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Monday, 26 August 2013

Blue Rhino Wedding


Andy & Kayley's Wedding at the Holiday Inn, Winchester was blessed by the presence of a life-sized sculpture of a blue rhino. It was an art project sponsored by Marwell Zoo in order raise awareness of the plight of the rhino. In only a few weeks these sculptures will be sold off but Andy & Kayley will forever remember him as a big part of their wedding day.


Their ceremony was held in the Hotel itself then it was out into the garden for group shots and portraits.


We took some lovely intimate portraits within the walls of the garden...


...then we all carefully climbed a small hill to get some more dramatic shots against the gloomy sky. Despite the dark skies, it stayed dry and we were able to do all the photographs outside.


Andy & Kayley were so happy together, they were a joy to photograph.


Kayley's hair and makeup was beautifully done and perfectly complimented her face.


Her dress was beautifully made and wonderfully set off with a fabulous lace train jacket. 


The Holiday Inn, Winchester was a lovely venue cleverly pulling off the tricky balancing act of being spacious yet at the same time intimate. The staff were accommodating, welcoming and professional. A pleasure to deal with.


Andy & Kayley are a lovely couple and clearly so enjoy each other's company.


They had a great day, at a lovely venue...and are the only couple we've ever photographed that have been blessed on their wedding day by a blue rhino.


Thursday, 15 August 2013

Vintage Wedding at Marwell Zoo...but only just


Ben and Victoria had a fabulous vintage wedding at the wonderful 17th Century Grade 1 listed Marwell Hall and a gorgeous vintage car in the grounds of Marwell Zoo.


But it nearly wasn't quite as convincingly vintage as it was.

Ben likes tanks!

His dream was to hire a Challenger tank decked out like a stretched Limo to take him to his wedding. Sadly Marwell Zoo said it would distress the animals to drive a Challenger tank through the zoo.

His next choice was for him and his groomsmen to drive a Mini-Tank each in a V-formation up the main road through the zoo. The Mini-Tanks were equipped with paint-ball guns on the turrets...would have been way too tempting near the meerkat enclosure!!! ...sadly the Mini-Tank company were too far away and the cost prohibitive.


The architecture of the magnificent Marwell Hall really helped to set the vintage mood.


Then it was time to go outside to see the Bride & Groom feed the lemurs.


It was raining during the portrait session but there were some wonderful opportunities inside the Hall.


The rain had made the pea-shingle drive quite muddy but we were able to use the porch for some elegant portraits.


Including this one which was actually shot during the day time, stopped down to make it look like night with a star burst street light in the background, which was actually our own flash on a stand.

It was then off to the marquee for the reception, speeches, cake cutting and disco. 


It was a day full of fun and...as I remember...more than a few Jagerbombs consumed by the bride and groom.


Ben did eventually get a nod to his passion for heavy machinery at their otherwise refined vintage wedding...Ben and Victoria were driven to the airport for their honeymoon in a HUMMER.