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.

Remember last year I posted up a few pictures from Paul and Rebecca's engagement shoot in Blackpool?
We had a load of fun that evening but it was insanely hard work.
Check out the Blackpool shoot here.

Most of the shoot was taken up by sitting in cafes just getting to know each other, so by the end of the night Jess and myself were really eager to see how their wedding day turned out!

Paul and Rebecca both got ready at the Manchester Airport Marriott and then moved on to their ceremony and reception at Davenport Green Hall.
Regular readers of the blog will remember that I've shot at Davenport Green Hall before for Ian and Grace's wedding reception.

It's a great venue to shoot at with it's beautiful grounds. The staff are all so accommodating too, so I was more than comfortable being there all day.

Their wedding was on another hot day. Perfect weather for a wedding! Guests flew from all over the place so it was an extra special day for them!
I'm not too sure what was going on that day, but we had three people walk straight into glass doors and windows! The MC actually cut his nose, poor guy!
I also was one of the unlucky people that mashed my face up on a window! Stupid!!

The family and friends from both sides were brimming with personality so they made my day very easy as there were plenty of characters!

So, enjoy these pictures and please leave a comment at the bottom of the page!

You'll see plenty of pictures of Paul and Rebecca's little girl; Connie later. Meanwhile, check her tiny shoes out!

Paul looks pretty relaxed considering 1) he's getting married in a bit and 2) he just had his personalised registration plates nicked from his car!

Talking about cars, check this beauty out. This limo was provided by Horgans Limousines
I can honestly say that the service provided by the chauffeur was the best I've ever seen, and no, I'm not being paid to say this!

Look at those beautiful eyes! What a charmer he was!

To me, these two picture are what weddings are all about...

Here's our little Connie!

Rebecca looked incredible! She made a great Bride!

Best service ever.

As my first couple that I shot here had their ceremony in Wilmslow, it was nice to see how Davenport Green Hall does things during the entire day.
Instead of walking straight to into the ceremony, Rebecca took a more scenic route which made for some great pictures but also helped to settle some nerves.
A really great yet simple idea!

Come on Paul, you can do this!

The room was a little...intimate and...cosy.

I love it!

I love this picture, I think it's the trail of crumbs from a packet of crisps that does it for me!

"Right, when you've finished that one luv, you can down this one too"

Jessica captured this beauty!

Pictures like this make my "job" extra special!

Connie is absolutely gorgeous!

I wonder who thought up these table names then?

Time for speeches. Just a word of advice to wedding photographers...
When the Groom and the Best man approach you and ask you to rate their speeches out of 10, for the love of all that is good, don't say that one was better than the other.
Goodness me, I almost got myself maimed!
I'll say now that both speeches deserved a 10/10.

Rebecca's girls looked great!

And doesn't Rebecca herself look incredible? For the photographers reading, this was shot outside at 9:45pm with on camera flash!

They shared their first dance...

Joined by friends and family.

And soon, things got a little rowdy. Just how I like it!

I was more than happy when the DJ dropped a few Irish songs including some Pogues! Love it!!

Oh yeh, you didn't hear? Tina Turner was there.

Thank you Paul, Rebecca and Connie for letting me be with you all day! I had so much fun!

A special thank-you goes to Mr Jonathan Taphouse for his help with this wedding. You made my day even easier!

I've been really keen to blog this wedding even before I shot it!
Joseph and Emma are a really lovely couple and their wedding was beautiful.
They just ooze personality and their guests and family are no exception at all.

They were married at Clifton Mansion House in Clifton, Bristol.
With the weather on their side, they had the ceremony in the pagoda, then they enjoyed a receiving line over champagne.
Joseph and Emma, along with their guests walked from the mansion house through Clifton, over the world famous Clifton suspension bridge and then went on to enjoy their reception at Burwalls.
The atmosphere on the walk between Clifton Mansion House and Burwalls was fantastic! Cars were tooting their horns, people were shouting their well wishes and so many people just wanted to stop and chat!

It was the first time that I had shot at Burwalls, but I'm so keen to do it there again.

Enjoy these pictures and remember that Jessica has created another flipbook that if you've not seen, head on over here.
Before I forget, here's a little challenge for you; Try to find just one picture of Emma where she's not smiling.
Emma had to be the happiest Bride ever! Thank you Emma, and thank you Joseph for making her so happy.
You did good!

A beautiful setting right in the middle of Clifton!

A few of Joseph and Emma's amazing guests!

Joseph's Nephews were guarding the fort...

Meanwhile, Emma prepared herself with the help of her Bridesmaids.

A few friends gave some personal readings.

Joseph's Dad was a real character! Lovely guy!

And Emma's Dad was also a real character. He was just as much of a smiler as Emma for sure.

The walk to Burwalls began! Such a nice day for it!

Emma shared her favorite view of Clifton Suspension Bridge with a friend!

Next to the Clifton Suspension bridge is this natural slide that has been worn away over the decades by thousands of people sliding down on their Bristolian bums.
I may have exaggerated  the angle of the slide but it's all good!

I've done it before and I'll be honest, it's pretty scary! You pick up a lot of speed!

...to Burwalls!

They had four wedding cakes, each cooked by different friends. I thought that was a lovely idea. Joseph created the cake stands himself.

Emma's smile is incredible isn't it?

I'll leave you just looking at this for a while.

Joseph and Emma grew these bluebells in their house especially for the wedding!

And onto the speeches.

Joseph's Best man's speech was great! He gave it in such a relaxed and dry manor. He had everyone in hysterics with his stories of Joseph's earlier days. Brilliant!

The Clifton suspension bridge peering through the trees. I love this picture as I love the bridge!

After teaching this chap all my Jenga tips;  he wooed pretty much all the ladies one at a time.

So Joseph and Emma met at ballroom dancing classes, so there was plenty pressure on them for the first dance!
When we met up a few days earlier, Joseph and Emma had explained that to practise their dance, Emma tied a duvet around her to act as her wedding dress!
That's a top tip right there!

I've never seen a conga-line start so quickly! Impressive!

Amazing live music provided by Evolution. I'm recommending them right here, right now.

And that's it!
Joseph and Emma, you're an amazing couple and you're just so happy. It's nice to see such massive smiles all day!
Thank you to the guests for being so welcoming, friendly and accommodating.