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New Forest Wedding Photographer | Vanessa & Darren

Ian — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:33:44 +0000

Vanessa & Darren’s wedding at the lovely Forest Lodge Hotel in the New Forest, Hampshire. I loved shooting portraits of them both at Bolton’s Bench, where Darren proposed. Such a happy, smiley couple

Paul & Irene’s Wedding | Fortaleza da Luz, Portugal

Ian — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:38:18 +0000

Wow, what a wedding! Irene & Paul were married right next to the beach at Nossa Senhora da Luz, the Praia da Luz village church in the Algarve, Portugal. Very conveniently the reception venue, Fortaleza da Luz was just across the road; a gorgeous old fort overlooking the sea. With Irene’s New York, Greek and Portuguese connections, Paul from England, and best man Karl flying in from South Africa,it really was an international affair!

Thanks to everyone for making me so welcome, it was an amazing day and great to meet you all

P.S I’d love to hear from you, please leave me a comment in the box at the bottom of all the photos.

Here’s the slideshow… It’s best viewed with music and in full screen (click the square in the bottom right of the video to make it full screen, press escape when you have finished). Please be patient while it loads, it will be worth it! If you don’t have 5 and a half minutes to spare, just scroll through a few of my favourites below.

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The girls got ready at Irene’s parents’ fantastic villa in Praia da Luz. It was a really hot day, I just wanted to jump in that pool!

Love the dude in the background!

Gorgeous light streaming through the stained glass.

Celebrating outside the church after the ceremony. That’s the reception venue in the background, how convenient!

A group photo taken from the Fortaleza da Luz.

How’s that for a wedding party photo background?!

Fortaleza da Luz from the beach. The food was delicious!

The YMCA.

A lovely end to the day

Wedding Photographer Hampshire | Chris & Vicki’s Wedding, the New Mill, Eversley

Ian — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:36:37 +0000

Vicki & Chris had a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at the New Mill in Eversley, Hampshire. With just 17 guests it was a lovely intimate wedding. I’m not sure if Chris thought the star of the day was his gorgeous bride or the vintage Fiat 500 they both turned up in together! Joking of course, as you can see in the photos we know the answer to that one really .

Here’s the slideshow…It’s best viewed with music and in full screen (click the square in the bottom right of the video to make it full screen, press escape when you have finished). Please be patient while it loads, it will be worth it!

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All the guests were waiting to greet Vicki and Chris as they arrived at the wedding together in their very cool car.

As Vicki & Chris are fellow Alfa fans, I had to include one of the umbrella!

Amanda & Paul’s Wedding | St Michael’s Church, Bray

Ian — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:19:57 +0000

Amanda and Paul’s wedding photo slideshow from their lovely wedding at St Michael’s Church in Bray. They followed with a reception at Bray Cricket Club with a cool vintage tea party.

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Sarah & James’ Wedding Photos | Lake Como, Italy

Ian — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:26:32 +0000

James and Sarah’s amazing wedding day at Lake Como in Italy. I had been looking forward to this one for a long time! The ceremony and reception were all at the Relais Regina Teodolinda in Laglio, on the west coast of the spectacularly beautiful Lake Como.

One of the most relaxed couples ever, it was brilliant to be part of Sarah and James’ special day. All their guests were great fun too and up for a brilliant time, so thanks to you all!

Here’s the slideshow…It’s best viewed with music and in full screen (click the square in the bottom right of the video to make it full screen, press escape when you have finished). Please be patient while it loads, it will be worth it!

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There’s no way I could just post a couple of my favourites from the wedding, it was such a brilliant day, so here’s 40!

I loved the colours and textures of the walls, what a cool street sign.

Gorgeous dress in a gorgeous room, I could have kept shooting in here all day.

More amazing colours and textures.

Love this calm moment before the wedding with Sarah looking out on to Lake Como.

Can’t remember what the joke was!

Table centre pieces, just one of the many beautiful details of the wedding.

James’ brother Rob gave a hilarious speech.

Best location for a wedding cake ever? I think so!

Wedding Photographer Surrey | Sarah & Stephen at the Manor House Hotel Surrey

Ian — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:27:33 +0000

Sarah & Stephen had a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at the Manor House Hotel in Newlands Corner, Surrey. There are some lovely grounds at the Manor House for photos, and the evening light was gorgeous.

Here’s a video slideshow of a few of my favourite photos from the day. It’s best viewed with music and in full screen (click the square in the bottom right of the video to make it full screen, press escape when you have finished).

Gemma & Tom’s Wedding Photos | St Andrew’s Church, Kingswood & Tyrrells Wood Golf Club Surrey

Ian — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:51:01 +0000

Gemma and Tom had a gorgeous wedding ceremony at St Andrew’s Church in Kingswood followed by an excellent reception at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club in Leatherhead, Surrey.

I photographed Gemma’s sister’s wedding a couple of years ago, so it was brilliant to see all the family again and lots of friendly faces

There were so many great places at Tyrells Wood for photos, including the amazing tractor shed. I think Gemma and Tom thought I was a bit mad for choosing this as a location when there was lots of beautiful greenery all around the golf course! But, they went along with me and we got some great photos.

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There were so many favourites, here are just a few photos from the wedding.

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Michelle and David’s Wedding Photos & Slideshow

Ian — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:09:23 +0000

Michelle and David had a beautiful wedding ceremony at St Mary’s Church in Ashwell followed by a reception at the Airman in Meppershall. It was 29th April (Royal Wedding Day) and Michelle was definitely not going to be out shone, she looked stunning! During my pre-wedding recce I found an amazing field of rape in full bloom between the church and the reception venue which I know would be brilliant for a few photos, especially combined with the campervan that Michelle had booked as a surprise!. Here’s a slideshow of some of my favourites from the day.

The video is best viewed with music and in full screen (click the square in the bottom right of the video to make it full screen, press escape when you have finished). Please be patient while it loads, it will be worth it!

If you haven’t got time to see the whole show, here’s some of my favourite images from the wedding day.

Anita & Dan’s Wedding | Manners Arms, Grantham

Ian — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:33:39 +0000

Anita and Dan had a lovely wedding ceremomy and reception at the Manners Arms in Knipton near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A beautiful venue and, as you’ll see, I was particularly taken by the mirrors!

Helen & Gavin’s Wedding | Charingworth Manor

Ian — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:26:19 +0000

Helen and Gav had a gorgeous candlelit wedding at Charingworth Manor in the Cotswolds. When Helen told me that it would be a candlelit ceremony I thought “no problem, I’m sure there’ll be a few lights on”. Well, no, Helen really did mean just candles! I didn’t need to worry, 250 candles put out a surprising amount of light (and a LOT of heat!). Combined with my awesome low light lenses and camera ISO pushed to the max, got some lovely shots. They had a small reception for close family and friends on the day and part two of this blog post will be coming soon, the party for 150!