Shelli and Matt are a fun and creative couple. They got married at Heatherton Hall, Pinewood Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, Heatherton Hall is an unusual wedding venue. Not only does the venue have some great gardens for the wedding photographs (I love the rows of hedges used in the Benny Hill sketches) but the interior is stunning too.

Forget the empty room featured recently on the Apprentice, when dressed the ball room is stunning. Matt and Shelli made almost all of the table decorations. Matt has a paper cutting machine and cut their initials out of card used on all the candles and napkins! The centre pieces were church candles, simple but extremely effective.

I loved their ideas for table names – food inspired quirky names such as classy touch, chapatti man and rhubarb!

Shelli looked glamorous in her champagne coloured wedding dress from Maggie Sottero. The dress was quite a find. Shelli teamed her wedding dress with some purple shoes.

Pinewood Studios is a wonderful setting for wedding

ushers checking the time…

boy taking a sneaky photography during the service

Shelli sheds a tear

Yey we’re married!

I love to capture moments that the bride and groom might miss…

The couple photographs – Matt and Shelli aren’t a serious couple and I wanted this to reflect in their photographs

Matt embarrassing Shelli in the speeches

Debs and Dave got married at St Andews Church in Bradfield, a pretty village in Berkshire. In the morning it was raining but as Debs pointed out that the colours of the garden looked amazing in the rain. They went for an unusual orange colour theme, it’s a wonderful colour for an autumnal wedding.

Despite the dire weather forecast, as soon as Debs and Dave stepped out of the church, the rain had stopped and wasn’t seen again all day!

The wedding reception was held at Wasing Park, Berkshire, a relatively new wedding venue. In the morning, when we looked around the venue, we came up with our wet weather plan. Luckily the forecast was incorrect and we were able to go into the gardens and get photographs of the happy couple.

Martyn was able to do all the groups outside, while I captured natural photographs of the guests enjoying themselves.

Debs organised the wedding for a few months after Dave proposed. Apparently it was stressful at times but better than waiting! Debs looked so happy to be married, it was wonderful to photograph.

We received a lovely thank you card from Debs and Dave.

Dave battling with the morning wind and rain!

the bridesmaids wore teal which looked striking with orange flowers

Debs wasn’t nervous at all!

the moment Dave first sees his bride…

I love this confetti shot

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Debs beautiful dress – Maggie Sottero
Debs videographer shooting in a natural reportage style – BW Video Films

Jenna and James had a fairytale wedding. Jenna got ready at Beaumont House in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in a room called ‘Out of Africa’. The room was dark and exotic, which looked great against the bright pink of the flowers and bridesmaid’s dresses.

Martyn meet James at St Marys Church in Cheltenham, the vicar was lovely and I was able to photograph the service discreetly from the front and Martyn from the back. I’m not sure whether churches are becoming more relaxed or if we are becoming better at persuading vicars to let us photograph the service!

Despite rain the day before and after, Jenna and James had beautiful autumn light. The reception was at Sudeley Castle. With landscaped gardens and castle ruins, there were endless opportunities for their wedding photographs. We even took some more photographs at night, as the ruins were lit up.

Thank you, they are amazing, you have done an amazing job. Can’t wait to see the rest.

the groom takes a moment

I love this one of Jenna adjusting her veil, while her Dad is checking the time. Apparently Jenna is never early but it’s fashionable to be late for a wedding…

where is the bride? Ushers checking their watches

I love this one of Jenna and her Dad laughing before they make their entrance

The stunning grounds at Sudley Castle

As the ruins were lit up, we did some more photographs of Jenna and James

Did the best man really say that?

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Jenna’s band – themanfromfunkle.com

Sarah and Phil got married at Northbrook Park in Surrey. Northbrook Park really is a beautiful venue. The Orangey where the wedding was held is a lovely light room, with views on to the garden.

Sarah got ready in one of the new apartments at Northbrook Park. Sarah doesn’t normally wear make-up but had her make-up applied professionally and it looked very natural. She looked stunning in her Benjamin Roberts fishtail wedding gown. The wedding dress shop even made earrings to match the dress detail.

The weather wasn’t kind to Sarah and Phil so the reception drinks were inside the marquee. It didn’t matter as the guests were certainly enjoying themselves and we captured lots of laughter!

The rain held off long enough for us to do the photographs of the couple outside in the gardens. Sarah and Phil didn’t want too spend long on the couple shots, so we literally just went for a walk in the beautiful gardens and the rest of the coverage was documentary.

The unusual favours were shot glasses with each guests names painted on. Different liqueurs were left on each table. As we left the wedding guests were doing shots, I’m sure later on, it was a lively party!

the groom arrives

the ushers make sure the guests don’t get wet!

Sarah greets her groom with a kiss

a photograph of the service taken from the back by Martyn, showing the back of Sarah’s stunning Benjamin Roberts dress

why do the rings never go on?

a guest congratulates Sarah

the favours where shot glasses with the guests names painted on

group photograph of all the female guests

the bridesmaids looked stunning in green

a candid moment between the brides brother and his girlfriend

detail shot to show the dress and flowers

Sarah and Phils favourite photograph – they don’t normally like photographs of themselves!

guest antics in the marquee, a purple hat was being passed around!

