Jane & Gary - Edwins, Fareham

Today was a very local wedding to me - Edwins in Fareham for the wedding of Jane and Gary.

Today was a very local wedding to me - Edwins in Fareham for the wedding of Jane and Gary. I arrived early and confirmed details with the restaurant manager and then quickly went up and photographed the room, which was classically and simply decorated. Once I had those in the bag, I checked out the ceremony room and met the Superintendent Register who was conducting the ceremony that day to check on what I could do throughout. Another exceptionally friendly conversation which saw me allowed to cover the ceremony fully with the obvious exception of the signing itself.

Back downstairs again for the groom and bestman, and then the bridemaids and finally Jane - who looked stunning.

Throughout the ceremony I was looking for emotion, details, the key moments and of course the standard shots of the first kiss and signing. Jane had organised a soloist who was excellent and made a real change. Everything went smoothly and then we went outside where I spent 10-15 minutes capturing the informal celebrations, family and friends groupings and shooting reportage discreetly - in the main unknown to the bridal party and guests. However, with some specific groups to shoot I did grab Jane and Gary and work through the formal groups and also a shot of everyone from the porch roof !

Having already shot the room I managed to get 10 minutes with Jane and Gary to get some different editorial style shots and completed todays wedding with a shot of them cutting the cake.

As usual below are some images from the day.

The bestman makes sure that the rings don't go anywhere