I met the Groom , his Best Man and Grooms Father in the pub a short distance away from the venue . Normally the town of Newport Pagnell is easy to get around on a Saturday . But this day was different !!! You may know that Newport Pagnell is the home to Aston Martin cars ? And on this Saturday there was a big auction being held . Selling Aston Martins !!! You could not move for them .
So , after a few shots of the men having a quick pint before the ceremony , just to calm nerves of course ! It was back to the venue to get shots of guests arriving . The Bridesmaid arrived and really confused me as i wasn't aware that she was a identical twin of the Bride , LOL . Various members of the families arrived and i got about taking some shots of them greeting each other and generally being happy and smiling .
Everyone was sent up to the room where the ceremony was to take place , as the Bride was due any moment . Just after they had all gone ,Wendy arrived in a wonderful white classic 1920's car called Alice . The door was opened and Wendy looked stunning in her dress and her gorgeous red hair looked amazing . Some shots were taken of Wendy and her Father .Then it was onto the room for the ceremony . It was a really relaxed atmosphere in the room . Lots of laughter and smiling faces . We were told to all stand for the arrival of the Bride . Wendy's sister Katie led the way , followed by Wendy and her very proud father , Neil .
It was a very relaxed service and also informal in that everyone was allowed to take photos during the service . This is becoming quite common now and makes for some special photos from the guests as they see things that myself as the official photographer wouldn't see . Mainly due to me not being able to move around during the service . The service went well and the marriage was sealed with a few kisses . Then it was time for all the group photos . There was a list that Kevin and Wendy had given me that they wanted following . The venue itself is a bit restricted for nice backdrops for the group photos . So we all took a trip to the local park , which is next to the river Ouse . I was lucky to squeeze into the bridal car as there was a seat at the front going spare . Lets just say that 1920's cars were not built for people of my build !!!
The weather was kind to us, in that it wasn't raining . But it was overcast and a tad on the chilly side . So the guests were keen to get the photos taken and get back to the venue to warm up . I'm sure they just wanted a tipple to warm themselves ;-) All the photos were taken , all the guests smiled and were happy to be in the photos with the happy couple . The guests went back to the venue . But Kevin, Wendy and myself jumped back into the car for a little trip to find a nice location to do some shots of them and the wonderful Alice (the car).
After a short journey back to the venue we went and done the cutting of the cake photos . This being a mock cutting . They told me that a good friend had made the cake for them . And as a surprise they had made a few extra layers and different mixes . So in all they had 6 cakes !!
I left the party to have their Wedding Breakfast . And as i only live a short distance away , i went home to upload the photos . I am always keen to get them uploaded as soon as possible , get them on a external hard drive and copied onto a couple of discs as well . That way i know i have all areas covered , should one system crash !! A quick bite to eat and a mug of tea .One little extra that i like to do if i am able to , is print of a couple of photos from the day and take them back to the reception . That way the evening guests get to see some photos of the bits they didn't get to see . I use a HiTi 510s Dyesub printer for this , asa i know that the print quality is fantastic . Then it was back to the venue for some evening photos and the real cutting of the cake .The photos that i had printed went down a storm , everyone loved them and said how good they were , considering that the weather wasn't exactly sunny . That always makes me feel good that people are happy with the end result .
The first dance was wonderful , the newly weds looking so much in love and so happy together . As usual , the children had been up on the dance floor having a good boogie to the music way before anyone else had stepped foot on the dance floor . No doubt the Children would be asleep before 10pm as they were all having a whale of a time .
Once the first dance was over with . I slipped away to leave the newly married couple to enjoy the rest of their day , with all their friends and family . Time for me to upload the evening images , back them up and make a few copies !!! You can never be too careful , computers do go wrong !!
So here are a few photos from the day . In all i took well over 1000 images !!!
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Many thanks Mark.
2 comments:
Great account of the day Mark.
Love that first picture; very unusual and very different.
Thanks Keith :-)
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