Happy First Wedding Anniversary Lisa and Mike

I have to begin by apologizing to  Lisa and Michael that it has taken me so long to get this post online.  They were married on August 3, 2019 at Thornewood Castle and I’m afraid between my busier than expected summer schedule, plus all of the complications of the COVID pandemic, I got started on this post and then pretty much forgot about it.  Sigh…..  But as they say, better late than never!

As I already mentioned, this wedding took place at Thornewood Castle, an authentic English castle that was taken apart brick by brick and then transported to its new home, where it was then reassembled.  The castle is 27,000 square feet and took more than four years to complete.  Originally the entire estate was over 100 acres, with a formal garden that was 37 acres.  Wow!  Pretty incredible place!  the estate is considerably smaller now smaller now, just over 4 acres.  I’ve been fortunate to photograph more than a dozen weddings there, and always look forward to the opportunity.  I sure wish I could have seen it in its heyday, before much of the castle grounds were sold.

But back to Mike and Lisa!  Their wedding took place on a perfect Summer day, which allowed them to hold their ceremony in the incredible formal garden, which is still more than 1/2 acre in size and is beautiful.  Look at the original post to see more photos of the garden as well as the castle.

The reception was held both indoors and outdoors; indoors inside the formal dining room (which is huge), and outdoors in a covered area just outside the dining room that once was used as a covered driveway for cars to drop off family and visitors to the Castle.  This outdoor area is large enough to make a perfect spot for a post-wedding cocktail hour, and at most of the weddings that I have photographed here that is how it has been used.

It was a wonderful wedding, and I hope that the photos I took that day will prove to be a great way for Lisa and Mike to remember their wedding day.