A short few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph for Louise and Mark at their wedding.  The weather was FOUL all through the week before and really hideous the week after, but they had a near-flawless day of gorgeous sunshine, the lucky things.

The details had been picked out incredibly well and really added something special to the wedding.  This gave me a lot to photograph and helped to create a 'story' of the day, I always like it when the bride and groom have selected and thought about details, it adds a lot more to the look and feel of the day than you might expect!

The flowers above were hand-picked and arranged by the bride and added a lovely and fantastically rustic feel to the day.  The bouquets for the bride however were stunning and very much created by a talented florist, they rightly drew a lot of compliments on the day (as well as a few jealous glances!).

http://www.traditionalflower.co.uk/

I was keen to get a photo of the bridesmaid's dress on the hanger, it turned out less technical to do this than try to get a photo of the bride's dress on the hanger and I was really happy with how this photo came out.

I think it's important to photograph the bride getting ready, it's all part of building the 'story' of the day and it's very popular to have a photo book printed to remember your day and these images will form a big part of it.

Arguably one of the best bits of a wedding (for the groom perhaps) is the car!  I really like this image just before the bride left for the church, after all the rushing around in the morning you need to unwind a little before heading of.

Approaching the church and I'm loving the bridesmaids with their last-minute flower rearranging, it was a very pretty (and tiny!) church.

After the ceremony we relaxed a bit and I love this shot of the newly weds with their wee one.  It's often the candid and informal shots that capture how a wedding felt and this one really does show how relaxed and enjoyable the day was.

After drinks on the lawn we were back to the barn for food, more drink and even some morris dancing from the local morris men (who all lined up for a kiss afterwards).

The Fleece Inn...
http://www.thefleeceinn.co.uk/
...is a fantastic venue, I couldn't fault the food and the service was very good.  They had a very healthy collection of cask ales on the go as well which is always appreciated!

I had invested in a new flash for the wedding and enjoyed using the wireless feature, it turned out to be very handy indeed for the first dance.  There was no white ceiling to bounce a flash from and any attempt to light directly wouldn't have looked right so I gave the flash to an assistant to hold and used it off camera.