winter wedding photographer somerset

Congratulations to Hannah & Jamie who got married in Somerset. We started the day with photographing the bridal preparations at Hannah's parents’ house in the beautiful Somerset countryside. Then we rushed to meet up with the groom at St.Peter's Church in Langford Budville. It was a beautiful ceremony with lots of tears and singing.
The reception was held at Halswell House, the venue that I have photographed the most and feel most at home.
As the weather wasn't on our side we photographed the group shots inside with our studio lighting, which was a lot of fun.
"I didn't know that group pictures could be so much fun!" one of the guests commented.
The session with Hannah & Jemmie was also inside and at Halswell House you are spoiled for choice.


What advice would you give to brides reading this who are planning their wedding?

Try to be organised and have an idea of how your day is going to pan out. Keep calm and don't stress, as your day will only happen once.


Honeymoon: Safari in Kenya and Zanzibar

Dress - Sassi Holford
Cake - Waitrose with flowers by Blooming Lovely (wellington),
Flowers - Blooming Lovely
Band - Steve Doig Band from Wessex Entertainments
Car - Age of Elegance
Bagpiper - Henry Herbert

halswell house wedding photography

Congratulations to Julia & Digby who got married at Halswell House in Somerset. The couple works in theater production in London and when they saw the Halswell House for the first time they were hook by the atmosphere and beauty of the place. Julia was brave enough to have all group photos outside, so we have to make sure that they are done quickly and smoothly, which is very crucial for winter weddings. Having a toastmaster is always a bonus. Thank you Chris.

After the first dance we had a fantastic firework display, which was Julia's surprise to her new husband and all the guests.


Florist: Floral Theatre

Hair & Make-up: Yvonne from Ishtar Hair

What advice would you give to brides reading this who are planning their wedding?
Make sure that you have a trusted, reliable friend on hand during the morning of the wedding. Everyone who is closely and emotionally involved in the wedding will be too excited and/or stressed to be much use so having someone on stand-by whom you trust to be calm and organised is vital. There will inevitably be things that need doing which you haven't thought of and knowing there's someone you can ask to sort those things out will keep you and your mum from getting too stressed. To use a theatre analogy, just make sure you've got a good stage manager on hand!

Honeymoon: Thailand