Jo and Rob's Wedding

It was our pleasure to photograph Jo and Rob’s wedding at the beautiful Chewton Place at Keynsham this week. We arrived at Jo’s Mum’s for pic’s of the girls getting ready. Jo was a beautiful bride and her dress was amazing. Prep pix done, we headed off to Chewton place to meet up with Rob and his groomsmen. One again the helpful registrar allowed me to shoot some great shots during the ceremony. Most officials are far more relaxed about this now, and about time too !  With all the guests outside on the lawn, I shot upstairs and climbed through the window to get the wonderful shot of everyone from above. We then ran through our formal groups, and with time running out, managed a few pix by the folly. The speeches were great fun, and made for some good photo’s. With the rain making more pix in the gardens difficult, we used the Shelter outside Chewton Place and the impressive pillars for a few more images. The disco was getting going and we were there to cover Jo and Rob’s first dance. That was the sign for the party to really take off and made for some real fun shots. When Ann and I slipped away later in the evening, the party was in full effect !  All guests can view all the pictures from Jo and Rob’s wedding day by visiting www.christopherchard.com

Kirsty and Andrew's Wedding

Kirsty and Andrew's wedding took place on Saturday at the lovely Christ Church at Swindon. We were made very welcome by Simon the vicar and especially Pam the warden, but first we started the day at Kirsty's house where lots of Bridal preparations were in full swing. After some fun pix there we wizzed off to meet up with Andy and the boys, who were all suited and booted when we arrived ! and when we spotted the table football we knew we had to get some great shots there and the boys didn't disappoint ! Back to Kirsty's then and some shots of the dress being laced, and it was a gorgeous dress !  At the church, the lovely Pam had told me that I could shoot a few images from the front of the church, of the exchanging of the rings etc. Such an important moment ! After the ceremony with bright sunshine and a wicked wind, we ran through a few small groups, before heading off to the very familiar Grittleton House . When everyone had arrived we shot a great image of everyone before concentrating on our group pix. We even had time to persuade the Bridesmaids and Groomsmen to help us with some fun pix walking arm in arm in the garden, and then made the best use of the wonderful staircase inside the house. At the end of the Wedding breakfast, the speeches made for some great shots, and then there was the party in the evening with the disco. We shot some images of Kirsty and Andy's first dance and then the party really got going ! With everyone partying hard, we said our goodbyes. It was a brilliant wedding day. Any guests can see all the pictures Ann and I shot by visiting my website www.christopherchard.com  and using the password.