Busy Weekend

It has been a very busy weekend starting with Frances and Christopher's wedding to photograph on Saturday. The weather was definitely April showers but, kindly, the sun shone for the outside photographs.

St Petersburg - Romantic City

As you can see, my main reason for the trip, to photograph St Petersburg in the snow, has failed but it is still a beautiful city even on a grey overcast day. Romance is everywhere - both in the architecture and with the many bridal couples around the city. They have a civil marriage (maybe also a religious service) and then they take to the streets visiting all the main sites in the city's history for photos. At some stage they attach a padlock to a bridge (or tree in Moscow) and throw the key into the river so their union cannot be broken (well that is the theory).

Saturday's Wedding

Well it didn't rain on Saturday for the wedding and the dull light was good for photography and showed off the autumn colours. It wasn't as warm as it had been but the ceremony was held outside.

Fingers Crossed Please

It is my daughters' wedding tomorrow at a lovely outdoor venue so fingers crossed that the forecast rain stays away long enough for the ceremony and a few photos (yes - I am doing the photography!).

Wedding Venue

This blog is fast becoming weekly rather than daily as intended but hope to put that right once the Cambridge Camera Club is underway for this season and The London Salon has been put to bed for a couple of months - being Secretary of two organisations is not a good idea.
A few images from the Geat Barn, Little Bradley (near Haverhill), venue for Claire and Tom's reception on Saturday. Beautiful day and a lovely place to take the wedding photographs. Lots of nooks and crannies, flowers, trees and seats - even room for a game of bowls. The barn itself is light and spacious. The evening was warm enough for people to spill out onto the lawn after the meal.

Saturday's Wedding

Angi and Phil's wedding on Saturday was a very happy event - how could it fail to be with 8 small boys and several sets of balloons. It made photography a bit difficult especially when trying a group shot as none of the children wanted to stay still for more than a second.

If you were at the wedding, the photos can be viewed on

www.photoboxgallery.com/annmiles

Friday's Wedding

The rain kindly stayed away right till the evening for Jon and Liz's wedding. The title for the first image is 'On Parade' - would have liked all the flowers held as the centre bridesmaid.

It is always difficult to get all the guests in a single shot - not quite everyone can be seen but gives a memory of the occasion.

The Bride and Groom travelled between Wilburton Church and the Orchard at Aldreth in a beautifully turned out and decorated horse and cart.

The reception was held in a working orchard - a wonderful setting.

Wedding in Leicestershire

Beautiful day and venue for Cheryl and Neil's wedding at St James the Greater , Oaks in Charnwood and reception at Beaumanor Hall on Friday.
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Clair and Paul's wedding

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Wedding Transport

What Bride doesn't dream of a shining white Rolls for their wedding car complete with ribbons and

sparkling chrome

Sometimes reality is a little different.

If you can't beat 'em.............

Decided that as it appears that everyone at weddings now has a camera, I would make a feature of one in a wedding image

Wedding flowers

Been a bit quiet on the Blog front as I have had two weddings to do and process images for within a week - not to be recommended. The weather for the wedding on Friday was good - the morning rain cleared and the afternoon was bright with some sunshine. The flowers in Girton church were outstanding - so much so that most of my shots are in colour in the church rather than the usual monochrome. Here are three images taken during the ceremony that feature the flowers.

Pictures from a wet wedding

I photographed a wedding on Easter Saturday - the weather was very dull (and sometimes raining) so I am very pleased that I decided to invest in a more powerful flash gun - the fill-in flash gave life to the photographs.

I must also add a large white umbrella to my wedding accessories as this one proved great for photographs.

I set camera and flash gun to 2nd curtain sync during the 'first dance' but I think they must have been going sideways at the point I fired the shutter.

Wedding Photographs

Two 'anonymous' images from recent wedding at Downing College Cambridge - great location