Sarah and Matt

The wedding season is now in full swing, and I'm going to be very busy over the next couple of months, juggling wedding shoots, and preparing photographic prints for my gallery  www.saltmarshandsamphire.co.uk in Wells-next-the-Sea, on the North Norfolk coast.

My latest wedding shoot was at the beautiful Craigmar country house, deep in the Yorkshire Dales, where I was photographing Sarah and Matt's big day. A beautiful venue with lovely gardens, providing many delightful photo opportunities for me as a photographer. A quick scout around, revealed potentially two lovely places to capture intimate portraits of the bride and groom, but the weather forecast for the day was lousy. Heavy, driving rain and cold. However, the gods must have been looking down on us, as it remained fine all day, and the sun even popped it's head out during the wedding ceremony. 

The vows

The ceremony was an emotional affair, and it was nice that the weather was good enough for the ceremony to be held outside.

A moment alone

A moment alone, unposed. I had a split second to capture this image before I was spotted.

Just married

While Julian, the other photographer was setting up a shot, I caught this lovely embrace.

confetti

Lovely expressions during the confetti shot.

The Arch

This was one of the setup shots I had envisaged while looking around the grounds earlier in the day. The arch frames the couple beautifully, and the flowers add a lovely splash of colour. They were deep in conversation while embracing, and I called their names. The result is a natural pose. 

Love on the bridge

The second of the potential shots I had spied earlier in the day. The bridge was the perfect place for the couple to stand, and I simply asked for them to ignore me and spend a moment reflecting on their beautiful ceremony. Shooting through a lovely bank of blue Irises, injected some gorgeous colour into the image. 

The first dance

The first dance is always great fun, and sometimes a real challenge to capture. It was really dark in 'Cruck barn', at the Craven Arms, situated in Appletreewick. It was a case of trying to keep the mood and ambience of the place, whilst illuminating the couple and guests enough, so that they could be seen clearly. Luckily the walls of the barn were white, so firing the flash directly behind me onto the wall, resulted in light scattering throughout the room, lighting it enough to produce a lovely image. The movement in the dress is a nice touch, and the couples expressions are lovely. You can spy Julian to the right of the image, but because there were so many people in the shot, he goes almost unnoticed.   

I am so busy with the gallery in Norfolk, that Julian now runs the wedding site, although we both photograph the couples big day. We have been photographing weddings together since 2011, and I think we make a good team, having a deep understanding of what the other is doing. You can check out the wedding website by clicking the link. www.candgphotography.org