If you showed somebody photographs of Eden and Jordan's wedding without telling them where it was, I'm not convinced Dorset would be their first guess.
On a hot summer's day, with an outdoor ceremony overlooking an incredibly calm sea, colourful florals, bright blue skies and the cliffs of Portland surrounding us, Pennsylvania Castle genuinely felt like somewhere in the Mediterranean.
It was one of those days where everything just worked.
The morning started in the clifftop accommodation, with Eden and Jordan getting ready separately on either side.
Both preparations were really relaxed.
The music was playing, everybody was enjoying themselves and there was none of that frantic energy you sometimes get on a wedding morning.
Over with Eden and the girls there was plenty of Taylor Swift playing – Eden is a huge Taylor Swift fan – while outside we had the most incredible conditions.
The sea was almost completely calm.
Being able to incorporate the coastline into the establishing shots immediately gave the wedding film a sense of place. You weren't simply watching a wedding that could have happened anywhere; you knew from the opening shots that this day was happening somewhere special.
That is one of the biggest advantages of a Pennsylvania Castle wedding.
The landscape becomes part of the story.
The outdoor ceremony setup was unbelievable.
Looking across the ceremony towards the sea, it honestly felt more like Santorini than Dorset.
The colourful florals against the coastline looked incredible, and with the sun shining and almost no movement on the water, we couldn't really have asked for better conditions.
Then came Jordan's entrance.
Rather than quietly waiting at the front, Jordan had his own moment walking down the aisle to Olivia Dean's Man I Need.
Everyone was clapping, singing along and getting involved, and it immediately set the tone for the ceremony.
Then Eden arrived and the two of them exchanged some of the most beautiful personal vows.
As a wedding videographer, personal vows are liquid gold.
I love capturing beautiful visuals, but wedding filmmaking becomes so much more powerful when I have meaningful audio to build the story around.
Hearing a couple describe what they love about one another, remembering parts of their relationship and making promises in their own words gives me something completely unique to them.
Nobody else's wedding film can contain those words.
Eden and Jordan's vows gave their film its heart.
Once the ceremony finished, everyone headed into an incredible confetti aisle along the winding path towards the clifftop accommodation.
Long confetti lines always look great on film because they give the moment time to develop rather than being over in a couple of seconds – and this one was brilliant.
From there, everyone moved onto the decking area overlooking the sea for the drinks reception.
There was a saxophonist playing, a bar serving drinks and guests spread across the terrace talking, laughing and enjoying the sunshine.
Again, this is the part of a wedding day where I love to work as unobtrusively as possible.
There was so much happening naturally that nothing needed to be manufactured. I could move around capturing candid moments between Eden and Jordan and their guests while the saxophone, sea and atmosphere did the rest.
Dinner took things to another level.
Three long trestle tables were set outside on the rear terrace of Pennsylvania Castle, overlooking the sea.
Eating outside at a wedding in England always comes with an element of risk, but the weather stayed with us and it looked incredible.
This is another reason Pennsylvania Castle is such a unique Dorset wedding venue.
When the conditions are right, you can spend huge portions of your wedding day outdoors with the Jurassic Coast providing the backdrop.
Dinner was followed by five speeches, and from my perspective they couldn't have been much better.
They were personal, emotional and genuinely story-led. Rather than simply going through the usual wedding speech traditions, they told us things about Eden and Jordan, their personalities and their relationship.
For me, that audio is invaluable.
It allows me to take everything I've captured visually throughout the day and connect those images with stories told by the people who know the couple best.
Pennsylvania Castle has a story that stretches back more than two centuries.
The Grade II listed country house was built between 1797 and 1800 for John Penn, the Governor of Portland and grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Designed by architect James Wyatt and constructed from Portland stone, the castle occupies an extraordinary position above Church Ope Cove on the Isle of Portland.
Its history has even found its way into literature, with the building appearing as Sylvania Castle in Thomas Hardy's novel The Well-Beloved.
Today, that history sits alongside a much more contemporary wedding experience.
And that's part of what makes the venue work so well.
You have the architecture and atmosphere of a historic Dorset castle, but also modern clifftop accommodation, outdoor entertaining spaces and some of the most dramatic sea views you could ask for from a wedding venue.
There aren't many Dorset wedding venues that offer what Pennsylvania Castle does.
You have the history of the castle itself, landscaped grounds, accommodation on the estate and, of course, its position overlooking the Jurassic Coast.
The venue can host both indoor and outdoor ceremonies, meaning there are different options depending on the size and style of your wedding.
But from a Dorset wedding videographer's perspective, it is the visual variety that really makes Pennsylvania Castle special.
Within one wedding day I can capture aerial footage of the Dorset coastline, intimate morning preparations, a ceremony overlooking the sea, confetti through the gardens, cocktails and live music on the terrace, portraits around the historic castle and an outdoor wedding breakfast as the light begins to change.
That gives a wedding film a genuine sense of progression.
Eden and Jordan's day showed exactly why Pennsylvania Castle is such an incredible place to get married.
From Taylor Swift playing during morning preparations to Jordan making his entrance to Olivia Dean, their emotional personal vows, the huge confetti aisle, saxophone on the terrace and three long tables filled with their favourite people overlooking the sea – the whole day felt completely theirs.
And that's ultimately what I want to capture.
Not just what your wedding looked like, but what it actually felt like to be there.
If you're planning a Pennsylvania Castle wedding and you're looking for a Dorset wedding videographer, I'd love to hear about what you're planning.
My approach to wedding videography is natural, cinematic and story-led. I don't want to spend your wedding day constantly directing you or turning it into a film set.
Instead, I want you to actually experience your wedding while I capture it – the big moments, the little moments, the voices, the atmosphere and everything happening in between.
Because years from now, those are the things you'll want to remember.
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