A few weekends ago, I shot the amazing wedding of David and Jodie.
Lovely couple.
Here's a bit of a pop fact for you here; David's last name is Maggio. Jodie's last name was Bass, but she loves Marilyn Monroe....who married Joe DiMaggio. Jodie's name is now Jodie Maggio!
 Bingo!

David and Jodie's wedding was incredible, I've never seen so many amazing details. So much effort was put into making everything look right, from the button holes to the table decorations.
They were married at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hinckley. Not the easiest place to shoot in as the majority of light is from fluorescent bulbs. Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure I'll survive. One of my earlier couples were also married here.
We moved on to a friends house for the formal pictures and drinks. Such a beautiful house, a whole wedding could easily be held there!
After the formals, we then moved onto the Poachers Bistro in a tiny village called Thurlaston.
The room for the reception had been decorated in an incredible manor. Jodie's and David's personality really shone through!

Thank you David and Jodie, you were awesome!

Enjoy these pictures from their wedding in Leicestershire!

Peacock feathers with scrabble pieces for the groomsmen. Get in!

It made my job easier remembering everybody's name...Derrick...Dennis...Desmond...DAVID! That's the one!

Hello cheeky!

Will demonstrates his wimbledon lines-man skills. Very good.

Here's our groom!


Jodie looked incredible.

A few last checks.

We await with bated breath

David can't believe his eyes!

Barnaby looks great in this picture...just making sure the ring is on properly!

Married!!

Check out all the flowers and details at their reception. They were everywhere. Sorry, everywhere!

That's a contented looking groom right there!

Jodie Maggio thinks that josephyarrow.com is great!


This here was the man who landed the official title of "The Heckler"

Let the speeches begin!

Roy...Robert..... RYAN! gave a great Best Man's speech.

And Bridesmaid Hannah sang a beautiful song to a tune that I had never heard before because she had composed it herself....or so I've been told to say anyway.


This here was something that really makes my job extra special. Not only do I get to be with great people on a very important day in their life, but I also get to share in some extra special events.
During the bridesmaids and ushers shots, a friend received a picture message from a close friend of their very new born baby!

And they went nuts!

A video message was immediately sent! Gotta love technology!

I was later contacted by Abi to let me know that the new Mum Jess, didn't have the best of times in hospital, so our thoughts are with her!

The other best man whose name I can't see, sorry, remember. (Just joking Will)

Let the wild rumpus start!!

I hope you enjoyed!
I hope you can tell from these pictures that I had a great time shooting this wedding, it was a feast for the eyes!
Jodie and David thank you so much for choosing me. You, your family and friends made me so welcome and it was great to make some new friends.

As I mentioned in my last post I met up with Lorna and Adam just a couple of weeks before the wedding and really took a shine to them; they're a wonderful couple! Guests and friends will know just how awesome these two are.

In fact I was talking with another couple who are equally awesome... (I will blog about them soon, you'll love them)...I was explaining that as the majority of my couples are very similar, I'd love to arrange some kind of shindig/rave/tea party.
Of course, this won't happen, it'll be a little weird.
But naturally, Adam and Lorna would be there swapping hilarious and flattering anecdotes about their photographer! I'd be presented with an expensive bottle of single malt and then be asked to give a speech.
I'm joking of course...but seriously...

I met up with Lorna at her parents house which was a 2 minute walk to the church where she'd be marrying Adam.
After the ceremony, Adam and Lorna joined their lovely guests at the family run Dunsley Hall in Kinver where they were greeted by the wonderful and accommodating staff.

Adam and Lorna, thank you so much for making me feel welcome throughout the whole day. I enjoyed every part of your wedding and I could tell that you and your guests did too.
Enjoy the pictures and as usual, share, tweet and comment.

Stuart, Lorna's brother refused to see Lorna in her wedding dress before the ceremony.

Mum gets to see Lorna. Wonderful moment. 


Lorna's mum had Orchids everywhere. Everywhere!!

Lorna's Nan, Ivy was all up for seeing Lorna before the ceremony, I don't think Lorna had much say in the matter!

Here she is!

Here's the Groom. I don't want to say that he was running late, but... 

A small selection of Adam's important men.

I also find hymn books hilarious.

Nervous much Adam?

"Adam was how late?!?"

Unfortunately, we were allowed to take very few images during the ceremony, so make sure you watch the flipbook version of Adam and Lorna's wedding here.

No more kisses for you Mister!

Let the congratulatory kissing commence!

I'm very fond of this funny little shot.

And then on to Dunsley Hall in Kinver, and personally greeted by the manager and general nice-guy, Wilf.

I almost feel like I don't even need to tell you this, but here is "The Heckler".
He did a great job of contributing to the speeches...and calling me Harry Potter.
Look at those eyes, you can see his brain working and trying to find a way of making me crack.

Speeches time. Lorna's Dad's speech was very special.

Hi Adam!

After lulling the guests into a false sense of security with childhood stories about paper aeroplanes with matches selotaped to them, Joe, Adam's Best Man, proceeded to individually and thoroughly mock all the other ushers using a pointy device. No need for that at all. But it was hilarious!

This has been added to my growing pile of "Favorite pictures"

I love Adam's Dad's laugh! This picture makes me feel good!

All in good spirits of course...

And here is the beautiful Bride.

I think Lorna's eyes are incredible in this picture. A super cool couple.

Lorna runs back to the party, rocking the shoes that her mum got married in 35 years ago.

And why not hey?


Lovely stuff!
I loved shooting your wedding Lorna and Adam, and I really enjoyed editing and blogging too.
You both made Jessica and myself feel so welcome and we really appreciated it!
Thank you also to the staff at Dunsley Hall in Kinver, you were excellent!
Also, you might notice that there are none of my usual grammatical mistakes in this post and Mr Phill Allen is to thank for that!