Joanna & Ged. Wedding at St. Marys Bocking and The Fennes Estate
27/05/08 17:50 Filed in: Wedding photography
The wedding photography of Joanna & Ged at St. Marys Church, Bocking and The Fennes Estate
Thankfully we woke up to an amazing, beautiful sunny day today! Following last weeks wedding, I really needed a sunny day to boost my spirits, and boy did I get a great one!
I arrived, once again, earlier than the bride and had a small moment of doubt, when I went upstairs at the Fennes to find only the cleaners about… Had I got the right day??? Where is everyone??? Thankfully, the Bridesmaids came running up the stairs at this point and I gave a small sigh of relief!
I managed to get a few shots of the girls getting ready, but sadly Jo was delayed at the hairdressers, and I didn’t get an opportunity to get any shots of her getting ready.
Never mind, onwards and upwards! I moved on to St. Marys Church to capture Ged and K.I.T.T, yes K.I.T.T of Knight Rider fame! Everyone was suitably impressed.
St. Marys is a beautiful church and I got some shots of Ged and the Best Man in the grounds. Then we ran into problem No. 2. Where are the flowers??? Anyone? Of course, they’re at the Fennes!
Not a problem, the brides brother turned up with them shortly before we were due to go in, all is well!
Or so we thought…
11.55am. Where is the Bride? Joanna had opted to be driven by a Routemaster bus from Fennes to the Church. Had it broken down?
Then, the call…
The bus it turns out is stuck in traffic!! Thankfully Carlos at the Fennes Estate drove the Bride, Bridesmaids and Grandparents down to the church. Way to go Carlos, you’re a hero!
So we got started at St. Mary’s and from there on in, everything was just perfect. The service, held by Father Phillip was great, just the right amount of humour, along with a serious message about the nature of marriage. As far as I’m aware, not one hymn had to be missed out, even though the Bride was 25 mins late. (There was another wedding immediately after)
Father Phillip is absolutely brilliant. His words are “You don’t get in my way, and I won’t get in yours” It is such a refreshing change. Provided we are discreet, we can do whatever we want in the way of photography, and it makes a massive difference to the results.
I’m happy to say he likes a bit of a laugh, along with the rest of us and thought it would make a great picture “If we all pointed at the Groom” I like to see that Father Tristan is following Father Phillips footsteps and promises to be a great guy too.
As we were signing, I told the Bride and Groom that if the bus hadn’t arrived, they would be getting delivered to the Fennes in my beautiful Alfa Romeo… Sportwagon.
Hmm. Not exactly what they’d planned… We walked out of the church into the most glorious sunny day, and the bus had arrived. Carlos was there feverishly pouring wine for all the guests!
Joanna, patted me on the back, I looked at her, she looked at Ged, we all started laughing…
So, we went on a magical mystery tour of Braintree, in the old Routemaster bus and ended up at the Fennes Estate, no dramas.
We got some fabulous photographs of everyone at the Fennes, and managed to catch up on the photography we’d missed earlier. The grounds of Fennes looked fantastic, and everyone just seemed to be so happy.
This was the first day of the year that I’ve been able to get a group shot of everyone on the grass, as opposed to on the drive. it looked fantastic.
I think a special hello has to go out to Matthew Stirling of www.stirlingstunts.co.uk He is the most amazing close up magician I think I have ever seen, he has a real personality to go with it. I think everyone (including myself) was utterly amazed to see him perform. Stunning!
All in all, I think that everyone had a really, really great day, the morning was a little bit shaky, but it’s amazing how much of a difference the sun can make to a day. Everyone is just naturally so much happier!
A special thanks has to go to Carlos too. He really pulled out the stops to make sure that everything happened. At the end of the day it’s not in his job description to ferry people around, but it’s a testament to him and the staff at Fennes that they are so willing to help out to ensure that the day runs smoothly. www.fennes.co.uk
Good luck Joanna and Ged, it was a great day, I particularly enjoyed ” The wheels on the bus”!
PK
Thankfully we woke up to an amazing, beautiful sunny day today! Following last weeks wedding, I really needed a sunny day to boost my spirits, and boy did I get a great one!
I arrived, once again, earlier than the bride and had a small moment of doubt, when I went upstairs at the Fennes to find only the cleaners about… Had I got the right day??? Where is everyone??? Thankfully, the Bridesmaids came running up the stairs at this point and I gave a small sigh of relief!
I managed to get a few shots of the girls getting ready, but sadly Jo was delayed at the hairdressers, and I didn’t get an opportunity to get any shots of her getting ready.
Never mind, onwards and upwards! I moved on to St. Marys Church to capture Ged and K.I.T.T, yes K.I.T.T of Knight Rider fame! Everyone was suitably impressed.
St. Marys is a beautiful church and I got some shots of Ged and the Best Man in the grounds. Then we ran into problem No. 2. Where are the flowers??? Anyone? Of course, they’re at the Fennes!
Not a problem, the brides brother turned up with them shortly before we were due to go in, all is well!
Or so we thought…
11.55am. Where is the Bride? Joanna had opted to be driven by a Routemaster bus from Fennes to the Church. Had it broken down?
Then, the call…
The bus it turns out is stuck in traffic!! Thankfully Carlos at the Fennes Estate drove the Bride, Bridesmaids and Grandparents down to the church. Way to go Carlos, you’re a hero!
So we got started at St. Mary’s and from there on in, everything was just perfect. The service, held by Father Phillip was great, just the right amount of humour, along with a serious message about the nature of marriage. As far as I’m aware, not one hymn had to be missed out, even though the Bride was 25 mins late. (There was another wedding immediately after)
Father Phillip is absolutely brilliant. His words are “You don’t get in my way, and I won’t get in yours” It is such a refreshing change. Provided we are discreet, we can do whatever we want in the way of photography, and it makes a massive difference to the results.
I’m happy to say he likes a bit of a laugh, along with the rest of us and thought it would make a great picture “If we all pointed at the Groom” I like to see that Father Tristan is following Father Phillips footsteps and promises to be a great guy too.
As we were signing, I told the Bride and Groom that if the bus hadn’t arrived, they would be getting delivered to the Fennes in my beautiful Alfa Romeo… Sportwagon.
Hmm. Not exactly what they’d planned… We walked out of the church into the most glorious sunny day, and the bus had arrived. Carlos was there feverishly pouring wine for all the guests!
Joanna, patted me on the back, I looked at her, she looked at Ged, we all started laughing…
So, we went on a magical mystery tour of Braintree, in the old Routemaster bus and ended up at the Fennes Estate, no dramas.
We got some fabulous photographs of everyone at the Fennes, and managed to catch up on the photography we’d missed earlier. The grounds of Fennes looked fantastic, and everyone just seemed to be so happy.
This was the first day of the year that I’ve been able to get a group shot of everyone on the grass, as opposed to on the drive. it looked fantastic.
I think a special hello has to go out to Matthew Stirling of www.stirlingstunts.co.uk He is the most amazing close up magician I think I have ever seen, he has a real personality to go with it. I think everyone (including myself) was utterly amazed to see him perform. Stunning!
All in all, I think that everyone had a really, really great day, the morning was a little bit shaky, but it’s amazing how much of a difference the sun can make to a day. Everyone is just naturally so much happier!
A special thanks has to go to Carlos too. He really pulled out the stops to make sure that everything happened. At the end of the day it’s not in his job description to ferry people around, but it’s a testament to him and the staff at Fennes that they are so willing to help out to ensure that the day runs smoothly. www.fennes.co.uk
Good luck Joanna and Ged, it was a great day, I particularly enjoyed ” The wheels on the bus”!
PK
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