Gitte & Richard’s Wedding

Posted on: Sun September 9, 2012

I photographed the wedding of Gitte and Richard on Saturday 8th September. It’s always a pleasure and a privilege to attend a wedding and to photograph one is even better. Of course there is a lot of pressure but I’d much rather be photographing real people having a great time than most of forms of photography.

It was a 4 hour hour day for me, starting with bridal preparations then on to the pub to meet Richard and then on to the church. A really warm and intimate wedding and a lovely service by the lady vicar at the church in Hartfield, East Sussex.

After the church I took some more photos before heading on to the reception venue, but we stopped off on the way to visit Richard’s Nan who sadly wasn’t well enough to attend the wedding. Such a sweet lady and nice to be able to take some photos of her even though she couldn’t make the wedding.

The garden venue for the reception was wonderful too, with a marquee and pimms in the afternoon sun.

It was a really hot and sunny day and as photographers know, that is not always the best recipe for photography. This meant using flash more often that I’d like, but that’s what weddings are about to some extent, adapting to the challenges you face.

Here are some photos from the day.

All photographs © Andrew Newson