November 2023
There are MANY adjectives that can be used to describe Charles and Tim’s wedding day!
Read More…Tags: Alrewas Hayes
October 2023
Gurvenna and Raj’s wedding was our first at the stylish venue that is Hawkstone Hall.
Read More…Tags: Hawkstone Hall
October 2023
A two Toby wedding! It's a dream come true.. OK, one of the Toby's is a dog.
Read More…October 2023
I struggled to narrow down the Kate and Chris’ photos to fit into a regular sized preview, so this is a bit of a bumper one with more images than normal.
Read More…Tags: St Mary and St Chad’s, The Moat House
August 2023
There’s lovely couples, and then there’s Ryan and James.
Read More…Tags: Caswell House
May 2023
There are certain couples where it’s really easy to see why they work together so well. Ami and Morgan are one of those couples.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
May 2023
Phil and I recently headed back to one of our regular venues: the Ashes Barns to capture the wedding photos for Charlotte and Paul.
Read More…Tags: The Ashes Barns
February 2023
There was also a nice, if slightly weird, connection for me on this wedding day: I used to be Katie’s family dentist!
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
December 2022
December weddings mean that it’s chilly outside, but they always have a cozy and intimate atmosphere indoors that is both literally and metaphorically warming.
Read More…Tags: The Ashes Barns
November 2022
Our penultimate wedding of 2022 was a special one, with lots of fun, and some familiar faces.
Read More…Tags: Albright Hussey
October 2022
The Dignums in Digbeth! A match made in alliterative heaven, if nowhere else!
Read More…Tags: Fazeley Studios, Digbeth
September 2022
There were many things that made it a pleasure to photograph Gemma and Siân’s Gloucestershire wedding; that particular part at of the world has a special part in my (Toby) heart: as it’s very close to where I grew up.
Read More…Tags: Postilp Hall Tithe Barn
September 2022
Helen and Beccie started their Ashes Barns wedding day in a favourite way of us Dignums too: together.
Read More…Tags: The Ashes Barns
August 2022
Kevin and Kristy’s wedding celebrations had been a very long time coming. They originally booked over three years ago during the summer of 2019.
Read More…Tags: Deckerdence
August 2022
Our sun-kissed summer of weddings continued with Sally and Ian’s wonderful Warwickshire wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Hatton Village Hall
July 2022
Charlotte and Sam's approach to their wedding day matched ours perfectly: ensure you spend your big day doing exactly what you want to, when you want to.
Read More…Tags: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
July 2022
It was great to be back at The Wroxeter, a gem of a venue sparkling away in the Shropshire countryside. But it was even nicer being there as part of Sara and Deb’s wedding ceremony.
Read More…Tags: Wroxeter Hotel
June 2022
Jubilee bank holiday Sunday found us doing our wedding photographer thing at Hogarth’s Hotel in Solihull.
Read More…Tags: Hogarts Hotel Solihull
June 2022
It’s been a little while since we’ve photographed a wedding at the Ashes Barns. It was lovely to see that spectacular view once again.
Read More…Tags: The Ashes Barns
May 2022
We’ve said it many times before: we feel extremely lucky to attract the type of couples we do.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
May 2022
It’s lovely being able to turn up at a wedding, just knowing that you’re going to have fun all day.
Read More…Tags: Alrewas Hayes
April 2022
We still have a handful of postponed wedding days to capture this year. Ashlee and Adam’s recent celebrations was one of them.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
March 2022
We thought it might be nice to share a bit more about us and our own wedding day, to help you get to know us a little better.
Read More…January 2022
It's Phil's turn to show and tell, with his selection of twenty-one for 2021. A collection of personal favourite he took during our 2021 wedding season.
Read More…January 2022
It's that time of year once again, time for Toby's pick of twenty-one favourite wedding moments to round up his 2021. You'll notice how he's TOTALLY cheated this year!
Read More…October 2021
It was wonderful for us Dignum boys to finish our (unusual) 2021 of weddings with such a lovely fun, warm, and relaxed wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Milton End Farm
October 2021
The whole coronavirus thing has affected all of the weddings we’ve shot this year in one way or another. For Margaret and Jamie it meant that they actually got legally married just over a year ago.
Read More…Tags: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
October 2021
When a wedding day starts with everyone heading outside for a fire alarm, meaning the bridal party has to form a human wall to hide her from her passing future husband as he heads off to the ceremony venue, well then, you know it’s probably going to turn out to be an interesting day!
