Hengrave Hall wedding, Alex and Jenny. Hengrave Hall is one of those wedding venues that takes your breath away as you come along the drive and the hall comes into sight. Set within 350 acres of Suffolk parkland just a short distance from the A14 road. I was last at Hengrave Hall in April last...
Alice and Mark’s wedding photography at Eastington Park. April has been a very busy month for weddings and has seen me travelling all over the country. A couple of weeks back I was the wedding photographer at Eastington Park for Alice and Mark. It doesn’t seem that long since I did their engagement photography here...
Sayle and Martyn’s wedding at Barton Hall Hotel. I had been looking forward to this wedding since visiting Barton Hall last year for a look around while it was still under construction. Sayle and Martyn’s wedding was the first wedding in the function room at Barton Hall and the first exclusive use wedding. The venue...
The dark days of December seem so long ago now, looking out in my garden at the spring flowers and blossom and with the recent sunshine I had almost forgotten that just a couple of months ago it was dark at four o’clock and I was photographing weddings using 10,000 ISO on my cameras. Then...
A winter wedding at Dodford Manor. This was my first visit to Dodford Manor, near Weedon in Northamptonshire. The ceremony took place at St Mary’s church in Dodford, just behind Dodford Manor. It’s always a challenge to photograph weddings in the darkest days of December, I love working in these very low light conditions as...
Oakham Castle wedding photography Zoê and Chris had a winter wedding on the 27th December with the ceremony at Oakham Castle and the reception at The William Cecil in Stamford. I arrived to take some photographs of Zoê’s preparations at the William Cecil before driving across to Oakham. Both Stamford and Oakham are beautiful towns, the drive...
It’s been a number of years since my last wedding at Pembroke Lodge and I had been looking forward to photographing Rachel and Matt’s wedding. Pembroke Lodge is a listed Georgian Mansion that has been restored and is now used for weddings as well as having a tea room. Situated at the highest point in...
Sophie and Alastair’s wedding photography at Brockencote Hall and St Mary’s Catholic church, Harvington. The narrow country lane gave no clues to the beautiful location of St Mary’s Catholic church at Havington near Kidderminster. The church is adjacent to Harvington Hall, the church itself was built in 1825 although previous to this and during the...
Thornbridge Hall wedding photography, Sarah and Julian. There is a real autumn feel the weather now along with dark nights. I love this time of the year for wedding photography, weddings move indoors and the darker conditions really lend themselves to some beautiful photography. Sarah and Julian’s wedding was at Thornbridge Hall in Derbyshire, a...
In memory of Tracy who passed away on the 30th October. The photograph below was her favourite from the wedding. “Simon, all weddings should be special but for reasons we, you and our guests all know, our wedding was very, very special.” These are Steve’s words from his original enquiry back to me in early...
Stubton Hall Wedding photography – Mr and Mrs Love. If there was ever a perfect name for the groom it must be Mr Love, if there was ever a perfect name for the best man it must be be Mr Best. If there was ever a perfect wedding venue it would be Stubton Hall. Sprinkle...
The last couple of months have been incredibly busy with weddings all over the UK and I seem to have fallen behind with updating my blog. Further to this my internet has been off for the past week after a major fire at the Northampton data centre. There is a silver lining though as I...
On the 12th August I was back at one of my favourite London locations to photograph Bhabita and Nadeem’s wedding at Cambridge Cottage, Kew Gardens. My coverage started with the guests arriving at Cambridge Cottage before the wedding ceremony, weddings here always have a relaxed feel in part due to the photographer friendly registrars. It’s...
Prestwold Hall wedding photographer Prestwold Hall is one of the venues I have photographed a lot of weddings at and it’s a venue I never get bored with, it has the feel of a country home and you get exclusive use of it. Located in the Leicestershire countryside a short distance from Loughborough, standing...
I was the Shendish Manor wedding photographer for Andriana and Michael. My second wedding of the weekend was at Shendish Manor at Apsley near Kings Langley in Hertfordshire. My coverage started with Michael greeting the wedding guests before the ceremony. From previous experience photographing weddings with a Greek bride I knew the evening dancing would be...
Clock Barn wedding photography, Katharine and Euan’s wedding on the 27th July 2013. It has been several years since the last time I photographed a wedding at the Clock Barn in Hampshire so I was delighted when Katharine and Euan asked me to be their photographer. I arrived in brilliant sunshine despite the forecast for...
I’m not sure where July went, it was a very busy month with weddings all over the UK. One of July’s weddings that sticks in my mind was Rachel and Neil’s wedding at Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Bradford and Rudding Park in Harrogate on the 14th July. I arrived in Bradford very early on the...
I’m sat here on a beautiful sunny day processing photographs from Jack and Sabrina’s All Cannings wedding at which the weather was a complete contrast to today. Under grey skies I find black and white comes into its own and so I am showing more black and white photographs this week. I arrived in the...
Charlotte and Nick’s Langar Hall wedding photography. I had planned on showing around 20 to 30 photographs from Charlotte and Nick’s wedding at St John’s Church, Colston Bassett and Langar Hall in Nottinghamshire, but I got a bit carried away and before I knew it I had 60 photographs to show. Langar Hall is one...
On Saturday 25th May 2013 I was the photographer for Conchita and Kirsty’s Leicester civil partnership . Kirsty and Conchita arranged their partnership five years to the day after they first met at the arrivals gate at Birmingham airport. The couple met online two months previous to that, Conchita was living in Brisbane, Australia. Conchita had...
On the 11th May I had the pleasure of photographing Ruth and Roy’s wedding in Lincolnshire. One of the things I love about my job is finding out the stories behind the wedding and Ruth and Roy had quiet a story to tell. Both Ruth and Roy are devout Christians, Roy is a pastor at...
Emily and Asa’s wedding photographs at Blake Hall. Outdoor wedding ceremonies seem to be gaining popularity despite the variable British weather. From 2000 to 2010 I only photographed one outdoor wedding ceremony and that was for an American couple getting married in Ireland. Since 2010 I have seen the numbers increase and Emily and Asa’s...
On the 4th May I was the wedding photographer at Temple Island for Emily and Simon. I’m the venue recommended wedding photographer for Temple Island so am extremely lucky to photograph weddings here each year. It is a beautiful location for weddings in the middle of the River near Henley-on-Thames. There is something very magical...
Victoria and Michael’s wedding was on the 20th April 2013 at St John the Baptist church in Shedfield and Hill Place. I arrived in Hampshire to find brilliant sunshine which was extremely welcome after some of the recent weather. My first stop was at the holiday home Victoria’s parents had for the week where I...
Coombe Abbey wedding photography – Ross and Sally’s wedding in the Abbeygate.. Another week, another beautiful wedding venue. This time I was at Coombe Abbey in Coventry for the wedding photography at Ross and Sally’s wedding on Thursday 18th April 2013. Coombe Abbey hotel was developed from an historic grade I listed house originally founded...