Sophie & Simon

Sophie and Simon had quite a memorable day.  There was great humour throughout and the meticulous planning and attention to detail well worthwhile.

The make up and hair was done at Sophie's parents house, this meant that there was less travelling around for us to do.  More time for pictures!

Sophie looked absolutely beautiful.

At the church, St. Joesph's, Father Stan was busy going over the words for the ceremony as we awaited the arrival of the bridesmaids and then the bride.

The service was lovely, Father Stan quite charming.  He revealed later this was his first wedding conducted in english, he made a fine job of it.  The candles provided another  moment of laughter!

Some rain meant there was no lingering outside the church.  The weather certainly didn't put us off from a stop for pictures, neither did heavy traffic or a show at the park.

An amusing contrast in this scene.

The marquee in the garden looked beautiful, so much effort had gone into the interior.

I was excited to spot this little detail, the flowers in the pool had gently blown into one corner, perfect with rain drops over them.

Everyone enjoyed some amusing speeches, the best man had certainly gone into a lot of effort to inform us of some colourful moments in Simon's life!

As night fell the marquee looked spectacular in the garden.  The fun continued inside.

The dancing continued until late with lots of energy.  Below is one of my favourite images of recent times, minimal lighting and just a hint of colour but it sums up the mood for me.

Finally time to say goodnight.

Nia & Matt

This was a wedding I had been looking forward to for a long time.  This delightful couple had booked me quite a while ago and despite them living outside Guernsey, we got to know each other pretty well.  What helped a lot was the full day we spent together shooting a whole variety of pictures earlier in the spring for their beautiful engagement album.  I never actually blogged the engagement shoot, I may catch up with this in the quieter months coming up, but some of the images were on display with the projection at the reception.

There were some lovely details, so we start with a little grouping of some of these.

The groomsmen were very relaxed and jovial as they got ready, it took Matt a little while to get fully into his uniform.  He really did cut a dashing figure.

There was a lot of activity back at the Grande Mare Hotel where the bride was getting ready.  The couple have five sisters between them, just perfect as the bridesmaids.  They all looked great together.

I am sure all the bridesmaids look to be in step with each other, this would not have been accidental!  I wonder if Matt planned this?

A moving ceremony followed, the choir was a really nice touch.  Colour co-ordinated too!

A brief stop for some pictures along the coast, then onto the Grande Mare for the reception.

We were treated to some eloquent and amusing speeches.

The first dance was another special time.  I like the way the red lighting complimented Matt's sash.

We broke off briefly for a few minutes to take some pictures across the road.  I had being wanting to shoot something like this image for a long time, so it was great to be able to do so and to come away with something that matched my vision so well.  As the best man can attest, no photoshop trickery involved, these images are really straight as shot.  I am a firm believer in getting as much right in camera as possible.  A couple of the compositions we achieved are below.

Back to the dancing to see the evening out.

A fabulous day that lived up to the high expectations.