Ellie and Scott - 28th July 2012 - St Peter's Church, Portishead & Cadbury House, Congresbury

My second wedding of the weekend was that of Ellie and Scott who married in St Peter's Church in Portishead followed by a lovely reception in the sunshine at Cadbury House. The happy couple chose my Classic package which is an elegant and traditional style of photography focusing on the key moments of the day along with all the customary couple and group portraits. I started the morning with Scott and his groomsmen at the church as Scott anxiously awaited his bride's arrival. Dot on time Ellie arrived, seeming very relaxed in a vintage car chauffered by Andy from Triggol's Vintage Cars. After the ceremony we used the gardens adjacent to the church for most of the group pictures then dashed off over to Cadbury so the couple could enjoy some time to themselves for some portraits before their canapes and champers with their guests by the gazebo. As Ellie is a teacher she will be making the most of her honeymoon, with additional 4 week holiday tagged onto the end, and starting her life as Mrs Speed in a very relaxed way! Enjoy!

Claire and Ioannis - 23rd June 2012 - Cadbury House Hotel, Congresbury

Claire and Ioannis' day was beautiful, I loved Claire's choice of a coral pink colour scheme which I've only seen once before. It matched in brilliantly with Cadbury's mix of traditional and contemporary and stunning flowers by Kimberleys the Florist suited the look really well. The couple had an angelic daughter Isabella who was the perfect little flowergirl, guarding each of her petals in her basket as if they were as precious as her parents wedding rings. I got some great photos of their little family that I hope will make them smile. By simply asking Claire and Ioannis to talk and play with Bella I got some lovely quirky shots. It wasnt until quite late in the day that I realised why I recognised a large percentage of Ioannis' friends. I'd photographed them all nude....not just for my own personal collection, the boys did a charity calendar with their Rugby Club and now I've thought about it more I believe Ioannis may have been part of that calendar......Luckily for them they are now all archived! It was a pleasure to be part of such a great day I hope this lovely couple have a fantastic honeymoon.

Amy and Dan - 22nd June 2012 - Cadbury House Hotel, Congresbury

Tara and I arrived at Amy and Dan's flat to a very organised Bride and her attendants. None of the usual chaos, the girls were just tucking into a glass of Bucks Fizz and finishing their Breakfast Bacon Sarnies! Apart from Amy's Dad frantically adding the finishing touches to his speech everyone else seemed very relaxed. We then headed off to Cadbury to capture some photos of Dan and his groomsmen before Amy arrived. Dan and Amy's nuptials collided with their son Tyler's naptime so the ceremony was certainly memorable with poor Tyler unsure of what was going on and refusing to be put down by his Dad, this made him a big part of the vows and ring exchange. It's actually really lovely that he was able to be part of this and will make their ceremony even more memorable....I'm sure Amy and Dan will never let him forget it either!

Lisa and Mike - 15th June 2012 - Cadbury House Hotel, Congresbury

Lisa and Mike chose the lovely Cadbury House in Congresbury for their wedding ceremony and reception. I'm sure they were both very glad to have chosen only one location when the weather couldnt make up its mind as to whether it wanted to be glorious or miserable! This made no difference to everyones enjoyment though, the Happy Couple had a wonderfully personal ceremony, the legal part was conducted by a registrar then the main body of the ceremony was performed by local vicar and family friend, Clive, who I have had the pleasure of working with on a number of occasions. After the ceremony we managed to dash out for a couple of minutes to get the 'big' pictures done, then I was able to use the lovely architecture of the old part of the House to capture the smaller group pictures. The sun then came out with perfect timing so we could head out again to use the grounds for some shots of Lisa and Mike together. A brilliant day was had by all!