Beaulieu Hampshire Wedding of Jenny & Adam

July 27, 2011 By 1 Comment

Saturday was another lovely sunny warm summers day and I was off to shoot the wedding of Jenny and Adam at The Domus at Beaulieu in Hampshire. But first to Jenny’s family home in Burley to capture the usual morning girls preparations… and then time to move on to Beaulieu for the rest of the day’s celebrations.

Upon arriving at Beaulieu I caught up with Adam and his family all who have all come over from the United States of America (yes Adam is from the USA!) and soon everyone was bustled inside to await the arrival of the Bride.

Jenny arrived at Beaulieu in a lovely vintage car made her declarations known to the registrars and soon began the procession down the aisle to her waiting Groom. A lovely ceremony and then Mr and Mrs Thomas-Dray exited into the Domas courtyard and summer sun, man and wife at last.

Laughter, champagne, canapes and fun on a lovely lazy summers afternoon, a few family formal and then some quiet time away from the madding crowd for Jenny and Adam to capture a few more romantic images for the album.

Time to head back into the Domus for the wedding breakfast followed by the cutting of the wedding cake and the official wedding speeches. Whilst the room upstairs was turned around for the evening Jenny Adam and I took the opportunity to make the most of the balmy summers evening and wander down to the estuary river for a few more romantic images and to catch a nice little welcome breeze!

Time to head back to the Domus again and Jenny and Adam took to the dance floor for their first official dance as man and wife.

Another lovely day :-)

 

Here are just a few of my favourite pictures from Jenny and Adams Beaulieu wedding….

 

 

 

 

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Beaulieu Hampshire Wedding of Jan & Malcolm

June 14, 2011 By 1 Comment

Saturday saw me head into the New Forset for the wedding of Jan and Malcolm. First stop the Crown Hotel in Lyndhurst to meet up with Jan for the traditional Bridal preparations. Next onto the main venue for today’s events, the very lovely Domus at Beaulieu, where I met up with Malcolm and the boys.

Soon Jan was with us at Beaulieu arriving in style in a lovely vintage Rolls Royce. A lovely ceremony and then out into the warm summer sunshine for a champagne and canapes reception; A few family formal pictures and a quiet wander with Jan and Malcolm, before heading back to the Domus for the Wedding breakfast. A wonderful meal over and a few short speeches, before a little time for the happy couple and guests to take a little wander into the fantastic Beaulieu Motor museum for a look round before returning to the Domus for afternoon tea accompanied by a solo singer and guitarist.

Time to break again now and to quickly head down to the venue for the rest of the evening…Bucklers Hard and The Master Builders. A few romantic pictures with Jan and Malcolm down by the shore line and then my turn to head for home.

Congratulations Jan and Malcolm, I wish you happiness.

 

Here are a few pictures from Jan and Malcolms day….

 

 

Credit where credit is due

Cakes – Sarah’s cakes   Cars – Premier Carriage

The Crockery Cupboard Tea Cups & Tiaras

Make-up – Helen Spenser  Hair – Michelle Groom Solo Artist – Mike Burch

Dress by Allure Bridals  Shoes – Benjamin Adams

 

 

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Bride Top Wedding Tips

February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Morning everyone :-)

Today’s top tips and favourite picture comes from Rebecca and Mark Britton. Rebecca and Mark got married on the 12th May at the lovely Gordleton Mill in Hampshire. To see their Hampshire Wedding story on our Blog click the following link…Gordleton Mill Wedding.

Here is Rebecca and Mark…

Hi Courtenay

Our favourite picture has to be this one…

I don’t think it needs an explanation do you?

Our Top Tips

1. Keep family involvement to a minimum- ask your friends to do the helping and organising. They won’t wind you up!

2. Use professionals recommended by professionals who have worked with them. We picked the venue first and the owner of the hotel gave us the best recommendation of all (our photographer!). They can also give you plenty of advice if you ask for it- Trust them!

3. Let the bride have her way on everything else!?? ;-)

Love Rebecca and Mark

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Bride Top Wedding Tips

February 8, 2011 By 3 Comments

Todays Bride top tips and favourite picture(s) come from Tori and Jonathan Nicholson. Tori and Jonathan were married at Highfield Church in Southampton on the 9th October 2010 and then after a lovely stop in the New Forest for some romantic pictures went on to Highcliffe Castle in Hampshire for their fun packed reception.

To see Tori and Jonathans Hampshire wedding story on our Blog click the following link – Highcliffe Castle wedding.

Here is Tori and Jonathan…

Hi Courtenay,
A hard choice but I think our favourites are these (we couldn’t choose just one!) …


Our Top tips -

Stick to your guns.  Just because somebody tells you its difficult, or not normal – is even more reason to do it!  You want people to remember your wedding day, not have it merge in with others!
Experiment, I spent ages in Marks and spencers mocking up table designs.  I used bathroom towels to get the colour of the table cloth and then all their different glasses and candles etc to try to get an idea of style.  We got quite a few strange looks, but we did get our table design out of it!

Don’t assume something is out of your price range, ask! I found a fab group of singers after they performed on Radio 2 and they were amazing (close knit harmony singers called The Marjory Belles).

Think about your guests.  We didn’t want to have that “loose end” bit between the end of the wedding breakfast and evening entertainment, so we got rid of that part altogether!  We had an evening meal instead of afternoon, and gave our guests afternoon tea instead of a buffet later on.  It meant that by the time everybody sat down to eat, they had mingled a bit and conversation flowed a lot more easily.

Ditch the sugared almonds!  Who really likes them?  We wanted favours that people would appreciate and so hired a silhouette artist to give everybody a real keepsake from the day.  The majority of our guests have put theirs in a frame and talk about it all the time.

