[Update] Here we go, some more photos from Karina and Robbie’s wedding. Great to be back at Anstey Hall with yet another amazing couple. So much love went into this one from the get go. The dresses were all hand made by Karina, the music hand picked by Robbie and some of the most amazing food being served up all day long by Dave and his team from Guerilla Gourmet. (Seriously if you’re looking for some wedding caterers check those guys out, they’re new to the scene but god damn are they good and do they put a lot of love into it. I’ve eaten a heck of a lot of wedding food in the past but I think this was the best I’ve ever had from a portable kitchen.)

[Update2] Find facebook photos here

Anyway, without further ado, on with some more photos, watch out for the crazybooth on this one, it was epic.

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So I’m a little behind with blog posts at the moment due to a last minute rush with wedding season. Should all calm down after this weekend’s wedding though and I hope to resume normal service soon. In the mean time, to please the crowds that have been asking, here’s one from last Friday’s wedding at Anstey Hall. I’ll update this post again soon with a lot more photos!

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If there’s a topic of conversation us Brits are famous for the world over it’s the weather. From Durham nestling in the Northern borders of England where Lucinda and Georg met through to the famous University City of Cambridge where they now live, the topic of weather is never far from the mouths of a true Brit. “Wow, you picked a good day for it,” was my greeting to Lucinda when I met her just prior to her jumping into the dress. You see, the rest of the week had been filled with cloud and rain. However when I woke up on that Saturday morning I was greeted with a lovely crisp (if cold) Autumnal day. Lucinda had booked the weather.

And a good job it was too for it meant they could have their beautiful wedding under the cloisters of Magdalene College. After being greeted by a very proud father Lucinda headed out for the mixed English/German ceremony.

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If there’s one cardinal rule of wedding photography it’s got to be “don’t get the bride wet”. At most weddings the bride is up at the crack of dawn and spends literally hours perfecting hair, makeup and everything else to make herself look stunning on the wedding day. Jennie was no exception: she got up early, had a great morning laughing and giggling getting ready with the bridesmaids, she made sure her wedding photographer got covered in glitter and above all else looked really fab for the wedding. I knew the rule, I’ve always stuck by the rule, except this time I failed.

We went out for a nice wander just as the weather had cleared from earlier rain and found some awesome locations around Cambridge. Just as we stopped by the side entrance to Kings College I felt a raindrop hit my cheek. I thought nothing of it, we were getting some really great pictures… but then it happened, the heavens opened. I have to say I must be the luckiest wedding photographer in the world: I got soaked, my gear got drenched, both Jennie and James looked like they’d been for a swim in the river, the only comment I got though was “ah I really needed to cool down”. Wow, thanks guys you are some seriously cool customers!

So there we go, I came clean. I have to say despite the rain ‘incident’ I had a real blast and I think everybody else did as well. Had one of the funnest CrazyBooth’s to date with lots of people rocking it out. Don’t think I can say any more than thanks guys, from the moment we shot your engagement shoot earlier in the year I knew it was going to be fun and, well, it lived up to expectations. So much so that instead of my normal photo blog post I thought I’d start with a video slideshow. Enjoy!

More adventures soon (hopefully without the rain)

Alex

Wow, nobody warned me the Canadians could get so crazy. In hindsight with nine groomsmen and five bridesmaids I should have known I’d be in for some stick! All great fun though, who could have asked for a more fun and beautiful wedding to photograph.

So Hannah and George got married in Childerley Hall Gardens; made famous (as we later found out during Hannah’s Dad’s speech) as the location in which Charles I was imprisoned by Cromwell . They chose to be married in the gardens on the croquet lawn. Mother Nature did her bit and we ended up with a perfect day for a wedding. Couldn’t ask for a more natural and beautiful place for a ceremony, surrounded by leafy trees and loved ones (even if the wind did attempt to blow out a few candles…)

Hannah and George had to jet off straight after the wedding to do it all again in Canada with George’s family. Hope it all went well guys and I hope you like the photos from this side of the pond!

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Remember Emily and John from their engagement shoot around Cambridge earlier this year? Well a couple of Saturdays ago I finally got to shoot their wedding at Hotel Felix. I’d actually taken a look around while photographing Unnada and Graham’s wedding there a month ago and came in with some ideas of things I wanted to try. Until, that is, the weather put paid to those and we had to find some new options. Emily had told me she wanted some drama in some of the photos. Not being your average wedding photographer I decided to take that idea and run with it – smoke time. Really works for the first photo I think, creating a whole load of atmosphere.

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Those of you who follow the blog regularly might remember Al and Graham from their fab engagement session around Cambridge earlier in the year. Was great to get back together with them for their wedding at Hotel Felix in Cambridge. Sun shined on us and it was really nice to be able to get out into the garden for the ceremony. It was a really special day with tonnes of emotion (including a few tears from the Scotts) flowing. I have to say though I’m always jealous of just well Scottish men manage to scrub up, us Brits really don’t stand a chance! Saying that though Al *with her four dresses* did manage to outshine everybody else around.

I’m actually going to start the photos with one from the end of the day. Between courses (and yes the food at Hotel Felix is amongst the best I’ve had – I even liked the fish!) I spotted this little corridor and grabbed the pair away for a little alone time and some fun photos.

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Right sorry about the delay all, I’m just about getting my head back above water. Turns out four weddings and a move in a week isn’t such a good plan!

This was a bit of a strange wedding for me, I actually only came along for a few portraits and a crazybooth. Jo and James were both at Rosie and Chris’s wedding last month (James is Rosie’s brother) and they loved the photographs so much they asked me to come along for theirs. They already had a photographer there for the day but they really wanted a crazybooth and some portraits of them in the evening. Not something I would normally do but since they’re such a great couple I thought “what the hell”.

Anyway really glad I accepted, it turned out to be a blast. We started off with some photos in a nearby cornfield, then set up the crazybooth for some fun, pausing in the middle for a quick sunset shot. Oh and these guys really know how to book a sunset!

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Just a quick video from Eloise and Justin’s wedding at Anstey Hall, Cambridge. Enjoy!

More adventures soon,
Alex