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Somerset Wedding Photography – Jo and Tim’s wedding part 1

July 6, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I drove down to the lovely village of North Cadbury near Glastonbury (although luckily I missed the festival traffic by a couple of days!) for Jo and Tim’s wedding. Jo was getting ready at her parents house with sister Alison and other bridesmaids Katy and Amanda. It was forecast to be a showery day but it was dry when I arrived and everyone had finished breakfast and had started to get ready. After spending an hour or so with the girls, I headed over to the church to see Tim and his best man Bob and ushers Steve and Tom. It was very blustery so guests were chatting inside the church (which has such a lovely setting in a wide open church yard with beautiful trees).

The ceremony itself was one of the nicest weddings I have ever photographed, not least because the vicar actually let me shoot what I wanted to without any real restriction, which is very rare, so it was great for me to be able to capture the ceremony from different angles and tell more of the story. Afterwards we did some family photographs in the churchyard before heading off to the reception (more about that later!). Here are a few favourites:

Gloucestershire wedding photography – Emma and Dan’s wedding at Kingscote Barn

June 20, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

The one thing couples getting married tend to stress about the most is the weather! It is really pretty unusual for it to rain all day without stopping in this country, but last Sunday it did! Not that this made any difference to Emma and Dan’s wedding at the lovely Kingscote Barn in Gloucestershire – a favourite venue of mine. I headed over to see Emma in the morning, getting ready at her parents’ house and then drove over to the barn to catch up with Dan and the guys. After the ceremony in the barn, we did manage to take a few shots outside with the aid of a couple of brolleys and it was clear that, despite the rain, Emma, Dan and their guests had a great time.

Here are a few favourites:

Jonathan and Elizabeth’s wedding at Clearwell Castle

June 15, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

I had 3 weddings last week so it has been a busy few days getting them all processed this week, so please bear with me if you are waiting to see pictures from this weekend’s weddings!

Last Tuesday I drove over to Clearwell Castle in the Forest of Dean for Jonathan and Elizabeth’s wedding. Elizabeth was getting ready in the lovely top floor bridal suite, which has a goreous view over the castle grounds, when I arrived. On hand were Elizabeth’s Maid of Honour Agniesca and her niece and nephew Ellie and Alex. Downstairs Jonathan and his best man Colin, were chatting to guests who were entertained by a pianist while they had welcome drinks.

Jonathan and Elizabeth both looked incredibly happy during the short ceremony and guests then headed outside to enjoy the lovely grounds for the drinks reception.

Here are a few of my favourite images:

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Bath wedding photography – Erica and James’ wedding – Part 2

June 4, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

I seem to have been flying around the country over the last weeek so I am a bit behind with blogging. I will try and get back on track over the next few days so bear with me! For now, here is part 2 of Erica and James’ wedding last month in Bath. Erica and James had their wedding reception at a favourite haunt of mine - the George in Norton St Philip. It has a lovely setting on the edge of the village with views over the village green and the surrounding fields. Guests enjoyed Champagne in the garden before sitting down to a medieval themed banquet. Here are a few images from the reception:

Bath wedding photography – Erica and James’ wedding Part 1

May 25, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

A week ago on Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing Erica and James’ wedding in Bath. They had had such a sunny day for their pre-wedding shoot I was really hoping the day would dawn sunny and dry and as luck would have it – it did! I drove over to Norton St Philip to meet up with Erica and her mum Christine and bridesmaids Mairead, Jessica her Sister and friend Donna. I have been in touch with Erica since last May when we first met up and it has been great to see all her plans coming together. She decided on a medieval theme, to fit in with the setting of Bath Abbey and her venue – the George in Norton St Philip which was a 14th century coaching in – so very atmospheric! The girls’ bridesmaids dresses were a medieval style and in a deep red colour – which looked gorgeous with the reds and oranges of the flowers. Erica’s dress and veil had been made for her by her Mother and was a beautiful cream silk gown, also in a medieval style.

I then headed into Bath to the Abbey and met up with James and his best man Dave and ushers Phil and Nick. Although the Abbey is a spectacular building for a wedding it is also surprisingly intimate as they close it an hour before the wedding and it is so peaceful and tranquil inside despite crowds of tourists outside watching the street performers. Erica arriving created quite a stir as all sorts of visitors to Bath were keen to see her and I think she must have felt a bit like a celebrity!

Erica is a musican and had written her entrance music – which was quite amazing. She has quite a musical family as her cousin sang a beautiful aria during the service and at the end, a favourite piece of mine, John Rutter’s The Lord bless you and keep you – after which there wasn’t a dry eye in the whole Abbey!

After the ceremony, Erica and James greeted guests outside before we all headed off to the George.

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

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Bristol Wedding Photography – Greg and Lara’s Wedding pt 2

April 21, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

So after the ceremony, guests headed out to the front of the house to enjoy the sunshine and a glass of bubbly. All the little flowergirls loved running around the huge lawn - which is such a great space particularly for weddings with lots of children as it keeps them really busy!

