This image was taken at a wedding that I photographed at The Crazy Bear in Stadhampton earlier this year.
Whilst it's not your 'traditional' wedding image of the bride it's one of my favourite images this year....so far!
I'd been watching Sarah for a while and waited for the light to be just right and captured just the one frame - for me this is what documentary wedding photography is all about....
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I first met up with Hannah & Jack to talk about their wedding plans at The Falcon Inn, in the village of Fotheringhay back in chilly January.
They were planning their wedding ceremony in the simply magnificent Church of St Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, followed by a reception at The Falcon Inn.
I knew within minutes of meeting them and hearing their plans that I wanted to share their wedding day with them and happily they chose me to document their day.
We met up in again at the beginning of July at Burghley House in Stamford for their pre-wedding shoot.
Come the wedding day we were blessed with glorious weather and Hannah & Jack just let me get on and photograph their day.
I thoroughly enjoyed sharing Hannah & Jack's wedding day with them, clearly two people who are very much in love with each other.....
After seeing their images I received a lovely message from Hannah & Jack that read.... "Wow, just spent 4 hours looking at our pictures and really thrilled! Thanks so much Scott, you've made our wedding. Thanks Scott"
A small selection of images from the final set below.
Click any thumbnail to enlarge....
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Sarah and Matt were married a couple of weeks ago on a beautiful sunny Saturday at The Crazy Bear in Stadhampton.
I've known Sarah for some time having worked together on a number of corporate events and was delighted when she asked me to photograph her wedding day. Unusually for me, the first time I met Matt was on the morning of the wedding.
I spent the morning with Sarah, her daughter Olivia and her bridesmaids capturing the bridal preparations in the Log Cabin at The Crazy Bear before they moved up to Sarah and Matt's room. At this point the nerves were starting to show a little and I left them to finish off their preparations on their own.
It was a lovely intimate wedding with around 30 guests attending the ceremony and the following meal and it was a pleasure to share Sarah and Matt's wedding day with them.
As usual a small selection below from the final set of images. Click on a thumbnail for a larger view….
Angela & Andrew were married last month at the beautiful Luss Parish Church situated on the western shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland, with their reception taking place a short distance away at the Lodge on Loch Lomond hotel.
Unusually for my normal wedding coverage Angela didn’t want any of the bridal preparations photographing so I caught up with the boys at The Carrick Golf Club during the morning where they took in 18-holes of this stunning course.
Angela & Andrew’s pre-wedding shoot can be seen here and it was great to meet up with them again in Scotland for their wedding.
It was a beautiful day with a lovely church service shared with Angela & Andrew by their lovely family and friends and it was an absolute pleasure to share their special day with them.
A very small selection from the day. Click on a thumbnail for a larger view….
Julya & Nick were married back in October at St Peter's Church in Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire with their reception taking place at Highgate House in Creaton.
I first met Julya & Nick at a wedding fair held at Highgate House at the beginning of the year. I met a few couples that day but for some reason when Julya phoned to talk about their plans sometime after the fair I knew exactly who they were - I think I'd hoped that if nobody else booked me from that day that Julya & Nick would.
We got together some time before the wedding for their pre-wedding shoot and instantly got on, sharing the same sense of humour and I knew then that spending their wedding day with them would be a great privilege.
I arrived at Julya & Nick's house to photograph the bridal preparations and Julya was very nervous about the day ahead, so as well as being the photogapher I became the 'third bridesmaid' and used all of my wedding experience to keep Julya calm.
It's always lovely to receive emails from couples once they've had a chance to see their photographs and Julya's was particularly special....
'…I am now sending our HUGE THANK YOU to you this way!
We are so grateful to you agreeing to do our wedding photography and for the Pre Wedding shoot.
We can only say.... AMAZING and STUNNING!
The photographs are exactly what we wanted - a story of our very special and long awaited day, in both black and white and colour.
Our wedding, as you know was not just about Nicholas and I saying our vows to each other, but ensuring our two wonderful sons were involved in the day which was OUR WEDDING. You heard our request to ensure that the Wedding pictures showed the four of us and have captured the emotion that we knew would be there, brilliantly.
We had the most amazing day with everything going to plan.... And the horrendous nerves on my part, which the photographs really show the different stages I went through until I was calm at the top of the aisle. Great photography showing the panic stages....!
Great practical skills too, born from experience... A bit too early for your veil...... You really need to sit down..... You should really drink some water.... What have you eaten - to the sliced banana you made sure I ate! You really were the third bridesmaid!!!! I'm not sure I would have got through the nerves at this stage without your calm presence - Thank You!
Thank you so much again for such brilliant photographs and joining in our celebration with our family and friends - you made it so much easier to have the photographs taken! We will definitely recommend you to anyone wanting special photography!'
Unfortunately Father Richard at St Peter's doesn't allow photography during the ceremony, which is a real shame, as it's such an important part of the wedding day to document.
It was a very emotional day and an absolute pleasure and a privilege to share Julya & Nick's wedding day with them.
A few images from the day. Click on a thumbnail for a larger view....
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