My Daddy had a saying…he used to say it about people he really got on with.  Folks he really understood.  He used to say “them’s my kind of people”.  He wasn’t trying to be a literary genius, he was just a redneck from Southwest Virginia transplanted to the urban metropolis of the Washington DC area.  He also wasn’t the only person to use it, but he was the first person to use it in front of me.  I win!

Emma is a known quantity.  She and my wife have been friends since ‘grade’ school (I don’t know what ya’ll call it here).  She’s in some of my own wedding photos from 16 years ago.  So in my head, I had Emma all summed up.  Sure, Uni and work meant that my wife hasn’t seen her as much as she used to but if pressed I could give her a character reference in a BBC News interview if she was held up by a group of Nigerian pirates.  Darren on the other hand.  He was the mystery.  The unknown quantity.  The man we all wanted to meet.

I got the first opportunity when I met up with them a week or so before the wedding.  We share the same hair cut so I knew he couldn’t be all bad.  I was right.  What a wonderful chap.  Emma…you done good now, ya’hear.  I reckon the combination would win the coveted Gene Burress “my kinda people” tag line.   That’s good enough for me.  Add Ollie and Harrison and you’ve got the unstoppable team.

I had heard about the Compleat Angler.  Even driven by a couple of times.  This was my first visit.  We seemed to visit on a day not best suited.  First, the infamous Marlow Bridge was being renovated.  What a bummer…I suppose since the bridge was the model used to Budapest’s Chain Bridge I could simply Photoshop in some of my recent photos from our mini break back in March.  Second the weather…it wanted to be warm, but it couldn’t.  It did rain briefly but only during the meal…so there was some good luck.  By the time the sun came out, the wind got up to a good force so only the hardiest took in the wonderful location by the Thames.  These things though….they don’t really matter.  People worry about weather, spend ages finding vintage cups etc etc…all great things I suppose.  But in reality its all about the people.  Follow the people, follow the light.  That’s my motto.  In 10 years I don’t care about a ribbon on silverware holder…I care about my friends, family and how that day made me feel.  So despite the weather, its all good!

After the images you’ll be given the chance to a) be notified and get a 20% discount on reprints and b) get a link to even more images on my Facebook Business page.  But for now, enjoy this small selection in the knowledge you can see more later.

BTW, Emma and Darren are really keen on Black and White.  So I’ve honoured that.

I’m trying to remember why its only Emma who isn’t smiling

Wholewheat

The Fullbrook Crew – Jo, Debs, Nicola, Lisa with Ben and Tariq on the wing — AKA Table 9 (plus me)

Ollie provides some wedding photography gold!

Normal service resumes

I tried to make a feature of the light…but for most of the day it was more than a little tricky

I don’t often include Signing O’The Register Shots…but I like this one

Digging deep for the Pimms gold!

There they are again!

Lesson 13 – Why its essential to hire a professional.  Can you guess which image wasn’t taken by me but rather by Jo (of course the fact that I appear in one should be the clue)

It was all going so well until Emma’s mum (hot pink on the right) decided to do a Glee Slushee on them…poor souls never knew what was coming!

For the Best Man…its all about the hands

I’m guessing that was something they would have rather have not been made public

Blue are you (blue, blue)

Darren admits to having ‘one move’.  Which he used rather well!

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