As seems so often the case for us, it was a lovely sunny day!
Denise went to the Groom's house to do Groom's preparations, and I went to the Bride's mum's house to do Bride's preparations, so we really did cover the whole day for the young couple. The couple have a great dog called 'Buster', and if you say 'cats'.....
The wedding service was an epic. Although some of the guests were starting to get restless, I must admit that, as a photographer, I found it all very engaging . The vicar, a long time friend of the family, really put himself out to make it special, and to bring some real ceremony back to a wedding service that is now sometimes just too routine. The rings were at the back of the church, and were fetched by the couple's children at the appropriate time.
The service concluded with champagne and fireworks, much to the delight of the children.
After the service, it was off to Drayton Manor, where the couple were whisked away in a golf buggy down into the park. Unfortunately, as a Bank Holiday weekend, the park was really busy, and we weren't allowed to ride the carousel, but we did manage to grab a few photos sitting on it.
The moored paddle-steamer was back off its Health and Safety break, so we had some nice photos there as well, which was just as well since it was near closing time and we couldn't have photos by the lake owing to the traffic.
Because the couple had booked us for the whole day, we took the opportunity to take them into the grounds at the back of the new hotel after the wedding breakfast, so nothing was really missed after all.
The party was a spectacular hit, and culminated in a giant balloon filled with smaller balloons and confetti being exploded over the couple's heads.
Wishing every happiness to Sharon and Luke.