I took Greg and Lara off for a few minutes to take some photographs of them and then it was time for the meal and speeches. I love taking photographs during the speeches as there are so many emotions to watch out for – what wedding photography is all about really. At the end of the meal, coffee was served for guests to enjoy while watching the sun go down on what had been a perfect day. Greg and Lara had their first dance and the whole dancefloor was soon jumping around to some old favourites. There was then a surprise for guests in the form of a fireworks show, which was a real treat and a great end to the day.

Here are some of my favourite images:

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John and Diana’s Wedding at Thornbury Castle

February 14, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

It’s been a really busy couple of weeks for me here with a couple of weddings, several portrait sessions and the first wedding fayre of the year last Sunday which was a great start to the 2011 wedding season. To backtrack a little, two weeks ago at the end of January (doesn’t that seem a long time ago already?!) I photographed John and Diana’s wedding at Thornbury Castle near Bristol – a favourite venue of mine, particularly at this time of year as it is so warm and cosy!

John was greeting guests in the lounge when I arrived so I took a few pictures of him with his guests before heading up to see Diana who looked amazing in a medieval style gown and a really stunning gold tiara. As they wanted a small intimate wedding, John and Diana got married in the library, which is such a lovely room for smaller weddings as you can get married in front of the window and your guests can take their pick from the comfortable arm chairs and sofas.

John and Diana couldn’t stop smiling at each other throughout the ceremony and everyone then tucked into Champagne and canapes while I took some photographs of the drinks reception.

The sun had decided to come out so we nipped outside briefly for a few photographs – you can get lovely shots outside even at this time of year if you know where to look! Back inside, everyone was ready for their wedding breakfast – which was set up with just one big table, which is a really nice touch if you can do it that way.

Here are a few of my favourite images:

Zoey & Jurgen’s Wedding at Ston Easton – Part 2

January 10, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Here is the second instalment from Zoey and Jurgen’s wonderful wedding.

We left off with Zoey and Jurgen coming out of the ceremony. They were followed by their guests who tucked into Champagne and canapes in the library and were entertained by a magician. I wandered around taking informal photographs and later on took Zoey and Jurgen outside for a few shots on their own. By now it was completely dark so using some nifty lighting, got some great shots of them in front of the house.

Soon it was time to sit down for dinner and a fantastic pianist (www.iantowerspianist.co.uk) played a mixture of music – including some favourites of mine, while guests enjoyed their meal. There were 4 speeches – Zoey’s uncle, Jurgen, Jurgen’s Father and his Best Man Paul – who managed to strike just the right note of fun.

After dinner, there was a brilliant surprise for everyone – a fire-eater on the front lawn and Chinese lanterns to set alight. These can be tricky to get going but I don’t think anyone had any accidents that I could see! We all then walked around to the back of the house for a fireworks display, mince pies and mulled wine, which was a real treat. Back inside, Zoey and Jurgen had their first dance as man and wife before all their friends joined them on the dancefloor.

Here are some of my favourite images:

Zoey and Jurgen’s Wedding at Ston Easton Park – Part 1

January 6, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

Last Wednesday, just after the snow had melted and we had that ever so brief spell of milder weather, Zoey and Jurgen had their wedding at Ston Easton Park, near Bristol, which is a favourite venue of mine. The house looks lovely at any time of year but is a great venue for Winter weddings in particular as its so cosy and comfortable. When I arrived I went for a wander around to see what had been set up already (including a fabulous looking sweetie bar! ) and also to admire the huge and truely fabulous Christmas tree in the dining room. What a nice way to have your wedding breakfast – with all the decorations up and a huge twinkling tree.

Upstairs, Zoey was having her hair done, along with bridesmaids Katy B, Katy H, Claudine, who is Jurgen’s Sister, Ellie and Victoria. A girl after my own heart, Zoey was getting stuck into the Champagne and seemed to be really enjoying having her hair done and the company of all the girls.

One of the nicest things about hiring a lovely venue for your whole day is that no one has to spend ages driving around and it means that preparations are more leisurely, as you are all already where you need to be. I headed over to Jurgen’s room to catch up with him, his Best Man Paul and his Father Kurt. As Jurgen is South African, his family had made a pretty big journey over for the wedding which meant it was a doubly special time.

After taking some photos of the boys’ preparations, I went back to the girls and before long it was time for the ceremony. Zoey had made a real effort with her decorations and had really thought of the details throughout the day. The Yellow Room looked amazing with an aisle of flower petals and candles and rich red fabric ties on the chairs. During the ceremony, Paul and Katy both did readings and there were a few tears (happy ones of course!).

Here are some of my favourite images from the first part of the day (watch this space for Part 2):

Hannah and Lloyd’s Wedding – Part 2

December 23, 2010 By sarahc View Comments

After we arrived at Bovey Castle, I did some photographs of Hannah and Lloyd in the grounds before it got too dark and then we headed inside to the Drawing Room – which had a huge Christmas tree and lots of candles as well as a really welcoming log fire. Guests were enjoying tea and homemade biscuits and of course plenty of Champagne!

As people sat down for dinner I wandered around capturing the action and later on after the meal I photographed the speeches – always great for funny moments and expressions!

Bovey has a fantastic lounge area for the drinks and dancing after dinner which I loved as the lighting was just fantastic. Hannah and Lloyd cut their huge cheese cake and then swished around the dance floor for their first dance.

Here are some of my favourite images: