I had worked at Nettlestead Place once before a few years ago.  It must be the location because they were pretty darn cool too.  This was the first time I got to experience the ceremony and bridal preparations in the main house.  Pretty special.  Strangely I’m a loss for what to say.  The day was just that amazing.  Alice is simply stunning…and later I found out why she had that ‘glow’.  Delivered in Cliff’s speech was the news that they are expecting.  Talk about seeing a room full of women melt (and a room full of attached yet unmarried men going “damn you…married and expecting in the same day…I’ll get you for this Cliff!”.  I can’t thank you all enough for making us so, so welcome and having a perfect day for us to capture.  Totally…totally loved it!

There will be more…lots more…to see on my Facebook Business Page.  But first you need to look through these then at the end you’ll find the link.  When you visit don’t hesitate to tag yourself, make comments and ‘like’ the page.  It doesn’t hurt!  Promise!

After an entrance like that I’m wondering where the queue for Space Mountain is

Here’s the haunted house…the only thing left were her shoes

GrooveJet

ear you go

Snack time (at the Oasis)

What fluffy slippers you have Grandma

Now…what was Alice’s maiden name again?

….is the RIGHT answer

With this (onion) ring, I thee wed

Just a little bit of wee

the classical photography police are waiting on my doorstep to take me away

My patented bum squeeze

Ladies…please

Nuttin’ beats a bit o’bacon

I don’t want to say I see a Doppleganger…but my oh my you have had an excellent season for United haven’t you Wayne

Nope…its Jason Statham now

Aunt Mabel

Errr…umm….I have no idea

Giggles

ROAR!

HeeHaw

cheap seats

They announced they’re pregnant during Cliff’s speech.  Tissues EVERYWHERE!

Umm..dude…its just a cake!  Slowly steps back to a safe distance

And now a few from Chuck Norris — AKA Darren

I have no idea if this is posed…and frankly…I don’t care

You’re a legend D!

As promised, you can see a few more on my Facebook Business Page gallery of Alice and Cliff’s Nettlestead Place wedding.

Related posts:

1. Gemma and Peter (Dave) at Stoke Place
2. Stoke Place Wedding Photography – Krissie and Ben
3. Nettlestead Place Wedding Photography – Natasha and Joe Slideshow

Speaking of all things unexpected I guess you have to mention Megan in a dress.  By her own admission she feels more comfortable in wellies and a jumper (I’m assuming trousers fit in there somewhere).  Despite her preference I reckon she pulled off the great white gown pretty damn well.  Maybe for a laugh you guys can switch outfits for your first anniversary.  Just a thought :)  (I now know I’ve got Megan’s attention)

I should probably explain that the Best Man and Brother of the Bride had a bit of an accident a few weeks ago.  He was only let out of hospital for the day to attend the wedding.  Hence the exceedingly relaxed nature you’ll find Sam in on may occasions.  He is a superstar for making the effort not only to come along, but get into his Best Man’s diggs for the day.  Of course I reckon he gets his soft side from his Dad.  You may also notice that mum makes a speech in lieu of Amos.  Being an old softie he couldn’t bring himself to do it.   Luckily Mum stepped in and despite Dad not actually writing a speech for her to read she took ‘wing it’ to an exceptionally fantastic level.  I was very impressed!

Tithe Barn was lovely…as usual.  Its great to see the grounds coming to life after a long winter.

There will be more on my Facebook Business Page.  Have a look through these and then carry on with the link at the bottom.

second week in a row ‘Hot’ came near a pair of shoes

Indeed!

Cockadoodledo

Did someone say BACON!

Tie me up takes on a whole new meaning

Nice…and totally unposed

My what a difference a couple of decades makes

Sam didn’t need to be encouraged to relax

Mario Wedding Cart

Amos hands her over…free.  What was he thinking!?

Charley remembers she forgot to see the video for BGT

This is NOT a photo of confetti at Tithe Barn as its not allowed

“you pointing at me?”

Road Movie

Add bigger hair and you’ve got my Doppleganger … Ladies and Gentleman .. Lyle Lovett (to be fair Stephen is a million times better looking that Lyle)

The 19th Hole was larger than I had expected

Go Wendy go!

Stop it you!

Now he strangely looks nothing like Lyle!

And a few from Mr D! (aka Darren)

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Facebook blackmail!

Cracking images Darren!

