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Bristol Wedding Photographer – Abi and James’ wedding at Thornbury Castle

October 12, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

On Saturday I headed up to Thornbury Castle for Abi and James’ wedding. Abi was up in the King Henry VIII room (said to be where he used to stay with Anne Boleyn!) with bridesmaids Helen and Debbie all in matching white bathrooms and looking very zen! Hair and make up was well underway by friends of mine Chris (http://www.fhdmobile.co.uk) and Clare (http://www.purepampering.co.uk) and as I arrived Debbie even put the kettle on for a pot of tea – so a great start to the morning!

I then drove over to Olveston church which is only about 10 minutes from the castle to meet up with James and his best woman Siobhan and ushers Barry and Robert. It was quite a bright morning so guests were chatting outside and before long it was time for James to take his seat at the front of the church.

Abi arrived looking sensational in her beautiful 1940′s classic style 3/4 length gown – take note any brides to be who are thinking of a shorter dress – they do look amazing and are much easier to dance in!

During the ceremony Abi’s sister Helen did a reading and during the signing of the register the choir sang a lovely piece I didn’t recognise – it was really beautiful.

Outside, we took a few family pictures and then Abi and James got well and truely covered with confetti before they were waved off to the castle.

October is such a nice month to get married as the colours are so rich at this time of year. Thornbury as stunning plants over some of the walls of the castle and they were such a nice red that I decided to use them as a background to some of Abi and James’ couple photographs.

They then enjoyed Champagne and canapes in the drawing room with their guests while a harpist played, before sitting down to dinner in the Tudor Hall – which looked lovely dressed with berries and Autumn foliage. During the meal they had a mind reader come around to the tables. A fan of Derren Brown et all myself, I thought he was really fun and a great way to keep guests entertained.

Here are a few favourite images from their day:

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Bristol wedding photographer – Emily and Rob’s wedding at Ston Easton

September 23, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

On Saturday, I drove down the road to Ston Easton, a little village not far from me and home to a favourite venue of mine, Ston Easton Park.

Emily was having a wander around when I arrived, having just got back from the hairdressers so it was great timing to say hello and then head upstairs to have her make up done and get dressed. I love the lighting at Ston Easton, because the lovely big windows give just gorgeous soft light which is really nice for people pictures. Emily had her make up done in her parents’ room, meanwhile, bridesmaids Hayley and Becky were just along the corridor getting ready as well. Emily’s mum Theresa came very well prepared with a picnic and Becky cracked open the Bucks Fizz – so the celebrations were off to a great start!

Emily and Rob had booked a horse drawn carriage to take her down to the church and them both back up to the house afterwards. I caught a glimpse of it outside waiting as I drove off to the church and thought what huge horses they were! Over at the church, the weather had turned but fortunately the shower turned out to be brief and it cleared soon enough leaving Rob and best man Phil free to chat to guests as they arrived.

I have been blessed all season with fantastic vicars who have been really helpful and have appreciated that it’s my job to get the best set of pictures possible for the couple, without disturbing the ceremony in any way or being obtrusive at all of course. Anyway, on Saturday, this wasn’t the case and I was basically banned from taking anything in the church after the first hymm, which I knew wasn’t what Emily and Rob wanted at all and would leave a huge gap in their coverage. I decided to go with the flow, not say anything and stayed well back in the church – very quietly taking what I could during the service. I don’t think anyone, including the vicar, noticed at all, so I felt I had done the best job possible given the circumstances!

After the ceremony, the heavens opened again so we retreated inside the church for a few minutes until luckily it stopped and Emily and Rob were able to get in the carriage and make their way back down to the house. We then managed to duck the showers to get Emily and Rob’s family pictures done outside and some lovely ones of the two of them before the rain closed in and everyone headed inside. Ston Easton is such a comfortable venue – guests just made themselves at home in the lounges and enjoyed the Champagne and canapes.

The meal was a jolly affair with the children (and some adults!) loving the bubbles on the tables and everyone enjoying the food. Afterwards it was time for the speeches and cake, followed by a very well choreographed first dance!

Here are some favourites from their day:

Rachel and Andy’s wedding in Priston, Bath – part 2

September 22, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Here are a few more pictures from Rachel and Andy’s wedding:

flowers by www.thewildebunch.co.uk
car by www.degournaymotorcars.co.uk

Emily and Rob’s wedding coming up next!

