Lauren & Mark // Denbies Wine Estate Wedding

Denbies Wine Estate Wedding Photographer

Lauren and Mark got married back in June 2022. Their wedding was held at the lovely Denbie’s Wine Estate with their ceremony at a nearby catholic church St Josephs's RC Church, Dorking. Their wedding had a beautiful dark red theme for the flowers, ties and bridesmaids’ dresses. It really popped. One of the great things about Denbie’s Wine estate is the wine train to take you up the vineyard to see the lookout over Dorking. June This year really did have some of the best sunsets at weddings. Due to the high horizon from the vineyard, the location loses sun earlier which is great for a June wedding as it brings it to a nice time like in September, so it doesn’t disrupt the wedding breakfast or dancefloor. Enjoy some of my favourite selects from Lauren and Mark’s Wedding below.

Lauren & Adam // The Old Mill, Aldermaston Wedding

The Old Mill, Aldermaston Wedding Videographer

Lauren and Adam's wedding day at The Old Mill in Aldermaston was a truly magical affair. As their wedding videographer, I had the privilege of capturing every moment of their special day, from the beautiful ceremony in the conservatory to the drinks reception outside.

The conservatory provided a stunning backdrop for the ceremony, with its beautiful natural light and lush greenery creating an intimate and romantic atmosphere. Lauren looked breathtaking in her wedding gown, while Adam was handsome in his suit. The exchange of vows was emotional and heartfelt, and the love between the couple was palpable.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed drinks and canapés outside, taking in the beautiful surroundings of The Old Mill. The magician and mini-golf provided a fun and entertaining element to the day, creating a relaxed and festive atmosphere.

As the sun began to set, we took advantage of the amazing golden hour light to capture some stunning couple portraits. Lauren and Adam were radiant, and the beautiful backdrop of The Old Mill made for the perfect setting.

As their wedding videographer, it was an honour to be a part of Lauren and Adam's special day. From the beautiful ceremony to the fun and lively drinks reception, it was a joy to capture the magic of their wedding day on film. Congratulations to the happy couple, and here's to a lifetime of love and happiness!

Alice & Ross // Hookhouse Farm Wedding

Hookhouse Farm Wedding Photographer

I first met Alice and Ross for their engagement shoot at the grounds behind the Royal Alexandra and Albert School, where they live on-site. We explore the grounds of Gatton park, around the lake and the Japanese garden. On the day of the wedding, Alice got ready onsite in the Gatton hall. A lovely setting for bridal prep. Ross got ready at his family home alongside his best man and brother. He was given a very special letter from his football team Tottenham Hotspurs.

The wedding ceremony was held at St John the Baptist, Outwood. A lovely little church down the country lane. The dark wood and the red really makes this location pop. Following on after confetti outside the church the wedding party made their way to Hookhouse Farm for the reception. Hookhouse farm has got to be one of my favourite venues that I have shot for the first time this year. beautiful garden space for the drinks reception, a lovely barn with contrasting dark walls to light wood beams. Surprisingly there was a lot of light coming in through the doorways, making lovely soft light rays. and my favourite part was the field of hay bales. When exploring the grounds while the wedding party was eating I knew that’s where I needed to take Ross and Alice for sunset. It was my favourite sunset session of the year. The colours popped, the warm oranges, and then Ross and Alice were amazing, they really looked in love and were so happy. I can’t believe they even climbed the hay bale trailer. I said it as a joke and they took it as a challenge. It’s not every day you see a bride so willing to climb up high in a wedding dress, not a worry about the possibility of it getting dirty. 

The evening really went off. Cocktails flowing, and all the dance moves across the barn floor. The dark contrast of the barn really helped the dance floor vibes. Summer wedding’s can have the issue of not feeling dark enough to dance, leading to people drinking outside in the summer evening light, leaving the dance floors empty. But the dance floor was packed the whole time. 

Enjoy the photos below, Ross and Alice’s Barn Wedding is up there as one of my top weddings of 2022. 

Georgia & Tim // The Manor Estate, Winterbourne Stoke Wedding

The Manor Estate, Winterbourne Stoke Wedding Photographer

Georgia & Tim got married at the beautiful Manor Estate in Winterbourne Stoke. They had a stunning outdoor ceremony around the side of the building which is where bridal prep was. This wedding had so many great touches to it, from a tipi kids tent of toys, and lawns games, but my favourite being the laser clay pigeon shooting during the drinks reception and the room turnaround. I wasn’t a bad shot. After some heartfelt speeches, I took the bridal party out to do some smoke grenade shots. It’s not always easy walking along an uneven hill in heels but the girls smashed it. Georgia even surprised Tim with an incredible evening dress.

