Bailbrook House Wedding Photography with Lucy and Tom

by BettyBhandari | Apr 8, 2022 | Weddings | 0 comments

Bride Groom Confetti shot outside the Guildhall in Bath

This beautiful autumn wedding took place at Bailbrook house at the end of November (hence the beautiful Christmas decorations) and was a day full of excitement, but not just of the good kind.

I started my work in the morning when seeing the bride Lucy and her girlfriends getting ready at her parents house. Lucy’s parents had only just moved to Bath and part of the house was a building site, it was very easy to see the house’s great potential (apologies, I used to be an architect in my previous job). Sam from Bath Bridal Hair created a very soft and feminine look that went extremely well with the backless wedding dress and special jewellery. Also the family cat decided to lend itself for a very special photograph of the bride’s jewellery.

“Just wanted to say a big thank you for all your effort on Saturday. We had a fantastic day and we’re really grateful for your support throughout! We both felt really at ease and comfortable and the pictures look great!”

As soon as I headed over to Bailbrook House it became apparent that something terrible had happened. It turned out that Lucy’s grandfather had fallen out of his wheelchair and landed on his head in the carpark. He suffered a bad head injury and spent a significant amount of time on the ice cold ground (it was a weekend of icy November storms). Thankfully two of the guests were trained nurses, he was quickly patched up, scooped in and warmed up. Despite the shock he was in excellent spirits and managed to still enjoy the wedding ceremony, despite blood running down the side of his face.

The relief that he was actually fine filtered right through into the drinks reception as people were extremely happy and joyful. Sadly the windy weather made outdoor group portraits rather difficult so we only did a small amount of photos outside in a wind shaded area and instead had fun with the friends group shot inside.

groom and groom at the roman baths wedding in bath

Tom and Lucy chose to have a a casino for their evening celebrations – the guests loved it!

The wedding breakfast soon went underway in the cloisters, followed by some heart felt and witty speeches. Have you ever heard of the book ‘how to be a good wife’ (written in the 1930s)? It makes for excellent laughs in a speech!

The most joyful element of the day by far was the evening casino – one roulette table, one black jack table and a custom drinks bar setup in the Charlotte Room. Needless to say the guests had a great time playing and I had an even better time photographing animated faces.

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by BettyBhandari | Jan 9, 2022 | Weddings | 0 comments

wedding ceremony at the Assembly Rooms in Bath

My 100 best wedding photos from 2021

And I’m not going to lie – this was a strange post-pandemic year!

How to sum up a busy year after a year as hard as 2020? I’m a little lost for words.

Most of my 2020 bookings moved to 2021; some of them got pushed even further to 2022 for a variety of reasons, mostly uncertainty and ongoing travel problems. At the same time a global pandemic seems to have caused people to stop procrastinating. As a consequence I had a lot of last minute bookings for small and microweddings.

Being a wedding photographer or in fact any wedding supplier in 2021 was hard work, as we tried to cram two years of work into one. I’m not trying to be ungrateful as I enjoyed every wedding I photographed this year. But it was tiring, particularly since we started the year emotionally drained already. It was my couple’s joy, their family’s happiness ad te vibrancy of the celebrations that carried us all through!

But with every bad comes so much good!

Having said all that, the emotional strain from 2020 has made almost all weddings this year to much sweeter and more truthful! And this filtered through into all the photograph I have taken. I have witnessed and captured many moments of people getting together for the first time since the worldwide lockdown and consequently many happy tears were shed. and many excellent parties celebrated ;)!

With every bad comes so much good – we are more present than ever, we hug our family members that little bit longer and we enjoy get togethers – like weddings – so much more!