As promised…here is a link to more images on my Facebook Business Page.  Stephen and Megan’s Tithe Barn Wedding Photo Preview

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1. Katie and Stuart at The Tithe Barn, Ditcham
2. Hampshire Wedding Photography – Nat and Des – Tithe Barn
3. Roz and Joe at Tithe Barn Slideshow

That line may mean nothing to you.  In fact, a few short months ago, it meant nothing to me either.  Then Gemma and Pete met up with me for a pre-wedding shoot and  enlightment began.  I kind of just stood there, listened, admired and shortly put it out of my head.  Then, bless her, Gemma sent me some YouTube links from ‘The League of Gentlemen’ and I entered their circle of comic trust.  Pete (Dave) had told me he found the entire skit disturbing.  After 2 minutes I was firmly in the Pete camp.  The mind of a comic is truly twisted.  I wonder what that says about Gemma?

We move on.  Sunday.  What a day.  I started the day in 3 layers of clothes, two pairs of socks, a sleeping bag and in a tent.  Yes, it was Beaver Camp and I had slept in a tent for the previous two days.  Sounds classy I know.  After that I couldn’t take on the world.  But who ever expected such cold weather in May.  On my way home my car told me it was 0 degrees C.  Zero…as in freezing…zilch.  Its May for goodness sakes.  I digress.  For Gemma and Dave (sorry…Pete) it was a bit disappointing that for the most part everyone stayed indoors.  Stoke Place is a gorgeous venue with some stunning grounds.  On the plus side, with everyone inside they could hear ‘tinkering’ on the baby grand piano of a number of guests as well as Pete himself.  What a smoothie you are Peter!

For me the day simply flew by.  I love days where everything flows so well.  Thank you so much guys for letting me join you.  I had a fantabulous time!

There will be, as almost always, more on my Facebook Business Page.  Before that though you get to look at the images below.  The link will be at the end.

The warning was issued!

I want one of those ‘caution : hot’ signs for my loo!

As a quick sign of reassurance Gemma lets me know there is a bit love for me from her.  Bless!

Pete’s first ‘smooth operator’ move of the day

Mum hugs are always the best

Some chill time — a bride…ready early?  Surely not!

He’s not so keen

“I’m keeping my eye on you Kowalski” (cute and cuddly boys…cute and cuddly)

Today’s Doppleganger : The Bridal Suite Ornamental Soft Pillow and Captain Caveman!

…are doing it for themselves

Which quickly turned to “The Avengers”

Back in the day BEFORE store bought frames came with photos of others peoples kids

Red Rum

Still cute and cuddly

Mum tastic

Shiny, happy, people

Far right…taking it all a bit TOO seriously

I loved Pete’s Mash Up of Clapton and Pachebel

Hats indeed!

A simple grab moment…I love it

Smoked Oak at Stoke

For a smiley, she can ‘burn’ really well!

“trust me”

Burn!  Of course the hot water pipe helped!

Ahem!

Yes…the speeches were broken up into two parts

Now…I guess you’re interested in seeing more.  I sure hope so.  Hopefully you’ll pop on over to my Facebook Business page to have a look at around 100 more images.  Whilst you’re there don’t hesitate to ‘Like’ my page.  I don’t bite.  Then you can tag yourself if you so happen to stumble across an image with you in it.  Besides…you have to go on over just to see the very last image.  Its a corker and as a result I’ll probably have a bounty on my head!

Gemma and Peter’s Stoke Place Wedding on Facebook!

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1. Gemma and Pete – E Session in the Woods
2. Stoke Place Wedding Photography – Krissie and Ben
3. Manor Barn Wedding Photographer – Gemma and Matt

Grace had an ambitious plan.  Get ready at Horsley Towers just outside of the M25 and then bring her, the Bridesmaids, parents and a load of guests to Chelsea for a magical service at a truly beautiful church.  What they hadn’t expected was the FA deciding to move the start time of the Chelsea / Tottenham match.  Throw in an overturned car on the A3, a bus driver who ‘knew a shortcut’  and thousands footie fans and you’ve got Grace and Adam’s ‘first half’.

All’s well that ends well as they say and despite her wedding car not making to the first leg of the journey and a number of guests (and yours truly travelling with the aforementioned guests) arriving 30 minutes past the scheduled start time of the wedding and you’ve got that this wedding photographer isnt going to forget in a hurry.

We got the best of everything.  A Mother of the Bride speech as well as Bride’s speech.  Sparkling sunshine and a comfortable 70 degree day (Fahrenheit provided for our transatlantic visitors).  Plus the coolest evening wear ever in traditional African dress

Horsley…NOT Fawlty…Towers

Technically this was slightly premature

Preparing for my secret career as a mother’s entertainer

That’s one seriously cool set of make up widgets

Google Bracelet View (about as well known and used as Google +)

Shortly finding out what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable one

Image By Darren! – Sweet!

