Becky and Dan – Wedding Photography at Orchardleigh House

Becky and Dan – Wedding Photography at St Mary’s, Orchardleigh and Orchardleigh House

Becky made the most stunning bride. Her Justin Alexander gown was just to die for. Heavily beaded with high neckline and a low back it was perfect for her petite frame and was finished with gorgeous asymetric hair and elegant makeup by the talented Sally Bracey. The couples wedding styling was beautiful. Put together by Kirsten The Little Wedding Helper they had gold sequinned table cloths on the top table that were covered with flowers in teacups and decanters, strings of pearls. Lovely gold Lindt bunny favours that doubled up as nameplaces with neckties that had adorable calligraphy to let guests know where they were sitting. Mugs spelling out LOVE sat on the matelpiece behind the top table filled with more dusky pink flowers and make a great focal point for the room.

The boys were very organised and already waiting at St Mary’s when I arrived. One of my favourite ever churches, St Mary’s has no electricity and is tucked away on a tiny island nestled int he grounds of the lovely Orchadleigh estate in Frome. Never the easiest church to photograph, lit only by candles, lighting can be a real challenge. But it’s an idyllic spot and a setting that would fit perfectly in an American movie that included a cute British wedding.

The weather wasn’t the kindest to Becky and Dan and a dash through the rain with brollies and confetti was the most that the majority of guests were outside all day. We didn’t venture far for the couples portraits and instead used the old collapsed orangery next to the house and dragged bridesmaids and ushers out onto the steps for a handful of natural light shots. The lovely thing about a wet day is that I have to get creative with lighting. I like to work with ambient light so the billiard room and stairs were perfect for some strong contrast, sidelit shots using just narrow beams of natural light to create some slightly moodier images.

The evening was kicked off with a great photobooth provided by Basket and Banter. They set up a backdrop with little faux plants, loads of props in a basket and plenty of banter thrown into the mix. The first dance was followed by plenty of mingling and I left just after a great fireworks display.

Here are some images of the newlyweds Big Day on 24th March 2016 at Orchardleigh Estate. Their full gallery will be online soon. Please do like our facebook page 

Dress – Justin Alexander

Venue – Orchardleigh House

Make up – Sally Bracey

Florist – Belle De Jour, Clifton

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Styling – The Little Wedding Helper

Photobooth – Basket and Banter

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Laura and Sam – Wedding Photography at Coombe Lodge

Laura and Sam – Wedding Photography at Coombe Lodge

Spring Weddings at Coombe Lodge are always beautiful to photograph. Daffodils cover the bank and later in the season wild garlic carpets the wilder areas of the grounds. Laura and Sam were extremely fortunate with the weather for their Big Day on Good Friday. The Thursday was grey and wet and the saturday was grey and wet. But they picked a little patch of sunshine in a very typical British Bank Holiday weekend.

A month before their wedding I spent the morning with the Summerhayes family capturing some pre-wedding images at Coombe Lodge to make sure the couple and their two lovely girls Jessie and Mia were comfortable with the camera. That particular morning was a great success and I captured loads of gorgeous family shots. However on the day of the wedding the term ‘not playing ball’ was a term coined for Jessie. My two daughters are exactly the same age as Mia and Jessie within just a few weeks of one another and I know full well that when there is a three year old who doesn’t want to do something, there is no amount of bribery and blackmail that will persuade them otherwise. Luckily Laura and Sam were extremely relaxed about this and I captured natural and relaxed shots of them and their guests enjoying the special day. As the registrar Paula said (during the ceremony when Jessie clung to her Daddy and whimpered through the vows and first kiss) it’s moments like these that you look back on and treasure in years to come….and never let your daughter forget, particularly during the planning stages of her own wedding in the future!

My images are about moments. Not just standing in lines and smiling for the camera. It’s the moment your daughter races down the aisle into her Daddy’s arms. The children running around the grounds gathering up eggs in an Easter trail. The break in the romantic couples portraits for the bride and groom to spot the bestman mooning in the distance and to get that shot of genuine laughter (and the shot of the bestman’s bottom.)…..It’s making sure the Groom’s beloved mini is as photographed as his beautiful bride.

Loved Laura’s colours and style. Multiway dresses in champagne, truffle and delicate pink with soft grecian hair adorned with gypsophilia. Laura’s sister Kirsten and a team of students from Weston College created the complete bridal party’s wedding look. A beautiful variety of hairstyles that ran along the same theme and elegant makeup, looked brilliant once complete, and the girls should be very proud of their work.

Congratulations Laura and Sam. Thank you for a brilliant day!

