We have been very busy recently meeting some of our Brides and Grooms prior to their Wedding for their pre-wedding pictures and talking about their big day. Sarah and Paul, Claire and Luke, Nicola & Kris, are getting married at Crabbs Barn, Kelvedon, Essex, and Nicola and Aaron are getting married at Smeetham Hall Barn, Bulmer, Sudbury, Suffolk.
Category: Smeetham Hall Barn
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Wedding 'Thank You'
We were delighted to receive this ‘thank you’ from Susannah and Paul who got married in August 2012 at Smeetham Hall Barn, Bulmer:-
Dear David and Sandra
Paul and I would like to say a huge thank you to you both for our wonderful wedding photos. They really are very special and we will treasure them for a long time!
Everyone at the wedding has commented on your friendly and professional manner during the whole day, and on your superb photos.
It was a pleasure to share our special day with you both.
Best wishes
Susannah & Paul
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Wedding Photography for Natalie & Richard – St Peter's Church, Coggeshall & Smeetham Hall Barn, Bulmer
It was a lovely hot day for Natalie & Richard’s Wedding Day. Our day started at Natalie’s parents’ home where we took pictures of Natalie, her Bridesmaids and Parents in the cool Lounge, thanks to Natalie’s Mum for keeping the curtains closed until we needed to take some photographs! St Peter’s Church looked a beautiful sight bathed in glorious sunshine and as Richard arrived at the Church, we were there to take some photographs of him and his Groomsmen before Natalie arrived. After the Church service everybody was happy to go around the side of the Church where we had spotted an area completely in the shade. In a short space of time some family group pictures were taken with a few other pictures before Natalie and Richard walked to the Church gate to be showered in confetti!
Arriving at Smeetham Hall Barn the Guests enjoyed socialising during the Drinks Reception whilst we took Natalie and Richard for a short stroll, to get a few pictures of them. The Bridal Party joined us shortly in front of the house for a few fun pictures. The Wedding Breakfast and Speeches followed and afterwards as the early evening light was so wonderful and not to be missed, Natalie, Richard and ourselves went for a little walk, resulting in some lovely images.
Day and Evening Guests enjoyed relaxing outside giving us some nice shots as well. Natalie and Richard really wanted a sunset shot and they were not disappointed and neither were we! 
Their First Dance followed and a little while after this it was time for us to leave them to enjoy the evening celebrations. -
Wedding Photography for Susannah & Paul – St Andrew's Church, Bulmer & Smeetham Hall Barn, Bulmer
The Black Lion Hotel, Long Melford, was where Susannah chose to get ready for her Wedding to Paul and what a good choice it was. With the Sancerre Suite having a lovely room to take photographs in and have photographed in there before we were delighted to do so again. After taking some detail pictures and getting ready pictures, a few pictures of Susannah were taken before leaving to go to the beautiful Church, St. Andrew’s Church, Bulmer.
Paul, his Best Men and Ushers were greeting Guests at the Church, so in between we took a few pictures of them all. With Paul safely inside, Susannah entered the Church with her Father. Following the service, some family group shots were taken outside the Church, before the Guests lined the way along the avenue of trees for the confetti pictures. An unexpected shower of rain hurried this up though! On arrival at Smeetham Hall Barn, with not a rain shower in sight everybody enjoyed socialising in the grounds. A short walk around the grounds with Susannah and Paul followed resulting in some lovely images before the Wedding Breakfast.
Speeches followed and as the sun set this allowed us a wonderful opportunity for some extra pictures for Sussanah and Paul. First Dance photographs were superb, Susannah and Paul entertained their Guests with a wonderful rehearsed dance, before their Guests joined them on the dance floor.
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Wedding Photography for Alice & Rob – St. Martin Church, Fornham St Martin & Smeetham Hall Barn
Alice was getting ready at her Parents’ home, which is where we travelled to first of all. After a few pictures we left to go to St Martin Church, Fornham St Martin, where Rob and his Groomsmen were for a few photographs before Alice and her Father arrived. Being a dry but humid day, storm clouds were forming, but fortunately Alice arrived and made her entrance into the Church before anything happened! After the Church service, everybody remained in the Church waiting for the storm to pass. As it is a lovely Church we had enough space to take some family photographs inside and before long it was time for Alice and Rob to leave the Church to go to their Wedding Reception at Smeetham Hall Barn, Bulmer.
How pleased everybody was on arrival at Smeetham Hall Barn, we were welcomed by a blue sky and not a rain cloud in sight! Alice and Rob’s together pictures were taken in the grounds of Smeetham Hall Barn, before we caught up on some requested group shots.
Confetti shots and bridal party pictures followed in between the Drinks Reception. Speeches were before the Wedding Breakfast and this allowed time afterwards for some early evening light photographs before ending with the First Dance and Evening Guests.
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Pre-Wedding Pictures
- Nerys & Chris
Reena & Steve 
Lisa & Nicholas 
Lauren & Greg 
Natalie & Richard 
Vanessa & Geoff We have been very busy recently with meetings and pre-wedding pictures for a number of our Brides and Grooms who are getting married (or are just married – we are behind with our blogs as we have been photographing Weddings!). Some of the resulting pictures are shown above.