If Carlsberg did stairs…

“Trust me!”

Grace and her Father – this church is amazing.   From the street you wouldn’t even know it was there.  This is just the entry hall!

Umm…deep breaths

Top 40

Sorted

I love this!

Eventually the wedding car made it.  Adam could actually see it stuck in the stationary traffic on the A3 just after the incident.

Damn logo!

Horsley was originally a family residence .. there’s a common architectural theme which runs throughout

Hi Five :)

Smashy AND Nicey

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1. Grace and Adam – London and Horsley Towers – A Fab 4
2. Surrey Wedding Photography of Naomi and Gary
3. Wedding Photos at Gate Street Barn – Louise and Adam

Rain.  After all its just water.  What’s the big deal?  It happens nearly every consult.  “So Rob…what do you do when it rains?”  I smile, take a moment to pause and answer with two distinct points.  The first is that I treat it like a winter wedding.  Most January weddings see very little activity outside.  So I’m used to the idea.  Second. “In over 300 weddings I only ever had one wedding where it rained ALL DAY.”  Well, starting at my next consult the answer is going to be “In over 301 weddings I only ever had TWO weddings where it rained ALL DAY.”

Boy did it rain.  Ye of Biblical proportions.  But did it dampen the spirit of Francesca or Mike?  Heck no.  Like Andie McDowell said in Four Weddings and A Funeral.  “Is it still raining?  I hadn’t noticed” (which, was voted into the top 10 of the worst lines in a film BTW).  The one thing that’s true…I really didn’t notice.  I was having too much fun on Saturday.  Great times with great people.  Even Dominic :)

Thanks to Francesca and Mike for having both myself and Darren along.  Some days you just feel so privileged to be a part of a one off occasion.  This was one of those days.

BTW.  Hampton Court House.  Seriously people.  Its one of the coolest venues around.  Yes, I know its a school during the week and the walls in the dining room are blood read.  Yes I know it has palm trees and a grotto.  But c’mon.  This place rocks.  Its chic, its cool..by golly its almost VINTAGE.  Oh no Francesca…what have you done!

As with most every wedding I do there will be a link to more images from their wedding on my Facebook Business Page.  First you have to look here, enjoy the many ‘Robisms’ and then at the end, I’ll share a link to the gallery.  Enjoy.

Only major cards accepted

We got a thing…goin on

Touch the dress and I will take you down!

As Joey from Friends said….”get in the map”

Even at this point I didn’t realise it was one button out!

YoBro

This post has a lot of pussys

“did he just say ..”

Inability to focus or crafty art…you be the judge

Inability to focus for the win

“the wrong button…hahahahaha!:

The confetti might be uncomfortable but not any more than Mike’s fist…WTH?

John shares his skillz

Happy pills

Cluttered classrooms DO make great studios!

All we need now is Greg and Marcia and we’ve got the Brady Bunch opening sequence (oh…and don’t forget Alice)

Meet Dominic…my new BFF.  He can’t smile and ruins every photo.  But wait…what is that there in the middle.  I WIN DOM!

I once read another photographers comments saying that red room was a disaster and impossible to work in.  What a load of old cobblers!  I love it!

A receiving line…it in the right position, with the right light and the right people.  Pure gold!

What?  Us…cheating on the B&G quiz?  No way!

PHOTOBOMBER!

“Damn photobombers”

Mum was close with the quiz…the song was in fact ‘Seven’ by Prince…sadly the follow up ‘Eight’ was less compelling

Mike suddenly realises how his best man does cheat at Words With Friends…

…whilst Francesca giggles at the double entendre of a big word score

He finally sees the light…well…not really, its actually BEHIND YOU!

Angry Bird Dancing

Another few from DaWg (no I don’t ever actually call him that BTW)

Truly inspirational stuff Darren!

As promised…more than a few more on my Facebook Business Page.  Its all great fun…easy to tag yourself (I think you have to Like the page first…but TBH I can’t keep up with Facebook rules).  Its free, you’re good looking and you get great karma…so why not!

Mike and Francesca’s Hampton Court House Wedding Gallery on Facebook

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Claire and Mark took it all in their stride.  A little bit of inside, a little bit of outside.  We had it all.  The one stop shop of Silchester House provided a fantastic location for what I’m sure they will never forget.  A day I was proud to be a part of.

