garden
May covering her mouth with her hand as a kneeling bridesmaid holds up her bouquet
May laughing with her bridesmaids in white dresses on a fern lined garden path
May and four bridesmaids in white posing among palms, one lifting the edge of her veil
May and Sam holding hands and smiling at each other on a garden path lined with palms
Sam and May smiling at each other in a garden, May holding a white rose bouquet
Close portrait of May smiling up and away, pearl earrings and bouquet in warm sunlight
Bridal party sitting together on wide stone steps beside a garden pond in bright sun
Close portrait of Sam and May in soft garden light
May laughing beside Sam in his brown suit in a sunny garden courtyard, bouquet in hand
Sam leaning in to kiss May's temple beside garden steps, deep green hedges behind
Sam kissing May on the cheek in sunlight, sparkling light in the air
May laughing as Sam kisses her cheek, his hand in his pocket and her bouquet held low
May and Sam sharing a kiss in bright afternoon sun, her veil glowing against the greenery
May resting her head on Sam's shoulder and smiling, her pearls and roses in soft focus
Sam and May holding hands in a glasshouse under hanging orchids
May and Sam facing each other and holding hands in the doorway of a white glasshouse
May and Sam seated against a red brick wall striped with sunlight, holding hands
Close up of May and Sam's joined hands beside her white rose and greenery bouquet
May laughing on a bar stool holding up a shoe as Sam sits back to back with her
May and Sam back to back on stools raising shoes high during the shoe game at the reception
May and Sam cutting a white tiered wedding cake on a small round wooden table
May posing between Sam and a guest as they dance with arms flung wide at the reception
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