Here are some of my favourite captures below.

Jessie & Jim // Garden Wedding Bentley

Bentley Wedding Photographer

I first met Jessie back in August of 2020 while I was photographing for a clothing brand in London that she was modelling for. A year later I received a message from her asking if I was available to photograph her wedding. Fast forward to 2022 on a lovely July summer’s day in Bentley at her Grandparent’s beautiful garden, Jessie and Jim had their perfect garden celebrant. I wish all ceremonies would end with ‘I want it that way’ by Backstreet Boys being sung by everyone. I was definitely singing the ‘Tell me why?’ part behind the camera.

Following the ceremony, I took a photo of everyone. Now 200 guests in a garden aren’t always the easiest shot to make happen, but luckily there was an apple picker platform on hand to get high enough. I shot the rest of the group photos under a lovely tree, on the edge of some shade.

The drinks reception had everything you could want. Jenga, and other garden games, drinks on tap to help yourself and so many snacks, Always gotta love snacks at a wedding. Leading the guest to the next area of the garden to go sit down, we arrange to do confetti. It was a nice change to do it before the guests sit down as opposed to after the ceremony. After this, I took the couple around the garden for some couple photos. The garden was so well kept and I had so much to work with in terms of bushes, flowers, and rose arches. We then cut the cake before food. The couple opted for a Grazing table which is a feature I see at a lot of recent weddings, It’s a nice touch to have the help yourself and means you can eat as much as you like and not be limited to the chicken roast with one potato you get sometimes. After food, I took the couple into a field next door as the clouds were looking like it was possibly going to rain, so used the time window to capture some lovely moments in the long grass.

Following some heartfelt speeches, the dance floor opened and most of the crowd got up and threw some shapes. people taking shots, dancing in crocs, honestly this dancefloor had a lot. It’s always a great thing to see a full dancefloor. Ending the night I used the rope lights in the garden for a couple of photos. I messed around with one of my new prisms to get some qwerky light flares. Jessie and I were joking about some of the pose names I make up for clothing brand shoots. Playdough snake is my favourite. Jim asked me to direct him in some poses as a laugh, and now Jim is gonna be UK's next top model. I hope you have enjoyed reading a little bit about what happened at this wedding, here are some photos below from their gallery.

Mercedes & Ricky // Surprise wedding at The Elephant Hotel, Pangbourne

The Elephant Hotel, Pangbourne Wedding Photographer

Flashback to June this year. I had one of the strangest bits of information I’ve ever seen on my wedding Questionnaire. Now I guess you are reading the title of this blog and thinking. ‘What’s a surprise wedding?’ Well, it’s exactly what you think it is. A surprise. Mercedes and Ricky told everyone including their parents that they were having an engagement party but secretly they were tieing the knot. The only people who knew were the bridesmaids and groomsmen. So as the guests started to arrive you can expect there were some shocked reactions, as some guests weren’t in wedding attire. My favourite outfit was cowboy boots, shorts and a mullet. What a vibe!

The wedding took place at The Elephant in Pangbourne. A lovely intimate venue with a great variety of spaces. One of the coolest features of this wedding was the truck. It’s not every wedding that you get to take photos of such a rustic vehicle. Another reason I love this venue is that down the road there Is the toll bridge. It’s great for couple photos and it gives the couple a chance to be away from their guest and take in the day.

Enjoy the photos below!

Charlie

Krinesh & Alison // Froyle Park, Hampshire Wedding

Froyle Park Wedding Photographer

I was so excited when Alison and Krinesh got in contact to hire me to be their wedding photographer. They told me they were going to have two weddings in one day. Indian in the morning and then the English Civil ceremony in the afternoon. It was going to be my first two weddings in one day.

Here is a little back story. I used to work alongside Krinesh and Alison for many years over 10 years ago at Sainsbury’s. Seeing them flirting at the checkouts at the beginning to them on their wedding day was special.

The morning started at Alison’s parent’s home. The girls had their hair and makeup done and were getting the base of their Indian outfits on. With the finishing touches to the outfits being sorted at the Wedding Venue. Krinesh and the boys were getting ready on site. The wedding venue was the lovely Froyle Park in Hampshire. The space of this venue is amazing. Not many venues could have two different weddings on the same day and make each of them feel separate and amazing.