There are even more images on my Facebook Business Page.  You’ll find a link to that at the end of this post.  So enjoy this and look for more at the end.

I knew I left it somewhere!

Make up session or a trip to internal medicine…I’m not entirely sure

Claire would just do this at random interval.  Uncontrollable fits of spontaneous giggling with delight.  Bless.

..and again!

Amaze-halls

Perhaps now she can tell us what the delay was!

Claire’s sister realises late she forgot to see her PVR for ‘The Voice’

Its 3D (apparently)

“It’s got nothing to do with Vorsprung durch technique you know”

Meanwhile they have an enormous sense of well being

Seriously…15 minutes later it was chucking it down!

Time traveller

My Hall monitor!

Confetii attack

A few from Mr WonderPants (that’s Darren if you didn’t know)

Sweet stuff Mr DaWg

As promised here is a link to a few more on Facebook.  The worlds premier face named website.  Like what you see?  Tag yourself, it doesn’t hurt.  Like the page…it don’t cost nuffin’.  To view it go to Claire and Mark’s Silchester Facebook Image Library.

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I don’t normally like Fab 4s to include a detail…but I quite like this shoe shot.

My secret studio!

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From sun, the dark clouds, to thunder and even hail (albeit, very brief).  We had it all.  But no amount of rain can get between Emma and her Lance Corporal.  if Afghanistan couldn’t stop them, how could a bit of rain.  Like everywhere on Friday the weather changed with the wind.  So in reality, much of the day was dry and at time even sunny.

But what about the day.  Well…talk about some stunning locations.  First is St Peters in Hascombe.  What looks like your typical village CofE church from the outside is quickly transforms into something not out of place in a cathedral in an old European city.  Incredible it is.  Then there’s Gate Street Barn.  Tucked away only a few miles from Guildford, this country retreat with all the luxuries of transport and accommodation of a big town is simply sensational.  A very well thought out venue, it uses multiple indoor spaces to cater for all types of weather.  It truly is one of the South’s best wedding venues.

Of course I couldn’t miss the opportunity to thank Emma and Jordan’s parents.  Wonderful people with fabulous children.  It was so great to feel part of the event…not just recording it but actually a part of it.  From the minute I arrived at Emma’s house to the last goodbye I knew I was amongst friends.  Thanks for being so welcoming.

Finally…as with all wedding, you may want to see a few more.  To do this I will post a link to my Facebook Business Page AFTER this post.  So scroll, read, enjoy then find the link at the bottom!

You’d be mistaken for thinking you’re looking at a cathedral somewhere in Italy.  In fact, its St Peters in Hascombe…Surrey!

Later, Gran would be attached to Emma’s flowers so she could be there in spirit

I can categorically say that there isn’t a lovely Jack Russell running around on the train just out of sight…honest

“and I recall we both kind of liked it … well, that’s one thing we got”

Three babes…me sitting on the loo.  A typical day at the office

SKYPE!

I’ll be expecting large men with weapons later today at my house

It seemed an odd time for a game of Twister

Try!

No air kisses allowed

Jordan…and unlike others that IS his real name

Mum revises for the wedding quiz…or is she making a list of things she may have forgotten…who knows

Legs 11 – Church Bingo

Total Doppleganger-tastic.  Ladies and Gentleman, the secret to Arsenal’s woe…Wenger moonlights as an organist

Ignore the previous rule regarding no air kisses

Phwoah….I’m comfortable in saying that

Gate….

D-fense…oopps…sorry…D-tails

Squeeeze

seems legit

Said he said Pooh

NEVER leave an unattended bag of Love Hearts with the children!

The age old riddle of a cake and how many soldiers it takes to cut it

Hands Laws…hands!

The kids are alright

As promised…a link to some more images from Emma and Jordan’s Surrey wedding.  Here it is!

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2. Emma and Chris – The Barn at Bury Court Wedding Photography
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I said I think I … remember the film

The coolest..funkiest light….AND Michael Jackson IS alive!

Adddeeeooosss

We have an understanding!

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This is a short one from Saturday’s wedding.  Short because we’re holding back on the blog post until after the 27th of April.  Why?  Well, Grace and Adam live in the States.  Adam is a fellow cowboy.  As such we didn’t want to spoil the surprise as I’m pulling together a slideshow of images to be shown at the Chicago wedding.  However a few couldn’t hurt…I promised 4.  Here’s 5.

Clearly Jimmy is good for the ‘sole’

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3. Gate Street Barn Photographer – Louise and Adam – Just One