Read More…Tags: The Oak Grove
September 2021
When you view Aimee and Shaun's preview photos you may recognise the celebrant performing a touching, and humorous ceremony (I’m biased obviously) because it’s the one and only Toby Dignum!
Read More…Tags: The Great Barn
September 2021
We were recently back at one of our favourite venues
The Mill Barns in Alveley, Shropshire for Kelly and Mark’s wedding day.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
August 2021
I work with Alice at my other job at my Register Office, so it was an honour when she asked Phil and me if we’d be the photographers for her wedding.
Read More…Tags: Atcham Village Hall, St Giles' Church, Barrow
August 2021
Just like parents with their children, it’s probably a little uncouth to admit you have favourites. It’s a little inevitable though that some weddings and couples will resonate that little bit more; James and Sean are one of those couples.
Read More…Tags: Bordesley Park
August 2021
"We want to have fun, relax, and enjoy time with our family and friends; and get some embarrassing photos to use as blackmail down the line
😂”.
Read More…Tags: West Midlands Safari Park
August 2021
Kelly and Claire were engaged for a while before the big day. Early on they decided they wanted to wait until Ollie and Finn were old enough to understand and remember the wedding day, and play a big part in it too.
Read More…Tags: Bridal Barn
August 2021
Sophie and Reece’s day was the first in a very busy week of four weddings for us, and they certainly set the bar very high for the week.
Read More…Tags: Foxtail Barns
July 2021
Last-minute bookings are a rarer occurrence in the wedding industry, that’s why it was a lovely surprise when Kelly and John got in touch to enquire whether we were still available for their upcoming wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Cripps Stone Barn
July 2021
If a picture paints a thousand words then we’re pretty confident that a photo of Ruth and Richard most likely paints at least double that.
Read More…Tags: Nanpantan Hall
July 2021
Let us tell you a story, are you sitting comfortably? Good. Once upon a time there was a lovely lady named Liz met a charming knight named Paul.
Read More…Tags: Warwick House
June 2021
Ever since Matilda and Terry’s pre-wedding shoot with us Dignum boys back in *checks notes* 2019, we’d really been looking forward to this couple’s wedding at Walton Hall Hotel.
Read More…Tags: Walton Hall
June 2021
2018 at one of the Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza shows. She told us about how she wanted her ceremony and day to be different; because every couples’ individual relationship is different, and so she and Phil wanted their celebration to reflect them individually, rather than follow a wedding rule book.
Read More…Tags: Outdoor ceremony
June 2021
When restrictions and lockdowns have caused havoc with a couples’ wedding plans, you can’t blame them for throwing their hands in the air and saying “Let’s adapt our day and get married sooner rather than later”.
Read More…Tags: Sandwell Register Office, Register Office Ceremony
March 2021
Wei and Tom married back in April of 2019. These fine gentlemen held their wedding ceremony and celebrations at Alderson House in Warwick. A Grade II listed Georgian style house, originally built in the 17th Century.
Read More…Tags: Alderson House
December 2020
I’m pretty confident that summing up the year that was 2020 would be a big task for anyone. So just like our little business, our annual round up has adapted to fit what 2020 has asked of us.
Read More…November 2020
Jess and Dave’s relaxed vibe, amazing autumnal Halloween styling, heartfelt ceremony, and lots of entertainment, meant our single visit was to Pendrell this year was a doozy of a wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Pendrell Hall
April 2020
When you luck out on your December wedding day with a day of winter sunshine.
Read More…Tags: Redhouse Barn
March 2020
A blog post dedicated to providing some information that might be helpful if you find yourself in the “newly engaged and slightly confused by the process of booking a registrar” category!
Read More…February 2020
A Science Theatre, sung vows, a Tragic dance routine, portraits in a haunted museum, and David Hasselhoff… what more can you want from a wedding day?
Read More…Tags: Salomon's Estate
February 2020
Our first wedding shoot of 2020, and such a treat to be back with the people we already knew!
Read More…Tags: Cheylesmore Manor House, Coventry Register Office
January 2020
"On our wedding day Phil and Toby were frankly unbelievably good."
- Rachel and Harv Read More…Tags: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
January 2020
We've been waiting to share this styled shoot with you after it was featured on Rock 'n' Roll Bride a few months back. Raise your hand if you love Steven Universe!