Sarah and Phil make their entrance

The first time I met Lisa and Jonathan I warmed to them straight away and I was glad that they choose us to photograph their wedding. Their wedding was at Notley Abbey in Buckinghamshire, which is also one of my favourite venues.

Notley Abbey, once the home of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh has been beautifully restored. Each room has the perfect balance of old with modern.

In the morning Martyn photographed Jonathan, the guys get ready in the quaint cottages at Notley Abbey. I photographed the bridal preparations in the bridal suite. The bridal suite has a huge mirror, the flower girl was so cute dancing in front of it.

The service was held outside, Lisa and Jonathan weren’t originally planning to have the service outside but changed their minds once they saw the weather!

The wedding breakfast and evening reception is held in the barn, originally a monks refectory. The couple both work in law, the speeches were confident and allowed us to capture lots of guests laughing. The speeches are an ideal time to capture guests unawares. At this time, I’ve made a mental note of guests that haven’t been captured and make it my mission to capture them!

Looking back, we’ve photographed some amazing weddings this year and this wedding was no exception. Here are just a few of my favourites.

they are just amazing!

cute photograph of the flower girl dancing in front of the mirror

the moment Lisa first looks at Jonathan, great expression!

Notley Abbey is a stunning location for an outside wedding

detail of the wedding ring, bracelet and flowers

Jonathan embarrassing Lisa during the speeches at Notley Abbey

I can’t believe you said that!

best mans turn to embarrass the bride and groom

Notley Abbey looks stunning lit up at night

a beautiful moment of intimacy just after the first dance

Anna and Ben had a relaxed wedding at Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire. They wanted an informal wedding and I loved their tea party before the service. It gave us lots of chance to get natural or reportage photographs of their guests.

There was lots of emotion during the service. Anna and Ben are both scientists. The reading by Ben’s friend, was from Douglas Adams. It was just one line and received a lot of laughs.

It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

Missenden Abbey has beautiful architecture and grounds. Anna and Ben weren’t initially keen on being photographed, so we just captured them as they went for a walk in the grounds. It was lovely to see the emotion between them.

After our walk I noticed Anna and Ben climbing the tree. I rushed over to get a photograph of them balancing precariously! Meanwhile Martyn got a great shot of one of the best men going over his speech.

I love the vintage typewriter and quirky details from this wedding

Anna has a dreamy expression as she looks in the mirror

the groom playing with the children in the morning

There was a tea party before the service

Ben waiting for his bride at Missenden Abbey

Anna makes her entrance

the bridesmaids wore dresses in different shades of blue to suit their skin tones

emotional image of the couple

One of the best men going over his speech

I noticed Anna and Ben climbing the huge tree in the grounds and had to capture it.

speeches on the stairs inside Missenden Abbey

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

Andy and Mayumi’s wedding at the swanky Fredrick’s Hotel, near to where they live in Maidenhead. We even popped back to their home, to take some photographs using the temple in their apartments gardens!

Mayumi was one of the most relaxed brides I’ve photographed, despite the fact the wedding wasn’t in her first language!

Andy met Mayumi while working in Japan, after Andy fought off the competition, they eventually dated and Mayumi moved to England. It was revealed in the speeches that she told her father she was living with a flat mate. However all was forgiven as he also said how proud he was of Mayumi’s handsome English husband.

Really pleased with the photographs. Many thanks to you and Martyn!

Andy in the morning

Andy first sees his bride

Mayumi’s friend gives the couple an excited look

the couple are given white roses during the service

a little boy comes up to them during the service

I love this one taken off angle of the signing, it shows the guests in the background

some photographs of the couple away from their guests at the temple in their apartments gardens

Mayumi’s joking with her brother

The speeches were in Japanese and English – impressive

the speeches got some great reactions

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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Alaina’s bridal hair – Bridal Hair in Hampshire

James and Alicia were married in Eton College Chapel, with stunning architecture. The reception was at Queens Eyot, an island in Berkshire!

Another great wedding, I loved their first dance to Hungry Eyes from Dirty Dancing!

We received the DVD today. Thank you SO much. The photos are absolutely breathtaking. Amazing to see how many moments you captured! You will make lots of people very happy, not just James and me!

my favourite from the morning is a reflection of Alicia being laced into her dress and her bridesmaid looking on

the groom and his ushers walking to Eton College Chapel

while I was photographing Alicia, Martyn set these up photographs to show Eton Colleges stunning architecture

the bridesmaids wore brown dresses, which went well with the bright pink bouquets

Alicia before she walked down the aisle captured by Martyn

The architecture at Eton College Chapel at breath taking. James waits nervously for Alicia

bride walking down the aisle photographed from the balcony

the moment the couple first see each other

everyone waves the couple goodbye as they drive off

Martyn used panning to show the speed that the car was travelling at, not an easy shot to get!

the boat to take the guests to Queens Eyot decorated in pink, white and brown bunting

an unposed photograph of the couple

James sister gets emotional during the speeches

Alicia’s talented friend made the cupcakes

I loved James and Alicia’s first dance from Dirty Dancing

the guests danced the night away