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Fennes Wedding Open Day Sunday 21 February 2016

Fennes Wedding Open Day Sunday 21 February 2016

Fennes will be holding a Wedding Open Day this Sunday 21st February from 11am-4pm. A wonderful Wedding Venue which is well worth a visit. We will be there with our sample Albums and we look forward to meeting with you and chatting about your Wedding Day. Fennes is one of our favourite venues where we know we can create some great wedding photos for our clients, whatever the weather! The house and beautifully maintained gardens and grounds are ‘exclusive use’ for you and your guests to enjoy throughout your wedding day.

Fennes house and grounds

February 18, 2016
Colchester Engagement Pictures – Jade and Andrew

Colchester Engagement Pictures

We met Jade and Andrew one afternoon in the Autumn last year for their Engagement pictures at Highwoods Country Park, Colchester. It was nice to meet them again, and talk as we walked around the woods. As well as taking the pictures we chatted about their forthcoming Wedding at Woodhall Manor, Suffolk in the Spring this year. The Engagement session is always a great way to get to know our clients ahead of the big day! Quite often we’ll use the opportunity to go to an area we have not previously been to or try a new piece of equipment or technique.

February 16, 2016
Wedding Photography Hintlesham Hall for Donna & Sam

Wedding Photography Hintlesham

Hintlesham Hall Wedding – Donna and Sam booked us for their Wedding way back in 2013! It was well worth the wait! They had in fact booked their venue AFTER talking to us and looking through our samples. It was a glorious Autumn day upon our arrival at the stunning Hintlesham Hall. There was plenty of time to capture the ‘getting ready’ pictures of Donna and the girls in the wonderful Braganza Suite and all preparations were going well. Away from the girls, Sam was doing his last minute finishing with his Best Men and Ushers.

Whilst I stayed with the girls, David went off to join the men. Sam’s pictures were taken outside as the beautiful weather allowed us to. Sam then joined the Wedding Guests who had started to arrive and after capturing a few informal pictures David returned to the girls in the Braganza Suite. By this time Donna was ready, looking absolutely fabulous! After a few pictures in the room we went to the back stairs for a few more before it was time for Donna to see the Registrars. The Bridesmaids, Paige the Flowergirl and Tyler the Pageboy waited in the Long Gallery waiting for Donna to join them. The Civil Ceremony was held in The Salon and when it was time Donna took her Father’s arm and walked into the room. Following the Ceremony everybody went into the Garden Room for the Drinks Reception. Being such a lovely day everyone went outside and socialised. After a little while we got on with taking the requested family photos. Leaving the Guests for a few minutes we took Donna, Sam and the Bridal Party to the front of Hintelsham Hall for a few pictures. Some lovely pictures with a splendid backdrop! The Bridal Party returned to join the rest of the Guests allowing us a little time alone with Donna and Sam for their pictures. Spoilt for choice, a whirlwind tour of the grounds resulted in some lovely pictures of the two of them. With time for Donna and Sam to enjoy the rest of their Drinks Reception we left them to it whilst we caught up on a few informal pictures. Just before the Wedding Breakfast Donna and Sam were showered in confetti. The Speeches followed the Wedding Breakfast and Donna and Sam cut their Wedding Cake before exiting the room for the Band to set up. Waiting for the evening celebrations to begin we took Donna and Sam outside for some night shots. A little while after Donna and Sam’s First Dance we took our leave. Thank you Donna and Sam for choosing us to photograph your Wedding, it was a pleasure and you were brilliant! Thank you to Claire whose Wedding we photographed at Fennes in 2012 and recommended us and nice to see some familiar faces at this Wedding as well.

February 12, 2016
Family Photos Essex

Family Photos Essex

In between our busy period of photographing Weddings back in the early Autumn last year we spent a lovely morning taking some family photos. We were delighted to be asked by Sharyn, one of Fennes co-ordinators, to take some family photographs. Sharyn’s daughter and her family were over from Australia, so with all the family getting together, fingers were crossed for nice weather on the date they chose! The weather was great and all the pictures came together with the minimum of fuss. We had such an enjoyable time it didn’t feel as if we we were working! A wonderful family, and an enjoyable morning!

