Saturday 6th March, 2010

Katie & Tom – a beautiful February Wedding at Parklands!

Katie & Tom booked us to cover their beautiful February wedding at Parklands, Quendon Park and from the word go, Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed the day!

I spent the morning with the girls covering the bridal preparations, which started with hair and make-up on the third floor and then progressed to the bridal suite to get Katie into her beautiful black and white Wedding dress, which co-ordinated perfectly with her bridesmaids’ black dresses and bright pink Gerbera flowers! One of my favourite shots is the girls well and truly rallying around Katie to get her ready for the ceremony on time – time always flies when you’re having fun!!

Mark spent the morning with the guys (the beauty of having 2 photographers!) and took some great shots in one of the rooms of Tom with his best man and his parents lending a helping hand to get him all suited and booted for his big day!

Another of my favourite shots from the day was the middle one below, which features Tom seeing his bride for the first time – it’s a great shot to have and one which I hope they will love too!

The weather held out and we were able to get outside to take some lovely shots around the Parklands house and a big one of the whole wedding party infront of the fountain, but one of my other favorites is inside the house infront of the Parklands signature red wall with the couple looking so happy! Perfect!

Mark continued coverage until past the first dance and then headed home! A big thanks to Katie, Tom and their family for making us feel so welcome! Congratulations and all the best for a happy future together!

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Friday 26th February, 2010

Hayley & Peter’s Wedding Photography at Parklands

Hayley & Peter chose the beautiful Parklands, Quendon Park for their Wedding and were blessed with one of the finest days of the year so far! The sun came out and you’d have been forgiven for thinking it was Spring already, which was great as it allowed us to venture out and about in the Parkland grounds to take some beautiful photographs of the happy couple! I always enjoy weddings at Parklands, and this was no exception – the day was fun from start to finish and Hayley & Peter were a lovely couple who were happy to dedicate some time to their photography, which allowed me to take the beautiful shots below. Congrats to Hayley & Peter and all the best for a wonderful future together!

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Tuesday 9th February, 2010

Hanbury Manor Wedding Photography Photoshoot

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I was very happy to be asked to do the wedding photo-shoot Wedding Photography at Hanbury Manor
for The Wedding Salon which is an exclusive invitation only
Wedding event taking place on the 28th February 2010 at
the beautiful Hanbury Manor Golf & Country Club.

The whole day was great fun and I just wanted to say a big
thank you to all the models, hair stylists, makeup artists
and suppliers for working so hard on the day. Also a big thank
you to all the staff at Hanbury Manor who looked after us all
and made us feel very welcome.

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Saturday 30th January, 2010

Kirsty & Edward’s Wedding Photography at Parklands, Quendon Park.

Parklands, Quendon Park is one of our favourite wedding venues and for Kirsty and Edward it was the perfect venue for their winter wedding!

We arrived nice and early and met Kirsty, her mum and the girls up on the third floor mid hair, make-up and champagne! I stayed with the girls and took some lovely natural ones of Kirsty, whilst Mark went to the guys and took some pictures of the guys getting ready and a few inside the house.

Kirsty looked beautiful in a long ivory dress and the pictures we took in the bridal suite matched the elegance of the day!

We continued coverage throughout the ceremony and drinks reception and even got a few pictures outside, including this romantic one at the back of the house, before going back indoors in favour of the cozy log fire in the drawing room and taking lots of natural reportage photographs of their guests!

Kirsty and Edward were a lovely couple and we had a lot of laughs when poor Edward referred to Kirsty as a HGV (he meant in the aspect of a wide turning circle in the dress), but we teased him about it for the rest of the day, and I’m sure Kirsty had hours of fun with that one too!

Another lovely Wedding at Parklands and congratulations to Kirsty & Edward!

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Friday 8th January, 2010

The last Wedding of 2009 – Katie & Mark, North Weald

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Our last Wedding of 2009 was on 30th December with Katie & Mark. They chose the lovely Magdalen Laver Church in North Weald for their Wedding Ceremony and had a beautiful marquee for their intimate Wedding Reception!

We arrived at Katie’s parents house in the morning to cover the bridal prep and to check out the beautiful marquee. Katie looked absolutely stunning in a beautiful coffee coloured dress with pink and cream accents – I absolutely loved her dress and she looked so beautiful! We spent a couple of hours with her and the girls at her parents house and then went on to meet the guys at the church!

We met with a slightly nervous Mark at Magdalen Laver and took a few shots there before the guests and bridal party arrived, then continued coverage throughout the ceremony and back to the marquee!

Below are a couple of our favourite shots – one of Katie at her parents house in the morning, one of Mark at the Church and a couple of the happily married couple back at the marquee (complete with glitter ball!) and cutting the cake!

It was smiles all round, especially as we were there to cover the speeches too, which were very well done and accompanied by the traditional embarrassing photographs of the groom throughout his earlier years! :-) . Katie and Mark were a really lovely couple and had a wonderful Wedding day! Congratulations to them both and we wish them a very happy marriage!

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We’re now approaching our first 2010 wedding and our first Wedding Fayre of the year, which is at Hanbury Manor this coming Sunday (10th January). For further details, check out the section on our website.

Bye for now!

Rachel  x

Wednesday 6th January, 2010

A lovely Thank you from Lorraine & Edward’s Wedding at the Manor of Groves

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We always work hard at Weddings to make sure our couples get the perfect pictures, but we also work hard at keeping both our couples and their guests happy too! We got a lovely thank you letter from Lorraine & Edward this week, which we were so happy to receive and thought we’d share with you!