Here are some images of the newlyweds Big Day on 25th March 2016 at Coombe Lodge. Their full gallery will be online soon. Please do like our facebook page 

Dress – Ascher by Maggie Sottero from Allison Jayne Bridal

Venue – Coombe Lodge

Bridesmaids Dresses – Debenhams

Flowers – Emma Petersson Designer Florist

Hair – The Team at Weston College

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Mens suits – Debenhams suit hire

Cake – Cake Matters

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Gemma and Chris – Wedding Photography at Aldwick Court Farm and Vineyard

Gemma and Chris – Wedding Photography at Aldwick Court Farm and Vineyard

It has been far too long since I have blogged. I have absolutely loads of weddings to catch up on. However I thought I would start afresh with my wedding from last week, and catch up on the others when I get a chance.

Gemma and Chris chose Aldwick Court Farm and Vineyard for their wedding celebrations. Having got engaged in a vineyard while travelling abroad, it was the perfect choice. Gemma didn’t want a strong theme for the wedding, however it seemed the subtle ‘wine’ theme was entirely appropriate for the setting. A simple table plan made from wine bottles each holding a single rose, gold painted wine bottle table numbers and plenty of the yummy alcoholic grape juice itself, was very fitting. Matched with hessian table runners, wooden centre piece holders and vibrant purple and green, every detail was well thought out.

Gemma was one of my most organised brides in ages. Her morning timings were all typed up and she was completely ready, well before she needed to see the registrars. Perfect for capturing some of the photo ideas she had seen on pinterest while she was relaxed and organised.

After the ceremony and confetti we headed into the vineyard for a few shots among the vines. We had been warned by the staff that the grounds were rather boggy, but Gem and Chris were undeterred. During our initial meeting, it was the one thing that they highlighted to me as being a really important backdrop to capture some images. Certainly not a part of the day they will forget with myself and Sean the videographer walking ahead testing the firmest path to tread!

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Giddings, I hope you had the most wonderful day and incredible honeymoon!

Here are some images of the newlyweds Big Day on 12th March 2016 at Aldwick Court Farm and Vineyard. Please do like our facebook page 

Dress – Watters

Venue – Aldwick Court Farm

Bridesmaids Dresses – Coast

Flowers –Eden Flowers – Winscombe

Hair – Helen Farley

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Caterers – Taste Buds Catering

Mens suits – Clifton Suits

Cake – Anna Tyler Cakes

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Wedding Photography at Clevedon Halll – Claire and Derek

Claire and Derek – Wedding Photography at Clevedon Hall

So much fun and laughter at the wedding of Claire and Derek. As soon as I met Claire I knew her wedding day was going to be really enjoyable. So relaxed and easy to talk to with an infectious laugh, I was thrilled when her adult bridesmaids were exactly the same and clearly enjoying every minute of their best friends Big Day. The cheeky ladies were about to pop the first cork of the morning on my arrival at 10am. With drinking that early I knew we were going to have lots of fun!

Claire chose the beautiful Tawny Owl suite at the top of Clevedon Hall to get ready. A lovely choice for getting ready….apart from the very narrow staircase. Luckily Claire bypassed this entirely by using the lift down to the first floor before descending the beautiful grand staircase ready for the ceremony.

Derek was extremely organised and completely ready more than an hour before the ceremony and had even pursuaded the catering manager to get him a morning tipple from the closed bar. I captured some images in the snug of the boys attaching their buttonholes before heading back up to see the girls.

The Dame Rosa Burden Room is my favourite room for ceremonies at Clevedon Hall. A photographers dream it is bright and light (and often very warm as Derek found out during the ceremony, when he was desperately gesturing to me to open the window wider) Lots of laughter during the ceremony with personal readings from Derek’s Dad and daughter Sam, and Claire’s good friend. I love capturing those moments that are just a second or two before they are gone. As Claire entered the room Derek’s bestman Terry placed his hand on the groom’s shoulder and I love the pictures as Claire came down the aisle grinning at her guests. It’s moments like that which go by in a blur for the couple at the time but they can recall forever more with an image that says it all.

After the ceremony we headed out onto  the lawn infront of the house for a huge confetti tunnel followed by by group shots around the fountain. I then continued with smaller groups on the grass near the fountain while guests listened to harpist Siona Stockel and enjoyed canapes. Lovely to see Simon from Parsnip Mash, back at Clevedon Hall for a one off wedding. Always fantastic food from this lovely team! Just a tad windy…There were moments when Claire’s mum Violet lost her hat and Siona’s sheet music flew off the music stand in a violent gust, the guests were a little windswept in the pictures, but it will remind the bride and groom of a slightly blustery day! We dashed inside as the rain started to all and completed the last photo of Claire and her million hens, with their silly faces, on the balcony over the great hall.

