Kerry and Mat Wedding

Last Saturday was a beautiful September day perfect weather for Kerry and Mat's wedding. The girls and I met up at Kerry and Mat's home, where it was a sea of make up, hair dressing and clothes, with the odd bottle of champagne floating around a mass of excitement. Kerry's poor Dad, Pat is well used to living amongst the fairer sex, but even he decided the best thing to do was have a kip in a quiet corner!!! Earle and the chaps were at the hotel preparing before departing to the lovely Corpus Christi Church in Boscombe where the full wedding ceremony was taking place.
Kerry and her father arrived outside the church in good time and Earle was able to spend a little time photographing them both with Kerry's 4 fantastic bridesmaids and 2 delightful flower girls, Lauren and Emma. During the ceremony Lauren and Emma came to the front of the church and read a prayer for everyone, this was a special occasion indeed, not a dry eye in the house. Following the recessional and 'formal' photographs at Corpus Christi all the guests departed to the Anglo Swiss Hotel for the reception and party while we raced off to Hengistbury Head with Kerry and Mat for some photography of just the two of them in their favourite location. It was quite a rush but very well worth it, we have loads of images from there we are completely thrilled with. Everything was right, the weather, the location together with Kerry and Mat made the perfect ingredients. We could have spent ages there with them but recognised the need for them to join their guests and we kind of think we may be doing a return trip with them for the Wedding Divas!
Kerry you looked an amazing bride and Mat was obviously completely thrilled to be marrying you, congratulations to you both on your marriage and a super day.

Mary and Shane Wedding

Yet again we feel so lucky to do the work we do, being part of Mary and Shane's wedding day was brilliant, they are such fun and everyone around them just wanted more fun! So hang on to your hats and here we go..... one beautiful wedding day, planned lovingly and went swimmingly! Having dropped Earle off in Panorama Road for breakfast with the boys ( and there were a lot of them) I trundled on to the Harbour Heights to meet up with Mary and her girls (bridesmaids and other friends). Amongst croissants and champagne we continued with the preparations, Mary's lovely mum joined us to watch things unfold. I was able to catch some time alone with Mary to capture some beautiful images of her purely for Shane.... no you are not getting to see those!!! Just know they are lovely:-) Yes, Earle did get some lovely pictures of the boys, but in a slightly different vein!! We were able to photograph the ceremony at the church in Sandbanks, the Cannon was wonderful and very welcoming to everyone. Following this, the short walk up the pathway through the church garden to the Harbour Heights Hotel was ended with welcoming drinks and nibbles. The weather was fantastic for Mary and Shane and all their guests, the Harbour Heights was at its best with the magnificent scenery of Poole harbour beyond its grounds adding immeasurably to the whole occassion. Earle and I had a great time with the guests photographing loads of 'documentary' style images and after the wedding beakfast we were able to complete the 'formal' images, but the real fun started after the first dance when we borrowed Mary and her bridesmaids for some playtime with picture creation, the girls were brilliant and were a fantastic example to Shane who joined Mary without her girls for some images of the two of them together. The results are really pleasing, Earle and I are thrilled, we hope Mary and Shane are too! We will wait to hear. Have a wonderful time and congratulations on your marriage.... brilliant.

Silvana and Fran Wedding

Wow, what a great way to spend a Sunday in September! Silvana and Fran are the most adorable couple all the way from Tenerife, who have made Bournemouth their home, what fun they are and they really do know how to relax and enjoy each other! We knew from the outset this was going to be a wonderful intimate wedding with most of the guests travelling from abroad to celebrate the couple's day, the registrar's were really accommodating and were as thrilled as we were at the spirit brought to the celebrations by the spanish contingent and their customs. Spain arrived in Bournemouth for the daywith all the tradition and delight. It all happened at the Highcliffe Hotel in Bournemouth, overlooking the coast on a beautiful Indian summer afternoon. I spent the preparation time with Silvana and her fantastic Father which was particularly special and Earle met with Fran at the Highcliffe Hotel for the boytime pictures. The excitement and anticipation was immense and we were all carried along on the crest of their wave enjoying every moment of the aisle walk and the first meeting all the way through the ceremony to the rose petals and rice throwing and party afterwards.
Earle and I took Silvana and Fran off for a short while after their first dance, to capture some shots of them close to the hotel. We had made plans before the day but we noticed a particular vibe with these two people and could see our plans were going to not quite capture the excitement and vibrancy of Silvana and Fran, so we consulted with them and went off plan. We raced over to one of our favourite spots, which also is a favourite amongst our local clients and worked with the bride and groom to capture a whole new vibrant set of images which embraced their latin blood and mood which not least showed off Silvana's Flamenco style wedding dress at its best. We all had a brilliant time and had to drag each other away from the location to join the party again - it was well worth each of us dragging each other, the guests were dancing to the brilliant Salsa band and then a great disco. Ok we loved it.... Salsa lessons are on our agenda now big time. Huge congratulations to you both, a wonderful match and we look forward showing you the results of the photographs taken on your wedding day.

