Wedding at home

My Bride and Groom on Saturday were Lisa Potterton and Mike Simpson. The 'ropey' Summer weather didn't interfere too much and we had a fair amount of sunshine.
Lisa prepared at Mike's parent's house in Merstham which was also where they held the wedding reception later in the day; in a large marquee set on one of the terraced lawns.



The wedding ceremony was held a few hundred yards away at St Katherine's church where over 120 guests congregated.




Although a lot of the flower arrangements were created by Mike's Mother, Valerie, Lisa's bridal bouquet was made by Nelly Maiklem who is based at nearby Fanny's Farm Shop.


The Bride's dress was also sourced locally, from Amante in Reigate and was finished off with a pair of Champagne coloured Jimmy Choos.


Excellent food was assured as the catering was provided by Bovingdons. The menu included slow roasted fillet of beef and home made Sicilian cheese cake!



After a first dance to Rod Stewart's version of 'Have I told You Lately', the guests danced the night away to the music of the live band.


Lisa and Mike have now gone on a two week honeymoon to the USA.

Wedding slide show

I've been playing with a slide show software recently and have got to the point where I'm willing to share some of the results.
If all goes well it may be something I can offer to my clients at some point in the future.
I'll post another one next week but in the mean time I hope you enjoy my first attempt. All comments welcome.

Wedding at Claridge's

On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Sharon Foo and Steve Morris at Claridge's.They had an intimate ceremony on the 6th floor with around 30 guests followed by a dinner downstairs in the Gordon Ramsay restaurant.



Sharon is originally from Malaysia and Steve from New Zealand and many of the guests had travelled from across the globe to be at their wedding.



During the wedding ceremony, the couple's two daughters, Lily and Rosa, both gave a reading to the the Bride and Groom and all the guests.



There was music throughout performed by a 3 piece jazz group and some impromptu dancing broke out led by Lily and Rosa.



At 7.30pm the wedding party moved downstairs to the Amaryllis room, a private dining area within the Gordon Ramsay restaurant where they celebrated until 2am!



The flower arrangements for the Bride and the tables were created by Phillo in West London.


The couple are going to be honeymooning in the South of France along with many of their family and friends.

Farmyard Wedding

Lindsay and Ian held their wedding reception on a farmyard near their home in the Kent countryside.


The Bride prepared for the big day at the Eastwell Manor Hotel near Ashford then travelled with her Father, George, a few miles up the road to the St Laurence Church in Leaveland for the wedding ceremony.

St Laurence's is a small chapel and there was standing room early during the marriage celebration.




After the ceremony, as the guests looked for the Rolls Royce or Daimler that would be whisking the Bride and Groom away, a very large tractor pulled up outside the gate of the church. It was pulling a trailer with two bales of hay on which was placed an ice bucket containing a bottle of Champagne.


The newly weds jumped aboard for the journey through narrow country lanes and on to the farm for their reception.


One of the barns on the farm had been cleaned up and decked out fabulously by the catering team from Venture 2001. As you can see, they created an intimate atmosphere for the 120 guests using hundreds of lanterns suspended from the rafters using chicken wire and hooks!


The evening entertainment consisted of two local bands and a DJ. The Bride and Groom's first dance was to an unusual but really romantic 'In Spite of Ourselves' by John Prine and Iris DeMent. Later in the evening there was a spectacular firework display that lit up the farm and the surrounding fields.


Lindsay and Ian are now enjoying a honeymoon in Seville with their daughter, Theone.