Archive for Surrey Weddings
Ramster Wedding Photographer – Hannah and John
Posted by: | CommentsHannah and John,
Look…you know I love you. No seriously. We have a history. So don’t be offended when I can’t write much. Man my life in overdrive at the moment. So I’ll keep it brief. Hannah, I loved that you mum is a nutter and your Dad ain’t afraid to shed a tear. John, I love that you can play keepy uppy in a room full of expensive antiques. I love that Hannah replaces Helen as the new H Stanton. I love that you guys had a cheesecake and that Helen and Dan had a cake of cheeses. I love that Dan actually believes that Gillette IS the best that a man can get. And on that note….
Spotlight on Adventure – Charles Muntz’s shoes
Page 22 of the Salty Dog’s Big Book of Nautical Knots
Google floor view
It seemed an odd time to play Chinese Whispers
Not quite Dire Straits’ walk of life
Dan…I remember you
Crikey
Dress rehearsal
I really wish I could remember what I said to get that
Tears…but no clown
Funny…I have a similar picture of Hannah and John from Helen and Dan’s wedding
Sometimes Photo Booth’s find you. I found it WAY too ironic that I could use a book case as a backdrop. Olan Mill’s spent years putting people in front of fake libraries. I spent an hour in front of a real one. I love irony.
Clearly his parents were going for a higher Scrabble score
Wanted!
And now a few from Mr Adventure himself….Darren
Now I know what The Weather Girls were singing about!
I love this photo!
Wedding Photography at Painshill Park – Hayley and Brett
Posted by: | CommentsHayley and Brett,
I hope you are enjoying your extended honeymoon. Just a quick note to say thanks for having us along to your Cobham and Painshill Park wedding a couple of weeks ago. I loved Painshill and hope I get a chance to go back. Thanks for selecting a church with a professional vicar…one who let’s us do our job. Very refreshing. I loved how the girls arrived in a vintage bus and that the Bridesmaids had individual dresses. I loved how nervous Brett looked and the fact he had 4 Best Men. I loved Hayley’s dress…we arrived at calling it pinstripe (when it clearly wasn’t). I found it interesting that no one could every find Hayley before she got her dress on. I’m sure she can teleport! I loved how important your friends and family are to you. I also loved that Tentipee. What a great idea…or was it? You’ll have to fill me in. Here are a few more images from Hayley and Brett’s Painshill Park wedding in Cobham, Surrey.
Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs
Popcorn AND a movie!
Crocheting a lifesize Hayley doll
“Start with a little YMCA and then do a mash up of S Club 7 “Don’t stop movin’” and “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead
Oh…this is what I had planned. You HAVE to believe me (we call that foreshadowing in the business)
The wheels and the bus ACTUALLY do go round and round
Foreshadowing revealed. I left this shot in their final set. I can’t actually remove an entire refuse truck. Oh the irony. What’s more, once he finally rolled off the intersection (he was stuck behind the big red bus after all) the next vehicle was a bright yellow City Link van. When it rains…it pours.
No bin men were going to ruin this one!
A orderly queue of suitors arrived in the unlikely event that Brett made a break for it
Like Lotso…just give him a hug!
Not entirely sure why he’s breathing the sigh of relief. He’s not the one who just got married!
Painshill or Mississippi?
Sit Ubu sit…good dog
Shortly before the A-Team destroyed said bridge
Who would trust this man?
Apparently her.
Phwoah…if one can actually say that about a dinner space
Mr Happy!
And now a few from Darren
The message (that used to be) in a bottle
Sweet stuff as always D
Ramster Wedding Photographer – Hannah and John – Fab 4 (+1)
Posted by: | CommentsAh…I’m going to really struggle with this Fab 4 thing. Two starts from the blocks and both times I had to go +1. Oh well. John is the brother of Helen. Helen and Dan got married in Dec 2006. I shot their wedding. I’ve since shot Helen and Dan’s neighbours, their friends and now her Brother. Good times.