Krinesh had a drum entrance around the main building, through the gardens and into the Indian ceremony area. knowing Krinesh I knew he was hating being the centre of attention. When Ali came to give of the flower necklace, her height wasn’t on her side, making it easy for Krinesh to lean back. Their Indian ceremony was beautiful. I love how interactive and fun Indian weddings are. Walking around the fire pit, sitting on the thrones first. They even finished the ceremony earlier than expected. Which is unheard of at Indian weddings. After the Indian ceremony, family photos under the mandap I took Krinesh and Ali for their first couple session. The weather was amazing for a February wedding. Clear sunny skies and no sign of rain. We used the gardens and the driveway for this session. My favourite shot is Ali pushing Krinesh on the swing and him nearly falling off.

After some amazing food next was the English preps. The couple got changed into their English ceremony outfits. The Grand Ballroom is a beautiful room. Lovely wood textures everywhere and the walking down the stairs entrance. Luckily Ali didn’t trip on the stairs like she was worried about. The English ceremony was very heartful with a reading by Ali’s three sisters which then her parents join at the end, leaving Ali in tears.

Following on from the ceremony we had group photos in the back garden. The light was slowly going at this point. We used the last bit of light for some couple photos in their English outfits. Before we went in for speeches and food we had sparklers. The bonus of not having a summer wedding is losing the light early enough to have sparklers before dinner. The speeches were great. Ali’s dad wearing her piglet hat, Krinesh’s brothers tore Krinesh to shreds with old stories of him as a child. The whole room was laughing. For such a long day everyone was on the dancefloor. One of the busiest dancefloors I’ve seen in a while. 15 hours later and my job was complete. This was the longest wedding I have ever covered. It was a great day, and an amazing thing to be able to capture some friend’s big day.

Hope you enjoy some of the photos from their wedding below.

Ryan & Lauren // Ufton Court Berkshire Wedding

Ufton Court Wedding Photographer

Ryan got in touch with me after their photographer let them down prior to their wedding day. Luckily I was available and was able to capture their big day. Ufton Court is a lovely barn venue in Reading Berkshire. It has lots of locations for the different barns of your wedding day so it flows nicely without seeming to feel like you are stuck in one location. Ryan and Lauren had a great crowd of friends and family who were all in high spirits. Bridal party sunset photos with the girls downing beers. Lovely speeches, a packed dance floor and to end the night, Sparklers. They enjoyed their day and I enjoyed capturing great couples making memories.

Enjoy a few of their photos throughout their day below.

Tom & Lucy // White Dove Barns Suffolk Wedding

White Dove Barns Wedding Photographer

White Dove Barns was the perfect setting for Tom & Lucy’s wedding in Suffolk. The sun was out, The venue was decorated uniquely. Who’d of thought lemons would make a great centrepiece? Speeches outside were a great change from the usual speeches at dinner. The day was filled with music throughout. From the amazing 3 piece band during the drinks receptions, with help of a few guests participation. To the Brides father taking centre stage showing off his talent on guitar with his pal, to finally end the night with a festival-worthy stage and dancefloor. With a 10-piece band and DJ. I wouldn’t expect anything less from the owners of the amazing Yes Events Company. If you are looking for a barn venue in Suffolk, White Dove Barns does not disappoint.

Laura & Mark // Bury Court Barn, Bentley Wedding

Bury Court Barn Wedding Photographer

Laura and Mark had their wedding at Bury Court Barn in Bentley Farnham on a lovely September weekend in 2021. Bury Court is one of my favourite local venues. The grounds are beautiful and have so many great spots available for photos. I knew on my video call back in 2020 with Laura and Mark that their wedding will be amazing. The couple were lovely, they loved my work and we had a great venue, a match made in heaven.

Laura and the girls got ready on-site in the lovely new make-up room. The mirrors and the lighting are a photographer’s dream, and the upstairs window is perfect for portraits. Mark and the boys arrived suited and booted in one of Marks's friends Classic Bently. They had their ceremony outside at the new ceremony area, which is above the older one. The sun was shining and it was smiles all around. Drinks reception in the flower garden, with the flowers as a backing for the group photographs. You really are spoilt for choice for the number of photo locations at this venue.

The new skylight balcony on the dancefloor makes a great new angle for the dancefloor shots. And there were some dance moves to capture for sure. We ended the night with an off-camera flash shot in the long grass around the back of the venue. The great thing about September weddings I find is that you get the sun as well as the nighttime possibilities for photos.

