Joanne & Daniel's Wonderful Wedding Day

Last weekend I paid my second visit of the month to the Kingfisher Country Club where Joanne and Daniel celebrated their wedding. Rain had threatened all week long and, as it had been a wet wet wet occasion on my last shoot there, I was beginning to think I might be jinxing the place. But when the big day arrived, the sun was high in the sky, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and a fabulous day was had by all.

It all began at the bride's home. One of my favourite morning shots is of the bride's shoes arranged on the train of her gown:



Joanne was a very relaxed bride. We created some great portraits thanks to the stunning light that showed off her beautiful eyes:


Daniel was looking pretty good too, as this shot shows taken just moments before Joanne arrived at the Kingfisher:



I love this image from the ceremony. Daniel is so focussed on his bride, and his groomsmen are equally engrossed in the proceedings:




The elaborate bird table in the background adds an interesting element to this portrait:



If the previous image is a little on the traditional side, here's a more modern take on the wedding car shot. A long lens ensured I stayed out of the reflection in the beautiful chrome headlight panel. Angled so the front of the country club was visible, all I needed to do then was position my bride and groom, ask them to have a big kiss, and shoot away!



After eating, we strayed out for some fun group shots with Daniel and his friends. This is inspired by the cinema images we've grown accustomed to in recent years. The long shadows are formed by the sun setting behind the guys. This is one of those shots the guests just can't get with their compacts - you need a top-of-the-range fast lens to focus accurately and stacks of exposure compensation to deal with the strong backlighting. The effect is great:



And so ended another amazing wedding day:



Well done, Joanne and Daniel. I hope you really enjoyed your day - I know I did. See you both again soon,
David