I’m starting the year by playing catching up after my frantic last 6 months of 2011. I was up and down from Hengrave more times than ever over the summer – such that by the end of September the lady at the Barton Mills Travelodge was calling me by name and I kept being given ‘my usual room’ – an all time low in my career 
However all the Travelodge pain was worth it as I got to shoot at Hengrave 6 times in as many weeks, and as ever was blown away by the quality of the venue for so many reasons. Big Thanks to Hannah and the team for looking after me so well in 2011.
Laura and Andrew’s day was one I was looking forward to as they understood my style and from the start were happy to let me do my thing without bombarding me with lists plucked from magazines, and giving me 900 family shots to do in 10 minutes. The weather was great – not too hot not too cold, and there was even a gentle breeze to give me my flying veil photofix.
The speeches were legendary, and my evening culminated in the opportunity to photograph a first at Hengrave – Ping Pong by Candlelight – which was very ossum indeed. We also managed to capture that velvety navy blue sky that pops up at Hengrave Hall every now and again when the planets are aligned. Very nice too. A great wedding, a great couple and of course a fantastic venue. Here are some favourites from Laura and Andrew’s Hengrave Hall Wedding….
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Me again….ok with this last post, I am finally finished for Christmas! Debbie & Nigel got married round my old stomping ground in Sourth West London, and moved on to the Central London Golf Centre – last time I was there I was acting as Wedding Photographer and also ‘Father of the Bride’ for one of my best friends. My wife was her Best Man. All very confusing!
We escaped the snow, we escaped the rain…this time last year we were buried under two foot of the white stuff. A great day and a lovely couple – here are some favourites.
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What lovely way to finish the year, a small intimate wedding less than a mile from my home, with a fun loving, laid back couple. The Crown in Old Amersham is a fantastically cosy winter wedding venue, but also presents certain challenges to the wedding photographer, as it is not bathed in bright light at the best of times. At 5pm in December it is mainly lit by candles. Because of it’s size, flash isn’t really an option unless you want to seriously annoy your subjects – but actually The Crown suits my style perfectly, and I was able to skulk in the shadows and get some very atmospheric shots of the party with all my camera settings turned up to ten.
I have been so rubbish blogging since my marathon 14 wedding September, but I am hoping to fill in the gaps of those missing weddings after Christmas….Congrats to Chris and Ellie – it was a real pleasure to shoot their wedding.
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by Guy
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