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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Hampshire wedding photographer – John and Natalie get married at Bartley Lodge

On Saturday we joined John and Natalie for our second wedding of this weekend which took place at St Johns church in Rownhams and then on to The Bartley Lodge Hotel in the New Forest. The Bartley Lodge Hotel’s beautiful landscaped grounds are the perfect setting for photographs and we are very fortunate to photograph lots of lovely weddings there every year and in fact are about to place one of our beautiful Jorgensen albums there too.

We started our day with Natalie at her parents bungalow in Rownhams for some lovely prep shots and of course to get to know the family a little better before we headed off to the church which was only a few moments away in Horns drove, we spent a little while at the church chatting to the vicar (another Julian) and then met with John when he arrived along with the boys and a few family members.

It was not long before Natalie arrived looking amazing in her beautiful dress and walked into the church, a lovely service followed as it always does at Rownhams and Sue and I did our thing throughout Sue from the back and me up in the balcony.

After the service and a few minutes outside we headed the 15 minutes to the Bartley Lodge for the reception drinks, well we had a lovely time taking John and Natalie off for a few portraits in the Sunshine and then some very fun and lively family groups and then I spent a while shooting the reportage side whilst Sue grabbed a few details of the day.

We were soon shown into dinner and then speeches which were fab, lots of laughter and tears and once again this is where Sue and I left John and Natalie to enjoy their evening, Our smaller package which finishes at the meal or speeches if before dinner is very popular this year and especially so at Bartley Lodge.

All in all it was a fab sunny wedding and we look forward to seeing John and Natalie again soon

Jules

John and Natalie

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Hampshire wedding photographer – John and Vicki get married at Manor Barn

On Friday we joined John and Vicki for there awesome wedding at Manor Barn in Buriton for what may well be one of Manor Barn’s last weddings because its up for sale for a cool 7 Million It may well continue to be a wonderful hampshire wedding venue but we wont really be sure until they find a buyer which could take a while.

We started our day with Vicki and the gals at the “Old spot cottage” in the grounds for a couple of hours of champagne giggles and preps, lots of details and dressing and boy did Vicki have some details, the most amazing shoes I have ever seen but you will see them later

Both John and Vicki are creatives so the whole day was full of amazing detail from the shoes to the singing so much effort proved the right approach because the wedding was 100% top notch, We met John and Vicki back when we photographed the wedding of our good friends Ash and Jo on a wet and windy August 1st and I can honestly say that was one of our best ever weddings, John is an artist who paints some amazing paintings and a couple years ago he took one of our photography workshops you can read about it here, so we already had got to know him well, Vicki is a music teacher and so jointly their creativity shone through today.

Anyway back to the wedding during the preps we headed up to the 5 bells pub to meet John and the best man, well actually it was the best Dog yep a lovely dog called Cohen was the best man and ring bearer ad very well behaved he was, we also saw a few of the lads and a few more details before heading back to Vicki and the girls, Before long we all started walking to the beautiful Manor Barn to the waiting crowd of excited friends for the most amazing ceremony led by the registrar Alan fines who we met a few weeks ago at Kev and Steph’s wedding, after the lovely ceremony with the most amazing music we headed outside into the sun, because of the forecast and cloud we headed promptly into family groups and luckily just finished as the rain started so we all headed inside for more champagne and canapés whilst we waited for the wedding breakfast, we started the breakfast with speeches and they were lots of fun, we then had the most amazing meal and probably the best hog roast I have ever eaten, mainly because I got to eat lots of mine but also most of my great friend Sharon’s (ash’s mum) but more of Sharon later, We made the most of the late summer weather and took John and vicki out between courses for a few portraits and after the mains to the duckpond to feed the ducks then after the desert some more speeches and one which was quite emotional broke into song, it was wicked !

we then had a break so Sue and I setup our funtime fotos for the evening and started shooting those which went down very well indeed ad we had a few hours of fun our funtime foto booth is always a crown pleaser and after months of discussions and a couple of polls Sue and I have decided against on-site printing but going with the digital photos, 80% of the people we spoke to said they would prefer a digital copy to use for family blogs and facebook rather than a 6″ x 4″ that quite frankly they would never show or use.

