Just a couple of days before Christmas Samson & I photographed the wedding of Kayleigh & Tim at The Olde Bell, Hurley.
We started off at The Olde Bell, to meet up & check the locations for the wedding. I then set off to Kayleigh & Tim’s house in Marlow where Kayleigh was getting ready & Samason headed off to capture shots of the boys who were getting ready at the hotel.
As I have said before it is always lovely to be booked by recommendation. I was recommended to Kayleigh & Tim by both Kayleigh’s mum & my wife Becky’s bridesmaid Olivia who worked with Kayleigh. I worked with Linda, Kayleigh’s Mum, many years ago when I first worked in Marlow & it was lovely to see her again so many years later.
I captured some shots of everyone getting ready & the bridesmaids who arrived at the house already to go. We then made the short hop to the hotel where Kayleigh was going to get her dress on – such a great idea, no sitting in the car creasing the dress!
Meanwhile Samson was capturing images of the boys getting ready & the guests arriving.
It was soon time for the beautiful bride to make her way to the barn where the ceremony was to be held & her expectant groom awaited her.
It was a lovely service & the happy couple made their way back down the aisle to the congratulations of their friends & families.
It was now dark so we headed back across to The Olde Bell to capture the group shots. It is always worth considering when you have a winter wedding where your group photos will be held. Often, after the service it will be too dark to do the shots outside & not all venues have additional space. We had been able to secure the space with the hotel manager & set up our lights ahead of the wedding.
After the shots with their friends and families we took the couple aside to do some shots of the two of them.
Before long it was time for the happy couple to join the guests for the wedding breakfast.
It was then time for some delicious food & the some fantastic speeches after which Kayleigh threw her bouquet which was caught by a very happy Scotsman!
The happy couple then made their way onto the dance floor for their first dance. They were soon joined by their friends & families & we left them dancing the night away.
Gavin, his family, best man & ushers were all getting ready at a AirBnB in Jericho just a short hop from the school. We dropped Samson off & he captured images of Gavin & the guys getting ready. Gavin is in the Army & was wearing uniform, so there was some beautiful details to capture. Before long it was time for them to make their way to the venue.
Meanwhile, Becky had dropped me off with Rosie. It was lovely to catch up with the family; I photographed Rosie’s twin sister Emma’s wedding to Paul a couple of years ago. It is always lovely to be recommended by happy couples & always great to see my Brides & Grooms again. I captured some lovely images of Rosie getting ready & some family groups before we made our way to the school.
At the school the guests & an expectant groom awaited the arrival of the bride. Also waiting patiently for Rosie’s arrival was the happy couple’s beautiful dog Jess.
It was a lovely service & the happy couple exited the church into the late afternoon light. They made their way under the guard of honour & we then made our way back into the chapel to do some group shots.
It is always worth considering when you have a winter wedding where your group photos will be held. Often, after the service it will be too dark to do the shots outside & not all venues have additional space. The chapel was lovely & light so was a great space to capture these images.
We then took Rosie & Gavin away to do some shots of the two of them .The quandrant gave me some lovely opportunities for some stylish bride & groom shots & it was really interesting to use the architecture of the old building.
It was soon time for Rosie & Gavin to join their guests for the wedding breakfast. The reception room looked fantastic decorated for the season with a huge number of Christmas trees all strung with white lights. After some fabulous speeches it was soon time for the happy couple to take to the floor for the first dance before they were joined by their very enthusiastic guests!
It is not often that we provide coverage right to the end of the evening but Rosie & Gavin were keen on us capturing their departure lit by sparklers!