Hope you have enjoyed reading this blog! Here are the photos below.

Nicky & Matt // Le Petite Chateau, Northumberland Wedding

Le Petite Chateau Wedding Videographer

Nicky & Matt got married in the north of England in Northumberland at a quirky venue called Le Petite Chateau. I was working alongside my good friend Matthew Lawerence Photography. Le Petite Chateau is a venue for the alternatives, Lots of great unique decor, the building looks out of this world and they have a fountain that has fire coming out of it, Pretty cool ay. This is the most north I’ve ever been to a wedding currently. This wedding had it all, A great loving couple, a merry party crowd, Video speeches from overseas and a Welsh toaster master in a kilt. This wedding wasn’t a standard wedding. We lucked out with an amazing sunset which set in the grassland behind the venue. Followed by dancing in dry ice and a geordie drinking sesh. This wedding was worth the travel.

Hope you enjoy the highlight video below.

Omoyele & Barry // Rickmansworth Wedding

Rickmansworth Wedding Photographer

I first met Omoyele and Barry over a Zoom call back in the COVID times. I love getting to know my couples prior to their big day. Sadly Omoyele and Barry were one of my lovely couples that were affected by restrictions and had to postpone their original date. The day had a lovely personal feel to it, from bridal prep at the family home to their ceremony at the local church to the beautiful reception at The Waterside. The crowd was amazing, you could see that being able to see family and friends again after so long really meant a lot to a lot of the guests. The speeches were heartfelt, Omoyele even sang! This was a lovely wedding. Enjoy the photos below!

Charlie

Laura & Ansu

Laura & Ansu || The Old Mill, Aldermaston || Aldermaston Wedding Photographer

I first met Laura and Ansu in May for their engagement shoot at Virginia Waters. Getting to know each other while on the shoot, to find out their big Marvel fans. Love finding common interests with couples and to find out that there were little marvel touches at their wedding. Having to stop the conversation, as I hadn’t seen the latest film in the franchise Avengers: End Game. I know terrible Marvel fan I am for not seeing it. They smashed their shoot and they felt a lot better in front of the camera for it.

Fast forward to early August 2019, the weather had been a little unforgiving the few days prior so I was praying for it to hold. Luckily throughout the day we only had passing light showers. The ceremony was in Purely at St Mary’s Church. A great size church and the couple chose new age church music similar to Hill Song. Was a nice change from your usual church choir and hymn feel. The excitement in Ansu’s eyes as Laura walked down the aisle and they first looked at each other was amazing.

The reception was held at The Old Mill, which is such a lovely venue, the building from the outside, the flowing water, the lovely garden areas and green land out back. All makes for a great venue and they have a lovely team too. The sun did its best to stay luckily. Garden games, reception drinks with smiles all round. Joe, my second shooter for the day, and myself had a great time.

See the rest of the highlights below.

James & Olivia

James & Olivia || East Grimstead Family Home || Salisbury Wedding Photographer

I first met James and Olivia in July in London near Waterloo station on probably one of the hottest days of 2018. We hit it off start away talking about our travels and general chit chat. I knew this was going to be a great wedding when at the time the only thing arranged was floral stilt walkers.

Fast forward to late May 2019, their wedding. The wedding was based around Olivia’s lovely parents home in Salisbury. A great big marquee decorated with designs by Olivia and co in a lovely little town. The ceremony was at St Peter’s Church, West Tytherley, Salisbury. An awesome little village church about 15 minutes from the family home.

After the ceremony the reception was aflood with Olivia’s & James’s family and friends filling the large family garden. Floral stilt walkers, prosecco ponies and great people, this wedding had a great vibe for J & O’s big day. My favourite shot of the day has to be during golden hour, after two speeches there was a little break where I placed J & O in the middle of the winding family blossom tree. See the rest of the highlights below.

Rachelle & David

Rachelle & David || The Elevtham || Hartley Wintney Wedding Photographer

After our first meet a few months prior, I knew this wedding was gonna be a great one. Rachelle and David had a great energy about them, and I knew there was going to be loads of little touches that were going to make the day a little different. Rachelle loved Disney. The Elevtham is such a beautiful venue, having shot there quite a bit over the past few years, lovely rooms, and so much to work with and amazing outdoor spaces. Beautifully lit rooms for bridal prep. The rich colours of the wood in the Oak Room for ceremony and a varst land for couple portraits.