The weather then changed again and beautiful sunshine shone over Clevedon so Claire, Derek and I took the opportunity to pop outside without anyone else (even though Claire’s Dad Winston did try to hide in plain sight so he could ake some pictures) We wandered down to the tree and used the house as backdrop against a beautiful blue sky. During our meeting before the wedding the couple had said to me that they liked light and bright and green. With the Dame Rosa Burden Room, huge green trees and beautiful open parkland I hope we achieved this!

After the shots down by the lake we headed back inside to pose with the cheese tower created by Pong. The couple were thrilled that it contained all the cheeses they had expected rather than just a few as they had expected. Simple styling in the library involved greens from their colour scheme and burnt oranges and cream in the fishbowl centre pieces. glass candle holders were both name places painted with glass paint and personalised m&m holders as favours for the guests. The newlyweds went with a simple escort card system for their table plan. VeryAmerican style and something I expect to see more and more of in the coming seasons. Simple luggage labels were tied to a frame with the guests name on one side and the table name on the other side. The idea is simply to remove your card and take it with you to your table.

I left the new Mr and Mrs Jenkins as they took as their seats for their first meal as husband and wife. On the Sunday they jetted off to a surprise honeymoon that had been booked by Derek for his new wife. (It was Mauritus for those who would like to know….and I think they had a great time!)

Here are some images of the newlyweds Big Day on 12th September 2015 at Clevedon Hall. Please do like our facebook page 

Dress – Harmony by Enzoani at 14 and Sixpence

Venue – Clevedon Hall

Bridesmaids Dresses – Clare’s Dress Design

Flowers –Emma Petersson Designer Florist

Make Up – Portia Channel from Pia Makeup Designs

Hair – Harriet from Escape, Norton Fitzwarren

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Caterers – Parsnip Mash

Cheese Tower – Pong

Harpist – Siona Stockel

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Wedding Photography at Clevedon Hall – Becki and Mike

Becki and Mike – Wedding Photography at Clevedon Hall

What a wedding! Absolutely gorgeous styling from Becki and Mike with huge amounts of effort from family and friends on the lead up to and morning of the wedding. The couple chose a theme of silver and black with white flowers and green foliage as well as a books and authors names for the styling of the library for their wedding breakfast. Becki was so passionate about their Big Day. She was really excited about all the little details and everywhere you looked in Clevedon Hall were elements of the couples personality. With everything from a massive sweet stand, to a his ‘n hers wedding cake, wishing trees, huge photoframe and props, room divider covered with images of the couple, present table adorned with hundreds of pretend presents in their colour scheme, lanterns with candles, bling vases filled with flowers, light up cocktail bar and beautiful strings of baubles hung from the balcony over the great hall. It was simply STUNNING and guests were wowed by the effort!

Becki and the girls were oblivious to the Mother of the Bride and the male part of the wedding party grafting away on the morning of the wedding. Tucked away in the uppermost part of Clevedon Hall they had a relaxed morning having their hair and makeup done and enjoying a glass or two of champagne poured from personalised Moet bottles. (As far as I’m concerned there couldn’t be a much better way to start the morning of a wedding!) Loved Becki’s hair. She chose to wear it up in barrel curls off her neck and I could see why when I saw the Lillian West gown she had purchased from Clifton Brides. An elegant keyhole backed design with high neckline that suited her incredible figure perfectly. The lovely thing about the boys also getting ready onsite is that I can pop back and forth and capture shots of what the guys were also up to. In this case they were tucking into a mountain of food that had been packed for them and cracking open even more champagne. Mike chose a black lounge suit by Austin Reed suit in contrast to the groomsmen who wore grey.

Guests arrived to music from a string quartet as Mike made his way around to speak to people as they took their seats. Becki and her ‘maids descended the grand staircase and walked straight down the aisle where Mike was waiting. A lovely ceremony, with personal poem written and read by Becki’s sister Kirsty, ended with the bride and groom leading their guests out to the fountain to be showered with congratulations from well wishers. After the tradtitional group photos on the lawn we headed infront of the house to capture some more fun and silly imagery that the couple had found on pinterest that they like the idea of recreating. After these, I asked the girls to sit by the water together and I shot some relaxed pictures of the bridal party chatting before Mike replaced the ladies and we went onto the couples portraits. One of the lovely things about Clevedon Hall on a sunny day is the easy flow of imagery that can be created around the water. So many different angles involving reflections, the house, beautiful skies, the options are endless. Luckily videographers Steve and Brad were just as enamoured as myself with these lovely backdrops and we just let the couple relax and enjoy their surroundings asking them to cuddle and walk and ignore as as much as they could.

