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Chateau Giscours Wedding Photography | Caroline & Anthony (Part 2)

September was a busy month for me travelling to weddings in Lisbon, Bordeaux and Santorini and it was amazing to be thrust into new cultures and working with the different lights and backdrops in some of the most beautiful places in Europe. Caroline and Anthony chose a venue local to where they both grew up, Chateau Giscours, for their wedding photography

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Lincolnshire Wedding Photographer - English country wedding for Rosa and Andy

From the adorable local church to the countryside reception, Rosa and Andy's wedding was a delight to capture. A beautiful August day in Ingham punctuated with individuality....after all not many brides and grooms cycle all the way to their seats at wedding breakfast! Other favourite moments for me include the first marital head to head taking shape in the form of tug-of-war (with an extra special pair of shoes for the task) and an idyllic first dance outside in the fresh air. Wonderful! 

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London Wedding Photographer - Kate and Matt's Hampstead Wedding at the Pergola Hill and Garden and Lauderdale House

I had two almost simultaneous enquiries for this same date in July and had to make a decision but Kate made a very convincing argument as to how much fun and how beautiful a wedding at the Pergola Hill and Garden would be.  Having photographed a styled shoot there before I knew what a fantastic setting it was and so it was decided.

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Petersham Nurseries Wedding Photographer ~ Winter Wedding for Niamh & Bryan

Now living in New York having moved to be with Bryan, Niamh wanted to have her wedding in London.  The ceremony was an intimate family gathering in Mayfair with drinks reception at The Connaught before a short break and rejoining for a large sit down feast at the extraordinary Petersham Nurseries - one of my favourite wedding venues in London.  As darkness fell the candles lit the glasshouses and the most lavish floral displays.
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The Swann Theatre Wedding Photography ~ Nadia & Antony's Wedding In Stratford upon Avon

I was very blessed to have been present and captured a very special and intimate ceremony between Nadia and Antony last year when they had their civil ceremony in Clissold Park and so I was hugely excited to have the opportunity to photograph their full wedding a year later in Stratford Upon Avon.  With family connections to The Royal Shakespeare Company it seemed appropriate to hold the ceremony at The Swann Theatre.  Definitely the most unusual wedding venue I have attended and all the more special for it - with a wonderful mixture of religious influences.  It felt both theatrical and spiritual, solemn and entertaining.
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Bar Italia Wedding Photography || London Wedding Photographer for Elyse & Sebastian

A small and intimate ceremony and celebration with Canadian Elyse and Polish Sebastian who met and fell in love in London and were engaged in Mexico.  They told me they were non-traditional from the start.  He was there to pick out the dress and they started the day with close family and friends at their favourite coffee haunt, Bar Italia, in Soho before the ceremony.   They told me 'we truly are best friends', and I think this comes out in the pictures.
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Braisty Estate Wedding Photography ~ Yorkshire Wedding Photographer for Tom & Joelle

This has to rate as one of my favourite weddings recently - for the people, the locations, the weather, the sheer magicalness of Yorkshire which is a county close to my heart as I went to university there many years ago.  Despite the rain Joelle's sheer good natured loveliness shone through the entire day and Tom is definitely a very lucky man.   We managed to squeeze in a shoot at Brimham Rocks the evening before and from there we could see the teepee illuminated in a ray of sunshine in a distant field on Braisty Estate.  It was definitely a good omen - as was the stunning double rainbow that appeared out of the showers the evening of the wedding.  The teepee was opened to the elements and the stunning views of the hills and guests moved easily between indoor and outdoor.  
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