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Tuesday 18 November 2008

Congratulations To Ros!

I've been meaning to write this for a couple of weeks now and keep forgetting.

David and I would love to send our congratulations to Ros (we photographed Ros and Mark's Wedding at Otley Hall in April) who has been elected as the new Lib Dem Party President for 2009-2011. I know how much effort went into your campaign and I'm glad that the outcome has been victorious for you. I'll keep reading your blog over the up-and-coming months to see how it's all going as I'm sure the long hours won't be stopping for a while yet!

Well done again.

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Gemma and Paul's Wedding Photographed at Bedford Lodge Hotel, Newmarket

Our last wedding we shot in September was Gemma and Paul's Wedding which we photographed at Bedford Lodge Hotel, Newmarket

September was probably one of the best months in terms of weather for us and we had yet another wonderful day. Here's some photos of Gemma coming down for the ceremony, sharing a moment with her dad just before and being handed over to Paul


During the ceremony we got a lot of lovely photos of Gemma and Paul. Here's just one of them
During the vows Gemma said the wrong words at one point which made everyone laugh. I love these two photos taken just after she's realised what she said!


As couples come out of the ceremony we obviously try to get photos of them coming down the aisle. In most cases this works really well but this time (and this is the third time this has happened to us this year) a well meaning guest decided to step out directly into the aisle in front of us at just the wrong moment - here's that photo below. Although, it's not quite how we wanted the photo to look I guess it still tells the story of the day and as we don't set shots like this up if something like this happens you just have to make the most of it!

Straight after the ceremony Gemma and Paul wanted to do the photos of the two of them on their own. This is a slightly different way of doing things for us as we would usually take the couple away towards the end of the drinks reception after they've had plenty of time to mingle. As always we are happy to accomodate what couples would like though so we did their photos first followed by the group shots


They wanted to do a walking shot of the bridal party which worked really well


After the meal they did the speeches - here's just one of those


Then later on in the evening they had a magician and a disco. It's always a little tricky working with magicians at night as the cameras sensors can show how tricks are being done - still we managed to get a few fun ones of him performing - here's one of them where he made Gemma's Wedding ring float!


And one of their first dance


Once they'd had a few dances, I took Gemma and Paul away for a short time to do a few more photos of the two of them in a side room I'd spotted earlier in the day. I love these photos.


As this wedding was a recommendation through Zanna and Paul (who's wedding we photographed last May at Chilford Hall) it was lovely to see so many people who we'd met at their wedding. It's really nice for us to follow through groups of friends as each of them get married and it adds that little something extra to the day for us.

Another fantastic wedding for us to end September with. We wish them both all the best for their future together and a long and happy marriage.

Gemma sent us the following lovely e-mail after seeing their photos:

'Hi Hayley,

Oh my god the pictures are amazing, we both love them and so do our parents. You and David have done brilliantly and really captured everything we wanted and more.

I love every single one but have a few real favs. The one of me at the top of the stairs with my shoes out is fantastic and the one of me and my dad with our shoulders up and the group shots are briliant and I love all the pics of me and Paul.

We are so happy you were there to photograph our very special day!

Gemma'


Thanks for letting us know what you thought Gemma. I can't wait to get together with Paul and you over the next month to design your album.

If you attended Gemma and Paul's Wedding and would like to view their wedding photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share.

Donna and Nick's Wedding photographed at Sandringham Church

For our next wedding we were working with Donna and Nick who had their Wedding ceremony at Sandringham(the first wedding there for two years so we were lucky to photograph here) followed by a marquee reception at Nick's parents house.

It was another glorious autumnal day for their wedding which worked beautifully in their photographs. Here's Donna and her dad about to come into the church



As I'm sure you can imagine the church at Sandringham was incredibly beautiful. A slight drawback however was the very strict rules on what could and couldn't be photographed which was a shame as it meant we were only allowed to take a couple of shots during the service and a verger insisted on standing next to us throughout the service to make sure no others were taken. Here's a couple of photos for those of you who'd like to have a brief look inside the Royal Church!



After the ceremony I went with Nick and Donna to the cottage where Donna had got ready earlier in the day. It had the most stunning gardens you can imagine and we had a little bit of time here to take some photos of just the two of them which was nice. I could have stayed in these gardens much longer but as the guests were back at the marquee waiting for the bride and groom to arrive it was only fair to bring them back with some time to spare

Here's a very small selection of the photos of the two of them



As favours on the tables there were beautiful little homemade jars of chutney and jam (and the children had sweets). They were unusual favours but ones that we thought worked incredibly well and were a little different



This day finished for us with the speeches that were covered just before the meal. Here's just a few of those photos






and here's one of their beautiful cupcakes ...... they also had a main cake which looked equally as stunning



What a wonderful day and what lovely friends and family Donna and Nick have. We wish them a very happy future together and hope they'll stay in touch. I look forward to seeing them next week to go over their album designs with them.

If you attended Donna and Nick's Wedding and would like to view their wedding photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share if you want to have a peep at them.

Jason and Katie's Wedding photographed @ The Anchor Inn, Sutton Gault

Sorry for the delay in writing - all is good this end but even more busy than usual. Have found a brief moment though to start writing up the September Weddings.

September weddings began for us with the Wedding of Jason and Katie whose photographs we took at Fordham Church followed by their reception at The Anchor Inn, Sutton Gault

What a glorious autumnal day we had - that really warm light you get at this time of year stayed with us for the whole day. Their ceremony was at Fordham Church which was incredibly beautiful inside and then on to The Anchor Inn at Sutton Gault where we had the gloriously flat fen landscape to work with.

Here's some photos taken during the service in the church and then the confetti shots when we left


I love the ones taken on the river bank of just the two of them when we were back at the reception venue. Here's a small selection.


The more observant among you may have noticed that Katie is pregnant (my third bride this year to be about 4 months pregnant on their wedding day). I like this one which shows off a little more of her bump.


On the top table they had to ice sculptures with white roses in that were beautiful - here's a couple of photos to show you.


The speeches for this wedding were certainly some of the longest and most risque (from the two bestmen) that we have heard this year. Here's a couple taken during the speeches.


We finished just after the dancing.


Overall, it was a lovely day which everyone seemed to enjoy very much. We wish Katie and Jason all the best for their future together and look forward to hearing from them when the little one is born.

If you attended Katie and Jason's Wedding and would like to view their wedding photos they are online now and I am sure they will give you the password to look at them.

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