A few more previews for Lucie and Tom

A few more previews of Tom and Lucie's wedding in Farnham.

Erwin and Audrey

Nearly done with the last of the summer weddings!

Erwin and Audrey's Dutch wedding is now online, viewable here, but here's a (edit- strangely poor quality... try the link for a better version).. highlights montage:

Erwin and Audrey were married at Restaurant Lingehoeve in Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands on 17th August 2012. The Restaurant itself was actually an old coaching inn with a wedding license right on the banks of a very Dutch canal which gave an old world feel to this small but beautifully intimate wedding. They had two consecutive ceremonies, one civil and one religious right after each other and the location meant that the party could simply roll out into drinks and dinner.

This was a very interesting wedding to shoot as Erwin has a muscular dystrophy which meant very limited mobility in terms of formal shots. Combined with one of the hottest days of the year in which the only even-lighted shade was being taken up by picnicking cyclists this proved something of a challenge but we found some good accessible spots and managed to get something of the intimacy of their relationship.

The heat also led to a question I've never come across before: what should a photographer do should the groom faint on completion of his vows... capture the moment... or not... (suffice to say I didn't...which is possibly a shame as he was of course absolutely fine, and it's definitely a moment that everyone will remember!)

John and Sara's now up

Still working through the backlog of a crazy August, but John and Sara's are now up online with an intro montage and some sample album spreads below. Erwin and Audrey's Dutch wedding should be coming soon and then two more English ones.

Quick intro montage here includes the music some friends of the couple played after before their vows.

John and Sara were married at Cafe Oceanen in Majorna, Gothenburg on 4th August 2012.
I much prefer the Swedish tradition of bride and groom arriving at a ceremony together. Instead of the English tradition where photographs take place during the reception with a real sense of time pressure, I was able to take an hour or so with John and Sara to visit a few locations in the area from the traditional Majorna streets to some edgy grafitti backdrop via some views of the harbour and even a flea market on our way.

Like the formal shoot, the ceremony and reception were wonderfully laid back with the emphasis on everyone  having a good time of it. And of course, like all good Swedish weddings, there’s the usual flood of speeches and tributes and some first rate dancing to finish.