Essex Wedding Photography - The Wedding of Lorna and Torsten at Spains Hall

The next wedding we photographed was at Spains Hall in Essex for Lorna and Torsten's day. Their ceremony took place at Bishops Stortford Catholic Church which was beautiful inside but a nightmare for parking (this is the first time I've had to run a mile with all the camera equipment as there was no nearby car parking!), thankfully their guests were all picked up and transported by some gorgeous, vintage Routemaster buses so they didn't have to worry (although one bus couldn't make it up the hill so some guests did have to walk the last part up to the church!).  The reception at Spains Hall was wonderful and our thanks go to Debbie (who was front of house at Spains Hall and is fantastic) for all her help to ensure everything went smoothly on the day.

We were lucky with the weather with the majority of the day being sunshine. We did have a few showers but the results of this were well worth it (see further down the photos!) Here's a selection from their day starting with Lorna getting ready:

David started at the church with the boys

Lorna and her Dad arriving

We were really lucky that the Canon (Canon Eddie) let me photograph at the front and David at the back so we got a lovely lot of photos during the ceremony

Here are those gorgeous buses

Here's just a  few of the photos of Lorna and Torsten in just some of the stunning gardens that Spains Hall has

What a well-matched and in love couple.  Lorna looks so beautiful in all the photos and Torsten looks very handsome

After the meal Torsten went outside to practice his speech ....

.... he kindly dashed in to tell me there was a rainbow forming and this is the first time for us that I've photographed one at a wedding (so many thanks Torsten!)

The speeches were very funny and original

In the evening they had a Ceilidh where a lot of people joined in and had loads of fun

A celebratory Cigar for Torsten

They then had a disco to finish off their night and for their official first dance

If you attended Lorna and Torsten's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now and they have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you if you ask nicely.

After the wedding itself Lorna's mum Liz sent me the following lovely e-mail:

'Hello Hayley,

Just wanted to say a big thank you to you and David for making us so relaxed on Saturday.  When I first heard there was a photographer coming to the bedroom I nearly fainted.  I hate being photographed at the best of times but the thoughts of a photographer being there while getting ready nearly finished me off entirely! How wrong was I……it was like having a friend drop by and I actually only saw you take one photo!  It was a pleasure to have such a beautiful, smiling face in our midst throughout the day.  You have to be the happiest looking person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.  We had a wonderful day and Lorna looked amazing thanks to Michelle and Debbie.  I bet she will look gorgeous in the photos!

Thank you so, so much

Liz'

After seeing the images both Lorna and Liz e-mailed us again (which we're really grateful for as it's always lovely to get such great feedback) to let us know what they thought of the images.  I'm pleased that you are all as delighted with the end results as we are and here are their comments which I'm sure they won't mind me popping on here:

'Hi Hayley,

Thank you so much – the photos looks really great, we are very happy with them.  You seem to have captured me permanently laughing and grinning, even in church! ;-)  Looking forward to working with you to put the album together and seeing the finished product.   You were right that the one with the rainbow doesn’t look real – if I hadn’t witnessed it with my own eyes I would think you had added it in afterwards!  

You were amazing on the day –  it felt like you were one of my friends joining in the celebrations and at no point did I feel ‘oh no not more photos’.   Most of the time I hardly noticed you were there and the posed shots all went really quickly.  Torsten and I normally find taking photographs to be quite painful but on the day it was all way more enjoyable then I could have ever hoped it to be.  Thank you very very much.

Talk soon,

Lorna'

'Hello Hayley,

You little genius!!   The photos are just amazing!!  I gasped at the rainbow one!  Where did that come from? On second thoughts, not a bit surprised that you can arrange rainbows!!   Gorgeous, gorgeous!  Those pics of the ceilidh are unreal - you can nearly hear the music!  They are SO full of energy.  You can really see that everyone is having such fun.  Honestly, are they the best dancing ones you have ever done??  The other thing is, I didn't even know you were at the ceilidh - another of your magic tricks....invisibility!!   I don't know how you did it but you made us all look so good in every single picture!!!  I am over the moon!  I'm sure Lorna is as well but I haven't even got on to her yet...just had to email you first!!

Thanks a million

Liz'

Lorna and Torsten are such a wonderful and relaxed couple to work with they made it a real pleasure for us to share in their day with them. Their friends and family were all fantastic and welcomed us with open arms to share in a great day. We wish Lorna and Torsten a lifetime of happiness together and hope that they'll share their future news with us.