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Felicity and Will
Posted by: | CommentsFelicity and Will — Kings Worthy and Lainston House — Saturday, May 31, 2008

I had hoped to visit the boys and when I passed a local pub with guys in morning suits I figured I had found the right place

Ahoy…wedding dress on the starboard side

One of my favourite shoe shots….EVER!

Frankie says…. (don’t ask, I have no idea)

Slightly pensive, Felicity puts a 10er on the breakdancing kid to win “Britain’s Got Talent”

Will’s sister (and bridesmaid) looks on

It seemed a rather odd time to do the “Oops, Upside yout Head” song dance routine

Taking on a few last minute instructions from the most organised bridesmaid ever….her sister

Bronte (hope I spelled it correctly) holds the veil…the first veil in history to be 3 times longer than the bride is high

Get a grip Felicity…I only left you a few minutes ago…sadly, it wasn’t me she was pleased to see but the adorable mini bridesmaids

A very intimate processional

I didn’t get much in the church (rules) but I did get a great recessional

What skill, what photographic prowess….what luck! Will stays vaguely in focus.

Croquet gets taken seriously by the ushers…

And from this point on he was known as ‘Johnny Two Cameras’

Lainston has some nice bits if you know where to look (not to say it doesn’t have nice bits everywhere)

Susanna (Yep, Tiger Rose AGAIN) delivers yet another spectacular performance

Next time I reckon I won’t balance on the railings to get this shot

We did have our doubts about the weather…but apparently dry wedding days are included in the cost of hiring Lainston (no…its true, just call and ask)

I’ve always loved this hall leading to the barn

The Best Man practices for his speech

Will’s sister gets gooey over Felicity’s Dad’s speech…

…as its clearly a family thing, so did Will :)

The Best Man lets rip (BTW, see the toastmaster in the background — perhaps one of the nicest and most helpful toastmasters around)

Will’s mum is the one trying to cover her face during the ‘hard to listen to’ bits

The shock and awe moves to Felicity’s mum

Will’s Dad enjoys watching the kicking

OK…these next three need some explanation…Will is a fan of party accessories, so he had a party bomb brought out to each table. Guests all lit the wick together and a few seconds later “pow”. A bit of confetti and hardly a big bang…naturally I was disappointed. Then, the guests found that which I did not see — Party Favours. low guns, balloon rockets, masks, party blowers. Here, ‘Johnny Two Cameras’ blasts a blow gun at Will…notice the calm nature of the folks on the top table.

Still unaware of the blow gun war going on around them the top table continue to discuss their favourites for Euro 2008

Rude…
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Sonia and James
Posted by: | CommentsSonia and James — Spread Eagle Hotel and Spa, Midhurst — Friday, May 30, 2008

The quintessential English wedding image

The not-so-quintessential English wedding image

Let a man be a groom and he gets quite demanding

I’ve mentioned hands before…but wow, when James shakes your hand you know about it

Sonia’s mum takes her fascination with CSI just a bit too far

Ear ring #1 went straight in…#2 wasn’t as helpful (about 10 minutes actually…requiring 3 people and ice cubes)

Yummy bright light

Sophie (the little one) was the subject of many a fascinating shot

“Goin’ to the chapel and I’m, gonna get married” — or the Jacobean Suite…either way the outcome is the same

There’s that darn Sophie again

…and someone altogether different

Mum, gloves removed, acts as a witness

A quick trip down the aisle

I kept saying “man…this is a bit straight up for me”…but I still like it

Ah…I like that even more

Pounding the streets of Midhurst

Sonia and ‘Mini Me’ hang out on some spooky stairs

James breaks the stereotype of your typical Oxford grad

The best man gave a dramatic speech…lighting to match



James gives the Best Man one of those “go on, I dare you” looks

I’ve seen some cakes…but I’ve never seen one where I debated the risk of getting caught if I liberated one

Time for a bit of mingling

“gulp”

Band leader, Freddy Kruger, belts out a few classics…

…and Sonia and James were dying to bust some shapes

“Whoa Tiger!”
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