Congratulations Matt & Suzanne

From the moment I met Matt and Suzanne, I knew their wedding was going to be really special - and so it was! Their love for one another shone through all day, as did their great sense of fun. And that suited me down to the ground, as fun is one of the things I set out to have every time I go to a wedding. Suzi was absolutely radiant and, as these images show, she and Matt make a great-looking couple.

The weather kept us indoors for most of the day but it didn't stop us getting some super shots. The first two show off some of the wonderful detail in Suzi's wedding attire:








Suzi's bouquet was beautiful, and I loved the way it contrasted with this burnt-red wall in their living room:





Matt was looking radiant too - in a manly way, of course! This is him striking a Mr Cool pose shortly before the ceremony:





Here's a lovel shot of the newly-weds stepping out together for the first time as a married couple. Check out those happy expressions:





After a quick drink, we dashed off to a quiet spot in the hotel to shoot some romantic portraits:

Here's a shot of Matt and Suzi's playful little son, Joshua. He enjoyed himself running around the dance floor and playing with the toys, like this little ball-catcher that he turned into a hat. Now, I wonder who gave him that idea!

Flower girls Lilly and Millie were in great form all day. Here they are with Suzi's posse of bridesmaids-in-black as a wonderful background.





Not to be outdone by the girls, Jordan was looking very handsome too:





The theme Suzi and Matt chose for their table dressings was the movies. So it made sense to play around a bit with some film-inspired poses. In the case of these two shots, we got the groomsmen and bridesmaids to take part in a little James Bond role play - which one of these guys would make best 007, I wonder!





And here's seven budding Bond girls - funny how none of them were in the least bit reluctant to take part in this shot!





Finally, well after 9pm the weather relented and we were able to pop outside to grab a few shots in the cool night air (which was something of a relief at that stage for all three of us). This one has a very happy, romantic feel to it:

A special thanks must go to Simon, one of the co-Best Men, who made himself into a very able assistant with my reflector. And I should also thank the staff at the Bedford Swan Hotel who came to my rescue when I thought I'd lost one of my cameras! Panic was close to setting in when I discovered that it had been spotted lying around unattended and take to reception for safe keeping - a big thanks to you guys for that!

Congratulations Matt & Suzanne - I wish you both a very long and successful marriage!

David