The attractive Georgian architecture and beautiful grounds of Warbrook House in Eversley provided the setting for Nicola and Alistair’s big day. The bride, groom and some of their family had been previous portrait customers, so it was nice to see them all again on such a happy occasion. The weather behaved well enough to allow photography in the stunning grounds, including the superb view of the hotel from the far end of the lake.
Here are a few previews.
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Audleys Wood was the venue for the wedding of Sophie and Gareth, my eighth and final one for August and, compared to most of the month, the weather was pretty good. Photography of the day began with bridal preparations in the Jane Austen suite, overlooking the beautiful gardens at the front of the hotel, where Sophie did very well to remain calm while getting both herself and young pageboy Charlie ready for the wedding.
After the ceremony, the happy couple and their guests enjoyed a glass of bubbly in the gardens, before a quick dash back inside to avoid the inevitable shower. The rain didn’t last long though and we were able to complete most of the photography outside. Then it was time for the celebrations to start and I left them all to sit down and enjoy their meal in the marquee.
Here are a few preview shots from the day.
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Sarah and Paul’s wedding in Gravesend meant an early start to avoid any possible travel problems on the M25, but the journey was trouble free and the weather was fine. After an early trip to the hairdresser, Sarah finished her preparations at her parents home and that is where photography of the day started. After some portraits in the garden, it was just a short drive to Christ Church to meet Paul and his groomsmen. Sarah is my wife Sally’s cousin and it was nice to see a lot of familiar faces at the wedding. After the service, the happy couple were driven to their reception at The Inn on the Lake in a white Barnsdale Saloon, while the bridesmaids followed in a Daimler 7 seater limosine. As with all of my recent weddings, there was some rain, but it did stay away for most of the day and didn’t hamper the photography.
Here are a few shots from the day.
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Giulia and Ernest’s wedding was quite an international occasion, with many of the guests visiting from Italy and California, and we could really have done with some of the sunshine they are used to at home. The British summer is rarely that co-operative though and the rain which started during the late morning wedding service at St Lawrence’s church in Hungerford, continued for the rest of the day.
Photography of the day started with Giulia and her brides maids preparations at Elcot Park Hotel, shortly after breakfast. The wedding dress looked stunning when it was just hanging up in the room and when Giulia was wearing it she looked quite the fairytale bride. After a few photographs outside the hotel, it was time for me to go and meet Ernest at the church in Hungerford. The groom looked very dashing in his suit and we managed to get a few shots of him, ‘best man’ Anna and the ushers outside the church as it started to lightly rain. As Giulia and her dad arrived at the church in a very impressive looking vintage Ford, the rain was starting to get harder and that was just about the last chance for any photography outside for the rest of the day.
After the service, there was time for some photographs inside the church, before it was back off to the Elcot Park Hotel for the celebrations. Regardless of the weather, Giulia and Ernest had a lovely happy wedding day and I was very happy to be there as their photographer. Here are a few preview shots from the day. The beautiful wedding cake was made by Giulia’s mum Costanza.
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Laura and James were married at St Mary’s Church in Old Basing on yet another cloudy day in August. Photography of their big day started with James and best man Andy getting ready at home. James had asked me to get some shots of them with his own car and had spent a couple of hours cleaning and polishing it, only to find Andy turn up in a shiny black Mercedes convertible to drive him to the church in. So the groom travelled to the church in style, with a short stop on the way for a few photos with the car. When Laura arrived at the church and walked up the path with her dad and bridesmaids, she looked stunning and very happy.
The lovely wedding service at St Mary’s included some really beautiful singing by the Souls of Prophecy gospel choir. After being showered with confetti and having a few photographs in the church yard, the happy couple were driven to their reception at Hook House Hotel in a white Rolls Royce. Although the sun was not going make an appearance, it did stay dry for them to enjoy drinks outside with their guests and we completed the photography in the very attractive grounds of the hotel, before leaving them to enjoy their meal in the marquee.
Here are a few shots from the day.
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