Namita & Rob at Brympton House: Brass, Dhol Drums and Goosebumps

Six months on, this wedding still makes the hairs on my arms stand up!

This Brympton House Wedding in Yeovil was easily one of the major highlights of my 2023.

The grandness of the building hit me the second I arrived. It oozed class and style. The bridal suite was huge, with high ceilings, wooden floors and big windows, so Namita and the girls got ready in style.

Rob and his groomsmen played snooker and drank whiskey in the Morning Room, next to the Library Bar. It looked cinematic in real life, let alone through a lens in slow motion.

The long indoor Castle House has cobble-like stone floors that give it a medieval vibe. Mix that with the vibrant flowers and decorations of a fusion wedding and you get something beyond special. This is where the goosebumps started.

The ceremony was beautiful, with the perfect balance of love and laughter.

As the guests were invited into the Great Hall for the drinks reception, Ian Clarke (Sidey Clarke) worked his magic through the group shots before we took Namita and Rob out the front for their couple shoot (see the picture above for how that went: EPIC). We also got the whole wedding party out for some smoky, colourful cannon fun.

Back inside the House, we were treated to Something Different, a brass band like I'd never seen before! They were incredible and had people on their feet dancing and laughing. Bear in mind this was around 3pm, and we still had plenty of day to go!

A bit later, once Namita, Rob and their guests had finished dessert, came the speeches: Namita's mum, Rob, and his two best men. All incredible, with plenty of happy tears and tears of laughter.

As everyone headed downstairs for the evening reception, the next phase of Operation: Let's Give Our Guests the Best Day Ever began... the Dhol Collective. This is when my goosebumps went up a level. Or ten! They played for a solid hour at least, and I can still feel the beat of those drums resonating through my chest. It's one of those rare moments where you'll never forget exactly how you felt. Anyone watching me that night must have thought I was the Cheshire Cat. I could not stop smiling. They led us from the House to the Party Barn, after a smoke cannon dance outside the front of the Great Hall.

There was no sign of this amazing night ending, and I really struggled to put the camera down. At one point I looked at my watch and realised I was still jumping around capturing everyone having the best time, an hour after I was due to leave. I hadn't even noticed. I didn't want to leave. So I didn't... Another hour later, I finally packed up my gear and walked back to the car park.

Despite the two-hour drive home, I lay awake in bed for ages, cursed by the adrenaline that refused to stop running through my veins.

I'd shoot that wedding a million times over if I could.