The singing then started and there was lots of it, lots of Vicki’s students did solo’s and it was great, the cake cutting was funthen the first dance which was also sung by one of vicki’s students as a surprise to vicki and she was amazed as we all were because the singer simply nailed it !

Well it was an awesome wedding and we loved every minute of it, our big thanks to Sharon who is without exception wins my best “wedding planner” prize, Sharon worked continuously to make sure the day went as planned and once again helped Sue and I all day long, Thanks Sharon we both love you XX

Thanks to everyone else for a great day you were all fab, great to see you all, great to see our friends Ash, Jo, James and of course Sharon and I am sure we have made some new friends, Thanks John and Vicki for being so much fun from our first meeting right through to the wheelbarrow incident Vicki Loved Loved Loved your wedding

THANK YOU XX

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John and Vicki

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Hampshire wedding photographer – James and Annette get married

On Saturday we had a bright and early start when we joined James and Annette for there lovely wedding in Michelmersh Church Romsey and then the ever popular Bartley Lodge hotel in Lyndhurst. We started our day at home in Romsey with a very smily and bubbly Annette for a few relaxed preparation photos, lots of getting ready and detail shots which we both love shooting and our clients love too, its the best start to a wedding day because it helps Sue and I get creative for the day so much fun with the girls and all the lovely details.

We then headed off to the delightful and charming Michelmersh Church where we photographed a few guests and James and the lads as they arrived, it was an amazing day and everyone was just beaming because of the late summer sunshine, we met the Vicar who basically said do whatever you likemusic to my ears and then Annette arrived in a beautiful white Range Rover looking beautiful and still smiling, did I mention Annette had a beautiful smile and smiled constantly we took a few outside the church of Annette and her brother Simeon who also gave her away and then we wandered into the church which was filled with anticipation and a very excited crowd, as Annette walked down the isle there was silence broken only by the occasional gasp or shutter click (not minethe D4′s are silent) and soon Annette and James were together, what followed was an hour of love, laughter and togetherness, it really was a great service talking about couples and love and not all about God. After the ceremony we headed outside and spent 30 minutes photographing the hugs and kisses as well as a few family groups and some lovely portraits up the lanes before heading back to Bartley Lodge.

On arrival we were greeted as always by Chris Garrett who runs the weddings to chat through the next couple of hours and then it was out onto the lawns for drinkies and more photos, this is a lovely time for us because we get to photograph the parents and bridesmaids with there partners and best men etc, we really do get to know everybody well and its so much fun, James and Annette were wandering around socialising with everyone and having a blast right up until they were called in for the wedding breakfast, but before that we had the speeches, 5 in total and all fun but James gave what was my best groom’s speech in years, he had the whole room in fits of laughter and involved everyone brilliant.

Well after the speeches Sue and I finished what had been a day filled with so much laughter love and smiles, this is what makes our job such a joy !

Thanks to everyone for a great wedding and James and Annette thanks for being so much fun from the day we met right up until we said our goodbye’s yesterday. TOP wedding

Jules

p.s look out for our new sample album at the Bartley Lodge hotel soon

James and Annette

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Monday, September 17, 2012

London wedding photographer Julian Porter joins Rachael and Dickson for their big day

On Saturday Sue and I joined Rachael and Dickson for their amazing wedding at Horsley Towers in Surrey just off the M25 on what was a fantastic late summer day filled with song, love and laughter, This is the 4th wedding we have shot for Rachael’s family so we knew it would be a fab fun day, It all started back in 2005 when Damian and Laura came to see us and book us for their 2007 wedding which was a fab day, then shortly afterwards we photographed Damian’s colleague Ben and Emily’s wedding also in 2007, then Ben’s brother Dan married Nicola in 2008 and in 2010 we photographed their aunt Carol when she married Pete which was another amazing wedding for us.

One of the best parts of this It was meeting lots of old friends and making lots of new friends from Dickson’s family, sadly some members of Rachael’s family are no longer with us but Nan and Grandad were much missed by everyone including Sue and I but I am fairly sure looking down proudly on another amazing wedding day.

