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Heather & Justin’s Somerset Wedding

Somerset Wedding Photographer

If ever there was a quintessential English wedding – this had to be it!

The scene was set in the tiny hamlet of aptly named Lovington, Somerset where on one side of the road was the grooms parents farm, on the opposite side the beautiful little church where the ceremony would be held, and behind it the couples new home where the reception would take place.

I only met Heather at the farm a month before on a very wet day and it was little more than a building site/work in progress. You needed to use your imagination to see how this was soon to be a setting for a wedding! The couples many friends and family really worked hard to finish the farm house and prepare the grounds for the reception. It was quite clear to see that the brides mother had spent many days away from the family home in Surrey preparing the gardens – just lovely!

Anyway on with what was to be a fun filled day with much amusement, especially from the groom who apparently hated having his photo taken but seemed to posing for the camera at every opportunity with a little jig from Austin Powers and flying across 5 bar gates!

The dresses were all made by the brides sister and were just gorgeous! I noticed that Heather had prepared a pair of wedding wellies alongside her shoes just in case of the inclement weather that threatened but managed to stay away, they’ll no doubt be used for mucking out the pigs!

I don’t think I have ever seen quite so many flowers outside and inside the church. The vicar today was not too keen on photo’s but allowed me to stand up front to photograph the brides arrival. I took a chance during the hymns to get a few sneaky photos because the vicar (and groom) were singing so loudly, I figured no one would hear my cameras – I was right!

After the ceremony the guests all headed over to the reception to be entertained and enjoy some refreshments and delicious canapes. We slipped off and went a few fields away to the spot where Justin proposed to Heather and got some really nice portraits of them spending a few moments alone. After the portraits we headed back to the reception, pausing briefly for Justin to do one of his poses and trademark leap across a gate.

The reception was in full flow with guests enjoying the warm, sunny afternoon. When the time came the couple were piped into the huge marquee to enjoy a feast of local produce, but not before the speeches and cake cutting.

Here are a few photographs from the day…

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Denise & Ian’s wedding at Stoodleigh Court

Stoodleigh Court Wedding Photos

A nice small wedding of 45 close friends and family today at Stoodleigh Court, and a short one too! Ian & Dee both live in Berkshire but Ian’s parents live locally, so the venue was a natural choice for them. I arrived just before the ceremony at 4pm which is a unusually late start for me, the groom and his best men were all ready, we had a few minutes to spare so slipped away to get some photos.

The Great Hall looked beautiful in the late afternoon sun, although all eye’s were on Denise as she made her entrance in a stunning Maggie Sottero gown. The couple were very relaxed during the ceremony and seemed to be having lots of fun. I understand that Dee had to remove one of the vows that Ian had written for her, which was to climb one mountain every year! Mind you, I think Ian got off lighter as he managed to get the vow removed where he was expected to take Salsa lessons – result!

Soon enough the formal proceedings were completed and we all went out into the gardens for some family photo’s which had to be completed quickly due to the late start time and schedule – who said wedding photographers make you stand around for hours doing group photos! After the family photographs we went off on our own to get some nice, relaxed photographs in the grounds of Stoodleigh Court.

The couple treated their gusts to a lovely wedding breakfast all washed down with a glass or two of wine. I photographed the speeches before leaving allowing the guests to enjoy the rest of they’re evening dancing to the resident disco. Ian & Dee are spending their honeymoon in Lisbon & Sintra (canoeing if Ian has anything to do with it!).

Here are a few from the day…

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Jo & Dan at Woolacombe Bay in Devon

We had been trying to organise this photo session at Woolacombe Bay for a while, but due to inclement weather had to postpone. Luckily we picked a beautiful Sunday morning and arrived nice and early at 8am. The sea was already quite busy with surfers but the tourists were still safely tucked up in bed allowing us to have the beach pretty much to ourselves. Jo & Dan had their first date at Woolacombe beach, so this is a special place for them.

We started off by paddling in the sea and just getting some natural photographs of the two of them together – the water was surprisingly warm! We wandered down past the brightly coloured beach huts to the sand dunes for a few romantic photos before Jo & Dan ran down a dune at high speed without tripping once.

I’ll be photographing Jo & Dan’s wedding in September at Castle Hill near Barnstaple – cant wait! Here are a few pictures from the session.

If you know Jo & Dan and would like to see the photographs from their beach session, they are available by clicking ‘Client Galleries’ at the top of this screen. You will need to contact them directly for the passcode.

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