by BettyBhandari | May 4, 2018 | Weddings |
Lydia and Andrew’s wedding at Clifton College in Bristol was special for a unique reason: Lydia is one of three siblings and I photographed all of their weddings! First Karis and Will’s wedding at Folly Farm in July 2014 and then Colette and Ed’s wedding at Aldwick Court Farm in April this year.
So needless to say, I was excited to meet Lydia’s family for the third time and to photograph stunning Clifton College for the first time.
Although it was mid-July the weather sadly didn’t cooperate, and the forecast was light rain – not ideal for an outdoor wedding ceremony! To my joy Andrew was undeterred though and proceeded with the plans for the outdoor ceremony.
After a short site visit I headed over to the Marriott Hotel Bristol to capture the bride getting ready. Lizzy Westney did an amazing job getting the girls ready. Once Lydia was ready we both rushed back to Clifton College and the ceremony started immediately. Yes, it was windy and yes, it was raining a little, but this did not stop the lovebirds from having an amazing and emotional time. Never have I seen a couple skip back down the aisle together, you could see it was pure joy (and a little relief I guess).
“Sorry we were out the other night, so didn’t get chance to look through them but I have now and they are wonderful!! Absolutely love them. It was such good fun reliving what was such a fabulous day for us! Also, love the pics of you at the end! You have been to more Harris family weddings than you can shake a stick at!!“
Thankfully the rain stopped, and everyone enjoyed the drinks reception outside, followed by the wedding breakfast inside the (grand hall). I think I have written about this before, my favourite part during weddings are the bride and groom portrait shoot and the speeches. The latter yet again didn’t disappoint with an enormous number of speakers: bride’s mum and dad, bride’s uncle, groom’s dad, bride and groom, and last but not least the best man! It felt fabulous to get a mention by the bride since it was third time lucky (see first paragraph). Ready for food, everyone enjoyed a few hours of socialising, followed by the first dance and joyful celebrations. And if you look carefully, you might even see me on one of the images!
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by BettyBhandari | Feb 17, 2015 | Weddings |
The moment the bride and her dad pause, look at each other and touch noses for a second, before leaving the room to walk down the aisle. You can see the deep affection between these two.
by BettyBhandari | Sep 1, 2014 | Weddings |
Hi Betty,
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for sending our photos. They are so good, better than we could have imagined. You have captured some beautiful portraits and lots of memories for us.
We are so grateful, thank you so much!
I’m going to send them to my family, so I’m sure I’ll be sending you some more feedback!
Thank you,
Paula & Richard
My time with Paula & Richard was epic which is why I am splitting my blog post into two parts. They had their marriage celebrations spread over two days: the marriage ceremony at the Taunton registry office on a Friday, followed by a beautiful outdoor ceremony on a hilltop at Huntstile Organic Farm on Saturday with all their wedding guests, friends and family, and they had two of their close friends officiating the ceremony.
I only spent a few hours with them on Friday so here are my favourite photographs from their wedding ceremony in Taunton, followed by the drinks reception at The Castle. Look at this wisteria! I have never seen anything like it and doing it justice with my little camera was a challenge!
If you are getting married in Taunton or anywhere else and you are still looking for a photographer to create a mixture of natural reportage photographs mixed with creative portraits then I would love to hear from you. You can call me on 07984 029 639, email me or fill in my simple & easy contact form.
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by BettyBhandari | May 3, 2014 | Weddings |
Dear Betty, We have been going through our pictures today and we have to say that we think you did an amazing job to capture the spirit of all the guests and the ceremony in the Guild Hall. We are so lucky that we came to the wedding show in Bristol and found you, even though I was feeling quite silly walking around at my age with groom badge attached!! But we found you and are very grateful for this fact. You are a true professional and a master of your craft. Best regard, Ray & Vetty
I first met Vetty & Ray at the West of England Wedding Show back in February and I think it’s fair to say we got on straight away. Being the second marriage for both of them, they wanted to keep the wedding small and intimate with only a few essential hours of photography. I love when you have role reversals: Vetty was given away by one of her sons! And the almost two year old flower girl enthusiastically ran into Alkmaar Room at the Guildhall, leading the way for the bride. They were very lucky with the weather – it rained before and it rained after, but it didn’t rain while I photographed the ceremony or the portraits adjacent to Bath’s famous Pulteney Bridge! When we were done with all essential portraits of guests from nearby and afar, the wedding party took the Pulteney Princess up to Bathampton to their restaurant. A short but thoroughly sweet affair this day was!
If you are getting married in Bath or anywhere else and you are still looking for a photographer to create a mixture of natural reportage photographs mixed with creative portraits then I would love to hear from you. You can call me on 07984 029 639, email me or fill in my simple & easy contact form.
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by BettyBhandari | Mar 4, 2014 | Weddings |
Hey Betty, just wanted to let you know we received the pics and love them, thank you so much for all your hard work and great artistic eye, they really are special, how the hell are we going to pic the ones to go in frames!! Xx Emma & Alex
When I started my first job in London (as an architect) ten years ago, I met and became friends with Sarah, the bride’s older sister. In all that time I only met Emma once, she contacted and booked me one year in advance of her Valentine’s Day wedding at the beautiful Fanhams Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire.
If you live in the south west of the country you might remember the rain and storms we had on that day. I vividly remember the radio news warning people not to travel that day. Oh well, I travelled three hours each way to photograph this wedding and have no regrets! Fanhams Hall Hotel is breathtakingly beautiful, the outside of the building as well as the gardens are so sculptured.
I arrived well in time to shoot everyone getting ready. It was a fun affair with many of the bride’s friends and their children in the bride’s suite! I then joined the groom and guests in the great hall where the ceremony took place. After the drinks reception we quickly ventured out in the rain for some portraits with the Hall in the background. I particularly like the shot with the best man and the maid of honour holding the umbrellas and looking miserable! All this was followed by food and speeches. I love speeches at weddings! In most cases I don’t personally know the bride and groom and it gives me a short, but very personal insight into their lives and personalities.
Enough talk, now enjoy the photographs of this year’s Valentine’s Day wedding!
If you are getting married in Bath or anywhere else and you are still looking for a photographer to create a mixture of natural reportage photographs mixed with creative portraits then I would love to hear from you. You can call me on 07984 029 639, email me or fill in my simple & easy contact form.
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