Joanna and Graham at Marwell Hall
Last Saturdays wedding was the third and
final of three that week, and unfortunately it had the worst of the weather. Not
to be deterred both Joanna and Graham had a wonderful day.
Last Saturdays wedding was the third and
final of three that week, and unfortunately it had the worst of the weather. Not
to be deterred both Joanna and Graham had a wonderful
day.An early start ensured I was
at the house of Joanna's parents just before 9am, and in time to get some images
of the dress, shoes and introduce myself to the family before Joanna arrived
back from the hairdressers ready to have her make-up done. Protecting the
identity and most importantly the colour of her wedding dress from her father we
carefully opened curtains, shut doors and got some soft diffused light coming in
to make for some lovely getting ready images. Just before I left we got some
family portraits in the garden as I knew that by the time Joanna arrived at
Marwell the rain would have settled in. In fact
it arrived as I was driving back down the M3 and on arrival I got out my studio
lighting fully prepared to have to cover the family groups indoors with some
professional off-camera lighting.I
met up with Graham, his best man and the toastmaster Roy
Austin and got some of the guys photographed, before checking some
details with the venue's excellent wedding coordinator Izzy, and ensuring that
with the harpist in my normal position at the front of the long room I could
still get great ceremony images from the other side next to the registrars
table. With all of this preparation complete I had time to shoot some
documentary images of the guests before Joanna arrived and was ushered in to the
the officiant.After a lovely
ceremony we made our way to the front of the hall and I photographed the family
groups in the large porch which was dry despite the weather, no worries about
harsh light and with the porch giving shelter the groups were done outside and
are great - and in my mind much better than doing them inside with studio
lighting. Thanks to Roy though for some interim sheltering of Joanna with a
brolly from the occasional spot of rain and wind and for his support through the
day - an excellent toastmaster and highly
recommended.After an extended
visit to feed the giraffes we returned and were in plenty of time for some room
shots in the marquee and then the receiving line, and the entry of the bride and
groom for the wedding breakfast. I got a short break during dinner and then was
back in for speeches after which Joanna and Graham took the opportunity to get
some relaxed photographs around the inside of this magnificent building, and
ventured out for a photograph with the
car.The evening reception was
still 30 minutes away and I used the time to good effect getting lots of great
relaxed images of the guests and bridal party enjoying themselves in the marquee
and then it was time for a first dance followed by a short set from one of
Joanna's bridesmaids after which I made my way quickly to the car, dried and
packed my kit away and returned to back up everything
!A selection of images from the
day follow, and I hope you'll agree the photography didn't suffer because of the
weather, although it took all of my experience to get this wedding to the same
standard as one done in good
conditions......Joanna
prepares for her wedding day with make-up applied in the window
light
Graham
and best man David before the
ceremony
Joanna
arrives in the Long Room, Marwell Hall accompanied by father Nick as everyone
looks
on
Joanna's
parents in a family group shot under the porch at Marwell Hall. It's raining -
hard - but under shelter and with good light this image hasn't
suffered
Yes you were right - it's a
lovely red wedding dress, and a window lit portrait of Joanna between the
wedding breakfast and evening reception taken in the Library of Marwell
Hall
Graham
gets the window treatment as well but this time the image is converted to black
and
white
Something
a bit more dramatic on the staircase at Marwell
Hall
Kudos
to Joanna and Graham for braving the weather and getting an image of them in
front of the venue with their car suitably protected with one of my
umbrellas
First
dance inside the
marquee
Joanna's
bridesmaid Laura in her short set just after the first dance, fortunately for me
I wasn't bound by the usual "3 songs, no flash" rule
!
Posted: Fri - August 15, 2008 at 01:07 PM
