What an amazing day Anja and Mark had at Old Thorns yesterday.
I joined Anja and her besties in the morning at one of the apartments at Old Thorns. I knew everything would go smoothly because Anja is the most organised human I’ve ever met and I was double certain when I walked in and saw everyone was right on schedule.
Anja had Olivia Mills on hair and make up duty and, like Anja, Olivia get’s things done!
So there was no rushing and no panicking. Just a super fun time with lots of love and laughter.
Soon enough, it was dress time and Anja was expertly helped into it by her crew. It’s fair to say that her Dad was suitably blown away!
And then a very dapper little man, and very pretty little lady joined us just in time for some pre wedding pictures.
Before we knew it, it was showtime!
The ceremony was beautiful, emotional and just lovely. We had some wonderful readings by the Mums, a few tears here and there, and it was all sealed with a big ol’ smooch!
Then some more wedding magic happened - the rain stopped!
For long enough to get outside with Anja and Mark (and a couple of little legends) for some pictures.
It did then rain again, however. But not to worry, because during the Wedding Breakfast the rain cleared again and a really great sunset appeared and Anja and Mark were happy to let me take them outside for 2 minutes.
Before too long, the food had been eaten and the speeches had been spoken. So it was PARTY TIME!
Hands up if you had the best time at Anja and Mark’s wedding!
That’s all for this little preview, folks.
An amazing day for the most wonderful couple.
I’ll add one or two more pictures from this day to the Facebook and Instagram pages as I edit them, so feel free to follow along over there.
Huge thanks to all at Old Thorns for taking such good care of me and for making sure everything ran so smoothly.
Specials thanks to Amber who was a hero all day and also a top veil assistant.
Special thanks also to the Man of Honour Kenneth, who was running around all over the place for me, more than once - what a guy!
Thanks too to all of Anja and Marks wonderful guests for making me so welcome.
What a day Emma & Chris had on Friday.
After a very rainy morning, the sky did the decent thing and cleared up nicely in time for the wedding.
The actual marriage took place at All Saints Church in Upminster, a lovely little church with Marion, a world class Vicar who did an incredible job.
Chris and all of the guests were there in good time awaiting the arrival of the beautiful bride. Emma made sure no one was kept waiting for long though, as she arrived right on time.
And just like that, it was showtime!
The ceremony was beautiful and a little emotional too.
And then everyone made the short trip to Friern Manor in Dunton. One of my all time favourite venues. And as always, the team there had everything looking great for the happy couple, so we immediately took a stroll around the gardens for some photos.
We got some lovely shots a little later too. Both in the sense of photos and, well…
Before we knew it, day turned to night and was time for Emma and Chris to have their first dance.
And then… PARTY TIME!
My favourite thing about photographing weddings at Friern Manor is that it is incredible for night shots.
I always try to sneak my couples away for 5 minutes at night time for a shot or two, so I was delighted when Emma and Chris agreed to pop outside with me.
That’s all for this little preview, folks.
An incredible day for the most wonderful couple.
I’ll add one or two more pictures from this day to the Facebook and Instagram pages as I edit them, so feel free to follow along over there.
Huge thanks to all at Friern Manor for taking such good care of me and for making sure everything ran so smoothly - as always.
Thanks too to all of Emma and Chris’ wonderful guests for making me so welcome.
What a day Natalie and James had at the lovely Friern Manor in Dunton on Sunday.
I arrived nice and early and the staff at Friern Manor already had everything ready - the place looked great - so I got the drone up in the air as well as taking some external shots.
Natalie got ready in the manor house with her bride squad and two little legends.
Meanwhile, James was excitedly awaiting his bride.
Natalie didn’t keep him waiting too long though. Soon enough she was walked down the aisle by her very proud Dad.
It all got a little bit emotional and James did the decent thing and had a little cry.
The ceremony itself was short and very sweet and was all sealed with a big ol’ kiss!
It was a little bit chilly out, but not so much so that we couldn’t take a little stroll around the beautiful Friern Manor grounds.
And we got to take some pretty great group shots out there too.
As night drew in, everyone headed back inside to the indoor garden for some drinks.
Before we even knew it, it was time for the newlyweds to have their first dance.
And then…. Party time!
Right before it was time for me to leave them to it, I grabbed the happy couple for one more little shoot outside. One of the very best things about being a photographer at Friern Manor is that the gardens transform at night time and I can get pictures like this:
That’s all for this little preview, folks.
What a day for the most wonderful couple.
I’ll add one or two more pictures from this day to the Facebook and Instagram pages as I edit them, so feel free to follow along over there.
Huge thanks to all at Friern Manor for taking such good care of me and for making sure everything ran so smoothly - what a team!
Thanks too to all of Natalie and James’ wonderful guests for making me so welcome.