When we headed back to the Hall guests were taking their seats so I grabbed a few images of everyone chatting before the bride and groom were presented into the room. Speeches started the meal and it was great to see all four speakers getting everyone laughing. Delcious food as always was followed by coffee served in the orangery before the couple and guests headed outside to begin welcoming the evening guests.

The evening celebrations began with cutting of the cake and opening of the Dame Rosa Burden room so guests could start on the sweet buffet and begin popping their messages onto the wishing trees. This was followed by a surprise slideshow for the groom as organised by his bride. Becki had prepared lots of their memories to music which were projected onto a big screen for Mike and all the guests to watch. She then descended the staircase as it finished and the newlyweds went straight into their first dance as confetti rained from the balcony. Guests then had a bit of a dance and indulged in a cocktail or two before we headed out to watch a firework display over the lake. The fireworks ended with the biggest surprise of the night…a brand new Range Rover with personalised number plate from Mike for his new wife. Wonderful to hear the gasps of the crowd and see the delight on Becki’s face. That’s one wedding gift that I won’t see topped for a while!

Evening buffet of hearty ploughmans was served when everyone headed back inside, and the band for the evening, ‘The Wedding Band’, fronted by Sarah Eden-Winn from BBC’s The Voice, started to play shortly after. Lots of dancing shots and guests having a great time were captured as I made my way round the venue which by now was alive with 250 of Becki and Mike’s friends and family. My last image of the evening was a silhoutte of the bride and groom in the archway one of the corridors leading off the balcony, as Mr and Mrs Wong took a moment to themselves to watch their guests enjoying themselves. The perfect end to a spectacular wedding. Congratulations Becki and Mike, I hope you had the greatest of days.

Here are some images of Mr and Mrs Wong’s special day on 28th August 2015 at Clevedon Hall. Please do like our facebook page to be notified when more are online in the next few days.

Dress –Lillian West at Clifton Brides

Venue – Clevedon Hall

Bridesmaids Dresses – Little Mistress

Flowers – Flowers by Gem

Hair – Naomi from The Beauty Spot

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Band – The Wedding Band

Videographer – Steve and Brad from Wedding Filming Company

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Wedding Photography at Symondsbury Tithe Barn – Zoe and Dan

Zoe and Dan – Wedding Photography at Holy Trinity Church, Bothenhampton and Symondsbury Tithe Barn, Bridport

Dan and ZoRowe (as she will be henceforth known by Mr Rowe) chose to marry just a hop skip and a jump from their home in Bridport, Dorset. Holy Trinity is an idyllic Church in a tiny village, that was perfect for their rustic country wedding that was filled with wild flowers and soft pastel colours. Zoe was having her makeup done in the kitchen when I arrived at her lovely home that has the most perfect lighting for the makeup artist and hairdresser to create masterpieces and for a photographer to capture bright images of the mornings preparation!

I was welcomed so warmly by Zoe’s mum and her lovely sisters who spent most of the morning competing over who was the ‘chiefest chief’ maid of honour and then who could take the best headshot of Zoe then showing them to me for approval. I love to really feel part of the celebrations, Zoe and I met socially a few times before she booked, having got my details from a mutual friend (who’s dress split right down the back before the ceremony even started, and then had to dash back to her mum’s to get changed…she will kill me for writing that!) So it felt like I was amongst friends all day. The male section of the wedding party were hilarious and totally up for making compete fools of themselves without any prompting from me at all. Images I captured of them included a cheerleader style pyramid, the bestman with his trousers down and them all playing in mini construction site.

I knew I was in for a fun afternoon when one of the first images I captured of the boys was a shot of them lined up swigging from their hipflasks. This shot included mini usher Alfie who had blackcurrant squash in his. Zoe arrived at the packed church in a friend of Dan’s Dad’s vintage car. She looked spectacular in a fitted Maggie Sottero gown with the most fantastic detailing on the back, it suited her and the style of day perfectly.

A traditional ceremony was followed by the bride and groom being smothered with a thousand kisses outside the church. The newlyweds chose to leave their group shots until arrival at the reception venue so we captured a couple of photos infront of the beautiful church as the bride and groom waited for everyone to gather for the confetti shower. They then stepped onto the road to a huge cloud of confetti before hopping into their chariot to head to WestBay to give their guests time to get to the barn before them.

Luckily I got a ride with the couple as the seafront was heaving with tourists on one of the nicest Staurdays of the summer holidays. A beautiful spot that is now familiar to many as the beach and cliffs from Broadchurch. We managed to find ourselves a bench with a nice view of the cliffs and I asked the newlyweds to sit, relax and enjoy one anothers company while I captured some casual romantic images. As we headedback to the car Zoe asked if we could use the ‘pink house’ as a backdrop for a couple of images. Apparently quite iconic in the area, as we stood by the house and used one of the outside walls, the owner approached us and asked if we would like to use her balcony for some different angles. Such a lovely gesture and she seemed really pleased to add a little extra enjoyment to Zoe and Dan’s day.

On arrival at Symonsbury Tithe Barn canapes were just starting to come out and guests were supping on champagne ready to welcome the newlyweds. Everyone relaxed and enjoyed themselves playing croquet and eating tasty treats before we started on the group portraits. I loved the elegant styling of the light and airy barn. Chandeliers of flowers hung over the tables, a naked cake was adorned with strawberries and HUGE cherries, table places of a sprig of lavender along with a Zoe and Dan badge were simple and cute and sat on tables that were named on a tying of the knot table name theme, with each table having a framed knot. A tower of suitcases sat near the door with one open for cards. Pastel coloured paper lanterns hung from the rafters over the dancefloor which had large lit up ‘LOVE’ letters that looked great once it was dark.

We were so lucky with the weather. Just as guests took their seats it hammered it down for over an hour. Clearing up entirely once the speeches were over ready for guests to continue their croquet and the lovely grounds. Great speeches followed chicken and chorizo pie and eton mess. Zoe’s sister Lauren spoke on behalf of her family and was followed by Dan’s speech (always love a groom’s speech that involves ean explosive diarrohea story!) Bestman Martin then took great delight in relaying Dan’s experience with the online dating world. In particular his escapades with ‘Fun Frankie’ who turned out to be Martin and friends creating an entirely fake profile and leading Dan on for weeks.

So much fun was had throughout Zoe and Dan’s day, I loved being a part of it and was made to feel so welcome. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Rowe I hope you had the most incredible time in Bali! The wedding photos are now all online. get in touch with the newlyweds for their password. Please do like our facebook page

Dress – Maggie Sottero

Grooms Suit – Reiss

Venue – Symondsbury Tithe Barn, Dorset

Bridesmaids Dresses – ASOS

Flowers – Alison Davies Flowers

Makeup and Bridesmaids Hair– Amazing Face

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Band –The Leggomen

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Wedding Photography at St Mary’s Henbury & Clevedon Hall – Rose and Peter

Rose and Peter – Wedding Photography at St Mary’s Church in Henbury and Clevedon Hall

St Mary’s Church in Henbury is a lovely little spot, tucked out of sight in Henbury. It wasn’t until I pulled up at the church on the day of Rose and Peter’s wedding that I realised I had photographed another wedding there around 7 or 8 years ago. Lots of areas for pictures and a vicar who didn’t mind confetti in the grounds meant we could use the pathway in the churchyard to have guests line up and thwo confetti over the new Mr and Mrs Stam.

Before the ceremony Rose chose to get ready at her parents home along with her bridesmaids, best friends and new mother-in-law as well as VIP Mr Mew who had his own special tie for the occasion and was the first to be photographed with the bride on her wedding day. A wonderfully relaxed and happy atmosphere champagne was poured and everyone enjoyed the preparations together with makeup and hair stations in the dining room. Grace Kingsley was the very talented makeup artist who created Rose’s natural bridal look, lovely to see her as always. Emma Petersson was the florsist behind Rose’s neat handtied posies in soft peaches with blackberries tucked into the bouquets. I am in love with the absolutely stunning bridesmaids dress. In a soft dusky coral it was a dress that Rose had fallen in love with on pinterest but finding out that it was from BHLDN in America gave up on the idea of it until the realised that the shop was in New York just a few blocks from the hotel where bridesmaid Sarah was staying on holiday. It was clearly meant to be! Rose had her elegant gown created by Jessica Charleston in Bath. With such a petite figure it was the perfect choice. She had it adapted from Jessica’s original design to include delicate cap sleeves. I loved the way the lace fell in soft scoops and the embroidered RB in blue on the inside of the dress. A tiny touch like that marks a dress out as being bespoke. Rose is now having the dress shortened by Jessica so she can continue to wear it.

The boys arrived at St Mary’s looking very dapper in dark blue suits from Austin Reed teamed with ties by Thomas Pink. Clouds cleared and gorgeous sunshine was overhead by the time guests started to arrive. Rose rocked up in black cab provided by Forever London Taxis, a nod to their lives in London and a practical car choice as we had to travel on the motorway between church and reception.

