Originally posted 2008-04-19 13:24:39.
Andrew and Gemma’s Wedding was in St Mary’s, Chilton Foliat, Berkshire, England. In UK churches flash photography is usually not allowed and as it was a dull wet day most of the interior church shots were taken at 6400ISO using available light. Chilton Foliat is just outside of the village of Hungerford, famed for its antiques. Andrew surprised his lovely bride Gemma by renting a beautiful Aston Martin as his wedding car for the day. The wedding breakfast reception was held on the family farm where they breed race horse for the Newbury races. It was a really special day, and ended with a fun time dancing with the band’s fun music. My good friend and long time shooting partner Lim Hock Seng joined me for this trip and did a beautiful job with his photos. We stayed in Hungerford, easy to reach as it is on the main rail line from London to Exeter, and as mentioned it has an excellent range of antiques. BTW it was COLD! You will notice how everyone is bundled up.
If there were one place in the world I would love to shoot regularly, it would have to be the UK. So, if you are from the UK and viewing this page, I would love to come and cover your wedding day! Drop me a line.
St Marys Church in Chilton Foliat, Berkshire
Andrew was beaming
Classic tasteful ceremony
The brides maids were as excited as the bride
The brides father. You can imagine his emotions and thoughts as he gave his daughter away.
Traditional wedding vows
Wedding rings exchanged
You may kiss the bride
So you can see the interior
The prayer of blessing
Congratulations all around
Group photos were taken outside the church
The wedding car. Aston Martin DB9. Classy.
Wedding portraits in St Mary’s Church
The brides was just beautiful
Hats, hats, hats.They are compulsory at all tasteful weddings 🙂
The beautiful wedding cake.
Light houses. Andrew and Gemma love visiting them and it made a great idea for the table seating
The grooms cufflinks were very cool
The friends were characters. A great bunch!
Dispensing some marital insights
The father of the bride gave a hilarious speech
The fathers advice for the groom was…..unorthodox
The couples first dance.
The dancing went on long into the night
Goodnight everybody.
