Hi Betty, We were just looking through the photos again and can’t remember if we’ve told you how much we love them! They are brilliant and just what we wanted – thank you so much! All the best, Jason and Anna
I shot this wedding last summer. I was really looking forward to Anna and Jason’s wedding as the brief was slightly different to most other weddings – no posed shots (apart from one or two group shots) or bride and groom portraits. I love taking portraits (a lot) but I also love a challenge and it’s really important to me that the bride and groom feel comfortable and can enjoy the day (because that is what really makes good photographs: genuinely happy people!).
Anna and Jason got married in the Alkmaar Room at the Guildhall followed by a confetti shot just outside the Guildhall and then a leisurely walk over to the Holburne Museum for their drinks reception, speeches (with some broken glasses), dinner and evening party. The weather was as spectacular as the settings which gave the bride & groom and their guests a chance to make use of all the beautiful outdoor settings at the Holburne Museum.
Have you heard the term ‘elopement wedding’? I hadn’t before 2016 when I had the pleasure of photographing two elopement weddings. An elopement wedding is the secret union between two people at a place that is away from their home and without any guests (or in other words: run away and get married). You could say that this way the couple concentrate on what’s essential without the pressures or conflict of having to fulfill other people’s ideas or wishes.
I had not met Michael and Shufen before this day and was completely blown away by how beautiful Shufen looked. Michael left me and Shu alone to go and speak to the registrar so we used the time to take some portraits of the beautiful bride. Following a short and sweet ceremony, we spent an hour taking more romantic and artistic portraits in and around Bailbrook House. After a handful of hours I left the lovely newlyweds to go and celebrate by going for a nice dinner in Bath.
Thank you for making it the end of this post. If you are getting married at Bailbrook House in Bath and are still looking for a photographer then please don’t hesitate to get in touch to discuss your day.
A lot of couples who chose to get married during the darker half of the year have the idea to incorporate sparklers into their wedding day. A ‘sparkler shot’ or ‘sparkler send-off’ is a great alternative to a traditional confetti shot and can, if done correctly, look amazing! Now what does ‘doing correctly’ mean? I have been at a wedding earlier this year where the sparkler shot just did not work at all and here is what you, the bride and groom to be, need to keep in mind when preparing for your wedding.
My three tips:
Buy the longest sparkler you can find. The longer they are, the longer they will burn and therefore the better the chance that everyone’s sparklers will burn at the same time.
Test the sparklers. Do they light easily? If not they won’t work. You need to be able to light them easily with a common lighter.
Have one lighter between two or maximum three people to ensure everyone can light their sparklers at the same time.
If you keep these three things in mind and are prepared, your photographer should have a field day photographing a sea of sparklers with two love birds in the middle!
Georgia and Igor’s wedding at Guyers House a month ago was the first wedding I photographed there. The weather forecast was not good and predicted rain all day so Igor and I have had extensive chats about alternative indoor locations and additional (studio) lighting for the formal group shots. On my drive to Guyers House I was listening to Graham Norton on Radio 2 and coincidentally he said a quote about a wedding on a rainy day: “A wet knot never comes undone.” That was very suitable for the day as two people cannot be more in love than Igor and Georgia.
“Thanks for these Betty – we were looking at them all weekend they’re fantastic! Thanks so much for the photos and for running the show on the day haha we couldn’t have done it without you! Also, I hear my cousin Alex has booked you for their wedding so we will see you in about a year! Many thanks, Igor & Georgia”
In the end the weather gods were kind and gave us two times ten minutes of no rain and even a bit of sunshine. This was enough time to get some of the group shots as well as some romantic bride and groom portraits done outside before sitting down for the wedding breakfast, followed by speeches, cutting of the cake, the arrival of the evening guests and the first dance.
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