February, 2012

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Feb 12

Cooling Castle Barn Wedding Photography – Rachel and Chris

Rachel and Chris at Cooling Castle Barn

Cooling Castle Barn

I finally made it to Cooling Castle Barn, this is a very popular venue owned by Jools Holland and is located in Rochester, Kent.

Because of it’s location Cooling Castle Barn is remote but accessible from all sides. Rachel and Chris were married last October the 20th and as you can see from the image above, we had some lovely low sun because of the time of year!

The Bridal Suite at Cooling Castle Barn

Because of the number of weddings that take place at Cooling Castle it’s highly geared up for them. Not in the conveyor belt sense but in their smooth running.

There are distinct areas, the large garden, the hotel rooms, bar, ceremony area, reception room and dining area are all well defined.

It was also nice to have everyone getting ready in the same place too as I lose shooting time when travelling between locations and whilst getting shots of the boys in prep don’t take up many frames it was still nice to do.

A lovely day at a great venue!

Wedding Photography at Cooling Castle Barn

Rachel and Chris at Cooling Castle Barn

Rachel and Chris at Cooling Castle Barn

Wedding Photographers who do Signature Frames

Wedding Photography of Cooling Castle Barn

Cooling Castle Barn Wedding Photography

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Feb 12

Worthing Tabernacle Wedding – Victoria and Andrew

worthing wedding photography of a couple kissing by the sea

Victoria and Andrew on the beach

Worthing Tabernacle Wedding – Victoria and Andrew

I try my best to religiously update my blog with the weddings I do.

In order to make this happen I often prepare the images and put them into a folder ready for uploading with the only thing remaining to do is add some text.

Sometimes though, as in the case of Victoria and Andrew, months pass before I get to publish a post. so this particular wedding is from July 2011.

Victoria and Andrew were married last year at the Worthing Tabernacle. It’s quite an old church filled with russian pine for all the seating. Apparently it has to be Russian pine because in the extreme cold it doesn’t develop any knots in the wood (so can be bent without cracking)…you learn something new every day!

After the ceremony we all headed of to Victoria parents where there was an exceptionally large marquee set up. Plus we were on the back of Littlehampton beach. This was one of the few weddings where at the end of the evening the bride and groom actually went straight off on their honeymoon. A traditional touch that’s nice to see

Worthing Tabernacle

Inside Worthing Tabernacle

Outside Worthing Town Hall is a decent spot for a large group shot

There were some fab beach huts nearby

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Feb 12

Hedingham Castle Wedding Photography – Sarah and Darren

Hedingham Castle Wedding Photography - Sarah and Darren

Hedingham Castle Wedding – Sarah and Darren

I had 5 weddings in December last year, 5 of them. This month seems to be the new April in the wedding world!

I met Sarah an Darren almost a year before their wedding day, in the spring of 2011. We had a little shoot on the grounds of Castle Hedingham and got a good feel for the day to come.

Hedingham Castle and the house are situated very close to each other with lots of space in both. It’s nice when a venue is away from the main drag, it’s nice and private. On this occasion myself and Laura stayed the night before in case of snow, which we got, but not until the morning.

The ceremony itself was candlelit, the drinks reception and dinner were held in the house but the evening reception and party was held in the main marquee….which is huge.

The only drawback on the day was the absence of light. At this time of year twilight is at 4pm and with the ceremony being at 3pm I had to really think on my feet and push the limits of my camera as I was shooting in almost total darkness. But, I knew this and was prepared.

Overall, Hedingham Castle is a great venue but more importantly, Sarah and Darren were a great couple (and still are). It was a lovely day for all involved and I look forward to being there again.