The Wedding of Rachel & Michael @ Spains Hall, Finchingfield

Our next wedding was Rachel and Michael's wedding which took place at Spains Hall, Finchingfield. Spains Hall is one of our favourite venues to work at as the staff their are always so welcoming and organised. The gardens and the buildings are equally stunning which makes photographing there a lot of fun and a pleasure. Here's a selection from their day starting with Rachel getting ready in Crest Lodge which is one of the cottages at Spains

Rachel's dad had got her some diamond earrings as a surprise and I waited downstairs with the bridesmaids whilst he had five minutes alone with her

David started with the boys when they arrived

The ceremony itself was in the Great Hall which is beautiful

Whilst Spains Hall staff organised everyone out the front for confetti I snuck off with the bride and groom for a few photos indoors!

When we did the group shots they asked to do a few more 'informal' formals which made everyone laugh

The roses in the garden were still all in bloom and looking beautiful so it was nice to use them in some of their photos as well as the gorgeous old tree that's there

The speeches were very emotional - here's a small peek at a few

At dusk we did a couple more photos outside

Here's a few taken during the dancing

I love these ones taken at night - it was quite difficult to take as we wanted to capture Spains glowing in the background but to shoot without flash when it's completely dark means using very long exposures and no-one moving - I am really pleased with the results!

There day had a lot of sweets involved which was wonderful and a candy bar - I thought it was a really cute touch having the napkins tied up with the sweet necklaces!

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

Rachel and Michael kindly sent me the following thank you card after their wedding:

'To Hayley and David,

Thank you so much for taking such beautiful wedding photographs on our big day. We had the most wonderful wedding day and you helped us feel relaxed all day long. Many of our friends and family have commented on how great you were.

Thank you

Love

Michael and Rachel
x'

Rachel and Michael are a gorgeous couple. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing in your day with your very welcoming friends and family. We wish you both a lot of love and happiness in your future together. I look forward to designing you some beautiful albums soon