It seems like every year, in the fullness of spring, I find myself at Hampton Court House.  Its a wonderful venue, in a wonderful location with some of the most unique features a venue could ever have.  Its not in your face and its never going to compare with some soul-less 5 star venue but its quaint and very English.  During the week a day school and at the weekends a A+ wedding venue.  I was pleased that Steph and Tim could see the value of it and embraced it wholly.    There are some interesting contrasts.  The ceremony room, which seems to double as a community area during the week, has the most amazing window light for ceremonies.  In my mind it nabs ahead of Clandon Park and Cain Manor for great window lit ceremonies.  I have a feeling that Rivervale, a new venue in Hampshire, may also have this but I won’t know until November.  Then there’s the 19th century feel of the furniture and adjacent rooms.  Add a Miami Vice style patio complete with palm trees and secret shell grotto and you’ve got what you can only described as a tequila fueled brainstorm of what makes a great venue.  No matter how you slice it…it works.  Lots!  As for Steph and Tim…well they were lovely.  He never stopped smiling and she can cry on queue…just play a flourish from Cinema Paradiso.  Hope you are having a great honeymoon.

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Number 437 on the list of things you don’t expect to be doing on your wedding day — emergency sewing on your dress

Saying that, it seems to have done the trick

The Bridesmaids’ flowers.  The sweetest, softest, most gentle yet alluring flowers ever.  If Carlsberg did flowers….

Minimalist shoes?

Down pub (very Yorkshire)

Tim dishes the duties with no one coming forth to lead on this week’s task.  These ushers are destined for the Boardroom

So I walk into the Hampton Court House as I arrive from the pub.  I find only a handful a people.  This chap says “hey, you wanna take me picture?”.  Like a kid sticking his fingers in the bars at the zoo, I reckon he won’t ask that question again :)

Let’s play guess the number of stops difference between the outside and the inside

It was fandabydozy to return to the ceremony room with the best light in the world!

James had been…told them all to ‘Sit Down’

Like most folks, Steph also found the empty hand trick too much to take in

Grot-oh.  Find the flash

Smitten

Runaway bride — My Just One

Walking tall

“Ohhh” says Rob.  “Yeah, but … um…there’s a filing cabinet and stacks of chairs and random tables” says Step.  “And?”

Time to receive some guests

The rather fetching meal room at Hampton Court House — weather balloons extra

“yeah….and there were filing cabinets and stacks of chairs…the lot.  It was AWESOME!”

“Damn!  Why couldn’t we have filing cabinets” or English Julie Kim

Even after clearing the air there was a still a sense of coolness between Vettel and Webber

The runaway bride keeps her options open during the speeches

Symmetry

And now a few from someone completely different

On Saturday at Charley and Matt’s wedding the Groom’s mother invited along a young chap (18 in fact) to shoot some pictures for practice.  Will, that’s his name, has no real interest in wedding photography but is a keen film maker.  Following in the footsteps of a director he admires, that being Stanley Kubrick, Will has seen the value of how being a creative photographer can help you immensely in being a better film maker.  Of course, I could have gone all prima donna and insisted that I was the only photographer (oh, and Darren too) at the wedding but I’ve found this to be a rather counter productive position.  Instead, I had the opportunity to assist and mentor him (even if only a little bit).  First thing, get rid of those 3000000mm zoom lenses.  “Here…have a 50 1.4″  I knew that Darren couldn’t make it on Sunday so I thought it would be a good idea to invite Will along for a bit more experience and to keep me company :)    So here are a few of the images that I like from Will…

Message to Will…how strange that all of the shots above are shot on the 50mm :)

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