We started our day at home with Rachael and her family for an hour or so prep, photographing dresses and shoes, flowers and cards before we headed off to the local church to be greeted by a very excited Dickson after a few shots with the boys and saying hello to a few people we heard the clatter of horses as Rachael arrived looking spectacular with her Dad Paul in a two horse drawn carriage, there is something pretty special about a horse and carriage carrying a bride and her father pulling up outside the family church, goosebumps…….. After a few photographs we walked into the beautiful church which was lit up with love which you could see, hear and feel as Rachael walked down the isle with dad, I did have to chuckle at one point with the amount of cameras and iPads jumping out to snap photos, thankfully I did manage to get a few but it was touch and go for a minute the service was amazing, this wedding was all about God, love and 2 very special people and it shone thoughout the service, songs words love and laughter, what more could we ask for when 2 people become 1.

After the service we wandered outside for a few hugs and kisses before heading off the 15 miles to Horsley Towers where a champagne reception awaited us, we had an hour wandering the grounds taking photo’s of family and friends as well as some lovely portraits around the lake before they were whisked off into the wedding breakfast.

After the breakfast we moved into speeches which were the best sort os speeches, from the heart, we then cut the amazing cake and then headed off to the old Chapel and cloisters for a few photos which was nice and then a few on the stairs before it was time to dance, the first dance was a lot of fun which led everyone perfectly into the barn dance which was as always very popular and lots of shouting, laughing and I am sure crying as the evening went on, this was out time to say goodbye and head back to Southampton after a very long but very rewarding day filled with Love happiness and laughter.

Thanks guys it was an awesome day, and one last word, Jake, YOUR next dude ! :-)

A few of my favourites and then our taster slideshow.

Rachael and Dickson get married

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Monday, September 10, 2012

London wedding photographer – Steph and Luke get married at Coltsford mill

On Saturday Sue and I joined Luke and Step for their lovely wedding at Coltsford Mill in Croydon on what turned out to be out hottest day yet so as you would expect there were lots of happy and smiley people there !

Sue and I headed up to Croydon on Friday night which is something we often do with our location weddings, its a great way to chill out pre-wedding rather than sitting in traffic on the M25 we stayed in a Premier Inn which always look after us and we always feel great the next morning. So bright and early (after a fab breakfast) Sue and I headed off to Mums house in Purley to see Steph and to meet her lovely and very hospitable family, after a few minutes we felt like one of the crowd and just knew it was going to be a fab wedding. The 4 big bridesmaids really looked after us as did Mum and Dad so thanks guys you were all fab, we spent a couple hours with Steph ending with some family shots on the new decking before we headed off to Purley to the local church where we were greeted by Canon Frank and the amazing words of ”do what you like Jules” :-) we then met Luke and the boys and his lovely parents and got on with some guest shots before the cars arrived filled with the amazing bridesmaids and our stunning bride.

We walked into the beautiful church filled with 140 or so eager people and after an amazing Catholic service and the most amazing choir 90 minutes later walked out into the beautiful sunshine for a few family shots at the church and relaxed guest shots before heading off in somewhat of a weird direction to Coltsford Mill We eventually arrived after apparently the driver took a few wrong turns LOL and took Luke and Steph into the gardens along with Fi Steph’s hairdresser to look after Steph’s hair during our shoot, I think we all need a personal hairdresser like Fi we took some amazing portraits in the grounds but sadly were tight for time so had to shoot back to the guests for some lovely family groups and details before being whisked into dinner. After the most amazing food YUM YUM YUM YUM yeah you can see we enjoyed itwe had 3, well 4 speeches the usual 3 very entertaining speeches and an extra “why did the chicken cross the road” speech by our very confident 5 year old pageboy Sam Sam ROCKED this wedding !

after our speeches we were for one reason or another running over an hour late so it was dark so we missed our evening portraits but we did thanks to, well I dont really know who to blame get to do our group shot outside, yes 160 or so people outside in the dark hahaha but it turned out well and I know Steph and Luke will love it even more because of the fun involved,

All in all we had another amazing wedding and I would like to thanks Luke and Steph’s family and friends so much for the constant fun and compliments, we really appreciate it guys, Sophie (Steph’s sister and chief bridesmaid) for recommending us to Steph and Luke as well as the rest of the bridal party for being so much fun and help, Sam well just for being Sam

Mostly to Steph and Luke, you guys were amazing, you made great choices for your wedding day and you enjoyed every minute of it, I take my hat off to you, you know how to party ! well done guys you made a lot of people VERY HAPPY on Saturday 8th September, much love XXX