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Sam and Les’ wedding in Bath

November 22, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last friday I photographed Sam and Les’ wedding at Bailbrook House in Bath. It is such a nice wedding venue up on the hill above Bath and has lovely views across the valley. I got there a bit early to wander around the grounds and find which trees still had some leaves on them for Sam and Les’ couple shots – luckily there were quite a few and it was a mild, dry day which was great.

Upstairs, Sam was having her hair done with daughter Katherine – who decided to get back into bed after she had had her hair and make up done! The girls then shared that classic pre-wedding snack – chips and spicey potato wedges (well there’s nothing like carbs to calm a nervous stomach!).
Luckily for Sam, a close friend of hers is none other than silk wedding dress specialist Catherine Miller (http://www.silkspecialistcatherinemiller.co.uk/) so she arrived to help Sam into her dress.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Les was chatting to guests in the bar and looking quite relaxed. Everyone then sat down for the ceremony during which Isla, another of Sam’s close friends, did a lovely reading and Sam and Les seemd to really enjoy themselves!

Afterwards, guests enjoyed Champagne and we even managed to take their family photos and some shots of Sam and Les outside in the grounds – not bad for mid November!

Here are some pictures from their day:

Bristol Wedding photographer – Beckie and Jon’s wedding in Bibury

October 28, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

What an amazing day Saturday was for an Autumn wedding – a clear blue sky, sunshine and all the Autumn colour. Even my drive up to Bibury for Jon and Beckie’s wedding was absolutely stunning!

When I arrived at Bibury Court, Beckie was chilling out with her bridesmaid Jo and having her hair and make up done. Soon on the scene were her sister Sarah and her other bridesmaid Jo to do last minute nails and get dressed. Just along the corridor were flowergirls Isabella and Olivia who loved getting into their dresses and playing at being princesses!

A great thing about Bibury is that the Church is just through a little wooden door in the grounds of the house so it’s so easy to pop next door! I caught up with Jon and his best men Nev and Duncan and ushers Simon and Jeremy. Duncan and his wife Joanne are portrait clients and I have got to know them photographing their lovely daughters so it was really nice to see both of them.

Beckie arrived fashionably late (just enough to keep Jon on his toes!) and the ceremony got underway with readings by Luby and Sarah. Afterwards, everyone congratulated the (very!) happy looking couple before drowning them in confetti and heading next door for drinks and canapes. It was such a beautiful afternoon that most of the guests stayed outside to enjoy the sunshine and we didn’t really even need the patio heaters! I took Jon and Beckie off for a wander along the river for their couple shots and then everyone sat for dinner.

Here are a few of my favourite images from their day:

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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:

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:

Emma and Kris’ Wedding at Coombe Lodge in Bristol

September 6, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Just before the August Bank holiday, I photographed Emma and kris’ wedding at Coombe Lodge in Blagdon, Bristol. Coombe Lodge is only a 10 minute drive up the road for me past Chew Valley lake so it was a very short commute! I had not been there for over a year and, in the meantime, it has had a fabulous refurbishment, courtesy of the owners of Priston Mill, which is another venue I really like and shoot at regularly. The difference was quite amazing – the house has always had a nice setting and gardens overlooking the lake – but the new decor is really lovely (particularly the amazing new guest ensuite wetrooms – I got proper bathroom envy!!!)

Emma was getting ready upstairs joined by some friends and her gorgeous flower girl – Prue. I stayed up there for a while and then headed down to catch up with Kris who was having a drink with guests and chatting to his Best Men Vic and Ram. We were wondering if the weather would hold as there were quite a few heavy showers and Emma and Kris were planning to have the ceremony outside if possible. In the end it was a bit wet for that so the new ceremony room was readied and guests assembled there. Emma looked amazing walking down the aisle and they both looked incredibly happy all the way through the ceremony.

Their luck was in and the weather cleared leaving a nice blue sky and some very welcome sunshine! It is really nice if you can get outside for some of the day – if not all of it so everyone seemed to enjoy drinks on the lawn and live violin music. I took Emma and kris off for a short while to take some photographs in the lovely grounds and then it was time for the wedding breakfast. Emma had chosen a really nice purple and green colour theme which worked really well and looked fresh and bright. They also had a fantastic purple flowery slanted cake!

Here are a few favourite images:

Devon Wedding Photographer – Katy and Steve’s wedding part 1

August 2, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Just before I went away, I photographed Katy and Steve’s wedding down in Ilfracombe. I was really looking forward to it as I had been there a couple of years back for a weekend walking along the South West Coast path and remembered what a nice spot it was. The forecast for the day was not great so all the way down the M5 I had my fingers crossed it would be fine!

Katy, her sister and bridesmaid Alex, Mum Chesca and other bridesmaid Vicky were all getting ready in a lovely hilltop hotel in Ilfracombe looking out towards the bay and the sea. They had the whole ground floor to themselves including a pretty funky 1920′s style bar, which they made full use of! I spent some time with them while they were getting ready – and got major shoe envy when Katy showed me her bright scarlet LK Bennet heels – what a great colour for a wedding shoe!

