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Andy and Kimberley get married at Rivervale Barn

On what was a very cold and snowy Easter weekend we joined Kimberley and Andy for their wedding on the Saturday which was help at the lovely Rivervale Barn in Yately Nr Camberley,  Sue and I are very lucky in that we travel all around the UK photographing amazing weddings and one of our favourite venues of late has been Rivervale Barn, the light is amazing the grounds are just beautiful and together this makes for the most amazing wedding venue.

We started our day with Kimberley and the girls in the preparation bedroom for some lovely relaxed detail shots as well as Kimberley stepping into her beautiful wedding dress.  We then met with Andy and the boys, Andy, Andy, Andy and Liam,  yeah it was confusing:-) It was not too long before the harpist started playing and we were led into the ceremony room, First the bridesmaids and then our beautiful bride who looked simply breathtaking. As her Daddy walked her slowly down the isle she never once broke her gaze from Andy, it was so romantic and the silenced room just watched and watched.  After a lovely ceremony we headed back into the main barn for drinks and nibbles and then out into the chilly courtyard for family photos which we finished pretty smartish:-)

We then took Andy and Kimberley out into the gardens for some portraits where it was just starting to snow,  can you believe it Snow at Easter !!! thankfully it never came of anything and after a few lovely and very well planned portraits we headed back into the warn and into the beautifully decorated wedding breakfast. After a wonderful wedding breakfast and some rather emotional speeches we setup our Funtime fotos which is our wedding photo booth and we started the fun:-) we broke away to photograph the cake cutting which was a selection of lovely cupcakes and a top tier of lovelyness all covered in the most amazing sugar flowers. Then out to the Band for the first dance then back for the last hour to finish our Funtime before Sue and I said our goodbyes and headed off home after a very long but so much fun wedding day.

It would be wrong if I never game a massive shout out to everyone for making the day so much fun but none more that Andy and Kimberley,  cold and snowy goes so well with those warm and wonderful smiles.  Thank you X

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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 fun:-)then 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

 

SEE THE FUNTIME FOTOS HERE

 

 

SEE THE FUNTIME FOTOS HERE

 

 

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Hampshire wedding photographer – Jules and Luke get married at Highfield Park Hook

On Friday we joined Julia (Jules) and Luke for our first wedding of this weekend and one of our most anticipated of the year, Since first meeting Jules and Luke we hit it off and have met a few times since chatting about the wedding and taking photos etc, Oh and eating cake:-)so we were both super excited  about their wedding and I am pleased to say that it did not disappoint !

We started our day with Jules at her Mums house for some lovely relaxed photos and getting to know everyone, the couple of hours there flew by and we were soon heading off to the bar to meet with Luke and the boys,  We met an excited Luke and had a few minutes grabbing some relaxed shots and some lovely details before everyone headed into church and the absolutely stunning Jules arrived,  I think the whole congregation were as stunned as I was:-).  The vicar Mary greeted me with ” hello Jules I am Mary, I am very laid back just dont shove me out of the way and we will get on fine” Guess what, we got on just fine:-) after a beautiful ceremony we headed outside into the unexpected sun and took a few family photos at the church before Jules and Luke headed off for a drive and we all walked the few steps to Highfield Park with the rest of the guests,  We then had an hour os so in the grounds for a few more family group shots and some portraits and of course details of the room as well as a few people with teh AFC Wimbledon scarf, Luke was involved with them until recently and is a true supporter.

We then all headed into a lovely chicken dinner and then some very emotional speeches, Yes Sue cried !!!  3 times in fact but there were 2 distinct  highlights during the speeches, 1 was Luke giving Jules “dont for wives published in 1919″  just brilliant mate:-)  and the second was when somebody told 92 year old Grandad to SHHHH and he looked up and said “bugger off” hahahahaha

after the speeches we all headed back to the bar to chill out and a few more fun photos including a few on the stairs and with the girls outside al of which made for a fun and very memorable wedding day,  Whilst we were waiting for the first dance we set up our Funtime Foto booth ready for an evening of fun.

We then met Leroy the Dj who was not only a magnificent Dj but a true inspiration,  Those of you that know about my personal journey with my weight and fitness just have to read this   Needless to say the first dance was amazing and afterwards we mooved onto the Funtime Fotos which you can read about soon here !

Thanks to everyone for looking after us both from early on right through to the bacon rolls but mostly thank you to Jules and Luke for reminding me once again just why I love my job and why I am the luckiest man alive,  Bless you both X

Jules and Sue xx

First a few of my favorites then a slideshow but then remember to check out the funtime fotos from the evening here

 

 

 

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Dorset wedding photographer – Leon and Emma get married at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel

Yesterday we joined Leon and Emma for their wedding at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel in Dorset, just miles from Bournemouth, this sunny waterfront haven is an idyllic location for a wedding, with uninterrupted panoramic views over the harbour, very few wedding venues can match the passion and beauty of this incredible setting and Leon and Emma choose the most amazing June day to get married.  We were recommended to Leon and Emma by Andy and Issy who you might remember from their Frisbee throwing wedding at Northbrook park a year ago:-) we were recommended to Andy and Issy by Gary and Karen who’s wedding we shot 5 years ago,  its a wonderful job we have and all along the way we make the most amazing friends and the best part is, with each wedding it starts all over again.

We started our day with Emma at home for an hour capturing a few lovely preparation shots and getting to know her parents and brother before we headed off to the Christchurch Harbour hotel to meet Leon and his best man for a couple of chilled shots pre ceremony,  Emma soon arrived in a beautiful Range Rover which suited the Christchurch Harbour hotel so well and walked into a silenced room in her absolutely stunning wedding dress, Leon later mentioned that he was speechless when he saw Emma for the first time today.

After a relaxed ceremony we were ushered out onto the terrace levels in what was perfect sunshine for a couple of hours of very chilled photos, we took a few family photos as well as key members and then took Leon and Emma off for a nice walk and soon enough we were being called into dinner but before anyone could enjoy their wedding breakfast we had the 3 speeches which were all entertaining, Emma’s Dads was very moving, Leon’s was great and the Best man is a Police officer so enough said;-) 3 great speeches.

After dinner Sue and I setup our Funtime Foto booth which is our take on a wedding photo booth ready for a fun evening, little did we realise just how much fun we were in for !  although there were only 60 or so guests we had the most amazing evening and shot long into the night, people were coming back again and again and I think its fair to say that Funtime Fotos was a 100% HIT:-)

In-between Funtimefotos we shot the first dance which finished the formalities for the day, back to funtime for an hour or so then Sue and I left exhausted but very very happy.

Thanks to Andy and Issy for your continued support and thank you to everybody for making me laugh so much that I had tears running down my face at times.

Jules x

You can view your Funtime photos tasters here on our website or you can look through the whole collection and maybe buy your favourite one here:-) don’t forget to leave a comment to let us know what you think both below this post and on the funtime page !

First a couple of favourites and then the slideshow:-)

 

 

 

 

 

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Hampshire wedding photo-booth – Ben and Danielle’s funtimefoto’s

As promised we have posted a few of Ben and Danielle’s FuntimeFotos from their beautiful Northbrook Park wedding on Saturday over on our Funtimefotos website so please check them out,  Our FuntimeFoto booth idea has become so popular since its launch that despite only actually shooting 1 wedding we have started a standalone website you can see it here !  Since launching FuntimeFotos we have had lots of bookings so the website will fill up over the next few months starting with next weeks wedding:-)

We hope that you enjoy the new website and if so please leave a comment below Ben and Danielle’s post so they will see it:-)

Jules X

Ben and Danielle on the Funtimefotos website

 

Funtimefotos website

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