My Wedding Photography Story – Part 16

Another summer 2014 wedding and another encounter with the clergy. Mike and Jane were getting married in their former local church although I didn’t think they had been regular members of the congregation there. It was a Saturday wedding with a reception at The Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon, Somerset, UK.

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My Wedding Photography Story – Part 15

On into July and the marriage of Pete and Susie. The wedding was in two locations. They were getting married in a church near Wedmore in Somerset before moving on to continue their wedding celebrations at a village hall, on the Somerset levels, with caterers providing the wedding breakfast.

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My Wedding Photography Story – Part 12

A portrait of Louise outside the hotel after the ceremony. I was still standing on a small step ladder which I had used to take the wedding guest group shot just before this.

Our first wedding in 2014 was in late March when we shot Andy and Louise’s ceremony at the Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon, N.Somerset, UK. Its a modest wedding venue and a little bit restricted for photo opportunities on site. However, Andy and Louise had a few ideas for couple shots on the Victorian seafront at Clevedon. Louise and her party were getting ready at the hotel and Andy was due to arrive an hour or so before the ceremony start time. They lived in Clevedon so there were no great logistical problems.

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My Wedding Photography Story – Part 11

A detail shot. These images used to work well for a book cover. I’d usually shoot one with a bit more copy space to the left.

Into July 2013 and the wedding of Frank and Tina. We were back at Arnos Court Hotel in Bristol. Unfortunately, as far as outside wedding shots were concerned, it rained pretty much all day. Other than the bad weather though, another lovely wedding day, that ran quite smoothly for me.

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My Wedding Photography Story – Part 10

The hotel had a fishing lake in the grounds. It was a surprising venue with some lovely portrait locations. You’d never know that behind the trees in the background of this shot was a really busy dual carriageway taking traffic into, and out of, Bristol.

I shot two further weddings in 2013. I thought we’d been busier than that, although we did have lots of future bookings for 2014. In June I shot Ben and Sarah’s wedding at the Holiday Inn, Filton, Bristol.

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My Wedding Photography Story – Part 2

The one where the flowers were thrown out.

So, having decided I was happy to start shooting weddings and taking on paying clients, I suddenly became very busy. Aside from the wedding photography training there were a host of other things to organise and sort out.

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