I had the feeling today that the Summer was on the wane and Autumn would soon be here. Mark and Carly’s wedding however was blessed with blue skies and sunshine. A good day to get married. The reason I say this is that today was also my wedding anniversary. Needless to say I have a very understanding wife to be OK with me working all day on our anniversary, but she has had 17 years to get used to it :)

The wedding was in Horsell, at St. Mary’s at the top of the High Street and afterwards at the beautiful Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot.

Carly and Mark had six bridesmaids and five groomsmen so plenty of help was on hand. The wedding was great fun to photograph, Carly and Mark were relaxed, moreso *after* the ceremony for Mark :) and everything went terrifically.

Here’s a few favourites from the day to be going on with. I am processing the rest of the images (all our pictures get lovelingly tweaked and polished before you see them) whilst C & M are on honeymoon.

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Yup, it’s the 5th of September (L) and Carly’s beautiful dress (R)

The beautiful bride. Fabulous hair!

Make-up is a spectator sport.

A warm welcome at the church :)

The boys. Or should that be “Da Boyz”? I’ll have to ask a young person.

“If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire…” (cue cheesy music).

A couple of images before the ceremony. Bouquets available on the way in (L) and Mark’s Dad with a few words of advice.

Paperwork eh? The deal is sealed.

Mark and Carly at Pennyhill Park.

The brand new Mr. and Mrs.

In case you were wondering, Simon Alexander was the cause of much merriment. He’s brilliant, if you’re planning a wedding, give him a call.

A couple of favourite detail shots.

I love receiving lines. I feel a caption competition coming on…

There are few things more scary than the Powerpoint presentation of embarrassing photo’s. Best Man Richard takes to the stage.

The happy couple take to the dance floor.

Thanks again Carly and Mark, have a brilliant time in the Far East!

Donna and Greg got married today at St. John the Baptist in Windlesham. The hottest day of the year so far I heard. I did notice that come lunchtime, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.

Today the photography started at the house, it’s always really nice to have a ‘before and after’ aspect to the day and great to give the bride and groom a glimpse of each others morning.

Donna and Greg have three children and it was lovely to see them all so involved in the day. The wedding album is in some ways, a frozen moment in time, and it’s great to have children at the wedding as I think it makes the wedding pictures more important as the children grow.

Here’s a few favourite images from the day. The full gallery goes up when D & G get back from honeymoon. Let me know if you’d like an email when all the pictures are available for viewing.

What would a blog post be without a shot of the shoes?

Lora did the makeup today.

Donna’s Dad gets buttonholed.

Greg the groom and his boys.

Donna’s dad checks the speech one last time before the ceremony starts.

The groom keeps cool with a little help from his best man.

Drinking during the ceremony…shocking :)

The beautiful bride. They really should make these table plans easier to read. (R)

The paparazzi!!!

That speech again.

Donna and Greg’s Photobooth!!!

A smoochy dance floor moment.

Thanks for booking me Donna and Greg, have a fantastic honeymoon and see you when you get back.

Back to Ramsters in deepest Surrey this weekend to attend the weddimg of Leanne and Jimmy. It’s been almost a couple of years since I met them last so it was good to see them again.

I was at the same venue a couple of weeks ago and as it was threatening to rain it was nice to know that Ramsters is nice and cosy inside. As it happened, the rain stopped just after the ceremony so we were able to get out and about and shoot some pictures in the garden. Leanne’s special guest for the day was Molly, her West Highland Terrier so it was great to shoot some pictures with the three of them :)

As always, if you’d like to know when the the complete gallery is published, drop me a line. In the meantime, here’s a few favourites from the day.

During the ceremony

I love this shot of Leanne’s shoes. She’s sat in this huge chair to sign the register and her feet don’t quite reach the ground. Thanks to Sarah, Leanne’s sister for spotting this :)

Congratulations after the ceremony and it’s outside for a few photos.

