Caroline and Jonathan's Wedding

The beautiful village church at Ogbourne St Andrew was the setting for Caroline and Jonathan's wedding on Saturday. The weather was kind and with the backdrop of this pretty, rural church, we shot some great pictures. Caroline was a stunning bride and from her happy smile everyone could see that she was having a brilliant wedding day. The reception was in a marquee not too far away, and although there were lots of guests we were able to shoot all the family pictures without too much stress. We even found some time for some more informal photography in the garden. Here are just a few images from a lovely wedding day. Family and guests can see all the pictures from the day by visiting www.christopherchard.com and using the password on the web card.

Neil & kelly's Wedding

Not too far for us to travel to photograph Neil and Kelly's wedding at the beautiful Grittleton House in Wiltshire. Kelly and the bridesmaids had a great time getting ready in one of the sumptuous cottages at  The Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe. When we arrived at the pub in Grittleton, Neil and all his groomsmen were getting ready to walk the short distance to Grittleton House. When Kelly arrived, she looked stunning ! What a beautiful bride she made ! The ceremony was very moving and then we all headed out to the lovely Italian garden. The few family pictures didn't take too long, which left us enough time to shoot some natural and informal images of the guests enjoying the day. We left enough time to shoot some great pictures on the staircase, before it was time for the wedding breakfast and speeches. What an amazing day. The guests were still partying hard when we slipped away later in the evening. Guests and family can view all the pictures from the day by visiting www.christopherchard.com and using the password on the web card.

Tracy and Jeremy's Wedding

Saturday saw us making an early start in Bristol to meet up with Tracy and assorted bridesmaids and pageboys. With batteries charged up again after yesterday’s event, we shot some cute images of the little ones and Tracy and family. Outside our favourite lady from England’s Finest wedding cars was waiting to whisk the beautiful bride and her brother off to the amazing Chapel at Prior Park College. The traffic was not too helpful, but eventually everyone arrived and Tracy made her entrance. Father Bill was very relaxed about me shooting some unobtrusive pictures during the service, and because of the great light inside, I was very pleased with my images of some very special moments. What a wonderful setting for a wedding ! If only we could have found the time to head down to The Palladian Bridge in the valley ! Maybe another day ? We all made our way across Bath to our favourite Grittleton House for the reception. The gardens still looked great, and with the expert help of the ushers and best man we seamlessly photographed the family shots, leaving us enough time to use the gardens for some more relaxed photographs. We still had the fantastic staircase to use but we found the time to do it justice. Tracy and Jeremy were a joy to photograph, and what a beautiful dress ! They both looked like they were having the time of their lives. In the evening after the first dance, the party was getting very lively, and when we finally said our goodbyes the band were in full swing. Here are a few images from the day. All the images are available to view by visiting www.christopherchard.com and using the password supplied.

Charli and Matt's Wedding

Friday saw us heading to Hullavington to photograph Charli and Matt’s Wedding. Charli’s family couldn’t have been more friendlier when we arrived to photograph Charli and her lovely bridesmaids. When Charli and her Dad arrived at the church in a horse and carriage, half the village seemed to have turned up to watch. We had shot some great images of Matt and his two best men looking as relaxed as they could in the Lych gate before they took to their pews. Hullavington church is beautiful, and I even managed to sweet talk the very friendly lady vicar into allowing me to shoot a few unobtrusive, close up pictures of the exchange of rings !  After just a few pictures at the church we all headed off down the road to the exquisite Stanton House Hotel. This venue has so much to offer. Stunning gardens, stylish rooms, a reputation for superb food, and helpful staff. Charli had seemed pretty relaxed all day, and she looked absolutely gorgeous. What a stunning dress ! We just about had enough time to get all our pictures shot, before it was time for the guests to begin the Wedding breakfast. Here are just a few images from the day. All the guests can see the pictures we shot by visiting www.christopherchard.com and using the password provided.