So here are around 100 of my favourite photos from my favourite wedding venues, amongst others Eggbeer Farm, Bailbrook House, the Assembly Rooms, the Roman Baths and Priston Mill – I hope you enjoy them! xx

“Betty photographed our wedding at the Bath Assembly Rooms in July and was perfect throughout the entire process. Our first meeting (virtual due to COVID) really put us at ease as Betty took on all our requests and went above and beyond making suggestions on all sorts of details of the day as we had very little wedding experience! Ahead of the wedding, she travelled to meet us at the venue, again giving some fantastic suggestions and helping us visualise the day.
On the day, I can’t state how brilliant Betty was. She was never ‘in the way’ or imposing, meaning some great candid shots, but also was excellent at organising ourselves and guests for some group shots and portraits. Had lovely positive comments from many of the guests as well. The end result was a simply stunning gallery of photos. I could not have asked for anything more – everything was absolutely perfect!“

Molly and Seb got married in July 2021 at the Assembly Rooms in Bath

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Badminton House Wedding Photography with Tash and Tom

by BettyBhandari | Jan 9, 2022 | Weddings | 0 comments

Tom and Tash’s wedding was one the many 2020 weddings that had to be postponed. Luckily when it came round to their September wedding, all Covid restrictions had been lifted and allowed them to go ahead with their large wedding celebrations.

I first met Tom in 2018 when he was best man at Becky and Chris’s wedding in Badminton. Consequently it was a wonderful surprise he contacted me a year later to announce that he was engaged himself and wanted me to photograph his and Tash’s wedding in Badminton, Gloucester.

Tom the groom grew up on a farm in Gloucester. For their wedding celebrations they set up a large marquee in a field behind the farm.

Tash was getting ready in her parents house which was only half an hour drive from the church. I have to admit I love it when a bride gets ready in her childhood home as the place is usually filled with loads of photos and the bride is that much more relaxed while getting ready. Tash not only had her sister, her mum and her best friend around her, but also her horse Otter who came to pay a visit and to pose for a few photos.

The wedding ceremony took place in Badminton Church which is one of a kind with it’s high pews (once seated you can barely look over the top) and large stained glass windows. We had an almost full house (not that you could actually see that with the high pews), the weather was spectacular and the groom and his mates in excellent spirits.

“Thank you so so much for this – we absolutely love the photos and so exciting to get them back and re-live the day!“

From Badminton Church it was only a five minute drive to Cape Farm, Tom’s childhood home. They had set up a large marquee at the back of the farm as well as many bell tents for guests to stay in. I openly admit, I truly love a summer marquee wedding! The light inside a marquee is generally very good as the canvas acts as a large light diffuser (which is a good thing). Also the space, freedom and countryside views help a lot when arranging large group portraits.

Let’s also not forget the cherry picker. Similarly to Becky and Chris’ wedding in 2018, the farm provided me with a cherry picker to be able to take a group shot from high above. I am not scared of height, no not at all so this wasn’t the slightest bit challenging for me (wink wink). Always the pro I rose to the occasion and got lifted up high, catching a wonderful photos of all 150 wedding guests as well as the marquee set in the countryside.

Speeches took place before the almost 200 guests got seated and the evening was filled with a disco and live band which did not fail to pull everyone onto the dance floor and allow me to shoot some pretty funny pictures of the guests having a great time.

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Berwick Lodge Wedding Photography with Emilie & Tom

by BettyBhandari | Oct 1, 2021 | Weddings | 0 comments

Berwick Lodge is one of those venues that has it all: beautiful room for the bridal party to get ready in, a large dedicated ceremony room and beautiful grounds around the property that can be used for the drinks reception as well as the group photos.

I like to arrive at a wedding venue in good time to ensure I can have a good lock around before starting with the preparation photos. This also gives me a chance to speak to the wedding coordinator, find the groom (who will most likely not be in his room) and check the gardens for seasonal highlights.

What a way to finish of a successful wedding day – with a cigar in the sunshine!

Emilie had a fantastic gaggle of girls around her including mum, sister and niece. At the end it is always hand on from everyone to get the bride into her dress, adjust hair and complete the finishing touches. And while Tom did not know how to iron a shirt, his mates quickly came to the rescue by googling tutorials and doing the job for him.