Hi Rachel and Mark

Thank you so much, I have just picked up your email and would like to say a massive thank you for all your hard work!  We thought that you were extremely professional on the day and would like to thank you both sincerely for all your hard work.

The effort that you both made was so professional.  We really can’t thank you enough for making such an effort in what was terrible weather conditions with all that heavy snow!!  You were both so professional and arrived on time, despite all the snow and ice and we really appreciated that.  So many of our guests commented on how professional you both were and also what friendly nice people you both are too.

The photos are amazing, we came back from our honeymoon only a couple of days ago and the CD was waiting for us on our doorstep.  We are both thrilled with the photos and they brought tears to our eyes as we had no idea that they would come out so well and be so beautiful.

We will spend the next couple of weeks trying to choose which ones we want to put in the album (going to be a very difficult job, as they are all so nice), however, in the meantime we really do once again want to say a very big thank you very much to you both for all your hard work.  We certainly will not hesitate in recommending your services to anyone.

Will be in touch soon,

Best Wishes for a successful new year.

Lorraine  xx

From Mark and I, we just wanted to say thanks for the letter Lorraine – it’s really lovely to get your positive feedback and we thoroughly enjoyed your big day! Good luck with your album selection and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Wednesday 30th December, 2009

Another White Wedding at the Manor of Groves – Jessica & Stuarts Wedding Photography

The Wednesday before Christmas, Jessica & Stuart got married at the beautiful St Mary’s Church in Sawbridgeworth, then on to the Manor of Groves Hotel for their Wedding reception. It was another snowy day and the happy couple were delighted with the white wonderland, which made their dream day!

We started the day with Jessica at her parents house, to include some of the bridal prep with her sister and bridesmaids. The girls looked lovely in green dresses with pink accents (Jess’s favourite colour!) and Jess looked every bit the perfect bride in a long white dress with green accents and pink flowers to match her bridesmaids. We then met Stuart and the guys at the pub and photographed the guys and the guests arriving at the Church.

We took some lovely pictures both inside and outside of the church but one of my favourites is Jess & Stuart with their (open top!!) Wedding Car.

We then drove very carefully on to the Manor of Groves and welcomed the happy couple inside, after a few quick shots out the front of the Hotel (below) and in the garden’s outside! We took many beautiful shots throughout the day, including a big group one of the whole wedding party in the snow, which was great and lots of the happy couple!

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Both Jess & Stuart and their families were really fun and we both felt like we’d made some more friends in the two of them. We wish them both a very happy marriage and hope they love their White Wedding Photographs!

Festive wishes!

Rachel x

Thursday 24th December, 2009

A truly White Wedding at Manor of Groves – Lorraine & Edwards Wedding

Well, what a week! We’ve had inches of snow and not one, but two white winter weddings at the Manor of Groves!

Last Friday we shot the Wedding of Lorraine & Edward at the lovely Manor of Groves Hotel in Essex. We started the day at home with Lorraine and the girls, then slid our way to St Jame’s Church in Thorley, then onto the Manor of Groves for their reception!

The snow was thick on the ground and I was grateful for my fingerless mittens (until Mark stole one because he said he couldn’t feel his fingers anymore!) but it didn’t hold anyone up and we took some absolutely beautiful shots in the day!

Lorraine looked fantastic in a long white dress and her daughter Chloe looked equally as lovely in her white bridesmaid dress and fluffy jacket. Edward looked dapper in his suit and as a family, they looked amazing! One of my favorite shots is below at the Manor of Groves under the pergola, which I think truly sums up the happiness of their day! I also love the one of Lorraine on her own and a fun confetti photograph taken at the lynch gate.

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I think Lorraine would kill me if I’d added the one of her walking up to the church in her Ugg boots, but I think she was highly sensible and it added to the fun of the day! :-)

We also photographed Jessica & Stuarts Wedding today, which was a lot of fun and again filled with snowy pictures, however we’ll post some pictures in the New year as it’s nearly Christmas and I still haven’t wrapped any presents…!

I think this will be our last post before Christmas, so we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

Best wishes!

Rachel & Mark xx

Friday 18th December, 2009

Front cover & Gemma & John’s Wedding in ‘An Essex Wedding’ Magazine!

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This month we were delighted to get both the front cover and the ‘real wedding’ of Gemma & John published in the December issue of ‘An Essex Wedding’ Magazine!

We photographed Gemma & John’s wedding at the lovely Maiden’s Barn and our Editor selected the pictures for the magazine, including the front cover shot of Gemma at her hotel!

We love the new layout, which the magazine have just introduced and hope that Gemma & John will love the coverage they got! It’s always lovely when we get our work published and this issue is a great one to be in – we hope you like it!

eXpression Photography in An Essex Wedding Magazine

eXpression Photography in An Essex Wedding Magazine

Thursday 10th December, 2009

Tanya & Cameron – Wedding Photography at Ware Priory

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Tanya & Cameron tied the knot at the picturesque Ware Priory, Hertfordshire. The guys all looked fantastic in their highland attire and we managed to have some fun with the guys outside before the rain was due to arrive. For once the weather men got it right and the rain did arrive, but it certainly didn’t dampen the fun or laughter of the day! Tanya looked stunning in a elegant dress, which complemented Cameron’s outfit and 4 small bridesmaids, who were very cute!

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