A couple of favourite images.

..and the drinks start flowing.

The Lay-Deez!

Jimmy and the boys.

A couple of shots of the beautiful bride.

The new Mr. and Mrs. (and Molly).

Have a brilliant time in Dubai and the Maldives Leanne and Jimmy, see you when you get back.

Today’s wedding was at St. Peter’s Church Hersham and Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot. I was photographing the lovely Sarah and John. I’d already shot some engagement pictures last month so I knew today would be great to photograph. It was a really good day, you never know what weather to expect this time of the year and we actually did pretty well, not too cold and quite bright and sunny. John and Sarah were very laid back and easy to photograph.

Today was also the world premiere of the Hyde End Studios Photobooth! Sarah and John (and their guests) were great sports and I’d like to say thanks to everybody who participated in the inaugural Photobooth, it was a blast to photograph, great fun.

Their full gallery will be posted after S & J have seen the pictures so email me if you’d like to know when the pictures are available for viewing.

In the meantime, here’s just a few of my favourites from the day.

Sarah showed me this image of her with her Mum and Dad – it’s lovely to connect the old and new like this on a wedding day.

“So that’s 24 12″ Pepperoni Pizzas at the church at 1.30 – thanks…”

Sarah and her Mum sort out the beautiful veil

Blomster Designs arrive with the flowers

John shows off just one of his amazing super powers.

Eyes down for a full house…

In ten years time we’ll be laughing at the size of the phone

Cute bridesmaids shoes

I love this image of Terry, Sarah’s Dad

Arriving at the hotel in the very swish Rolls

The beautiful Sarah

What? Who hasn’t had a snog in a phonebox before?

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Thanks so much for booking me, Sarah and John, see you after Christmas!

Today I had the pleasure of photographing Helen and Barry’s beautiful wedding at Pennyhill Park. They were both so friendly and happy on the day it was a pleasure to be there. It was clear that a lot of hard work had gone into organising the day and it was great that the late October weather behaved itself and family and friends were able to enjoy some time on the terrace at the hotel,

Here’s a few images from the day that caught my eye. Let me know if you’d like to be informed when the complete gallery is uploaded.

Beautiful handbags of petals for the bridesmaids

Helen sports the very latest in white towelling bridal dressses…

Barry talks with a friend in the bar, just before the ceremony.

Barry and the boys

Helen and the girls make a few last minute ajustments.

Shot during the ceremony

I love this picture – job done!

And out to a well earned drink

Barry and Helen return to the reception.

A little smooch by the window.

Some of the beautiful stationery at the reception supplied by Izzy B.

Tasty starters, ready to go.

The groom’s speech

Thanks for choosing me Barry and Helen, see you next week!

I am late this week blogging; it’s the time of year when everything seems to catch up so apologies, Kathryn and Jamie, for being slow with the pictures…

K&J got married at Guildford Register Office. I shot my first wedding there about fifteen years ago. Just to make me feel really old I remember it was with a Mamiya Twin Lens Reflex camera which took rolls of film with a whopping 12 exposures and was so sloooow to use.

Things have changed so much over the last ten years or so. Those old cameras were so difficult to use in the rain, so I was pretty glad to be there today with my D3′s.

The rain couldn’t dampen the occasion though and after the ceremony we departed for Pennyhill Park Hotel, where the sun came out and the new Mr. and Mrs. and their guests had a great time on the terrace.

By contrast from their leafy, Surrey wedding Kathryn and Jamie are off to darkest Africa for honeymoon and their complete gallery will be uploaded on their return. **CLICK HERE** and I will let you know when that happens.

In the meantime, a few images that caught my eye from the day.

Jamie, Anthony and Jamie
A little close-up shot during the ceremony

Kathryn holds it together :)
Dodging the raindrops at Pennyhill Park Hotel

A couple of moments alone…

…well almost.

