Showing posts with label destination wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label destination wedding. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Matt & Laura | Wedding | Wasing Park Barn

Well, once again time passes, and in doing so waits for nobody. Hours become days, days become weeks and before you know it, here we are, ages on from the last blog post.

A lot has been going on in the last month or so, including the all important preparations for the National Wedding Show where we will be exhibiting on stand D8 - come and see us!

But, enough of the future ... Laura and Matt were married last month, on my birthday ! The church ceremony was in Hawley Church and the reception at Wasing Park Barn in Reading.

... and without further ado, my faves from the day.

















Yep, we had an ice-cream van! Can you see who whipped the best Mr Whippy?!?




Some fun with the old "I am 16 you are 17 ..." gazebo!





Guys, you were great - and thanks for my birthday cake!!







Monday, 1 December 2008

Nick & Maryse's French Affair

Well, continuing the French theme ... Nick and Maryse were married in Capvern les Bains in the South of France recently. I was most pleased to have been chosen to fly out with a big selection of friends and family to cover the weekend.

Much fun was had all weekend and many new friendships were made. A selection of my favourites from the weekend follow.

We had the most amazing sunny weather all weekend, and apart from me driving the hire car into a random Frenchman's irrigation ditch, the whole weekend went without a hitch!

This was the view of the church (small spire, smack bang in the middle) on the night I arrived. Just amazing:


The day before the actual wedding saw the official registration, so we took the chance for some shots. Using reflections for effect:


The newly "registered" couple:


On the day itself, the shoes and flowers:


... and of course, the most beautiful bride:


Dad, looking more like a bridesmaid (Sorry Bob!)


In a car park of all places!




And what better place to hang out with some great new friends than on the top of a mountain, the following day!


I'm hoping for some more destination weddings next year so if you know anyone who needs a great wedding photographer with the experience, you know where to send them!

Monday, 7 April 2008

Tijen & Neal's Wedding - Day 5 - Ceremony

Ok, ok, I know ! It's a hard life out here you know! So sorry that i didn't post again yesterday, but I was exhausted and just couldn't bring myself to sit at the laptop for long enough to do this.

The wedding was simply AMAZING! Tijen, as you will see, looked absolutely stunning ... and Neal was a right old hunk. There was rushing around, there was panic, there were tears and there was laughter .. and that was just the photographers! It was a perfect day in absolutely every way ... Even the post-ceremony gusts of wind and torrential rain didn't ruin the mood - nothing could have spoilt that day ...

I would just like to add that all of the photographs you have seen from this week have not been properly processed for print, and are pretty much straight out of camera - so everything may not always be perfect ... time considerations this week have meant that I could not do everything I wanted to do.

... and so, to the images ...

Tijen was in a wonderfully playful mood, despite the pressure to get ready on time:


Theresa was a superstar and worked to a very tight deadline:

Allison was at hand for the tie-up:



The setting was beautiful:

But the girls were even nicer:

... and still playful:

As the string trio played, the wonderfully beautiful Tijen made her way down the petal-aisle ... and at this point there was hardly a dry eye on the beach:












All of a sudden we started to lose the light, and the clouds moved in - we could see the rain coming, so it was a mad rush to get the photos done:


... and, Oh My Gosh, just before the rain hit, we had 3 minutes of pure glory:





... and then, simultaneously, we lost the light, and the rains hit. Gusts of wind blew the petals off the tables and blew the candles out and the rain started pouring in between the three adjoining open-walled marquees - it was like walking through a waterfall every time you went from one to another. Some of the more resourceful were fine:
... but despite the weather, we really didn't care, and just got on with it:
We ate exceptionally well, the cake was cut and the speeches made:
The rain finally stopped, almost as if on cue, and the bonfire was lit for the first dance:


... and then it was PARTY, PARTY, PARTY round the fire - WOOHOO!


... even the staff joined in, which was wonderful!
Sometimes my job is just TOO GOOD!
Electric kisses all around from Freddy:
... and then you always get that one guest who thinks that they can do a better job than the official photographer :o)
...and as the night drew to a close, the exhaustion became just too much for the ever-so-proud fathers:
So, there you have it ... an amazing day for an amazing couple.

As I write this, sadly, many of us have started the very painful process of packing. There will be no more posts for a day or so as we start the physically arduous and emotionally difficult journey home - away from what can only be described as paradise ...

Once home, I will post the remainder of our images which will include the "Frog Blog" as well as Tijen and Neal's Post-Wedding shoot ... and to whet your appetites, can you guess what happened next ?????

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