Eve and Darryl Wedding

A few weeks ago we put on the blog the pre wedding photoshoot of Eve and Darryl at Chantmarle, the venue for their wedding reception last Saturday. The day finally arrived, following the girl's preparations and a slap up breakfast served at Chantmarle we all travelled from Frome St Quentin to Dorchester for the delightful and personal wedding ceremony in the roman catholic church on the high street. The chaps had spent the night before more locally in a hotel in Dorchester and had time before the ceremony with Earle to take some special request pictures on the way to the church. Eve arrived with her Father in grand fashion and had a short walk through a delightful passageway to the church entrance then in she came and so began the amazing wedding ceremony. The preist who came out of retirement and travelled from Ireland to conduct the wedding held everyones attention throughout with his humour and thoughtfulness towards all Eve and Darryl's guests. The gospel choir was lovely and added a lively twist to events.
Chantmarle itself was indeed beautiful, Eve and Darryl were very excited to be there and thrilled with the results of their planning towards their wedding day. Everything was organised along quintessential english themes and along with the September sunshine and balmy evening air Eve and Darryl could have asked for nothing more. The chinese lanterns were a stunning success - the huge number of guests clearly enjoyed joining in the spectacle of lighting the lamps to send the lanterns floating off high into the nightsky. The dancing and partying went on late into the night to celebrate a wonderful wedding day for Eve and Darryl - congratulations to you both and we hope you enjoy your photographs.

Danielle and David Wedding

Back home in Dorset again to photograph the wedding of Danielle and David. The day started with me going to see Danielle at home and Earle driving over to David and his best man Alex while they were preparing for the wedding at St John's Church in Bournemouth. Danielle's home was busy with family coming and going all helping with various jobs before the ceremony and preparing for the wedding reception near Wimborne the team work going on was lovely to see and they all made me feel very welcome. Earle had some real 'lads together' time with the boys and their rally cars before they left for the church to welcome the guests and meet with their vicar.
Once Danielle, her 3 lovely bridesmaids and 3 adorable flowergirls were ready they left home with Mum and Dad in 2 vintage Rolls Royce, complete with the driver of the bridal car being dressed in appropriate vintage clothing!

Something that has always struck Earle and I about Danielle and David is the humour in their relationship and this was reflected in their ceremony which was very personalised and obviously much enjoyed by everyone present including the vicar!
Coy Pond is just around the corner from the church so we stopped off there with the bride and groom on the way to their reception for a few shots, it is somewhere they love to go so had special significance for them. Danielle and David were keen also to have more pictures taken later in the day on the beach, so as soon as we were able after the wedding breakfast we jumped into the car and whizzed off to Sandbanks to enjoy the end of the daylight by the sea. We were incredibly lucky to find as we were leaving the sun was setting in stunning fashion over Poole Harbour, Danielle and David were more than happy to pause again for some more shots - now these are show stoppers - when people wonder why we like to stay for the whole day these pictures should say it all!!! We still had the bride and groom back in plenty of time for their first dance and some major party and dance time.

Earle and I know how hard you have worked towards the whole day, it was a tremendous achievement and success for you both, congratulations and keep on laughing. Enjoy your photographs.

Claire and Geoff Wedding

Wigan!!! This was our destination last Friday for the exceptional wedding of Claire and Geoff, the furthest north we have yet travelled to photograph a wedding, Earle was concerned we should be taking our passports as anywhere north of Winchester is considered North to this through and through Southerner:-) Well, the outcome from our trip on a personal level is that Earle and I loved that part of the world, we were really thrilled with the welcome extended to us and not least all those yummy Wigan pies. Earle is a massive fan of those pies now!!

Claire and Geoff's wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful church in Wrightington, we were asked not to photograph during the ceremony and on this occassion we were rather delighted as it allowed us to fully appreciate the wondrous classical musical talent included in the ceremony. A large proportion of Claire and Geoff's guests enjoy a wonderful musical gift and it was showcased quite extraordinarily thoughout the day but very specifically at the church. This was the third wedding we have been priviledged to photograph for this group of friends and we look forward to the musical aspect more and more as well as catching up with a delightful band of people!!
The rain showers were successfully dodged and we were able to complete the 'formal' shots at the church just before the heavens opened and we all went just round the corner to the Wrightington Golf and Country Club for the wedding reception and more music some classic and later the most wonderful DJ doing his stuff!
During our time at the reception we were able to capture some images of Geoff and beautiful Claire around the hotel so they were not too far away from their friends and family who had travelled from all corners of Britain to be with them, but once they had completed their first dance and one or two more we stole them away for a short while hoping the incoming buffet would mean they were not too badly missed! It was dark of course but we are happy photographing in the dark - we think Claire and Geoff will be happy with the results, we gave them a sneakey peek on the back of the camera and they certainly were excited to see the basic results and maybe relieved their guilt at leaving their guests - we hope so!
We are looking forward to the day your wedding goes onto our site Claire and Geoff and hope you and your family are as happy with the photographs as we are. Thank you both for being so determined to have Earle and I photograph your wedding and for looking after us so well - we loved being part of your day.