Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Angie & Dominic at the Berkshire College of Agriculture

Continuing my drive to catch up with all my past weddings, here is the lovely wedding of Angie and Dominic who were married at St Andrews Church in Sonning from where it was a short drive to their reception at the BCA - Berkshire College of Agriculture in Maidenhead. A beautiful day, lovely venue and a very much in love couple made for a perfect wedding celebration.

The bridal bouquet
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Save the date
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The bridal party's shoes
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Cameras rolling
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Angie gets ready
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Some final touches for Dominic
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Here she comes
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During the service
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Confetti corridor
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A short walk from the church was this bridge which made a great backdrop
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A lovely reception room at the BCA
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Here's a new one - a cheesecake! What a great idea for a wedding cake.
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Some music for the reception drinks
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I think that's tight enough
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It's a tiring day for the bride and groom
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I just love this picture of Angie
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Great view of the dress
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I do like my chandeliers
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Some time together after the food
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And now we dance
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Or grab the nearest girl!
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Followers

Regular readers will notice I now have a followers widget on this blog (at the top of the side bar on the right). This is an easy way for you to keep up to date with me and let me know you like what you find here. I only have one follower at the moment (thanks to Maryland Weddings for that) but it is day one so it'd be great to see a few more of you connecting and showing yourselves.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Love My Dress

Looking for inspiration in everything wedding then a visit to Love My Dress might be in order. In their own words "A style diary and Wedding Blog of Fabulous Finds to inspire you...Passionate about all things glamorous and extremely sexy gorgeous".

With that in mind I am delighted to have one of my weddings featured by them. Kat and Steven's wedding at Pembroke Lodge last year is currently sitting on their home page with a great interview with Kat about all her inspiration for her big day. Lots more of my pictures too so please do go and check it out. Love My Dress - Kat's Wedding Feature

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ange & Paul at Alexander House Hotel

Continuing my catch ups, today we have the lovely wedding of Ange and Paul who were married at St Margarets Church in West Hoathly with a reception held at the beautiful Alexander House Hotel in Turners Hill. Glorious weather, great couple and guests and a perfect venue.

Ange's lovely dress
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The bridal bouquet
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Probably not the image you expect to see at a getting ready, don't worry the dress was safe they just couldn't find any scissors
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Getting ready for the lace up
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Paul arrives at the church
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Ange arrives with her Father
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Some pictures from the service
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Confetti congratulations
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Welcome to the family
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One of the lovely guests
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Beautiful bride and bridesmaids
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The cake(s)
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Some time together
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Introducing the newlyweds
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Present time
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A bit of creative lighting on the staircase
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Woohoo
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Melanie & Paul at Cley Windmill

This was my second trip up to Norfolk and the great venue of Cley Windmill in Cley next the Sea. As unusual and memorable venues go this is right up there. Perfect for a small wedding with just your close family and friends. This is exactly what Mel and Paul had in mind when they held their beautiful wedding here. One of those lovely photographic days with sunshine but nice fluffy clouds made shooting in and around the windmill a real pleasure. When your shooting a small wedding you really feel like you get to know everyone there which is not really possible at most weddings and with such a great couple and group of people this was a really special wedding to capture.

Detail on Mel's dress
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Present time
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A different ring shot
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Mel helps her son get ready
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I love this picture of them together
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You get all sorts of angles at a windmill
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The boys enjoy the early morning sunshine
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And then disappear to the pub
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One of the views of Cley Windmill
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Back to the beautiful bride
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I've shot in dark venues before but this beats them all (especially as no flash or lighting is allowed during the ceremony), fortunately technology has come a long long way
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A tender moment between Mother and Son
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It's just great to see two boys sitting down reading at a wedding instead of playing on a DS or PlayStation
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The windmill balcony
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Also useful for the occasional unusual angle
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The youngest guest of the day
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A real landscape favourite of mine
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Mel looking gorgeous
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Some time alone together
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One of my favourites from the day
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No band or disco but still a lovely first dance
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And to end, a night portrait under the sails
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