Wednesday 12 May 2010

Gemma and Stephen's Wedding

Gemma and Steve were married at St. Michael's Church in Melksham on Saturday. It was a good day to get married as it was our wedding anniversary too ! Now when we were married, the sun shone and it was a lovely warm day. Not so on Saturday ! It was COLD and it rained on and off all day. Luckily it didn't spoil a fantastic wedding day for Gem and Steve. We got some great fun shots as Gemma and her bridesmaids were getting their hair and makeup done, and all the girls seems quite relaxed, although the champagne might have had something to do with it. Steve and the groomsmen looked incredibly smart in their morning suits, and I could tell that Steve was getting just a wee bit anxious as the clock ticked round to 3 oclock. When Gemma arrived at the church in her carriage pulled by what seemed to me to be a very large horse, she looked beautiful ! No good me trying to describe her dress, but it was amazing. In church the very helpful vicar even allowed me to shoot a few pictures from the choir stalls as they exchanged rings and had their first kiss. It's really dark in church, but the pro digital cameras we use give us a fighting chance of capturing those special moments with out resorting to flash. As we all came out of church the biting wind hadn't gone away, but we did shoot most of the important group pictures outside the church door, before Gemma and Steve disapeared off for a ride in the horse and carriage. Melksham House is not somewhere which Annie and I get to photograph weddings often. The gardens outside are very pretty and we just hoped that the bride and groom would allow us some time later on to shoot some more relaxed pictures under the cherry blossom tree - which they did ! Inside the venue with everyone warming up, the party was in full swing, and when it was time for the speeches, the poor men did their very best to entertain. I think John the best man was the most nervous, but everybody laughed in the right places. After the first dance, the evening disco got underway in earnest, and when Ann and I said our goodbyes the party was in full flow ! All the guests can view all the pictures we shot by visiting  www.christopherchard.com and using the password they were given.