So for my second wedding I was blown away by the venue. Hengrave Hall Suffolk is a large plot of land with a beautiful buildings and a church on site with a long drive. For such a large plot of land and building it was nice that there was three of us shooting. Matthew Rowland, Lauren Henson, and me. I had the job of shooting the grounds as Matt did bridal prep and Lauren shot with the guys. I spent a lot of time walking around the front of the building, taking wide-angle shots straight on from the inner gate.

My next port of call was detailing the dining hall. Taking pictures of little details from the Mr&Mrs sign to the table decorations. Then moving on to the church, whilst looking around I found a passageway to the upper area in the church, thinking that this would be a great vantage point. As the guest started arriving I was shooting candid’s from above waiting for the ceremony to start. Matt shot from the front, Lauren shot from the back and I shot from above.

I spent the next part mostly taking candid’s and assisting Matt, whether it be organising people or holding an unstable ladder. Then the real hard part, organising 100 people into the groups and in order for the requested group photos, luckily enough the best man helped out.

We then took Nick and Sarah aside for the couple shots; again mostly assisting with lighting on this part, however I did manage to snap a few shots which I’m really happy with. After such a busy day the guests sat down to eat which gave us all a breather. Matt then had ideas of the couple outside the venue once it got dark, some amongst the lime trees and other intro of the beautiful venue.

Last port of call was the first dance, now it was not your usual room layout being a period building and all, the DJ was set you in the corner by a window, so the speakers weren’t parallel, meaning while matt shot from the balcony, I became and very stylish flash stand.

Honestly this wedding was great, not all weddings are the same, you never know what to expect. Just go with it and enjoy yourself as you work, and it all should go to plan. Each wedding is a experience and a lesson.

Charlie Bluck