August 2nd, 2010
So I've been waiting for the right time to blog this wedding and I'll be straight with you here; this is a long post.
Colin, my web-guy will probably kill me for this. Sorry Colin.
We're talking like, 120ish images here. So, I'm sorry but at the same time I'm also not sorry at all because I know you'll love this wedding.
Alex and Sian, as I mentioned in my previous post featuring their engagement pictures, are both doctors.
A fair percentage of doctors were present at the wedding, I'm sure they would of had an absolute field-day poking my odd little body and wondering what the devil is up with it!
Alex and Sian had their wedding ceremony in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, just a few miles outside Cardiff.
They then were joined by their friends and family at Sian's parents amazing house in a little village called Bonvilston.
It was an utter pleasure to shoot. I was looked after so well by everybody, especially Sian's parents who kindly hosted their daughter's and new son-in-laws wedding.
They had an amazing marquee on their land but as you might know, a marquee requires flat land and it meant that earth literally had to be moved to make everything even!
I joined Sian and her bridesmaids, as well as Alex and his boys as they got ready for the most amazing, musical wedding that Bonvilston has ever seen. Probably.
Enjoy.
Sian and her girls got ready in a room that was big enough to host her 21st Birthday party with a bouncy castle!
An asian/south american/english fusion breakfast! Of course!
These bouquets and the button hole a few pictures up were by Vida Flora in Porthcawl. Really amazing!
Sian surprised her girls with pearl necklaces. I loved their reaction!
I think all of Sian's girls all looked amazing, they were great fun too.
I then met up with Alex and his ushers in this funny little B&B.
We popped over the road to a petting zoo for some quick formals.
Simples!
The amazing Welsh male voice Choir filled the church with their incredible voices!
Does mother approve Alex?
Don't they all look great! Sian's sister is the one in the middle.
That's a proud Dad!
Married!
My favorite picture from the day I think!
It was so hot. Alex and Sian had kindly made sure that the ushers handed out bottles of water to the guests outside the church. Little acts of kindness like this cost so little, but say so much!
We visited the castle ruins that we did part of their photoshoot in. I was expecting the castle to of been finished by then, but no.
Samuel Davies, an incredible jazz pianist set the mood whilst the guest enjoyed champagne and canapes.
Enjoy these detail shots from the marquee!
Both Alex and Sian's parents are still happily married so they chose to display wedding pictures from previous generations.
Call me slow, but it was right here that I realised the importance of my "job".
In 30 or so years, pictures that I've taken will hang next to these pictures at their child's wedding! Such an honour.
The table names were all named after pubs on a famous Leeds pub crawl.
A review I found online of the Polybop charmingly said:
"Every darn saturday we always get ourselves completly drunk and end up going to this complete dive. But the thing is, every time we go here we have a right good time. I dont know what it is, mebbies because everyone who is there hates the place as much as you do then everyone is out to just have fun and pull anyone they can..."
Great choice for the top table then!
Look at that view!
Time for food! Catering by New House Hotel, they did an incredible job.
Just as they started the first dance, they had a power cut! Thank goodness it didn't last long because it looked like they'd been practising!
Without a shadow of a doubt, this was the best wedding band I've seen. They're called SoundAwake. I can't wait to work with them again!
Look lady, we all know how to play a vuvuzela!
Yes, there were a lot of pictures, but I could of easily blogged them all!
I had such an amazing day, thank you so much for letting me capture all of this Alex and Sian!
It was a pleasure, all day!
Hope you enjoyed!
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July 19th, 2010
Back in the winter I met up with Alex and Sian to talk about wedding photography.
They wanted to book me after Sian had found me on the WPJA. I find that a good sign as all my couples who find me through the WPJA know what standard and style of pictures to expect.
They booked me for an engagement shoot.
If you've met me, you know that I wax lyrical about how great these shoots are.
I really do my best to help you relax in front of the camera and if that means acting like a clown then so be it.
When your wedding day comes around, you feel comfortable with me as a person, but you'll also have a nice collection of non-wedding pictures!
We drove to the area where the wedding would be, had a look at the church and Sian's parent's house where the reception would be held.
On our way to The Vale of Glamorgan, the sky looked dreadful but I had remembered that Alex, like me is obsessed by clouds so we enjoyed cloud spotting and thoroughly enjoyed it, no matter how boring and nerdy that may of sounded.
Enjoy this little handful of pictures.
Also, keep a look out for Alex and Sian's wedding on here very soon.
It may of been my favorite wedding of the year so far! It was amazing!
Aren't they a fantastic looking couple?
Both of them are doctors from the very hospital I was born at. True story!
I really enjoyed Alex and Sian's company, we had loads of fun!
I thought I'd try something a little different and shoot in a field of barley. You know, 'cause I've never done it before. Ever
Thank you Alex and Sian.
We had loads of fun didn't we?
I can't wait to blog their wedding pictures. I've been desperate to from the beginning!
Take care and have a good week.
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July 19th, 2010
A few weekends back I shot the wedding of a friend.
Rowan is the brother of one of my friends and Faye is the twin sister of one of my previous Brides.
It's always a pleasure when friends are willing to trust the recording of one of the most important days of their life to me.
No pressure or anything!
Rowan and Faye are an incredible couple. Rowan honestly has to be one of the coolest guys around. You instantly feel relaxed in his company!
They had their ceremony at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Bishopsworth, Bristol and then went on to Flax Bourton village hall, just ten minutes from Bristol Airport.
They had great weather, in fact it was another boiling hot day! Cocktails on arrival to the reception were just what the guests needed!
It was great to be shooting a wedding with some many friends as guests from all over the country.
Enjoy these pictures and leave a comment at the bottom.
Good ol' Mary and Pete! Breaking their usual tradition of leaving 7 kisses on a card!
"Joe, don't you dare show Faye me doing this in this kitchen, she'll kill me!"
"What'd you say Rowan?"
I always like a little bit of guerilla tayloring!
Hey! I took that!
I didn't know that tie-tieing was such a serious past time worthy of judging!
Not the most steady drive to the ceremony I have to say...!
Such a great smile!
I love Mark's smile too. Legend
And here comes the Bride.
With no hiccups and everybody arriving on time all the important people walk into the hall. No hiccups at all. Especially not with front doors.
Faye's Dad, naturally was so proud.
Kevin, the speaker gave a great illustration about marriage being like a brand new car that needs maintenance to stay healthy. Me? I just like toy cars.
One of my favorite pictures from the day:
Faye looked perfect didn't she!
I don't have a clue what's going on here either.
The imagination of the boys got a little out of control in this field. Again, I don't really know what's going on. I just turned up and shot.
Time for dancing!
Ashlee is a good friend of mine and is Rowans little sister!
This was the response when "The Bunsen Honey Dew Band" played a bit of JLS.
Or...she was doing an impression of me reacting to the band playing JLS.
Who knows!?
Another familiar face!
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery!
Awwh! Cute!
...oh my! What sharp teeth you have!
There we go then!
I really enjoyed this wedding which probably won't come as much of a surprise as you know I love shooting them!
When a couple are as relaxed and happy as these two and have guests who are 1)a ton of fun and 2) previous josephyarrow.com clients, it's a recipe for a killer wedding.
Congratulations Rowan and Faye and Thank you.
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