Receiving testimonials…

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Posted in: Interest | Weddings

It’s always a great start to the day, receiving a fabulous tesimonial from a lovely couple. Annabel & Rob very kindly sent the below. They got married at Belvoir Castle earlier in the year…

“Having looked at a number of wedding photographers websites, we started to worry that what we wanted just did not exist. Then, through a recommendation, we met Joe. He was very easy to get on with and understood what we were looking for straightaway. He was fantastic on the day, blending in with our guests brilliantly: he was always in the right place at the right time, to capture all of the perfect moments so naturally. We have been over-whelmed with the end result – the photographs and books are better than we had ever imagined.”

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Rob & Annabelle

Saturday, September 15, 2012 Posted in: Berkshire | Weddings | West Country

The wedding of Rob & Annabelle took place at Combe Manor, Hungerford on Saturday 1st September 2012 in yet more sunshine! Having made the trip down from Oxford after friday’s wedding I was already quite familiar with Combe Manor having photographed Rob & Annabelle at a pre-shoot in June.You can see an excerpt here. The lead up to this wedding had been quite hectic as Rob had been away with army duties and taking a number of exams, so it was as almost as though the wedding was unusually a very unstressed experience. I have an idea that they were actually just a very calm and relaxed couple, or expert at concealing anything else. Having had the pre shoot helped the feeling of informality and made it an enjoyable experience for me too, as we were much more used to each others’ company. Combe Manor is set in the most beautiful countryside and the church next door (whilst very tiny) is one of the sweetest, intimate environments for a wedding service. The best man had brilliantly organised to “forget” the rings which were then rushed down the aisle by a page boy.  The barns which have been lovingly converted by David & Mary Russell (more info here) are a cracking venue and boast huge space both inside and out and were fantastically decorated by Jane the florist.

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Claire & Iain

Friday, September 14, 2012 Posted in: South East | Weddings

On a beautiful sunny friday I headed to Exeter College in Oxford for the wedding of Claire and Iain. Both had been to Oxford but Iain had been at Exeter College which also boasts J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Bennett and Martin Amis amongst the alumni. The chapel is absolutely stunning, and the pews face each other similar to Westminster Abbey. It was lovely to photograph the ceremony here and the service was conducted by a member of the family which added to the intimacy of the occasion. The college claim to have the best mixed-voice Chapel choir in Oxford. The reception was held in a marquee the grounds of the college with music performed by a fantastic band that I first met at Maunsel House, Taunton 2 years before.

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Holly & Doug

Saturday, August 25, 2012 Posted in: Weddings

Holly & Doug were married at St Peter’s Church in More, Shropshire and then at Lower Brookshill the family home a short drive away. It was one of the most rural weddings I had shot and the weather was looking ominous as I arrived at Bishops Castle to shoot Holly getting ready with her bridesmaids. The village is extremely beautiful in any weather. It absolutley heaved with rain as everyone was being pampered and very kindly stopped in time for everyone to get into the fabulous vintage cars that both Holly and Doug’s fathers owned and drove to the church. After the ceremony we had a small window to grab a few photos and then the hilarious dash to cars as the heavens opened again.

The reception was arranged as a camping/festival set up with a labyrinth of tepees installed around the gardens. This was an incredible feat considering both the gardens and the property had only just been developed by Doug’s parents. The setting in the stunning Shropshire landscape wasn’t spoiled by the weather and there enough glimpses of sunshine to be able to get some shots outside too. Holly & Doug were really good fun and their laid back attitude to the intense weather made for a great wedding!

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Rachel & David

Monday, July 23, 2012 Posted in: South East | Weddings

Rachel & David were having a wedding of “two halves” – one in England and one in France where David is from. As such they had a wedding ceremony at St Mary’s in Horsell, Surrey followed by a reception at The Red Lion pub next door. The weather was suitably “British Summer” but thankfully held off long enough as guests emerged from the church and allowed us to get some shots outside in relative sunshine. Even when it did rain it was nothing like dreadful downpurs we had been having in the week leading up to the saturday. Hopefully France would prove to be a little dryer, but it made for some fabulous welly boot shots! There was some great music including a performance of 2 songs written for Rachel & David by her sister.

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