Apologies but I didn’t get time to blog Sarah and Andy’s wedding, such a beautiful wedding it definitely needs to be shown!

Sarah and Andy had a stylish wedding at Warbrook House in Hampshire. Sarahs favourite colour is red and the styling was influenced by the 50’s. The bridesmaids wore red 50’s style dresses with a full skirt. They had bouquets of white lilies. Sarah had a birdcage veil and a bouquet of classic red roses. The favours were gorgeous red and while lollipops!

The light was amazing on the day, very soft and Sarah’s colour theme looked great with the autumnal colours. For the photographs of the couple, we took a buggy around the grounds and to the lake. The light was so soft I was able to do something I never do and photograph the couple facing into the sun, with some striking results.

We received the following email from Sarah:

Julie & Martyn,
Thank you so much for photographing our wedding. You captured the day incredibly well. We both felt very emotional looking at our photos.
Not only have you taken some amazing photos of us, you have also managed to get some fantastic photos of our family and friends.
Everyone has commented how wonderful they are.
We had such an amazing day, thank you for capturing those memories.

Sarah & Andy Davis

Warbrook House is a beautiful venue

Ross in the morning looking quite relaxed

I love this photograph of Sarah with her birdcage veil in the morning

Sarah kisses her Dad after he walked her up the aisle

there was lots of laugher during the service

little boys antics during the service

natural emotion during the signing of the register

the guests photographing the signing!

I love this moment caught by Martyn as the couple leave the room after they’ve just married

wedding guests wearing the red colour theme

the wedding favours were red lollipops

Portrait of Sarah and Andy with Warbrook House and the lake in the background

the wedding rings among red roses

gorgeous Autumn light

the stunning grounds at Warbrook House

Claire and Gavin were married at St Michaels Church, Heckfield. This church is in walking distance of their wedding venue Highfield Park.

The vicar very kindly let me photograph the service from the front and Martyn from the back. This allows us to not only capture different viewpoints but also as we don’t need to move, we are more discreet. We always photograph the wedding service without flash.

Claire and Gavin took advantage of a cancellation and organised the wedding in three months! I was impressed by all the creative ideas. I loved the Chinese lanterns over the lights. The place names were on pears, in keeping the green colour scheme.

The English weather threw rain and then sunshine at us. In the evening we photographed the bride and groom under our first rainbow!

We had so much fun photographing this wedding, we stayed later than planned to photograph the Chinese lanterns being lit. Staff were on hand with fire extinguishers to ensure no damage was done to nearby trees!

Claire getting ready at Highfield Park

While I was photographing Claire, Martyn was capturing Gavin at the church

I love this moment before Claire walks down the aisle

We’ve done it!

Temple in the grounds at Highfield Park

the views from Highfield Park are beautiful

Highfield Park has a stunning staircase for photographs

boy covering his ears when everyone claps

Claire finds out where she is going on honeymoon!

pears were used as the wedding favours!

Just to show that we do photograph groups

the bride and groom under a rainbow!

giant jenga always makes great photographs

Highfield Park at sunset

After the first dance Chinese lanterns were released

Alaina and Jonathan were married in the beautiful church of St Mary The Less, in the quaint village of Chilbolton, Hampshire.

Alaina organised the wedding single handedly while raising their three boys! She did her own make-up and confessed that she doesn’t normally have time to put make-up on. The make-up really enhanced her amazing eyes and her striking dark hair.

At the church Martyn photographed the guests arriving. The female vicar was great at relaxing the couple and I was allowed to photograph from the front of the service, while Martyn captured a different viewpoint from the back. The vicar was happy to let children be children and they wandered around during the service, allowing us to capture some cute photographs.

The reception was at Chilworth Manor. The rain meant we did the groups inside, however we were lucky that we were able to do the photographs of couple outside, making the most of the grounds. The sun even come out briefly while we were in the gardens at the back of the manor.

The photos are lovely, can’t wait to see all of them. You both have done a great job. Thank you very much.

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We’ve been a bit behind updating the blog as bookings have gone crazy for next year…

Gemma and Tom got married at the stunning Tynley Hall in Hampshire. Gemma wanted some photographs of her sat on wall, I’m not sure I would have suggested that! The Caroline Castigliano dress was fine though… Here a just a few of my favourites.

Wes and Louise wanted an unusual wedding and choose Marwell Zoo in Hampshire. Guests stayed in Marwell Hotel and arrived at the venue by train! This is where having two photographers was a real advantage – Martyn was able to capture the guests on the train, while I photographed Louise getting ready.

They were married in the Long Room in Marwell Hall. Another twist to the wedding was when the reading was sung to Louise by the two best men and then the groom joined in! Apparently they only decided to do this on the morning of the wedding. It got a huge round of applause from the guests.

The fun continued with two bands, then Wes and Louise feeding the Lemurs. I’ve never been in a cage with Lemurs before and certainly not at a wedding! Apparently they are very gentle when being fed.

A stylish venue, with a spiral staircase that is great for photography. Outside has great views and a temple, which also makes for some unusual wedding photographs.