Shiny things

The beautiful bride

Check out the pose :)

Two’s company…
The amazing Balmoral room at the hotel was the setting for the meal

Hope you have a brilliant time Kathryn and Jamie, I am sure you will enjoy the sunshine. See you when you get back :)

So what happened to the weather today? I can’t believe how beautiful it was, it felt like a foreign country, the light was so clear and crisp.

Michelle and Vinny live in Epsom with their boy Frankie and the ceremony was held just down the road at the Christ Church and afterwards at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot. The three of them are sunning themselves in Crete at the moment and I am looking forward to showing them the pictures when they get back. Here’s some that caught my eye when I was downloading the images after the wedding.

The beautiful dress. I love these kind of scene setting images.
In a similar vein, here’s a close up of Michelles lilies (or is that ‘lilys’)? Someone help me out here.

Frankie. Just after a snack – could you guess? This is real life, folks.

Yay, granny’s here :)

Vinny and the boys.

Hard work, getting married. Vinny feels the pressure.

Frankie makes a break for freedom.

“Are we nearly there yet?”

The “I can’t believe we’ve done it!” moment.

Freshly married and released into the wild. I love the backlighting in this picture.

The new Mr. and Mrs. arrive at the hotel in style.

The gorgeous bride.

I knew my high jump skills would come in useful one day.

Come to momma!

The official post wedding family picture.

Have a brilliant time in Crete, thanks for having me along on the day – see you when you get back :)

Nicky and Andy got married today at St. Annes Church in Bagshot and in case you are wondering about the picture above, they organised a Spitfire Flypast (as you do) to commemorate the event. Kinda scary, as the fastest thing I normally photograph is a five year old sprinting onto a dance floor or a bride who is very late for her wedding.

The bride and groom have been together a few years and have a beautiful daughter, Amelia, who was pretty good during the day (better behaved than some grownups I have seen at weddings)!

Nicky was very laid back and organised in the morning as I shot some pictures at the hotel and she arrived early (!) at the Church. The vicar gave a really nice sermon and It was a nice, relaxed afternoon as the wedding party retired to Pennyhill Park Hotel for the reception.

Here’s a few favourites from the day.

An arty flower shot
Amelia. Isn’t she a cutie :)

Andy – a single man!
Your Special Day :)

A fisheye shot from the church floor
The new Mr. and Mrs.

I do like a nice silhouette shot at the wedding.
You can almost feel the sunshine in this shot.
I love shooting detail shots, here’s a few at the reception.

Not sure what was funny, but I love the expression :)

Nothing wrong with a traditional cake cutting photo :)
Thanks for choosing me, Nicky and Andy, can’t wait to show you the rest of the pictures.

My second wedding of the weekend was in Frimley where Sarah and Phil tied the knot. A bit of rain didn’t spoil the day as, after the service, the bridal party headed for Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot.

I was pleased that we managed to get a few images outside today and fortunately Pennyhill Park Hotel has some really nice rooms and areas to shoot inside so the weather isn’t that much of an issue.

Here’s a few pictures to tide you over until the complete gallery is uploaded. That will be when Sarah and Phil get back from honeymoon.

Phil, at the church on time

Checking it is in fact the right church…

Sarah arrives during a gap in the rain

First sight of her handsome groom!

A favourite image shot during the ceremony

I like ‘framing’ shots, I took this through the panelling on the church balcony.

3:24pm

A relaxed portrait of Sarah

Sealed with a kiss

The day wasn’t short on meteorological suprises…

Another relaxed portrait outside the hotel

I love shooting candid pictures during the reception, much nicer than too many ‘posed’ pictures at a wedding.

As always, the room setup at the hotel looked fabulous

Mmmmmm, tasty starters, ready to go.

A little glimpse behind the scenes, a fair bit of planning goes into making sure the meal runs smoothly.

Have a brilliant time on holiday, S & P, I am looking forward to showing you the pictures when you get back!