I then headed down the road to Tunnels Beaches, which is a gorgeous old seaside resort which has just had a fabulous wedding venue open up above the beach. I love open glass buildings – and this was a really eye catching curved building with a big terrace outside overlooking the sea. Steve was having a calming coke and a chat with his best man Ian and some of the other guests when I arrived so I captured all the goings on and we all waited for Katy to arrive. Managing to time her arrival for a bit of a break in the weather, despit the ceremony starting with brolleys up, by the end, the skies had cleared and we all enjoyed a bit of respite from the rain.

When I had first met Katy and Steve, they told me they were going to do an Italian style aperitivo after the ceremony - which I thought was a great idea. For those not familiar with this – in several areas mainly in the north of Italy, for a couple of hours each evening, bars and cafes lay out a buffet of snacks which you can help yourself to with your drink (much more civilised than the usual British bag of crisps or nuts for munchies!). They had really gone to town on it so everyone tucked in to big platters of cheeses, cold meats, salad and warm focaccia - canapes eat your heart out!

I took Katy and Steve off down to the beach for a few shots by themselves, but as I have got so many nice images from their day here are a few just until the end of the ceremony. Part 2 coming soon:

Kathy and Luke’s wedding at Kingscote Barn

July 18, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last Sunday I drove up to Kingscote Barn in Gloucestershire for Kathy and Luke’s wedding. The last time I was there at the beginning of June we had probably the wettest day of the year and Sunday was the complete opposite end of the spectrum – dry, sunny and warm – so all in all perfect wedding weather!

Kathy arrived straight from the hairdesser with bridesmaids Jenny and Claire and her mum Linda to get dressed, so I got some shots of them doing their final preparations. Meanwhile, Luke and the boys were greeting guests and enjoying the sunshine.

Kingscote is a really nice venue for lots of reasons, but one of the main ones from a photography point of view is that, for a lovely stone building, it has lots of glass and is really light, which is great particularly during the ceremony. Afterwards, everyone headed outside to soak up those lovely sweeping views and Kathy and Luke wandered around chatting to guests and having a great time. I also took them off for a few photographs in the hayfield in the late afternoon sun which was really nice – to capture the gorgeous country backgrounds.

Here are a few of my favourite images:

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Rachel & Andy’s Pre-wedding shoot

July 17, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last week before all this awful rain descended Rachel and Andy came out to the studio for their pre-wedding meeting and shoot. We caught up over a cuppa and then did a shoot in the hayfield – which looks so lovely at this time of year and is a great background for photographs. Watch this space for their wedding pictures in a few weeks’ time, but in the meantime, here are a few favourites from their pre-wedding shoot:

Kimberley and Joss’ wedding at Maunsel House

July 11, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Kimberley and Joss were really lucky on their wedding day that they had one of the nicest days of the year so far weatherwise. They had planned to have both the ceremony and the wedding breakfast outside in the grounds of Maunsel House, so I was really hoping the day would be sunny and warm and fortunately it was perfect!

When I arrived Kimberley had just started to get ready with her Maid of Honour Katherine upstairs in the Bridal Suite. Also popping from time to time were flower girls Mia and Jasmine and Page Boy Sasha. Kimberley had chosen a lovely yellow theme for the day which looked really fresh and summery – the girls dresses in particular were a great choice for a summer wedding.

Kimberley and Joss both used to dance with the Royal Ballet, which I only discovered that morning – seeing some amazing pictures of them on a photo montage in the hallway. I think it definately explained why Kimberley looked so elegant and graceful in her stunning bridal gown all day!

Outside, the cellist and pianist were warming up and Joss and his three best men Cedric, Matthew and Graham were chatting to guests as they arrived and trying to keep Joss’ nerves at bay. During the ceremony Samantha sang a beautiful song and Sasha did a lovely reading and it was great for me being able to move around a bit and have a bit more freedom than you usually do indoors.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed Champagne on the lawn and the kids ran around and played on the big swings under Maunsel’s gorgeous old trees. I took Kimberley and Joss off briefly for a few photographs and then everyone sat down to the speeches and wedding breakfast under the pergola.

Here are a few of my favourite images:

Somerset Wedding Photography – Jo and Tim’s wedding part 2

July 8, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

It is rare for me to visit a venue I haven’t shot at, but until I went to see Gants Mill with Jo and Tim a couple of weeks before their wedding, I had not been there before. Only a 15 minute drive from North Cadbury, it is set in a secluded valley and as you can see from the images has lovely old mill buildings as well as a truely spectacular garden (put my efforts with a few pots to shame!!!).

We managed to dodge the odd shower and get some lovely shots of Jo and Tim in front of the mill and waterfall – you don’t get much better backgrounds than that! The nice thing about the gardens was also that guests just wandered around them finding a pergola to walk under or a bench to sit on and enjoy their Champagne. The marquee was decorated beautifully in an English county style ready for afternoon tea – complete with vintage cups and saucers and, of course, tea pots! Being a tea fiend myself – they looked great and very welcoming at that time of the afternoon. Everyone tucked into a proper afternoon tea and enjoyed the speeches.

Here are a few more favourite images from their day: