One of the wonderful things about being a wedding photographer is travelling all across the country to beautiful venues each wedding. I couldn’t work in just one place, in fact after 14 years of being self employed (and another 12 years on top of that as a staff photographer at newspapers) I really couldn’t do a ‘normal’ job, just as well my work is in demand! I really do enjoy photographing weddings which seems to be unusual for anyone who has been doing it for so long.
I had a trip up the M6 to Cheshire for Kim and Oli’s wedding at Alderley Edge, with the ceremony at nearby Nether Alderley. I arrived at Kim’s parents house to find dad supervising the finishing touches in the marquee and later raking the gravel on the drive – not what I usually find the father of the bride doing on the morning of the wedding, but no small detail had been left to chance.
After spending some time photographing the build up to the wedding and Kim having her hair and make up finished, I headed off to catch up with Oli having a drink in a nearby bar with his ushers. It was then back to Kim for a few more photographs before heading to the 14th century St Mary’s church in Nether Alderley for the wedding ceremony. The church is Grade 1 listed by English Heritage and parts of it date back to 1300 although like most older churches many alterations have been made through the years including restoration in the 19th century.
After the ceremony guests made the short trip back to Alderley Edge for the wedding reception which took place in a marquee erected in the garden. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t at it’s best although this didn’t stop Kim and Oli from enjoying a few minutes together in the garden.
