I met Jodie early in the morning at her home, she had just started her hair and make up, whilst photographing her beautiful wedding dress, I was suddenly attacked by a lightsaber, so I took it upon myself to fight back… obviously I didn’t stand a chance against her sisters son. I like to try and make friends with everyone on a wedding day; I feel it just eases the mood if you’re just friendly instead of too demanding.
The time had come to slip into her wedding dress, it suited her perfectly, all her accessories just added to the final touches. With the emotional levels rising and the tears creeping in, the real excitement had begun.
I travelled down to Marholm church in Peterborough to photograph Chris and his grooms party arrival, they all looked particularly smart.
Everyone was in great sprit all anticipating the arrival of the bride, who was traditionally, but only very slightly late.
At Marholm church the vicar allows photography from the front, which is a real privilege. The bride and groom will appreciate all the emotions you can capture in their faces, which are impossible to photograph from the back of the church.
The ceremony provided its fair share of tears, which was lovely to see.
We spent a short while at Marholm church capturing the reportage style photography that I like to include as well as some intimate images around the church grounds before we all headed to the Queens head in Nassington for the reception.
The Queens head in Nassington is a lovely buy dental antibiotics online venue. You overlook the river Nene whilst enjoying your welcome drinks and canapés. There is just enough space in the grounds for group photos. But I like to take the bride and groom off for some intimate photos close by to the venue and make use of the fields and rivers that surround the village. On this occasion we had access to the neighbours garden, which was lovely.
The day was speeding by and the wedding breakfast was in full flow, I spotted the potential for a good sunset opportunity, so before Jodie and Chris could indulge in their desert I suggested 5 minutes with the dipping sun and it was definitely a five minutes well spent, a lovely way to top off the day. It was then back to the Queens Head in Nassington for desert, speeches and lots of dancing.
Emma greeted me at her front door; her face was full of emotion and anticipation. The atmosphere amongst the bridal party was electric, it felt like everyone had been waiting an eternity for this wedding day at Normanton church and Barnsdale lodge to happen.
The wedding preparation photographs were fun to capture, everybody was busy playing their part. After an emotional few hours at the house it was time to make our way to Normanton Church. This is an ever increasingly popular venue for your wedding ceremony, and for good reason, Normanton Church is simply stunning, and on a still, blue-sky day like Emma and Andrew where lucky enough to have, it’s just perfect. I got to the church just in time to photograph the grooms men walking up from the car park, I always love that shot, I also like have the grooms men in front of the church with Rutland water behind, quite an iconic image, which is a must get.
Emma arrived just on time, she was so emotional, and it was lovely to discreetly capture her facial expression before the wedding service. Finally they locked eye contact for the first time, what a special moment it was. The ceremony was touching and a privilege to whiteness.
We stayed at Normanton church to photograph the big group photo; some smaller bridal party photos and finished of with some intimate images of the bride and groom.
Everyone then order antibiotics online canada made there way to Barnsdale Lodge for the wedding reception. Barnsdale lodge is a great venue to work at, the garden space and courtyard are perfect for the drinks reception, and out on the croquet lawn is a good option for group pictures. But the best part for me is having the Rutland water shores only a few minutes drive away, especially in the summer months when time is on your side. I like to take the bride and groom down to the shoreline. In the evening light Rutland water looks wonderful, and when the sky decides to glow orange, simply breathe taking.
I stayed long into the evening to capture some fun dance floor antics, and then finally went home for a rest
As usual I met Laura early in the morning at the beginning of her bridal preparations. She had a constant smile right across her face. In fact the whole bridal party did, they were such a fun loving group and so close knit, I knew this was going to be an extra fun wedding day.
Laura looked beautiful in her wedding dress and it suited her perfectly. I had to race to the Falcon Inn to capture the rather large grooms party walking to Fotheringhay chuch, that was one particular photo that Paul requested. We had a good laugh, with 11 groomsmen that’s to be expected. Fotheringhay church has a lovely overhang of trees, which I made the most of before the ceremony
Laura made her grand entrance and the wedding ceremony began. Staying true to the theme of the day it was an extra fun ceremony, with a live choir singing uplifting songs, that everyone joined in on, even a few dance moves where thrown in. I enjoyed photographing the groups and individual images throughout the wedding day at the falcon Inn in Fotheringhay. You are fairly limited for photographic options, but that’s not to say there aren’t a few key spots to work with.
The food and speeches went down a treat, meanwhile I could see the sky taking on its evening form with a subtle hint of orange, I kept a close eye on it and with 5 minutes before sunset, I suggested we head up to the river, which thankfully the bride and groom agreed to, we were lucky enough to witness a beautiful sunset and the reflections in the river looked awesome.
It was back to the falcon Inn for lots of crazy dancing, compliments of the live band, who also got my feet moving a little.
