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Marriott Hotel Maidstone | Leanne and Steve’s Wedding

You can imagine that starting off in the rain for a trip around the M25 wasn’t the best beginning to a Saturday but all was great when I arrived for the wedding at the Tudor Marriott Hotel near Maidstone. The rain was confined to the morning and I am pleased to report that the day was warm and lovely. It was a great crowd today and everyone was very friendly. We were able to spend most of the time on the terrace at the back of the hotel.

If you were at the wedding and would like to know when the complete gallery is uploaded, CLICK HERE and I’ll send you an email.

As always here are a few favourite images that caught my eye.

From the preparations in the morning.

The beautiful dress…

…and the beautiful bride of course.

Steve the groom and son Aaron before the ceremony.

Photographed during the wedding ceremony in the Bearsted Room at the Tudor Marriott,

The new Mr. and Mrs. have a quick moment to themselves during the register signing (L), ready to go (R).

The Tudor Marriott Hotel is also a golf course so we took our lives in our hands, dodged the golf balls and did some photogrpahy on the edge of the fairway. I’m glad we did though as these are amongst my favourites from the wedding day.

Some photographs from the wedding reception that caught my eye.

Steve and Leanne are both chefs, so the food was important to them. Here are some photographs I took during the buffet meal.

Speech time!

And finally some dancing pictures to round things off.

Thanks again Steve and Leanne, have a brilliant time in Mexico and see you when you get back.

Tags: Marriott Hotel Wedding Photographers

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Great Fosters Wedding Photography | Cathryn and Paul

So who knew the weather was going to be this good for Cat and Paul’s wedding today. The forecast had been for a decidedly gloomy day so it was a pleasure to see the sun coming through as I drove up to Hampton Hill to start the photography for today.

I love starting the day with the bridal preparations, it always adds to the story in my opinion and it’s always great to capture the preparations. The ceremony itself was at St. Mary’s in Sunbury, down by the Thames and afterwards off to one of my favourite wedding venues – Great Fosters Hotel near Egham.

As always, here are a few favourite photographs from the day – more on Facebook. The complete gallery will be uploaded when Cat and Paul have seen the photographs. If you would like to know when all the images are ready for viewing CLICK HERE and I will drop you a line.

Some favourites from the morning. As you might know I do like an arty shoe shot! The stars on the window caught my eye for this image.

Chilling out in the morning. The calm before the storm and all that. These times are lovely to record because I know they go so quickly and are easily forgotten after the wedding.

It’s a dangerous place to be – in the bathroom with the bridesmaids but somebody has to do it…. :)

Meanwhile at a Church in Sunbury…

Groom Paul and his best man Ben (L) The wedding guest bus arrives (R)

Paul with Ben at the point of no return.

Balconies in Churches are great for a wide shot as the wedding ceremony starts.

Paul and Cat arrive at the historic wedding venue of Great Fosters – the gardens and the building are amazing.

The bee-yoo-ti-ful bride. Cathryn at Great Fosters.

The Orangerie at Great Fosters looks stunning set up for the wedding meal.

A few favourites from the wedding reception.

The speeches start with the Bride’s father. Notice how Cat and Paul look like they wish they were somewhere else :)

Thanks again Cat and Paul, I hope the honeymoon is fantastic and I look forward to seeing you when you get back!

Tags: Sunbury and Egham Wedding Photography

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Chris and Katherine | High Rocks Wedding Photography

Katherine and Chris got married today at All Saints Church in Crowborough and the reception was held at the High Rocks just outside Tunbridge Wells. As usual the photography started off in the morning at Katherine’s parents house. It’s always nice that the groom gets to see a little bit of his fianceé’s morning.

It was a beautiful spring day in Kent, just perfect for wedding photography with some light clouds to take the edge off the sunshine. Katherine and Chris were great to work with – pretty relaxed, which is a great way to approach the wedding day.

Here are a few images that caught my eye. If you were at the wedding and would like to know when the complete gallery will be uploaded, just CLICK HERE and I will drop you a line.

A couple of favourite morning photographs

The lady in the picture is Katherine’s grandmother, sadly no longer with us. I thought it was nice to include this in the composition.

The beautiful bride.

It’s very exciting being a bridesmaid. You get to dress like a princess, get spoiled rotten and don’t get told off (too much) for running around all day.

Katherine and her sister Helen – veil down, ready to go.

Just time for a quick shot of Chris before Katherine turns up.

All Saints Church in Crowborough has a beautiful, light interior.

Freshly married and into the Rolls.

We took a short walk around the High Rocks, a national monument next to the venue.

The new Mr. and Mrs.

Katherine.

Here’s a few favourites from the wedding reception at High Rocks.

A wedding group photograph. I love photographing these because I know that in 30 or 40 years, these will be among the most treasured photographs from the day. I always like to quickly organise these so you don’t have the dreaded ‘football team’ lineup. It’s great how everybody is on different levels in this relaxed image and this makes it more interesting to look at as a photograph.

Thanks Katherine and Chris, enjoy your honeymoon!

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Michala and Dave’s Wedding at Silchester House

Today I was at Silchester House near Reading for Michala and Dave’s wedding. It’s been a little while since I attended a Silchester House wedding and I’d forgotten how lovely it was there, especially with the beautiful spring weather. The house had been recently redecorated and everything looked fantastic.

Here are a few favourites from the day!

The beautiful bouquet.

Let me know if you know the name of these amazing flowers :) They grow like that apparently and gave Michala’s bouquet had an unusual texture.

It wouldn’t be a blog post without an arty shoe shot would it?

Michala and the girls get ready.

Just time for a quick informal portrait.

Michala scrubs up quite well doesn’t she?

The wedding ceremony in the Music Room at Silchester House. At this time of year the light through the windows on the right is beautiful.

Some favourites from the wedding reception.

The young man on the right is Michala and David’s son Oliver.

Some bride and groom portraits in the spring sunshine.

Their five minutes of peace over – time to be reunited with Oliver.

The marquee at Silchester House all set up for the wedding meal. It looks great doesn’t it?

Thanks for looking at my Silchester House wedding photographs.

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Rivervale Barn Wedding Photography

Winter weddings are always interesting for a photographer because the conditions are always a little unpredictable. The weather and the all-important lighting conditions can change very fast this time of year. In my opinion this is where an experienced wedding photographer is at his or her best. It’s always great to have a plan of course but things can change quickly on the day when the luxury of time is not necessarily there. It’s important I think for the photographer to be able to adapt quickly when necessary.

Anna and Paddy’s wedding at Riverdale Barn near Yateley went off without a hitch I am pleased to say. There is plenty of room inside this purpose built wedding venue for the guests to hide from the rain at this time of year. It’s a beautiful place to get married. Both the ceremony room and the room for the meal are huge, plenty of ceiling height and some interesting features for taking wedding photographs such as the balconies in both rooms. These give some interesting viewpoints of both the wedding ceremony and the meal.

The bride and groom were lovely – very easy going and if Anna had any pre-wedding nerves, she didn’t really let them show. Here are a few wedding photos that caught my eye.

A couple of images from before the wedding. I love the silhouette of the little bridesmaids in the right hand photo.

The bride’s father checks that the ladies are on time. They were (-ish).

I love using mirrors at weddings to add a bit of depth to the photos.

A couple more getting ready photographs. I think it’s lovely that the groom will get to see a little bit of his fiance’s morning.

Anna and Paddy didn’t have the traditional wedding cake – they opted for cupcakes instead at the wedding all displayed in an amazing floor standing cakestand/sculpture.

The ladies!

Anna and her father, ready to go. Riverdale Barn has this great balcony over the ceremony room which enabled me to get this shot. I love the balance between the two sides of the image.

Ready to give his daughter away. One of those little wedding moments that passes by so quickly.

A Rivervale Barn wedding ceremony.

A few favourite wedding reception images.

That amazing cakestand again, this time from directly above (L). Doesn’t the wedding meal setup at Riverdale Barn look fabulous? (R).

Tags: Hampshire Wedding Photography

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A Trunkwell House Wedding Album

Having designed, made and delivered Sarah and Darren’s beautiful wedding album I thought it would be nice to share a couple of page designs from their book. The wedding album was finished in pure white leather and measures 12″ x 24″ when open. Sarah also ordered two little mini replica books 4″ x 4″ which are of course great to carry around.

The opening spread. I think this looks fantastic – it has great impact when you open the wedding album and this edge-to-edge 24″ wide image hits you. This of course was one of the bride and groom’s favourite wedding photos from Trunkwell House.

Here is the opening spread from the ‘Church’ section. I was really pleased that Sarah approved this page with the large left hand side image. It was an autumn wedding and I love that the blackberry picture sets the tone of the afternoon. In several decades time I think ‘scene setting’ images like this evoke the atmosphere of the day.

One of my favourite reception images. The big group shot is a must, of course. I always shoot this from an elevated position because it’s it’s important to see everybody’s face. I love the fact that the little bridesmaids are running amok in the background! This big group shot is balanced with the smaller pictures on the left hand side. Shooting candid pictures of the guests, the family and friends is great fun for me – one of my favourite parts of the day. The afternoon drinks reception usually lasts an hour or an hour-and-a -half and pictures like these bring back the feel of the afternoon, who was there and what they were doing.

And the last page spread of the wedding album! Like an opening image, the last page is important. It wraps things up and ends the day (unless I’m coming back for the evening photography of course). Thanks for looking at these page designs and let me know if you have any questions about our wedding albums.

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Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to y’all. Hopefully there will be a marriage proposal or two out there today!

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