Read More…Tags: Digbeth
December 2019
It's Phil's turn to select his nineteen wedding photos to round up 2019!
Read More…December 2019
It's time for Toby's pick on nineteen wedding photos to round up his 2019!
Read More…December 2019
Forget Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, we give your Ben and Holly's magical wedding day!
Read More…Tags: Edgbaston Park Hotel
November 2019
The timing of Hannah and Paul’s preview blog post couldn’t be better. Toby and I spent last weekend at The Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza meeting lots of couples, and catching up with tonnes of great wedding suppliers. The Autumn 2018 E.W.E. show is where we originally met Hannah.
Read More…October 2019
Donuts and dancing! What more could you possibly want on a wedding day?
Read More…Tags: Curradine Barns
October 2019
Today on our blog we want to share Kate and Ollie's wedding day, from exactly a year ago today. It's a special first anniversary blog post!
Read More…Tags: Hundred House Hotel
October 2019
We knew we were going to be in for a treat of a day with loads of cool surprises at Tatjana and Martin’s wedding.
Read More…Tags: Albright Hussey, Outdoor ceremony
October 2019
It's preview time!!! Come and take a look at April and Brook's superb church ceremony and barn reception.
Read More…Tags: Bridal Barn, St.Mary’s Church Enville
October 2019
Today is a very special day for a rather special couple. October 6th 2019 marks the very first wedding anniversary of Sophie and Jon.
Read More…Tags: Hogarths Stone Manor
September 2019
How does a year go so quickly? It's Laura and Jason's wedding day to celebrate their very first wedding anniversary!
Read More…Tags: St Mary and St Chad’s
September 2019
What an amazing, fun, beautiful, sunny day! Thank you, Amy and Joe, for making us part of it. Here’s a little selection from your pictures!
Read More…Tags: The Cowshed at Woodhall Farm, Outdoor ceremony
September 2019
Rolling around in the grass, giant Jenga, tents, tipis, “Wedfest” wristbands, LED light shows, handmade decorations, and saying “I do” in the sunshine.
Read More…Tags: Claverley Farm, Outdoor ceremony
August 2019
At the end of our wedding blogs we try to credit as many of the other people who helped make the day happen as we can. In the case of Teresa and Neil’s day, though, it’s going to be quite a short list, because Teresa did almost everything herself!
Read More…Tags: Shropshire Register Office
August 2019
The manor of Birtsmorton Court, near Malvern, is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and parts of the current house are well over 500 years old. It even has its own moat!
😱 Read More…Tags: Birtsmorton Court
August 2019
If, like me, you are old enough to remember “The A-Team” on TV, you’ll recall the character played by George Peppard, “Hannibal”, and his catch-phrase: “I love it when a plan comes together!”
Read More…Tags: Himley Hall Park, Dudley Register Office, Register Office Ceremony
August 2019
We met Sonia and her bridesmaids-to-be at the Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza in Birmingham. Sonia was planning her London wedding at Hackney Town Hall and The Gun Docklands.
Read More…Tags: London, Hackney Town Hall, Pub wedding, The Gun Docklands
August 2019
The Reynolds family have this DIY wedding thing totally sorted; wedding dress and bridesmaids outfits made by the bride herself, flowers by mum, and cake by bro. Oh yeah, and they totally smashed their wedding cake with an AXE!
Read More…Tags: Gorcott Hall
August 2019
We've got another great Mill Barns wedding for you in today's post. James and Paul had an outdoor ceremony, our first at the venue!
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns, Outdoor ceremony
August 2019
If you asked us to name one of our favourite weddings from last year, Heather and John's day at the Mill Barns would easily be up there in the top five for 2018.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
July 2019
Vintage games galore and a traditional ice cream cart with nine flavours on a wedding day! Count us in!
Read More…Tags: St.Nicholas Church
June 2019
Castle Bromwich Hall is a stunning Jacobean mansion hidden away at the edge of Solihull in Birmingham. Jacobean doesn’t mean that cream crackers are made there.
Read More…Tags: Castle Bromwich Hall
June 2019
Yep, you read that right. Rainbows. Flamingoes. Pineapples. Unicorns. And that, it turned out was just for starters.