There are so many things to think about, but just remember there are only 2 people who the day should revolve around, and they are not the in-laws!  Be true to  yourselves and you will have an amazing day!

Laura said people wanted to know about my dress.  Its a Jenny Packham Dress, called Carmen. It comes in Oyster and Ivory, but mine was in Oyster – just love the vintage style of it. (from Shay Harris Bridal in Southampton).
Best wishes
Tori & Jonathan

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Wedding Venues & Wedding Albums

November 13, 2010 By 1 Comment

Hey everyone :-)

Check out our new Wedding Venues and Wedding albums on the website! You never know you might find yourself the star of your very own page!

We thought it would be a useful source of information, to see a real wedding at a wedding venue which you might be looking at for your own wedding. Hopefully it will give you a real flavour of what your wedding could look like at your chosen wedding venue.

These Wedding Venues and Wedding Album pages will be forever updating with new wedding venues and wedding albums, so remember to check back from time to time to see new wedding albums and wedding venues.

Hope you enjoy :-)

Best wishes

Courtenay

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Beaulieu Hampshire Silver Wedding Anniversary of Pat & Alistair

July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

So I was very pleased a little while ago to be asked to cover the silver wedding anniversary, of Pat and Alistair Asher. A couple of weeks ago one very sunny warm evening I drove down to Beaulieu in Hampshire to the wonderful Domus (the setting for this evenings events) where I found Pat and Alistair ready to greet their guests for an evening of celebration to mark 25 years of wonderful marriage. Pat and Alistair had decided to have their evening captured in my usual informal style as this sort of thing was just not available to them 25 years ago when they got married and they just wanted relaxed natural pictures of the proceedings.

A fine sunny evening then as I mentioned before, and soon the courtyard of the Domus was full of Pat and Alistair’s guests drinking Champagne, Pimms and enjoying good company and canapes. An hour or so of fun conversation and catching up with friends and family, it was then time to head into the Domus itself for a celebration meal. Before tucking into the scrumptious feast Alistair made a funny and touching speech regaling tales of his and Pat’s first meeting, subsequent wedding and the wonderful 25 years of marriage so far. After dinner, the band started up and everyone danced the night away, a lovely evening indeed, congratulations Pat and Alistair on 25 years of marriage.

A few images from the celebrations…

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Rhinefield House Hampshire Wedding of Sam and Darren

April 22, 2010 By 2 Comments

You can now view Sam & Darren’s Rhinefield House Wedding Album over on the main Wedding Photography site if you click here!

A beautiful sunny spring day and I’m off to Rhinefield House in the New Forest for the wedding of Sam and Darren. I have been looking forward to this wedding for some time, Sam and Darren are so much fun and I know that their day is going to be a reflection of their personalities – a big plus is that Sam also loves the camera!

On arrival I head straight up to the honeymoon suite to find Sam, her Bridesmaid Hayley, and Sam’s Mum already getting into the early preparations. The mood is light and all is very calm indeed, so I cover the usual details and the all important getting ready shots, and I have plenty of time to head downstairs to photograph the beautiful setting for the ceremony and to pop into Darren’s room to get a few cheeky shots of the boys getting ready too. Its back upstairs and time for Sam to slip into her most beautiful gown; last minute hair and lippy checks and time to away downstairs to make her grand entrance – what a stunning picture she makes too.

I head into the Great Hall to find a very smart but nervous looking Darren waiting for his lovely Bride, and soon the wait is over as the music begins to play and Sam enters the room, gliding gracefully down the aisle on the arm of her stepfather Earle towards her waiting man. The ceremony is fairly short but a very romantic affair, official registers signed and soon Sam and Darren exit the Grand Hall triumphantly, Mr and Mrs Morgan at last.

Out into the beautiful gardens and the warm sunshine – drinks and canapes on the terrace, and a very relaxed atmosphere indeed. After some mingling it’s time for the few traditional family formal pictures to be taken, and then Sam, Darren and I slip away for a short while to capture those more intimate photographs for their album.

All too soon it’s time for everyone to retreat back inside to take their places for the wedding breakfast. Speeches first, which I always think is a great idea – especially if you are not a keen public speaker, as it means once you have said your piece you can really relax and enjoy yourself. The speeches themselves ranged from the very touching to the hilarious, especially the wonderful pictorial history of Darren’s formative years – I’m sure he will be thanking his best men for a long time to come! After the speeches came the wonderful meal and then time for another wedding tradition, the cutting of the wedding cake.

Evening guests were now arriving, and everyone moved into the next room where the DJ had already set up, ready to start the evening festivities. Soon everyone was invited to form a large square round the dance floor, the large doors at the end of the room were flung open wide and Mr and Mrs Morgan make their last dramatic entrance of the day onto the dance floor for their first official dance as husband and wife. The evening continued with merriment, a video booth for those fun and quirky messages for the happy couple and the evening buffet was an excellent serving of chips in cones and fab bacon butties (Mmmm…). Sadly, at last it’s my time to bid farewell.

Did the day live up to my expectations? No – it surpassed them.

Congratulations Sam and Darren, I wish you all the happiness for the future. X

Here are a few of my favourite images from the day:

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Wedding cake – Cakes At 15 – www.cakesat15.co.uk

Florist – Fleur De Lys – 01202 716909

DJ – Jay Ratchet – 07966 461238

Dress – Mojgan – www.mojgan.co.uk (also for Brides Necklace & Earrings)

Jewellery – Tiara – My Tiara Shop – www.mytiarashop.co.uk

Grooms Suit – Gresham Blake – www.greshamblake.com

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