Maeann and Mike wanted their Engagement session with bike. Not just any bike but their shiny Harley-Davidson.
The wedding will be in a few weeks time at Wivenhoe House so it was great to catch up ahead of the big day. We met them at their home on Mersea Island to go over the wedding details and then went off for some pictures!
They have ended up with a range of different shots, with and without the bike. We enjoyed a laugh together which bodes well for the wedding!
It was nice to receive a call from Hardeep last summer asking to take some surprise Engagement pictures! Hardeep was planning to ‘pop the question’ to his girlfriend, one summer’s evening at Prested Hall. We were available and arrangements were made. Fingers were crossed on the August evening that Hardeep and Navina were not held up in the traffic coming to Prested Hall. All was ok. Hardeep and Navina had dinner served to them, whilst we kept out the way! The staff at Prested Hall had arranged tea lights to arranged in the shape of a heart under the Gazebo. You could not see them from the house. As it got dark these were lit. We just had to wait now!
Before long Hardeep and Navina came out of Prested Hall and walked towards the Gazebo! Using the bushes as a cover we waited until Hardeep popped the question and Navina said ‘yes’ before we came clean! Having captured the moment and the reactions we congratulated them and had a quick chat. We then took a few pictures of Hardeep and Narvina once everything was calmer! What a lovely idea this was and we were pleased we were there.
With not long to go before their Wedding Jasmine and Jake came for their Engagement Session and to see us again to go over the details of their Wedding Day. Jasmine and Jake had booked us as their Wedding Photographers over a year ago so there was a lot to talk about. We filled in the details, had a chat and then went off to take some pictures of the two of them. It was a nice day so we went to one of our local areas to do the Engagement Shoot. We are looking forward to Jasmine and Jake’s Wedding at Crabbs Barn soon.
It was lovely day when we met Paula and Jason again in the Autumn last year for their Pre-Wedding photo-shoot. Our arranged meeting point was The Beth Chatto Gardens, Colchester. Deciding to take some pictures of Paula and Jason first we started our wander around the superb gardens. We were spoilt for choice with the variety of different areas and made full use of them. Happy with the pictures we took we then went for a coffee and a cake and had a chat with Paula and Jason about their Wedding at Fennes in the Spring this year.
Family Portrait pictures and Pre-Wedding – Charlotte and Paul asked us if we could include a few pictures of the family together with the dogs whilst we were taking their pre-wedding pictures. That was absolutely fine with us, so arrangements were made. Charlotte and Paul suggested meeting one evening at St Peter’s Church, Great Totham, which is where Charlotte and Paul are getting married. Whilst the evening sun was still out we took a few pictures of Charlotte and Paul then found a different area to take the family pictures. The dogs were well behaved and we had some pleasing results. We were all pleased the pictures went well because one of the dogs, Cosmo, unfortunately was put to sleep a few days later. Memories!
It was nice to see Natasha and Ryan again recently to have a chat about their Wedding. It was 18 months ago when we met them for the first time and they booked us for their Wedding Photography. After finding an evening which was convenient for all of us, we went through their details of their Wedding. It makes such a difference meeting our couples face to face and talking about their Wedding. The weather was kind to us, the flowers were out, when we took their pre-wedding pictures along our local Riverwalk. Natasha and Ryan are getting married at St Nicolas Church Witham with a Reception at Down Hall Country Hotel.
Gosfield Nature Reserve Engagement Shoot for Jo and Kieran was one of our recent evening jobs. The day had been one of those days where the weather had been unpredictable, but in the end we all made the call and met there. We were pleased we did! The sun was out, we avoided as much as we could a few muddy puddles. This was fun anyway, with Kieran giving Jo piggy-backs where necessary, captured of course! After taking a few pictures we all went to the local pub for a chat about their Wedding details and times. Jo and Kieran are getting married at St Mary’s Church, Bocking with their Wedding Reception at The Fennes Estate soon.
We met with Stacey and Michael for their Engagement pictures one evening recently. We chatted over the details and times for their big day and then went to the Witham River Walk for their Engagement Pictures.
We are looking forward to photographing their Wedding at The Fennes Estate in the near future.
Not long before their Handfasting Ceremony at Crabbs Barn, Kelvedon, we met Niki and Chris to confirm timings and details of their big day. As this is to be our first pagan hand fasting as photographers it was important to make sure we understood all the important points before the big day! Afterwards we went for a walk around the grounds for a few practice pictures of them. The nice grounds provided a nice backdrop for the photos and our fingers are crossed for a dry day for their Pagan Wedding being held outside at Crabbs Barn in a few weeks time.
We met Gemma and Dan one sunday morning for an Engagement shoot at Gosfield Nature Reserve and had great fun! Gemma and Dan are getting married at The Fennes Estate.
