Hayley & Russell at Bodelwyddan Castle, Denbighshire

I'm actually catching up rapidly on my wedding reviews. I'm up to April which does not sound too bad to me. This wedding was on Easter Sunday itself and had some very nice touches including an Easter egg hunt for all the guests. Hayley and Russell's wedding took place at the amazing Bodelwyddan Castle in North Wales. A truly special venue for a wedding celebration and perfect for our lovely couple. After the service you get the run of the grounds for a couple of hours and then head off to your reception.

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Friday's Wedding

Yesterday was the beautiful wedding of Carla and Tom who were married at Christ Church in Shamley Green followed by a reception at Loseley Park.  Gorgeous couple, great weather, lovely venue, kids everywhere and fun guests made this a wedding filled with great photo opportunities.  I went with the ring shot as the preview just cause it took me ages to balance them on the globe and I think it looks really cool.

Their full wedding story will follow on soon.

Saturday's Wedding

This Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing the gorgeous wedding of Caroline and Craig at The Grove hotel.  A beautiful venue to host a very special day for a lovely couple.  There was a great atmosphere at this wedding with loads of kids running around and the adults too!  It was a tough call on what to post as a preview image but with the kids asking  to see the pictures straight away, I ended up with two.  The reason being that as part of the evening entertainment the couples had organised some very special guests to entertain everyone.  First up was the fun with Britain's got Talent finalists Stavros Flatley.

You'll probably never see a picture like that on this blog again.  They were followed by the lovely Lucie Jones from X Factor fame who is now starring in Les Miserables who then sang beautifully for everyone.

A great way to end the evening and of course their full wedding story will follow shortly.

Donna & Chris at Taplow House Hotel

The lovely Taplow House hotel hosted the equally beautiful wedding of Donna and Chris (aka Des) on a cold day in February (yes I am slowly catching up with my wedding posts).  Our beautiful bride got ready at the venue and after a lovely service the weather was kind enough to allow us some time outside in the hotel grounds.  Singers entertained the guests during the wedding breakfast as well as party games and then it was on into the party for the rest of the night.

Here is a shot of the decorated fireplace in the ceremony room

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Climbing Mountains

I was delighted to receive this picture in my email box today as it signified the amazing success of one of my good friends in climbing to the highest point in Africa (the things guys do to get a good view of the world cup games!) Mike managed the climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and along with his 25 friends and colleagues raised over £100,000 for charity. Incredible. Well done mate and rumours are he is heading for Everest base camp next!

Yesterday's Wedding

Pembroke Lodge hosted the wedding yesterday of the gorgeous Fiona and Craig. A great venue right in Richmond Park with fabulous views and a very intimate yet relaxed feel. This was a wedding full of fun and laughter so what better teaser picture than this one of Fiona outside the entrance of Pembroke Lodge.

Their full story will follow shortly.

Joanna & David at Great Fosters

Joanna and David were married on a wet, windy and cold January day but with their wedding held at the beautiful Great Fosters their family and friends were in for a real winter's treat. A lovely couple very much in love made sure that everyone's first wedding of the year was one to be remembered.

Everyone checks out the dress

Joanna's shoes

Her hair comes together

Great Fosters barn ready for the service

David gets ready

Some help with the button hole

The rings and entrance music

The bridesmaids await our beautiful bride in the rain

A keen guest

A very proud Father

The ring goes on

The couple leave and go to the Painted Hall

The famous bridge with ice on the water, yes it was that cold

But that didn't stop our gorgeous couple

Such a sweetie

I like the feel of the veil decoration around the table plan, very bridal

The room looked lovely with the candle light and fairy light decorations

Speeches get going

Joanna, a dark wood corridor (very common at Great Fosters) and some textural post production

The bridal suite

The party begins

One of the benefits of a winter wedding is the light goes early allowing for some interesting and beautiful night shots