The ceremony started off with a big laugh when the page boy promptly decided he didn’t want to lead the way down the aisle and instead only walk directly behind the bridesmaid (his mum). You could see that the groom was wondering why the music had started playing but no one was coming in! No, the bide had not changed her mind!

“Thank you so much for the photos, they looks great! Also we just wanted to say a huge thank you again, we’ve had so many compliments about you and how you were on our special day!“

Apart from the false start, the ceremony was short, sweet and tears filled. As soon as the couple walked out into the open they were greeted by the biggest confetti explosion! This moment is always so much fun to photograph!

The guests enjoyed a sun filled drinks reception in the garden, followed by group pictures and individual bride and groom portraits. As I like to interfere with the day as little as possible, I generally leave the bride and groom portraits until the end of the drinks reception and instigate them just before the guests are asked inside. This way the couple don’t miss any time with their guests but instead make the most of the long time it takes 60 people to finish their drinks, go inside and find their seats.

The speeches following the wedding breakfast were particularly good and Tom’s dad as well as Emilie’s siblings did not leave out any chance to both embarrass as well as cherish the bride and groom.

Following a break, drinks and cigars in the evening sunshine, the wedding guests settled into an evening disco and leisurely party in the venue’s grounds.

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Summer Wedding at the Guildhall & Bathwick Boatman

by BettyBhandari | Jun 18, 2021 | Weddings | 0 comments

After a string of very small weddings (due to covid restrictions), this was my first bigger wedding since the end of 2019 and what am absolute beauty it was, on every single level! The sun was shining (after many weeks of annoying cold and rain), the hotel was spectacular (thank you Queensberry), the bride and her bridesmaids were stunning, the Morris Minor put its roof down and the champagne was flowing during the boat cruise. Heaven!

I met Ed and Africa six years ago when I photographed Doug and Nicole’s wedding on my birthday (Ed was the best man). Ed and Africa had only just started dating then and I knew both Ed as well as Doug through my husband. I love when you photograph friends of friends, it is almost guaranteed that you are all on the same wave length and get on brilliantly!

Fun fact: Ed and Africa had the same surname BEFORE getting married! What are the chances?

Many couple choose to get married at The guildhall, followed by ride on the Pulteney Cruiser up river Avon to either Bathampton Mill or the Bathwick Boatman for their wedding celebrations.

Africa, the mothers and the bridesmaid were getting ready at the beautiful Queensberry Hotel and I arrived in good time to photograph not only the preparations, but also the wedding dress, the bride’s shoes (in front of the most funky wallpaper) as well as the three beautiful green bridesmaids dresses. The Queensberry Hotel is not only extremely central, but also very stylish, light and photogenic. Once everyone was ready the bridesmaids took off and I travelled with the bride and her dad in a beautiful 1960s Morris Minor. We stopped at the Circus for some photographs before heading to the Guidhall to get married.

“Betty photographed my wedding, there’s no doubt that she is exceptional at what she does. Professional, subtle and she paid attention to the small but important details. We are so pleased with the photos Betty took, they are exactly what we wanted and hoped for. Thank you, Betty!“

After a short, but sweet wedding ceremony in the Alkmaar Room we spend half an hour in Parade Gardens for various group shots, before heading over to the weir to enter the Pulteney Princess, a river cruiser that takes you all the way from the weir to the Bathampton Mill. Watch out for herons and kingfishers along the river banks!

Ed and Africa had chosen the Bathwick Boatman as their wedding venue and after an hour on the boat that is where we departed. The Bathwick Boatman is ideal for weddings up to thirty guests. The outdoor area is included in the hire and makes for another excellent portrait background.

Hotel: The Queensberry Hotel

MUA: Aldona Francis

Dress: Ellie Rose Bridal

Transport: Morris Minor Weddings

Ceremony Venue: The Guildhall Bath

Celebration Venue: The Bathwick Boatman

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