After a lovely service that included a very confident reading by Rose’s niece Jenny and personal address from a family friend who is a vicar, we heading out into the sunshine and spent about ten minutes capturing a handfulof images with the Bride and Groom’s parents and a great confetti tunnel.

To give guests enough time to arrive at Clevedon Hall we headed to the seafront to capture some images, a lovely touch as it was where we did the newyweds pre-wedding shoot back in June. Guests were all in place when we arrived at the reception, ready to meet the new Mr and Mrs Stam who pulled up at the front of the house where they were greeted by drinks and many hugs and kisses from their friends and family.

The happy couple choose a slightly boozy theme for their tables with corks to hold the name places, a huge board made of corks to display the table plan and tables name after different wines.

After a tasty three course meal, coffee and truffles were served in the organgery and everyone relaxed before the evening reception was kicked off with first dance followed by music by Jazz band the Mississippi Swamp Dogs.

A gorgeous day with a lovely couple. Rose and Peter’s wedding photos are now all online. get in touch with Mr and Mrs Stam for their password. Please do like our facebook page

Dress – Jessica Charleston Couture

Venue – Clevedon Hall

Bridesmaids Dress – Juliette Dress and Camille Topper – BHLDN, New York

Flowers – Emma Petersson Designer Florist

Makeup – Grace Kingsley Make Up

Car – Forever London Taxis

Photographer – Interlace Photography

Band – The Mississippi Swamp Dogs

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Wedding Photography at Horton Church and Tortworth Court – Sophie and Mike Sneak Preview

Sophie and Mike- Wedding Photography at St James The Elder, Horton and Tortworth Court

Sophie and Mike chose St James The Elder for their wedding celebrations planned less than three months before they were due to tie the knot. Initially planned as a sunny destination wedding in Cuba, plans changed quite close to the date and instead the bride and groom took a pre-wedding honeymoon to Cuba arriving back in the UK just a few days before the ceremony and reception that would have originally been their evening party.

Not quite the sunshine of Cuba on the morning of the 24th July. Sophie was extremely gracious accepting the rather damp weather which stayed with us all day. When it’s a wet day it’s just a case of being a litttle more creative with backdrops and lighting for couple portraits and gives me the opportunity to try things I might not have otherwise. I loved the strong sidelit portraits I did of Sophie and Mike in the doorway of the church and the bounce of the flash used to capture a mirror reflection later in the day.

Sophie really likes natural imagery of guests chatting and mingling to show how the day was in the most honest way. Lovely to be able to capture persepctives of both the bride and groom before the ceremony and funny to shoot lots of guests struggling with umrellas through two very large overgrown bushes in the grounds of the church.

During the church ceremony I was able to slip through a side door and capture images of both the bride walking down the aisle toward me and then from the bell tower later in the ceremony to get a nice angle of the rings and vows. I don’t tend to move during the ceremony as I don’t ever want to distract anyones attention, however the setup of the church was such that during a convenient hymn I manage to discreetly head to the back of the church without anyone noticing me.

After the ceremony we captured the bulk of the immediate family group photos near the altar before dashing ito the rain. I managed to shoot a few quick shots of the new Mr and Mrs Thorn as they headed to their car under a brolly.

On arrival at Tortworth we used the car for another couple of pictures and the impressive backdrop of Tortworth with the newlweds on the steps before we completed the couple portraits inside the restaurant and on the grand staircase.

We then enjoyed an afternoon of laughter, drinks and canapes as I captured imagery of guests enjoying themselves before I headed off and left the happy couple just before they were due to start their evening Barbeque.

  Here is just a few of their images and a small sneak preview of their wedding day from Friday 24th July 2015. Like the Interlace Photography Facebook Page to be updated when the rest of their images are online.

Suppliers from this wedding at St James the Elder, Horton and Tortworth Court include:

Venue – Tortworth Court

Makeup – Vicki Waghorn Makeup

Car – Kens Kars

Photographer – Interlace Photography

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Wedding Photography at St Nicholas Whitchurch and Marquee in Farrington Gurney – Kate and Matt Sneak Peek

                     Kate and Matt – Wedding Photography at St Nicholas Church, Whitchurch and Field Farm

A sunny beautiful day with Kate and Matt. They made the perfect venue choices for their Big Day. Kate’s parents local church in Whitchurch and a fabulous marquee reception at their home in Farrington Gurney.

