Greenway Dartmouth Devon Wedding
Art Deco inspired wedding in Devon
There was definitely an air of mystery to Tricia and Paul’s vintage wedding day! The guests went on a magical mystery tour around the South Hams! This included a ride on a vintage steam train and a ferry cruise down the River Dart. Tricia and Paul have been coming down to Dartmouth, Devon for their family holidays for many years. They love the area so much they decided to get married here. They’d agreed on a small intimate wedding with just close family in attendance. Due to the wedding’s location they wanted their families to experience their wedding as a ‘day out’ sightseeing as well as it being a day of celebration. And they absolutely nailed it!
I joined Tricia for some bridal prep photos at Bayard’s Cove in Dartmouth. Then I joined the groom and guests on the passenger ferry over to the Steam Railway station. We hopped aboard the specially reserved coach for the journey to Churston. The guests were kept guessing at every stage as the mystery tour unravelled. A bus ride on the ‘Miss Jane Marple’ took us to the home of Agatha Christie at Greenway where the ceremony would take place. Greenway House certainly has a historic feel. You can almost picture Hercule Poirot solving one of his mysteries set in the 1920s giving this wedding an Art Deco vibe. Parts of the house and grounds are mentioned in Agatha Christie’s novels.
Devon wedding photography
The bride arrived in a vintage car with ‘In the mood’ playing from the speakers as she pulled up on the driveway. She looked stunning in her vintage style wedding dress from Fairy Gothmother. After the intimate ceremony Pimms and canapés were served outside. Whilst guests enjoyed the views over the estuary, I stole Tricia and Paul away for a few moments for their couple photographs.
The evening reception was at The Royal Castle Hotel back in Dartmouth. Tricia and Paul had booked my half day package so I wasn’t staying for speeches or dancing. I took some photos of the venue set-up and table details. We even managed to squeeze in an impromptu photo shoot on the bandstand just across the road before I left Tricia and Paul to enjoy the rest of their evening. Here’s a little taster of their art deco inspired wedding…