Hannah waits in eager anticipation of her Dad, recently arrived from Manchester, to see her for the first time
“OK Whitey…I challenge you a game of Angry Birds!”
Doppleganger and a half. Ladies and Gentleman…. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE!
Never drink during the meal…otherwise this happens
Painshill Park Wedding Photographer – Hayley and Brett – Fab 4 (+1)
Posted by: | CommentsHey…its a new concept bourne out of necessity. Someone once said necessity is the mother of invention. So it goes for the next few weeks. Basically I have to milk every minute out of the next few weeks. I have 3 (1 down, 2 to go) weekends of double headers, I’ve been away for over a week, away for a bit more and its the school holidays. Whoever thought “hey, let’s put the school holidays in the same time as the wedding photographers busiest season”. How thoughtless. The reality is its much easier to blog AFTER you complete the coverage. Problem is I like the tease of it all…whilst its fresh in the mind. But reality beckons, so there’s going to be a new idea. Just One now becomes Fab 4 (and in this case Fab 4+1) for the next few weeks. Who knows, maybe it’s a whole new direction?
I would love to say “I rock”, but I literally shot from the hip. Screw it…I ROCK!
It’s a Chinese Bridge…why, I have no idea
Now you know why its Plus 1. Some may see a tent…some a teepee. But for Hayley she can call this their “first night’s accomodation”. A total surprise to her (apparently a huge camping fan) Brett had a mate sort it out. I called him a smoothie, others just called him crazy!
Wedding Photography at Kew Gardens – Renuka and Chris
Posted by: | CommentsKew Gardens…not to be mistaken queue gardens or even cue gardens. As you can see its all about learning to read around our house at the moment. Thah-oww Toe…no buddy its ‘to’. Should I be heartened when he says “but Daddy, there’s not two ‘o’s after the t” — thing is, he’s got a point.
But this has nothing to do with Renuka and Chris. At least not that I’m aware of. It was my first time in Kew Gardens. Both as a photographer and as a person. Seeing just the edge of it convinces me I need to make the effort and get there as a day out. The wedding took place at Cambridge Cottage which is just on the edge of the garden boundary. A nifty little location sandwiched between the ends of the M3 and M4. I like locations with travel options. Renuka was…well, words cannot describe that dress. OK…cappuccino describes it, at least the colour, but you need to see it. In fact its only just below. So much texture. Should I be so excited? Chris on the other hand. We can simply refer to him as Darren’s long lost brother. In fact, more than one guest accused Darren and Chris of being related. Fair do.
It was an all in one location, with the ceremony and reception all taking place at Cambridge Cottage. We did have a hiatus in the Prince of Wales Conservatory for some additional drinks and a cake cutting in a most spectacular location before returning back to the cottage for grooving. All in all a swell couple who were happy to have us there. We were happy to be there too!
Wow … what a dress! In case you too are quizzed on the colour…the answer is Cappuccino
Well placed for a late night snack!
Meet Rahul…Renuka’s rather dashing brother
Don’t take it personally that the first image of the bride includes only half a face… :)
From the Salty Dog’s book of nautical knots
FOB – a measured and thoughtful man
Here’s comes the Bride…literally
More precision than a Rooney strike…and seeming more successful too
Dad…still thinking
Right place…right time
It’s a family tradition..apparently
Quite relaxed…considering
Tunnel of love
I love how Chris leans around his step-Dad to see Renuka. I don’t mind getting blocked for that!
Proud Momma
I might be wearing tights and a cape…but I ain’t flyin’
Help is out there for folks with drinking problems
reflectorama
White space
Shake it for a polaroid picture
flower power
I love this guy…he always had a smile on
As they say in SW19…surely you can’t be serious!
Do not adjust your sets
Rahul wanted to know more about OCF…now he does
Flight 815, now departing for the Swan
He’s a married man you know
And now a few from Monsieur Darren
Bullet points — not a bad way to go
Coach and horses or The Bates Motel
Hampton Court House Wedding Photography – Stephanie and Tim
Posted by: | CommentsIt 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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