February 10, 2016
Wedding Photographer Testimonial Crabbs Barn

Wedding Photographer Testimonial Crabbs Barn

We were delighted to receive this ‘Thank you’ from Suzanne and Adrian. Crabbs Barn, Kelvedon, was the Wedding Venue they chose and it was a lovely Wedding in August last year.

Dear David & Sandra

We will never be able to thank you enough for all your hard work. It really shows in the resulting album. Everyone who sees it thinks it is amazing. Thank you for all the lovely memories.

Happy days!

Best Wishes.

Suzanne & Adrian

A lovely couple who enjoyed a great day and ended up with some excellent photos!

February 8, 2016
Charter Hall Wedding Fair – Sunday 7 February 2016

Charter Hall Wedding Fair 2016

This Sunday, 7th February 2016, we will be exhibiting our Wedding Photography at Charter Hall, Colchester from 10.30am-3.30pm. We will be in the main Hall so why not come along and view our sample albums and have a chat about your Wedding Day. We look forward to meeting you.

One of our Previous Charter Hall Wedding Fair displays

There will be lots of other Exhibitors displaying a wide range of wedding services: venues; cakes; filming: hair; make-up; suits; wedding dresses; bridesmaids dresses…..everything you need to plan your wedding day, all in one place!One of our Previous

February 3, 2016
Fennes Open Day Jan 2016

Fennes Open Day Jan 2016

Another excellent Open Day at Fennes Open Day. Thanks to the hard working staff for putting on another great day!

With Cake Cuisine, W Flowers, Jades Flower Design, Idreiss, Peter Gibbs DJ and Us among the suppliers

February 1, 2016
Reid Rooms Wedding Photography for Sarah & Chris

Reid Rooms Wedding Photography

The Reid Rooms in the Essex countryside was Sarah & Chris’ choice of Wedding Venue for their Civil Ceremony and Wedding Reception. It was a lovely Autumn day with the weather just right. Sarah arrived at The Farmhouse at the Reid Rooms with her hair and make-up done. Once Sarah, her Parents, Bridesmaids and Flowergirl were in and all sorted they got changed. Whilst this was going on David went off to find Chris and his Best Man, Matt, to take a few pictures. When Sarah was ready we took a few bridal portraits of her before she went down the stairs to where her Father was waiting for her.

After capturing the moment we went into the Lounge to take a few pictures family pictures. As this was happening, Chris was making his way into the Ceremony Room together with the Guests. It was then Sarah’s turn to make her way to the Ceremony. so taking her Father’s arm off they walked. With the formalities of the Wedding Ceremony completed the Guests followed Sarah and Chris out into the Courtyard. Enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of this Wedding Venue, Sarah and Chris had time to socialise with their Guests allowing us to capture the informal moments. After the family pictures and fun Bridal pictures, it was time for us to take Sarah and Chris for a mini tour around the Reid Rooms grounds. Pleased with our photos we returned in no time at all ready for the confetti pictures. After the Wedding Breakfast we covered the Speeches. Loving our sunset shots as we do, we had to be ready to take these soon after the Speeches finished! Once the Evening Guests had arrived it was time for the First Dance to take place. Finishing our coverage of Sarah and Chris’ Wedding Day we took a couple of pictures of them outside. A lovely day of Reid Rooms Wedding Photograph, thank you Sarah and Chris, it was great working with you.

January 29, 2016
Fennes Open Day – Sunday 31 January 2016

Fennes Open Day- Sunday 31 January 2016

We will be exhibiting at the Fennes Open Day on Sunday 31 January 2016. We will have sample albums to view of this and other venues. Come and chat with us about your wedding plans to see if we could fit with your day.

January 26, 2016
Family Photos

Family Photos

We were pleased to hear from Martin and Jess again in September last year telling us their news. They now have a daughter, Evie, and have now moved to Essex. Martin and Jess wanted some pictures of Evie and some up-dated pictures of Charlie, their Son, we couldn’t believe it was in 2010 they were married at Layer Marney Tower and almost a couple of years ago when we last photographed Charlie! When we arrived at their house, Jess was out picking up Charlie from a birthday party, which gave us some time to take some pictures of Evie. By the time they arrived back we had done this. After Charlie had told us about how much fun he had at the birthday party, he was more than happy to go outside. Martin and Jess wanted a couple of family pictures taken as well which we were able to achieve in the garden. An enjoyable time spent with a lovely family.

January 24, 2016