Springhead Trust Wedding
Epic wedding photographs from Springhead Trust Wedding Venue
I always have an absolutely blast being a Springhead Trust wedding photographer. Springhead Trust is a fabulously secret venue suitable for a variety of events. Tucked away in the village of Fontmell Magna, just south of Shaftesbury, in North Dorset is the Grade II listed Mill and thatched 18th Century House which sit alongside ornamental lakeside gardens.
I had such a blast being Chris and Cansu’s wedding photographer. I particularly love how they embraced the beautiful outdoor area of their venue, despite it being January. In their pre-wedding consultation, they told me it didn’t matter if it rained, they had wellies and an umbrella and it didn’t matter – I loved that! The whole vibe of the wedding was right up my street, informal and relaxed with a timeline that wasn’t rushed. There were SO many big, meaningful moments between the couple and their guests too, which I always love to capture.
The Clients Said…
What do I say? We’ve been scrolling through the pics for the last week, and people are starting to take a look at the site… You are an absolute star!
477 photos of candid or posed shots that look AMAZING! I honestly haven’t had words to describe it, we sat there with drinks in hand and tears streaming down cheeks just remembering the day.
Thank you for perfectly catching the moment, and for being exactly the right person at the right time.
Magical.

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The Wedding Day
The groom was busy finishing the decorations and putting out wedding favours in the wedding breakfast room when I arrived. Cansu, the bride was getting ready upstairs in the main house, she was as cool as a cucumber! While her hair stylist finished off her hair, I snuck away to get some detail shots including a gorgeous tea-length wedding gown, lace ivory wedding shoes, and a particularly special pearl necklace and earring set. Being an overcast day the light fall-off from the window light was beautiful and gave me some beautiful contrast to play around with using my camera. I was also able to capture some beautiful portraits of the bride (later joined by her father) before the ceremony. There was also time for Cansu to honour a Turkish wedding tradition by writing the names of all the single female guests on the underside of her wedding shoe. She explained that at the end of the night, the name which had rubbed off would be the next to get wed!
The intimate civil marriage ceremony took place indoors and the couple exchanged rings, vows and officially tied the knot. The father of the bride speaks limited English but had clearly been practicing saying “I do”, which he exclaimed proudly when asked who was giving Cansu away!
Afterwards, the couple headed outside, where they were welcomed into married life by copious amounts of brightly coloured confetti. In all my years as a wedding photographer I have never quite seen the volume of confetti that Chris and Cansu had at their wedding, and I loved it!! Shooting with my aperture wide open meant specs of confetti were out of focus and I love the look of this in the images.
Champagne, Pimm’s and canapes were served to guests during the drinks reception, which was longer than usual and meant everyone was relaxed, and got the chance to speak to the new Mr and Mrs!
The forecast kept promising the sun would break through the overcast sky so we held off as long as we could to take the newly wed portraits. Unfortunately, the sun decided to stay hidden and being January, the light was only going to stick around for so long, so we took the opportunity to head outside for portraits. Whilst everyone wants glorious sunlight at their wedding, an overcast day has massive positives…no sweaty armpits in wedding dresses or morning suits for a start! The cloud also acts like a massive soft box, diffusing the light, and is incredibly nice to shoot in.
Cansu is a bride after my own heart and promptly fetched her white wellies, so she didn’t need to worry about her shoes getting muddy! After making the most of some more beautiful window light indoors, we took our time shooting some couple portraits in the beautiful Springhead gardens. Some of the wedding guests also took the opportunity to take a wonder and enjoy the garden too!
Chris and Cansu were the perfect subjects to photograph. They were relaxed, happy and willing to just enjoy spending some quality time together away from the crowd while I took their pictures.
Later, the couple brought their beautiful dog (whose name I still can’t pronounce!!) out for a wonder in the gardens and we took some more photographs. I absolutely LOVE dogs at weddings!!!
After the wedding breakfast had been devoured it was time for the speeches. The father of the bride’s friend willingly translated his speech into English, allowing the traditional three speeches to be delivered. However, there was a surprise before Chris’ brother delivered his speech, because the bride’s sister (who had been unable to attend) had pre-recorded a beautiful speech – Cansu was – understandably – incredibly emotional!
After the first dance had taken place, Cansu and her father also danced together. Later, before I departed, the bride, groom and I snuck back upstairs to the wedding reception room where I had planned a night portrait using the fairy lights which were dangling from the ceiling. I lit the couple with an off-camera video light on a light stand. Then, I stood up on a chair and using my widest aperture and a long lens I shot through the fairy lights, creating beautiful bokeh which surrounded the couple.

The Wedding Venue
Springhead is a volunteer-run charity with a sustainable focus, perfect for the environmentally conscious bride or groom. When it’s not hosting weddings, it’s open to school pupils and the generally public and offers a whole range of classes, workshops and exhibitions. The charity aims to use natural resources to build environmental education and rural culture.
The picturesque lakeside gardens are particularly special, with beautifully clear natural spring water. Large lawns are suitable for marquee weddings and an open-air amphitheatre with an Italianate Rotunda for outdoor civil ceremonies. Historic orchards, wooden brides, flower beds laden with flowers and even a kitchen garden all make Springhead a very special place to tie the knot.
Springhead Trust Wedding Photographer – Becky Weir
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