Kate contacted me to photograph her wedding after I had photographed two other friends weddings in the last few years. (Lovely to see Leah and Rob and Louise and Ashley!) and having seen the lovely spot they had picked out on their farm for the reception I could visualise their relaxed country wedding perfectly. The sun dances that everyone had been performing in the lead up to the day worked well and the weather was glorious with fabulous sunshine and gentle breeze.

Kate got ready at her parents home about twenty steps from the Church, where she had a relaxed morning getting ready with her girls.  Hair was done by Lucy at Hair by Knight situated about another 10 paces further than the church and Kate had her good friend Leah create her natural make up look at home. Bridesmaids wore elegant navy gowns from Phase 8 that were teamed with heart pendants, cream satin shoes and loosely handtied pale pink bouquets.

Matt and his groomsmen were greeting guests as I arrived at the church and other than a panic about the flowers being delivered to the wrong address (all sorted in plenty of time before the ceremony) they all seemed rather relaxed. I captured some shots of the boys together and them putting on their buttonholes when they arrived as guests started to file into the church. I have photographed St Nicholas on one other occasion and remember it being quite a squeeze…At Kate and Matt’s celebrations it was standing room only, with additional seats brought in and the bride and groom perching on a bench in the middle of the aisle during the sermon! Clearly a very popular couple! A ceremony that no one will forget in a hurry, the vicar having been given the notes by the usual reverend who was on holiday muddled the newlyweds up with another couple and told their guests how they had met as being croupiers at a casino…Kate and Matt are actually a midwifery assistant and farmer and have known each other since school. Far too polite to interrupt him, they kept quiet until the vicar asked them a question about their invented past which did make everyone in the congregation laugh and he was just a touch embarrassed and apologetic.

Group photos in the church grounds were preceeded by a farmer tradition the pitch fork archway, with guests in white coats and decorated pitchforks waiting for them at the church door.

Guests then headed to Field farm where they were greet by Pimms and canapés to enjoy in the sunshine. Before the happy couple arrived I took the opportunity to capture the perfectly chosen details in the marquee. handmade bunting made form burlap sacks, tiny flags with table numbers on, cakes for favours, wooden wishing well and a different floral display on every table looked great and so much time and effort had gone into making the lovely combination both rustic and elegant. The outside space was adorned with more bunting a floral archway, plenty of hay bales grouped together and a HUGE hay bale sofa strewn with rugs and blankets that made a great backdrop for photos and plaything for the kids. The kids had a great time on the bouncy castle and soft play areas and the really long grass became a great running and hiding space for the children to play.

Mr and Mrs Curtis arrived on the back of a tractor driven by Matt’s dad much to the guests delight and made for a lovely photo opportunity for the gathered crowd. he newlyweds then enjoyed time mingling in the sunshine before we completed the pictures. Larger group photos were captured in the long grass and under the shade of a large tree before I headed with the bride and groom into the grass with the beautiful vista of the hills behind, the most beautiful backdrop and one that was used throughout the afternoon.

A lovely day with Mr and Mrs Curtis. Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of your day. Here are a small selection form their Big Day on the 27th June. Get in touch with Kate and Matt and visit the client area of this website to see their complete online gallery.

Suppliers from this wedding at Banwell Church and The Grange, Hewish:

Dress – Maggie Sottero – Briony from Allison Jayne Bridal

Flowers – The Flower Cabin

Hair – Lucy- Hair by Knight

Cake – Summerlea Cakes

Mens Suits – Special Day and Appletons

Bridesmaids Dresses – Phase Eight

Bouncy Castle – Chew Valley Inflatables

Marquee Hire – JG Marquees

Photographer – Interlace Photography

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Wedding Photography at The Grange, Hewish – Liz and Patrick Sneak Preview

Liz and Patrick – Wedding Photography at St Andrew’s Church, Banwell and The Grange, Hewish

I get to photograph so many beautiful weddings throughout the year. But none are better than the weddings of people who are really special to me. Liz is an old school friend and I couldn’t have been happier to be both a guest and the photographer for her special day. I have so many memories with Liz, we have danced throught the streets of Disneyland Paris, completed a very weird dance therapy qualification together and much of our misspent youth involved evenings in The Sea Palace, Pizza Hut and Sands drinking when we shouldn’t have been. Liz even had quite a lot to do with my husband and I getting together nearly eleven years ago now.

