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Chris & Victoria, Bampton & Kirtlington Park

26th May 2018

Another sunny Saturday morning meant that #teammarklordphoto headed off for another fabulous wedding. This time it was the turn of Chris & Victoria in Bampton & at Kirtlington Park.

Often, due to logistics, we require an additional driver so for this wedding Becky joined us as getaway driver. We drove around Oxford to the picturesque village of Bampton, best known as the village in Downton Abbey. We took a look at the historical church & left Kiti there before she made her way to where the groom was getting ready.

Becky & I made the 40-minute journey to the beautiful Kirtlington Park to meet with the bride, her bridesmaids & family. I always love being part of the day from the very start & this wedding was no exception. There is an almost ceremonial feeling to the process of preparing a bride to meet her groom.

I was really pleased to see one of my favourite florists Charlie from Flower Fairies who had done an utterly wonderful job on the stunning floral arrangements & bouquets.

Meanwhile, back in Bampton Kiti had made the short walk to Chris’ parents home & commenced photographing the boys getting ready, fixing buttonholes & enjoying a glass of bubbly. Before long it was time for the Groom, Best Man & Ushers to make their way to the church to greet the guests & await the arrival of the bride.

Victoria made her way down the beautiful staircase & into the handsome vintage cars that were waiting. I dashed to the car where Becky was waiting for me & we flew back down the drive back to Bampton.

I was positioned outside the church ready for Victoria’s arrival & before long the wedding cars arrived. The bride made her way up the aisle to meet her expectant groom.

It was a beautiful service & a very happy couple made their way back down the aisle to the smiles of their friends & families. Everyone mingled in the sunshine before lining up for the obligatory confetti tunnel & the Bride & Groom made their way to the vintage cars to take them back to Kirtlington Park.

We followed the cars & then on the A40 made our move so Kiti could get a shot out the window (whilst I drove very carefully obviously!) We got back to Kirtlington Park just before the Bride & Groom & captured images of the cars travelling through the park before getting shots of the two of them & the men in front of the cars lined up in front of the impressive house frontage.

It was then to the garden where their guests were gathered for the drinks reception to take their formal group photos. After which we borrowed the Bride & Groom to capture some shots of the two of them.

Before long it was time for the happy couple to make their way back to their guests who were waiting for them. Their fantastic toastmaster announced them into the room & their guests greeted them with cheers & hollers.

There were some fabulous speeches with tears & laughter. Then it was time for Chris & Victoria to cut the cake & enjoy their first dance as man & wife. Their guests joined them on the dance floor & we left them boogying the night away.

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Susannah & Andrew – Dorchester on Thames & Tipi Wedding

21st May 2018

On a stunning May morning Kiti & I headed off to the picturesque village of Dorchester on Thames to photograph the wedding of Susannah & Andrew.

I headed straight to Susannah’s Mum’s house where I was to photograph the bridal preparations. It was lovely to see everyone again; I photographed her sister Caroline’s wedding back in 2006. It is so lovely when people remember you after all this time & ask you back to photograph the next wedding in the family.

I took photographs of everyone getting ready & the beautiful flowers by Green & Gorgeous, a elegant mix of British-grown white flowers.

Whilst I was at the house, Kiti & my friend Richard, who was helping on the day too, captured images of the beautiful abbey, village & the groom in the pub across from the abbey.

Kiti also got some lovely images of the groom & his sons in the abbey grounds.

It was a charming village wedding & soon it was time for Kiti & Richard to be in place for the wedding guests making their way into the church. Soon everyone was awaiting the arrival of the bride.

Susannah, her bridesmaids & father made the short walk in the sunshine to the abbey & were greeted by the vicar.

It was a lovely service in the beautiful surroundings of the abbey with the sun streaming through the windows.

A very happy couple made their way back down the aisle after saying their vows in front of their friends & family.

Their guests mingled in the church for afternoon tea & cutting of the beautiful buttercream wedding cake.

Whilst their guests were chatting we took the opportunity to take their formal group photos & to do some of the two of them.

Then it was time for me to take the long climb in the dark up the church tower to get a photograph of everyone. I took this image all those years ago for Susannah’s sister & they were keen to recreate it. I was so pleased that the vicar was happy to give permission & that it was such a lovely day. It’s a beautiful shot with the village & then the countryside in the distance.

The couple then headed off to their reception in a very cool, vintage USA army jeep. Their reception was in a tipi in their garden near Wantage so a little distance away but we agreed to meet up to get some shots of the two of them in the countryside.

Their chosen location was just beautiful with wonderful views across to their home & the tipis in the distance.

We then whizzed onto the reception venue to capture the happy couple arriving. It was such a lovely reception in wonderful, relaxed surroundings. There was a gin bar in a converted VW campervan & Susannah & Andrew’s much loved dogs enjoyed having so many people to play with. Susannah’s cat was a little more reserved!

Soon their guests made their way into the tipi for the wedding breakfast & speeches.

Then the happy couple had their first dance before everyone joined them on the dance floor. As always we left them all dancing the night away.

We really hope you enjoy your sneak peek Susannah & Andrew, lots more to come!

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Preserving Your Digital Memories (Infographic)

18th May 2018

The emergence of smartphones has revolutionised and democratised photography; anyone can take a photo whenever they like at the tap of a button. As a result, the number of photos taken has risen exponentially, from 86 billion in the year 2000, to 380 billion in 2010, before hitting a mind-boggling 1.2 trillion photos last year. In fact, we now take more photos every 2 minutes than humanity took in the entire 19^th century!

But just what is happening to these billions and billions of photos? Where we used to print photos and treasure them as mementos, many of our photos are now gathering digital dust. Sure, we share some on social media sites like Instagram and Facebook, but the vast majority end up forgotten on smartphones and computers. This puts them at risk of being lost altogether, especially if they’re not backed up. It’s all too easy for our phones to become lost or broken! We tend to take photos of things we care about, so that means treasured memories of friends and family could be lost forever.

With this in mind, we at Mark Lord Photography have created an infographic to explore how our relationship with photos has changed since smartphones became commonplace. It also shares some helpful tips on keeping your photos safe in the long term and making sure they aren’t lost to the sands of time.