Thank you card from Becca and Pete's Wedding @ Dove Barn - Groton, Suffolk

Back in July I had the pleasure of photographing Becca and Pete's Wedding at Dove Barn, Groton. They had gorgeous weather for their day and we got loads of wonderful photographs. They were a brilliant couple to work with and despite Pete breaking his leg on his stag do and being on crutches for the wedding (and a long time after) everyone had a fantastic time. It certainly added to this being one of the most memorable weddings I photographed last year. Due to Pete's crutches constraints, them living the other side of the country and the fact that Becca can't drive I only managed to meet with them again recently to design their album (now Pete's leg is healing and he could drive again). I gave them their album last weekend. Here are some images from their album. I love this one of Becca and her father before the service starts.

I think it shows the affection and closeness in their relationship perfectly. The confetti shot was fun as Pete managed to hobble through.

They specifically asked for one of them in the car with Pete's poorly leg which makes for a very different bride and groom in the car type shot!

Finally the dancing was hilarious as Pete made the most of his crutches and danced around Becca.


I also had some of the hardest retouching I have ever done for their wedding. In the church photographs they asked me to remove Pete's crutches and the cup on the floor - this was tricky to do as the floor had a tiled pattern and getting the perspective for the retouching right was hard but after many hours working on these images I managed it. The before and after shots of this one are below.

BEFORE:
AFTER:

All in all it was a wonderful day and I was very touched to receive a thank you card from them both this morning which read:
"Dear Hayley, Thank you for all your time, ideas and patience with us over our wedding year! The end product of our wedding album is exactly as we had envisaged and will provide us with many happy memories. All the best of luck with continued success in your business and you can count us for a recommendation as a fantastic wedding photographer. All the very best Becca and Pete."

True to their word I am photographing one of Becca's friend's wedding (Jenny and Angus)later this year up in Scotland which should be magical in the ruins of an old abbey!