Arriving on the morning of her special day I was greeted by 8 bridesmaids, Liz and her mum and dad Moira and Peter along with her aunt, cousin, a makeup hartist and two hairdressers. Luckily Moira and Peter have a lovely big house so it wasn’t too much of a squeeze! Paddy had sent Liz a message in a bottle filled with sand. Breaking the glass is a good luck tradition in the Netherlands where Patrick is from. It was quite a sight to see Liz with her gorgeous hair and makeup in slippers and a dressing gown, with heavy duty gloves, hammer and bottle wrapped in a towel over a bin in the garden. Once the bridesmaids were in their beautiful gowns in shades of caramel, mint green and palest pink Liz started to get into her stunning Maggie Sottero gown that had been purchased from Rookery Bridal. I headed off just a Moira was finishing getting Liz into her dress so I could get to the curch ready for the guests arrival.

Patrick seemed extremely relaxed on arrival at the church and I captured some photos of his final preparations as guests started to arrive. The bride and groom made the sensible decision of telling guests that the ceremony was at 1. When infact it was at 1.30. A wise move as quite a number of guests toddled in after 1pm anyway. In a village like Banwell where parking for the church is near impossible, it’s likely that this wasn’t for any other reason than the fact they had to park miles away.

Liz arrived bang on 1.30 in a camper van with her Dad. A lovely personal ceremony that involved grass skirts and necklaces of flowers (The couple met in Hawaii) and pre-recorded music rather than hymns they stepped out in the sunshine to a cloud of confetti and a couple of photos with immediate family before we all moved onto The Grange in Hewish.

The Grange run by H-Coo Events The Grange, Hewish is a venue that I haven’t photographed before. Relatively new to the wedding industry, it is an old farm situated just off the A370 with the feeling of being miles from anyhere. A large marquee was the perfect choice for a relaxed wedding that included both unlimited ice-cream and booze. (What could be better…particularly when I was also a guest with a taxi booked to get me home!)

Once we had rounded up the bridal party we popped into an adjacent field that contains a fantastic old barn, that I could quite happily use as a backdrop at every wedding I shoot. We captured most of the shots of the bridal party and shots with parents in the shade of the barn before we rejoined the rest of the guests who were supping pimms in the sunshine.

Liz had put lots of effort into making their big day really unique. Favours were handpainted pegs, photos of the couple were on strings wrapped around trees, painted jars hung from the branches. They had a huge cork that guests could leave messages on. A sweet treat area with cupcakes and candy. Split Screen ice-cream provided unlimited ice-cream throughout the afternoon, served from a VW Beetle. Inflatable intruments were available for guests to play ont her dancefloor and there was a huge baket of flip flops for tired feet. Welcome drinks were served in handled jars with tiny ceramic clogs hung from the rim. And of course there was the free bar, another Dutch tradition that went down well with everyone!

Beautiful food was broken up with speeches from Peter, Patrick and his two bestmen between courses. And was ended with a serenade to the bride and groom by one of the bestmen on the guitar and he was joined by the 140 day guests and the evening guests who were beginning to arrive as the meal ended. A great way to end the daytime celebrations.

We started the evening with some larger group shots and Liz tossed her bouquet into the crowd. I always enjoy a bouquet toss. You can see just quite how much everyone wants it. Love Jo’s technique of leap and knock the girl to the left out of the way. While Alice stands on the sidelines not joining in and Sam is in the background laughing. It looks like she is debating whether she should leap through the crowd or not. As always the bouquet wasn’t caught by any of the eager ladies, but by a child. (Generally it is caught by a man thrown in the air in a rugby style lineout or child, most of the time the women don’t get a look in.)

I photograph a large number of ex churchill school pupils weddings from all different year groups each year, but it’s quite rare to see so many familiar faces in one wedding. Great to see so many of my old couples. Luiza and Grant, Sam and Gary and Ruth and Ash along with huge number of guests who have been bridesmaids, bestmen and ushers at Churchill alumni weddings. It seems a large number of the suppliers are also ex pupils.

  Here is just a teeny tiny percentage of their images and a small sneak preview of their wedding day from Saturday 6th June 2015. Like the Interlace Photography Facebook Page to be updated when the rest of their images are online.

Suppliers from this wedding at Banwell Church and The Grange, Hewish:

Dress – Maggie Sottero – Chesney from Rookery Bridal

Venue – The Grange, Hewish

Flowers – Ivory Flowers (Xanthe Ivory…ex Churchill School)

Hair – Ruby Bisset from Jacaranda Hair  (Run by Liz Parsons…ex Churchill School)

Stationery – Sophie Titchener Design (Sophie Titchener…ex Churchill School)

Cake – Mummy’s Little Cakery

Mens Suits – Deanes of Cheddar

Makeup – Kelly Hooper at The Barn

Bridesmaids Dresses – DIY Dress

Ice-Cream – Split Screen Ice Cream

Photographer – Interlace Photography (Eleanor Cashman…ex Churchill School)

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