Venues

I am frequently asked about the various venues I have visited and which ones are my favourites. Well I’m not about to upset dozens of friendly hotel managers by singling out any in particular so below I have listed and linked to (where possible) the various locations I’ll be going to in the coming 9 months or so.

I hope you find it useful or even just interesting:

The Stoke Park Club in Buckinghamshire (above),

The Hotel Du Vin in Tunbridge Wells, Kelmarsh Hall in Northampton, The Beaconsfield Golf Club, Braxted Park in Essex, Brockencote Hall in Worcestershire,

Newick Park in Sussex (above),
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Regents Park, Nether Winchendon House near Ayelsbury, The London Rowing Club in Putney, The London Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, The Burhill Golf Club in Walton-on-Thames, The Bedruthan Steps Hotel in Cornwall,

Hampton Court House (above),
The Hop Farm near Maidstone in Kent, Oaks Farm in Surrey, Ye Olde Bell in Berkshire, The Queens House which is part of The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, Chilston Park in Kent and The Crypt near Holborn Circus.

And you will be able to see the results from all these venues by tuning into my blog throughout the year.

More media coverage

One of the things that has pleased me most about the last 12 months has been the continued coverage of my work in the major wedding magazines. This is due, in no small part, to the fact that I am lucky enough to be asked to photograph some really interesting and fun weddings. And it helps, of course, that ALL my Brides are gorgeous… just ask the Grooms!

Two recent spreads appeared in Your Surrey Wedding and Beautiful Weddings

The Your Surrey Wedding article had a spread of 4 full pages using 14 images too illustrate the article about Julie and James’ wedding in the picturesque village of Shere.

The Beautiful Weddings article carried 3 pages of my photographs and, in addition, the editor used other images from the wedding to illustrate articles throughout the magazine. The wedding featured took place at Hartham Park in Wiltshire, a venue I have worked at on several occasions.

My next blog entry will feature venues. A lot of people have asked me about the different places I have covered weddings and so I will list some I have been to and the ones I will be visiting this year.

Anne and Paul - Calcot Manor

Anne and Paul chose Calcot Manor to host their wedding. It was a beautiful day and, apart from a great wedding, their guests were treated to a magician and a team of comedy waiters that had everybody fooled until very late on!

In the evening there was a DJ and also a Ceilidh which, as always, got vitually everyone on the dance floor.

The couple are now off to South Africa for two weeks honeymoon.


During the Ceremony


After the vows



Mr & Mrs Docherty


Paul prepares his speech


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Claridges, London.

With the fog cleared my last wedding of the year was at the beautiful Claridges. To walk through the doors of this very English hotel is like stepping back in time to 1920's. No doubt this is what persuaded Sam and James to host their wedding reception there.



After a very festive candle lit ceremony at the Grovesnor Chapel the couple and their guests spent the evening at Claridges where they enjoyed entertainment from the excellent The 3 Waiters and danced the night away on a Saturday Night Fever style dance floor.



The whole day was organised by Amanda Sherlock from Kathryn Lloyd Wedding Design who made sure that all the guests had an unforgettable start to Christmas.

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