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Dave and Sarah’s wedding was at the beautiful Castle Farm B&B in Fotheringhay Northants with the ceremony before in the stunning local church. It was so lovely to be photographing on a sweltering hot day (well for a start anyway as I do need to be very careful with over heating and keeping hydrated!) and the rural setting was absolutely perfect.

I started off with some preparation shots with Sarah and her bridesmaids – the room had some very strong directional light and I really like the make up shots illuminated with this by the window. There was a great multi directional mirror above the dressing table which gave some interesting photographic opportunities with all of it’s reflections as well.

Onto the church and plenty of room for me to work and I was able to get some great shots from both front and back. After the ceremony Dave and Sarah wanted to do a bit of a tour to take some pictures so we drove to the local pub, phone box and a few other assorted surprise photo locations.

The reception venue really speaks for itself! Castle Farm is set by the river in beautifully landscaped gardens and the reception itself was in a marquee.

Some favourite images of mine are below!!

I have been lucky enough to photograph a number of weddings in some fantastic locations but I have never had the chance to photograph by the sea before until now. Paddy and Sue decided to get married in Walberswick, a tiny seaside village very close to Southwold on the Suffolk coast. In many ways it is typical of a small Suffolk fishing village with one main street leading steeply down to the marshes surrounded by picturesque flint walled cottages. The ceremony was at the local church with the reception at The Anchor in a small wooded back paddock where Paddy and Sue had arranged outside games and entertainment as well as a beautifully decorated tipi.

The day began with preparation shots at Sue’s parents house before heading off to the church for the ceremony. There are some ruins at the back of the church where we did some family group photographs before all walking down the road to the Tipi reception at The Anchor. Paddy drove Sue rather nervously in her Dad’s MGA – apparently he wasn’t allowed to drive it until her married her!

The woodland and the tipi at The Anchor were wonderfully atmospheric, there was a small jazz group playing and a number of outside games. The venue is also quite close to the sand dunes and mud flats and has a real sense of space and tranquility. To add to the informality of the day some of the speeches were made outside and the whole of the afternoon had a great rustic feel to it. I always think that tipis make a wedding feel like a mini festival and give the occasion a real sense of informality and celebration which I really like.

Some of my favourites from the day are below.