What better way to end what has been a fantastic year than with the lovely wedding of Claire and Russell which was celebrated at Audley Wood Hotel in Hampshire.

For the time of year it could be considered a fairly mild winter wedding but as the day progressed the chill factor increased and I was grateful that the gorgeous couple were brave souls who were more than happy to do some external shots on the day too.

My preview picture of choice came from the evening party which was held in a separate marquee from the main building making for some great fun pictures as everyone dashed across in the rain.

As it is the last day of the year, I will also say a massive thank you to all the couples whose weddings I have photographed this year, everyone of them has been a great experience and it has been my pleasure to get to know so many nice people celebrating their love for one another and I wish you all a very happy future together. And to all my couples booked for next year I will be very much looking forward to capturing your special day for you and seeing you again soon.

Finally a very Happy New Year to all my readers and followers too. Visit the Elton Mogg Photography website

Happy Christmas Everyone

Just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

This was the biggest tree we could find courtesy of Peppa Pig world at Paulton's Park. Visit the Elton Mogg Photography website

Weekend wedding in Austria

Well I come to the end of an amazing year for overseas weddings and the fourth and final adventure abroad took us to the really very beautiful town of Lech in Austria. When I think about going away for Christmas and finding log cabins and skiing for the family I know this will be the place I dream about.

Enough of the travel agent sales pitch I hear you say, get on with the wedding! Well this was an amazing wedding that was blessed with the first snow of the year only two days before the big event. Anja and Christoph are from Germany but actually met in Lech so they wanted to celebrate their wedding in a place that had major significance for them. The service took place in the gorgeous old church that is a focal point for the town and afterwards the couple took a sleigh ride to the reception. After food and drinks and lots of pictures, the guests were given a couple of hours break to prepare for the evening reception. This was held up the mountain and the only way there was via cable car and then a walk down the ski run and across the slopes, cue much hilarity and bruised bottoms. Fortunately they had flames to guide the way and bring them to the celebration party.

Anja and Christoph were an absolutely wonderful couple to spend time with and we were looked after fantastically well throughout our stay, the only shame being we could not stay longer but we will look forward to going back and of course giving you a full wedding update in due course. So for now here are some pictures to give you a flavour of the day.

Anja's dress, a lovely creation from New York with feathers forming the bodice

An absolutely amazing church interior

Inside the reception venue

Outside with some fun skiiers getting in on the act

It can't be often that you get to capture a bride on a snow ski!

The guests arrive at the evening reception

The beautiful Lech church at night
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