Geoff & Claire's Wedding 6th March 2010

A crisp cold morning greeted us for the wedding of Geoff and Claire. We joined Claire at the Dorset Golf and Country Club at one of their 5 star Scandinavian Log homes with her Mum, Bridesmaids and close friends in the midst of hair and makeup.

Claire was soon in her dress and as we were setting up some shots Mike the bestman arrived with some presents from Geoff. This provided us with a great opportunity of capturing some natural shots as Claire opened each present sequentially numbered by Geoff. Claire loved the flowers, earrings and necklace which co-ordinated beautifully with the dress.

We left Claire and took the short trip to St Johns in Bere Regis to meet Geoff, the bestman and ushers. The guests started to arrive and soon filled the church for Claire's arrival.

The ceremony was followed by the group photos in the church grounds and as the guests headed off for the reception we took the Bride and Groom back into the church for a few photos and a warm. We returned to the churchyard for a short time  (it was cold but Claire braved it out) with just the Bride and Groom before heading off to the reception venue.

The wedding breakfast (which was delicious and well presented) preceeded the speeches which had the guests laughing before taking to the floor for the first dance.

We wish Geoff and Claire all the very best for their future together and look forward to seeing them on their return from honeymoon in India.

Duncan & Aimie's Wedding 12th February 2010

We arrived at Aimie's to find everything under control and running to plan. Everything we needed to photograph was laid out in one place and easily accessible. We got on with photographing the dress, shoes, jewellery and so on. Aimie was downstairs having her hair and make-up done so we checked in on her for the odd photo in between photographing the flowers and the girls (Ellana and Zara). The girls are a credit to you they are so well behaved, polite and friendly.

We met the guys at the church and as you can see from the photos had some fun. Duncan was keen to make this day memorable and wanted to enjoy every minute.

The service was made very personal by the Vicar, Duncan and Aimie didn't stop smiling although I think that there might heve been the odd tear of happiness. The service was followed by a few group photos in the churchyard before we headed off to the beach with the newly married couple.

Duncan and Aimie really wanted to make the most of their day and although it was cold they weren't going to let that stop them having time on the beach, we made the most of it before going on to the hotel for the wedding breakfast.

Duncan wanted to go into Bournemouth in the evening for a few photos with Aimie outside the Pavillion with the fountain and lights on, unfortunately we found out the pevious day that the fountain was iced up and the lights weren't going to be switched on. We had an alternative, a dark alley, with some clever lighting tricks! - we knew they wanted somthing different! Although initially they thought us mad they soon realised what we had in mind and got into the swing of it and were soon adding their own slant to it. 

We thoroughly enjoyed your day, you are such fun loving people and so well suited. We wish you all the very best for the future, keep laughing and smiling.

Aimie said...

"Thanks guys, it was a great long day, you both worked hard to get the shots and also remained professional and fun. You helped me and Duncan know what was coming next and helped us plan our next step.
You didn't mind us suggesting shots and positions. Your direct and friendly service went down well with all the guests and I cant wait to see the rest of the photos!
Thanks again guys"

The Very Best Of.............

Paul & Lucy's Wedding 23rd December 2009

Probably the worst winter weather so far this year. We listened to the weather and travel reports on the radio from about 6am. Each report was getting worse with more reported black ice, freezing fog and road closures. At one point all the roads out of Bournemouth seemed to be closed.

The ceremony was at Highcliffe Castle so we set off really early, luckily we didn't encounter any problems and arrived to find Paul and some of the guys tucking into breakfast in the tea room. 

It was very cold and raining quite heavily so much of the photography was inside and as there were no other weddings that day we didn't have to work to the normal time restrictions. Jo the wedding co-ordinator was very helpful.

Lucy arrived with her Dad and some of the bridesmaids, unfortunately the bridesmaids car didn't turn up so some squeezed in with Lucy and the other arrived a short time after in another car. Lucy was greeted by a bag piper (arranged as a surprise by Paul).

The ceremony took place in the Great Hall and mulled wine was served to the guests in the drawing room whilst the formal group photos were taken in the Winter Garden. The guests were then invited to make their way to Rhinefield House for the wedding breakfast. Paul and Lucy remained at Highcliffe Castle for some photos of just the two of them. We used the window area in the library before going out to the North Porch which is undercover. 

We then went on to Rhinefield House, unfortunately it was raining so we made use of the House and had a trip round with Paul and Lucy whilst the guests enjoyed a glass of bubbly before sitting down for the wedding breakfast.

We hope that Paul and Lucy had an enjoyable evening and that they were able to set off early the next day for their honeymoon. We wish them all the very best for their future together and wish them all the best for the New Year.

Charlie & Sarah's Wedding 5th December 2009

The Sandbanks Hotel was the venue for Charlie and Sarah's wedding. After a week of wind and rain and a forecast that didn't look too promising, amazingly the day started dry and better than we expected.

We had first met Sarah a couple of years ago when she was a bridesmaid at Jane and Sarah's civil partnership wedding.  

We met the girls in their room having their hair done, all was calm and running to Sarah's timetable. With only their make-up to do we checked out the reception room which was pretty much ready and got ahead of ourselves with a few photos of the table decorations and so on.

On returning to the girls they were almost ready to get their dresses on for a few 'ready photos' and a glass of bubbly.

We met Charlie for the groom arrival photos along with his bestman, usher and close family before returning to Sarah to join her in the walk to the ceremony room.

The ceremony was followed by a drinks reception of warm mulled wine enjoyed by the guests, a good choice of drink for this time of the year.

The guests then braved the weather for the formal group photos outside. With assistance from the bestman and usher we were able to do this quite quickly. Sarah and Charlie returned inside for a warm and mingle with their guests before returning outside for a few photos of the two of them.

It was time for the greeting line and the guests were invited to join the couple for the wedding breakfast. The room was decorated beautifully with the colour theme running through and just a hint of Christmas. We loved the vibrant colour, good choice Charlie & Sarah!

As with many weddings now the speeches were prior to the meal, the men seem to like this and are able to enjoy their meal with the formalities over.

Whilst waiting for the first dance we couldn't resist a quick photo of Sarah and Jane (previous wedding couple), Sarah and Charlie (todays couple) and Liz and Andy (2010 couple). We look forward to seeing them all again at Andy and Liz's wedding next year.

Sarah and Charlie are now enjoying their honeymoon in Antigua. We wish them all the very best for their future together and look forward to seeing them on their return.