Morgan and Dan are just the cutest. Morgan is from America, but met British Dan over here, and they now live in London. So this is just part one of their wedding celebration – part two happens next year in Connecticut for their American friends and family! Oooh. Two weddings; how awesome! I wouldn’t have minded doing that.

Part One: London was fantastic. Yes, it rained all day, but it didn’t put a damper on anyone’s enthusiasm, and Morgan and Dan gallivanted happily from location to location under a large polka dot umbrella. My favourite part was doing some of the photos at the pub where they met – The Lexington – where Morgan took a fancy to Dan’s snuggly grey cardigan (which also made an appearance on the day). Then it was off to St Chad’s near King’s Cross for a fab evening reception – what a stunning venue!

Thanks to Heline Bekker for 2nd shooting for me on this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s been six months since I held that competition for free wedding photography to one awesome couple. When I saw Charlie and Simon’s entry for a Rock ‘n Roll-themed wedding to be held in a circus training school that used to be a church, I was sold. I immediately put them on my shortlist, and apparently everyone else thought their wedding sounded as fantastic as I did, because they won by a landslide, with more than two thirds of the votes!

You might remember back in July I shot the wedding of Sarah and Carl, who took second place in the competition. When Charlie saw their wedding on my blog, she told me, “Our wedding is kind of like the evil twin of that one!” And she wasn’t wrong. With the main theme of the wedding being red and black, including a stunner of a red dress, the tables named after rock songs, a live rock band, and a constant outpouring of smoke lit up by red, purple and blue lights, as well as wedding photos using all the graffiti in the heart of Bristol, this couldn’t have been more rock ‘n roll if it tried.

I absolutely adore my job. I gave away two free weddings because I knew they would be awesome and unique (which was kind of the criteria ) and that I’d get some amazing pictures and have a blast doing it. These two weddings were at complete opposite ends of the spectrum, and I loved them both, because they were personal, fun and unique. (And oddly, not a white wedding dress in sight!) So please, do YOU at your wedding. That’s what makes it great.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cherry came to me as a referral from one of my previous lovely brides, Lauren, who got married to Ross in May last year. Lauren was one of Cherry’s bridesmaids, and Ross was on official puppy-wrangling duty (more on that later). It’s always great to see my past couples again at weddings!

Cherry & Scott’s Westcliff wedding was all style and elegance, and I have to say that their reception decor was some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. Each table was given a colour, and then filled with masses of flowers in that colour, along with matching menus, favours and “advice to the couple” cards! It was breathtaking, especially once all the candles were lit. I must have photographed every flower at least twice.

Cherry and Scott are such a lovely couple: sweet, fun, and up for anything. They had their puppy brought in for some photos (hence the dog-wrangler!), they had a massive bunch of stunning balloons, and they climbed over rooftops for the perfect shot. What more could a photographer ask?

Enjoy the photos!