Another glorious day in the North East - perfect for a wedding. Wedding photography provides the most amazing opportunities for creativity - the creative freedom is almost unparalelled and it's this flexibility which keeps me in love with my job!
When I arrived at Lauren's Mum's house on Friday morning I did briefly wonder if I had the right day - the sense of calm was a little unnerving! Lauren was busy getting squeezed into her beautiful dress upstairs;
There were plenty of mirrors so I let my mirror fetish have free rein - it's not big or clever but I do like the effect!
Fast forward to the ceremony at Washington Old Hall - this was a new venue to me and I truly hope I get back there soon. Tardis-like, the hall looks quaint, small and olde worldy on the outside but the inside is pretty cavernous. The interior is less than perfect from a photography point of view due to the tiny windows but the groomed, ornamental gardens more than make up for this.
Gav the groom and his two best men - looking very chipper chaps!
The ceremony involved lighting a candle with tapers. Fortunately no accidents of the dripping hot wax kind occurred...
The group shots were fun - had someone had more than their fair share of champagne perhaps?
And after a suitable gap to allow for some mingling, I commandeered the happy couple for a few romantic shots - I really wanted to make the most of the fantastic gardens. One off-camera strobe was used 'bare-bulb' - the sun was pretty harsh so my brolly stayed in its bag.
Again, just one off camera flashgun in the next two shots;
Both Lauren and Gav were great sports and I shamelessly posed them all over the place - glad I bullied them now! Couldn't resist the ivy in the shot below....
Running out of time now, so will fast forward again, all the way to the first dance. Here were a couple who know the meaning of practice - what a first dance it was! A few lessons had been taken here I suspect. No let up for Lauren though as the DJ gave Dad little choice but to come up for a dance - he didn't seem to mind though!
A lovely day with a crowd of lovely people - so good to shoot a new, massively picturesque venue too!
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