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Wedding: Down Hall Country House and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses – Jon and Elaine

Alex — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:18:14 +0000

Wow, what can I say? Two firsts in one day: my first Greek wedding and my first Jehovah’s Witness wedding. Second time at (actually that’s how Jon and Elaine found me – through Alana and David’s blog post here…). I must admit I was a touch daunted going into this one but my fear was misplaced. This was quite simply one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever photographed. Jon and Elaine are a really fab couple and I can’t thank them enough for supplying such a great set of photo opportunities and trusting me on the day – yes those Minis were doing about 30mph less then a couple of feet away! A truly epic wedding and an epic set of wedding photos to boot.

Not sure I can say much more than that. I think this is one of the most photo heavy posts I’ve ever made but I just couldn’t whittle them down. Somehow I ended up with 75% more selects than normal. So many fab shots are still waiting to see the light of day; I had to be really hard with the editing! Anyway without any further ado, I’ll say thanks to Chris Beaumont from Gryphon Photography for helping me out on the day and leave you all with the photos…

Well that just about sums it up. More adventures to follow in the very near future.

Alex

Wedding: Alana and David Video

Alex — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:54:18 +0000

So I’ve been working on Alana and David’s wedding album and website recently. The good news is the website is now finished and I’ve just put together this little video slideshow for them as well. Enjoy!

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More adventures soon,
Alex

Wedding: Down Hall Country House – Alana and David

Alex — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:08:33 +0000

Updated! Lots more added, hit the jump to see more!

Phew what a day! My last wedding of the year, Alana and David at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire. Just got home, downloaded the images and well this one popped out at me. Straight out of camera, have to say I love it.

Day started with the wedding prep at Alana’s parents’ house just outside Bishop’s Stortford. Have to say it was a great house for getting ready in with a fab kitchen at it’s centre. Lots of space and lots of great company. Who could ask for a better start?

Ceremony was held at Bishop’s Stortford College’s Memorial Hall. Both Alana and David went to school there when they were younger and the hall actually makes a really great venue for a wedding. Oh and if you’re wondering why David has such a big grin on his face during the signing of the register it’s because he just realised the organist was playing the Superman theme…

On to Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hertfordshire for the reception. Really great location, we drove through wonderful grounds on the way up to the House. Only shame was that it got dark before we got the chance to go take photographs outside. If anybody’s having a summer wedding here please get in touch, I’d love to try it in the long evenings!

Stay tuned and more adventures to come!
Alex