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Claire talks with her hands as Jamie performs for her, Matthew and a laughing bridesmaid among the library bookshelvesPhoto: Wild Fern Photo

Castle Leslie Estate · 29 August 2024

Claire & Matthew, Reception drinks magic

Jamie went back to Castle Leslie for Claire and Matthew's reception drinks on 29 August 2024, from the lake path to the rooms of the castle.

The wedding

Jamie at Claire & Matthew's wedding

Claire and Matthew married at Castle Leslie Estate on 29 August 2024. Jamie entertained their close friends and family during the reception drinks, and Wild Fern Photo took the photos.

He started on the gravel path above the lake, moved to the castle steps and then into the house: a red hallway, a room with painted walls and a room lined with books. A deck of cards turned into a block of glass, cards turned up in guests' open hands, and a long number came up on a phone.

The couple had their own turn among the bookshelves, with a bridesmaid beside them. At the end of the day Jamie stood with them for a photo in the library.

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Photos

From Claire & Matthew's wedding

Jamie stands beside Claire and Matthew in the library, the bride in an off-shoulder gown and the groom in black tiePhoto: Wild Fern Photo
An older guest laughs and claps beside a woman in a polka-dot dress who claps too, in front of a painted wallPhoto: Wild Fern Photo
Two wedding guests in floral dresses laugh at a card in one guest's palm in front of the castle steps
Two bridesmaids in green laugh with their flowers in their hands, a guest with a beer behind themPhoto: Wild Fern Photo
A guest with a beer laughs out loud at the card in his hand, with the lake behind himPhoto: Wild Fern Photo
Jamie holds up a phone that shows a long number as a guest watches, in a room with painted wallsPhoto: Wild Fern Photo
A guest in a green ruffled dress gasps with her mouth wide open and reaches out as a man in sunglasses laughs behind her
Jamie points to a face-down card in a spread of cards that a guest holds out on the pathPhoto: Wild Fern Photo

In their words

What was said about the day

  • “I was delighted to return to the magical @castleleslie at the weekend to perform at the wedding of the stunning Claire & Matthew, entertaining and mystifying their close friends & family during their reception drinks.”

    Jamie on Instagram, 31 August 2024

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What Jamie did on the day

A guest in a black and white dress laughs out loud at the cards in her hands on the lawn, two men grinning beside her

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