Read More…Tags: Digbeth, Fazeley Studios
May 2019
If it’s true that positive attitudes and smiles can make the sun come out, that’s definitely what happened at Sarah and Dan’s Worcestershire wedding.
Read More…Tags: Redhouse Barn
May 2019
We've put together our very own Top Ten list! They are all reasons why you should book us for your wedding day, and how we can help make your day awesome.
Read More…May 2019
Us two Dignums love a fun wedding day, with all its energy, enjoyment, and entertainment. We also love pets, and, as it has been pointed out before, we do have a bit of a thing for shoes!
Read More…Tags: Hadley Park House
March 2019
Phil and I love shooting weddings at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, particularly in the summer.
Read More…Tags: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
February 2019
We've got a country house ceremony, with added indoor and outdoor wedding entertainment for you!
Read More…Tags: Nailcote Hall
February 2019
St Bartholomew’s church in Penn, Wolverhampton was the setting for Sam and Andy’s spring wedding ceremony last May.
Read More…Tags: The Park House Hotel
January 2019
We're taking little part in writing this particular blog post, as we're leaving it to our lovely couples to speak for us.
Read More…January 2019
It’s a genuine pleasure to bring you some sunshine in the form of some of our favourite photography from Gemma and Chris’s summery wedding last June.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
December 2018
Roll up, roll up, it's round up time. Toby's eighteen for 2018 are here!
Read More…December 2018
The year is nearly over, so let the annual round up begin. The first selection to digest is Phil's eighteen for 2018.
Read More…November 2018
Fancy a frolic through a fun Fairlwans hotel wedding day? Try saying that three times quickly! We present to you Beth and Matt's awesome spring wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Fairlwans Hotel
October 2018
The snowdrops, crocuses, and ducks were all out to greet us when we arrived at the
Moat House for a beautiful wedding day.
Read More…Tags: The Moat House
September 2018
After a wonderful welcoming traditional Sikh wedding the day before, Simi and Matt had also decided to have a celebratory ceremony at the wonderful Mills Barns.
Read More…Tags: The Mill Barns
September 2018
Why have one wedding day, when you can have two? Twice the amount of time with your family and friends, twice the fun, and most importantly… TWICE THE WEDDING CAKE! Wooo!
Read More…March 2018
If you're currently planning your wedding day, here are a few of our alliterative top tips for maximising the fun and minimising the stress for a knockout day!
Read More…February 2018
Tina and Damien's September wedding in Birmingham city centre at Austin Court.
Read More…Tags: Austin Court
February 2018
Hi guys, Toby here! Phil has left me in charge of this latest entry in our website blog. Whether that turns out to be a wise decision on his part remains to be seen.
Read More…February 2018
We're too modest to blow our own trumpet, so we thought we'd let some of our past couples play a tune on our behalf instead.
Read More…January 2018
Tammie and Aden's awesome wedding day was one of the last wedding shoots of 2017.
Read More…Tags: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
January 2018
There's a pinch of luck when it comes to the best ingredients for a wedding day all coming together for you. Luck was certainly on Maddie and Rich's side for their late summer wedding day last year.
Read More…Tags: Packington Moor
January 2018
You may already know that we include a pre-wedding engagement shoot with all our wedding coverage packages. Not only are they a big free bonus to you guys, but they are advantageous to us as photographers too.
Read More…December 2017
Phil and I got our camera gear ready on the morning of Toni and Shannon’s special day last August. The sky was dark, and thunder was forecast!
Read More…Tags: Fairlwans Hotel, Four Oaks Church
December 2017
To round off the year we've collated some of our favourite images from 2017's weddings.
Read More…October 2017
Based on how much fun we had on their pre-wedding shoot, there was no doubt that Gemma and Faye's wedding at Pendrell hall was going to be awesome!
Read More…Tags: Pendrell Hall
September 2017
After my last wedding blog with one of my favourite couples from this year, I wanted to follow it up with another of my favourites.
Read More…Tags: Outdoor ceremony
August 2017
Just like parents with their children, I know I 'shouldn't' have favourite couples and wedding shoots, but I'm only human. Verona and Claire's wedding day is one of those favourites from this year.
Read More…Tags: Hadley Park House
September 2016
Fazeley Studios in Birmingham is a beautifully restored historic wedding venue. Contemporary, light and unique; it certainly suited Sarah and Jamie well for their wedding day.
Read More…Tags: Fazeley Studios, Digbeth