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Rachel and Andy’s wedding in Priston, Bath – part 1

September 22, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

A couple of weeks ago I photographed Rachel and Andy’s wedding just up the road from me at Priston Mill near Bath. The morning started off fine as I drove into Bishopston to catch up with Rachel who was getting ready with her family, friend Hannah and flowergirls Tia and Cerys. The girls were enthralled with Rachel and Andy’s chickens – but were even more excited about getting into their dresses. We were all upstairs when the car pulled up outside – it’s not every day you get a beautiful shiny car outside your house to chauffeur you around!

I then headed over to the mill to meet up with Andy who was chatting to guests and looking nervous! He didn’t have too long to wait though until Rachel arrived and the ceremony was underway. Rachel had gone to a lot of effort to decorate the ceremony room – even making strings of purple fabric hearts, which looked fantastic.

Afterwards, everyone had drinks on the lawn and delicious homemade welshcakes which were served warm (I only had one I promise!). I took Rachel and Andy off briefly for some couple shots using the lovely country backgrounds and then it was time for the wedding breakfast. As I drove away after the speeches, the earlier fine weather had disappeared and it had started to rain – perfect timing!

Here are some of my favourite images from the first part of their day:

Katherine and James’ maternity shoot

September 20, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last week Katherine and James came over for a maternity shoot. I had not seen them since they collected their wedding album about 3 years ago – so it was lovely to catch up over a cuppa and to share their excitement! katherine was in the process of packing her hospital bag so b day was was getting very close!

Here are a few favourite images (watch this space for their gorgeous baby in a few weeks’ time!):

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Penny and Steve’s wedding part 2

September 20, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Here are a few favourites from the rest of Penny and Steve’s day:

Coming up are katherine and James’ maternity shoot and Rachel and Andy’s wedding

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September 20, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

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Penny and Steve’s wedding in Somerset – Part 1

September 16, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Two weeks ago I had another double wedding weekend – on Saturday a drive down to the Quantocks and Sunday, a bit closer to home at Priston. The weather stayed dry on both days which was great – as Penny and Steve on Saturday had their hearts set on an open air ceremony, so it was a good job it was dry!

I arrived at their venue; Coombe Manor Hotel, a wedding venue I haven’t shot at before, and met up with Steve who was having a pint to steady his nerves with Best Man Stuart and looking after little Ellis – who looked very cute in his wedding outfit. Little boys don’t stay pristine for very long though and in no time he was sitting in and playing with the gravel unaware he was in his smart outfit! I left the boys having a drink and a chat on the lawn and went to catch up with Penny.

The hotel has a little beauty/spa area in the grounds which was a great place for Penny to get ready with bridesmaids Hayley, Vicky, Cat and Natalie. The hotel’s own make up people had just started doing Penny’s make up so I spent some time with her and the rest of the girls before heading back outside as guests were arriving.

The ceremony was in a little gazebo off the garden and looked really nice laid up with the chair covers and flowers – I definately think chair covers make even more of a difference to outdoor ceremonies as they just look really nice all white.

Penny and Steve looked really delighted all the way through the ceremony – I don’t think I took one shot of them when they weren’t smiling – particularly as Ellis decided half way through he wanted to be part of the action and toddled over to join in!

Afterwards guests enjoyed the lovely grounds and I took Penny and Steve off briefly for a few shots of them together. They had a relaxed BBQ wedding breakfast with some very nice Cumberland Sausage (a favourite of mine!) and then speeches before having a little break outside and then into the evening dancing.

Here are a few favourite images from the first part of their day:

Baby Jonathan and Baby George

September 14, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

The last time I saw Tina and Clayton a few weeks ago, Tina was 8 months’ pregnant and about to pop! This time they came with their gorgeous twins Goerge and Jonathan for their newborn shoot. Having 2 babies is obviously a lot of work, though Tina and Clayton seemed to be taking it in their stride - 2 babies does also mean there are enough babies to go around so everyone gets a cuddle!

We started off doing some skin pictures with both Tina and Clayton and also managed to get some of the boys on their own – here are a few of my favourite images:

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Baby Emily

September 9, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last week I met up with Sarah and Steve. whose wedding I photographed about 18 months ago. They now have a gorgeous little girl Emily, so it was so nice to see them again – now a family and take some photos for them. As Emily was sitting and beginning to crawl, we did some in the studio and then wandered along to the lake for a few outdoor shots.

Here are a few of my favourite images: