Friday, July 30, 2010 Posted in News
I received a lovely email a little while ago from Jamie and Stacey whose wedding I photographed way back in December. I thought I’d share some of it with you. I shouldn’t really blow my own trumpet but in this case I feel that Stacey and Jamie are doing it for me…
“All of our wedding party thought that you were amazing from start to finish. All of your work was discreet and at the same time so personal which is what’s made me recommend you time and time again to anyone who will listen! Our wedding album is one we will treasure forever and it wouldn’t have had half of the sparkle it does without your hard work and professional knowledge. Fabulous wedding photographs and here’s looking forward to the baby shoot in the New Year!
Thank you so much, Jamie and Stacey x”
I’ve been so busy recently that I’ve neglected my blog somewhat, and for that I apologise, but it means I’ve got loads to blog about! I’m going to start with Sabrina and Nick’s Wedding that was held in the beautiful village of Alfriston, East Sussex. I was more thankful for amazing weather for this wedding than any other before it and I’ll tell you why. Sabrina and Nick got married in Lulington Church which is absolutely beautiful, but absolutely tiny too. The church holds about 20 people, including the B+G and vicar. This is fine if your having a particularly small wedding, but if you’ve got about 40 odd guests it means people are going to be standing outside. And there is no shelter. At all. Hence my relief that it was a glorious day! Lulington Church is situated in amazing countryside and Sabrina and Nick certainly made the most of such a nice setting by leading a walk from the Church back to their hotel, where a bus was waiting to ferry guests to the reception – which was held at their good friends stunning manor house.
Below are some of my favourite photos from a great day, oh, and to any prospective couples…the ice cream van went down a treat!
This next photo is particularly special as I know it will mean a lot to Sabrina. The two people you can see watching are Sabrina’s Father, who flew over from Majorca, and also Sabrina’s Grandmother, who flew all the way from Florida to be at the wedding.
Like I mentioned in the teaser, Sarah and Tony are holding their wedding reception at the Shepherd Neame factory in Faversham, which is where they first met. Sarah was the head ‘taster’ (I’m sure theres a more technical term) so she may have been slightly tipsy when they first met, but still, it was love at first sight. Their wedding is going to be great and I’m really looking forward to the opportunities that will arise in this sort of environment. Check out some of my favourites from the Pre-Wed shoot below…
Alfriston is a beautiful little village that is just begging to be used as the back drop for a Wedding or Pre-Wed shoot. Luckily I’m able to do both! I had a great day walking around the lovely countryside with Sabrina and Nick. We visited the tiny little church where they are getting married, took the cross country walk that is planned for the big day and had lunch in a great pub. (Fingers crossed the weather is as good as it was for this shoot!) It’s given me some big ideas for photographs on the day. Below is a selection of my favourite photos.
The next two shots are of the place that Nick proposed to Sabrina. Being a true romantic Nick had the old tree stump decorated with candles and made to look amazing. He got down on one knee and popped the question. I think this explains the huge smile on Sabrina’s face! And a ring like that would cause most women to smile…
I’m so glad it didn’t rain on Sabrina and Nick’s wedding. They were very brave with their plans, which included a beautiful walk through the countryside to get from venues and getting married in a tiny 20 seater church in Lulington, near Alfriston. I’ll go into more detail in the full post, but for now, here is a teaser from the lovely day…
Sarah and Tony’s wedding reception is to be held at the Shepherd Neame factory in Faversham, which is where they first met. I couldn’t resist taking some shots as we walked around the grounds of the factory. It’s a setting I haven’t had the chance to do a Pre-Wed shoot before so I made the most of it! Below is a teaser, with the full blog post to come shortly.
by Matt
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