Wedding Photography Fennes for Rachael and Carl was in July last year. A lovely day it was too.
Rachael and Carl wanted a small relaxed Wedding Ceremony and chose the lovely Fennes Estate for this. Rachael got ready upstairs at Fennes whilst Carl was in the cottage getting ready. Rachael and Carl were very relaxed and all was well.
As Rachael was coming down the stairs prior to the Ceremony, her Dad was waiting for her. A lovely moment.
Rachael and Carl opted to have their Wedding Ceremony in the Gold Room which was intimate.
After the Ceremony it was time for the Drinks Reception. A few family group pictures were taken during the course of the afternoon. A few pictures of Rachael and Carl around Fennes took place as well.
Rachael and Carl enjoyed the rest of the afternoon chatting to their Guests. After confetti in the Gold Room it was the Wedding Breakfast followed by the Speeches. Some good reactions.
Before the evening celebrations started we took Rachael and Carl for a couple of pictures around Fennes. They then cut their Wedding cake and had their First Dance. Chuffed to get a lovely closing evening pictures just after.
Thank you Rachael and Carl for choosing us to be your Wedding Photographers for your big day. It was a lovely day.
Fennes Wedding! At last! Our first Wedding of 2021 and it was extra special!
Pandemic Delay
Caroline and Tom had tried to get married on three previous dates! One of the previous dates was called of at 24 hours notice! Finally, with everybody’s fingers and toes crossed the marriage happened! What a day to choose, a very warm late spring day in May!
Preparations
We arrived at Fennes in the morning and met up with Caroline and Tom. Caroline was getting ready upstairs in Fennes with her Bridesmaids. Unbelievably Caroline and Tom’s Wedding Day had taken another turn!
Caroline’s Bridesmaid and her family unfortunately were not able to attend the Wedding. This happens but Caroline’s Bridesmaid was also the Hairdresser! She was going to do all the hair requirements on the day! Fennes staff to the rescue! You can rely on them! Earlier in the morning they had found a substitute Hairdresser! Caroline just took it all in her stride, which was wonderful.
The Ceremony was taking place outside and it the Gazebo looked lovely. Once Tom, his Best Man and Ushers were ready, we took a few pictures of them.
Meeting Dad
When Caroline was ready, her Dad made his way upstairs to see his daughter. A lovely moment. A few Bridal pictures were taken.
The Ceremony at last!
Caroline then came downstairs for the Fennes Wedding. Exiting from the Gold Room Caroline then made her way over to the Gazebo. Married at last!
The pictures of Caroline, Tom and all their Guests after the completion of the formalities were fabulous. It was great to capture these moment pictures whilst Caroline and Tom were enjoying the time. A musician provided the entertainment for them all.
Family Pictures
A little later we got on with taking the requested family pictures. During the afternoon Caroline and Tom had plenty of time to themselves before we took them for a few minutes around the grounds of Fennes for their pictures.
Wedding Breakfast
The Wedding Breakfast was in the Pavilion. Speeches took place after the meal. Later we took a few pictures of Caroline and Tom in the House. First Dance was going to be outside on the new Patio Area. Once Caroline and Tom did their First Dance we finished up with an evening picture by the bridge.
The end of our coverage of a very enjoyable relaxed Wedding for a lovely couple. Congratulations Caroline and Tom! It was well worth the wait! Huge thanks to Fennes, especially Sue and Sophie.
Emma and Adam arranged to come and see us one morning in March for their Engagement Pictures and to talk about their forthcoming Wedding.
We discussed their Wedding plans for Fennes in April and then went to our local River Walk to take a few pictures. Lovely to get together with them again and we captured some nice Engagement pictures.
COVID-19 Lockdown
Then came the announcement ‘lockdown’! It wasn’t very long before Emma and Adam contacted us again, their Wedding like so many others had to be rescheduled! A very stressful time for Emma and Adam. We look forward to photographing their Wedding later in the year.
Our next job was Wedding Photography at Fennes for Jennifer & Joe’s Civil Ceremony in the Autumn last year.
Wedding Preparations
The girls were getting ready upstairs at Fennes when we arrived so after saying ‘hello’ we got on with taking some accessory pictures including Jen’s Wedding Dress.
The guys were downstairs just finishing off their preparations. Once they were ready they went outside for some pictures. Following these pictures, Wedding Guests were arriving so the men went off to greet them.
One of the great things about Fennes is having the all the rooms available. Today as the Guests arrived they made use of them all. The Bridesmaids were dressed and Jennifer was getting into her dress. Some nice moments when the Bridesmaids saw Jen in her Wedding dress.
As the Guests were making their way into the Pavilion for the Ceremony we got on with taking some Bridal portraits of Jen and some pictures with the Bridesmaids. Wedding Ceremony
Fennes Wedding Ceremony
Jen’s Father was waiting at the bottom of the stairs so when the time was right, Jen went downstairs. Nice moments. The Bridesmaids led the way into the Pavilion for the Ceremony.
Following the Ceremony the Guests followed Jen and Joe to the front of Fennes.
As the weather was ok, dry and a little windy, the Guests went outside whilst Jen and Joe had a few minutes to themselves in the Gold Room. This allowed us time arrange the ‘everybody’ group. Everyone was outside so it was decided to get on and take the requested family pictures.
Guests then enjoyed the Drinks Reception whilst we carried on with other pictures around. A little while later we took Jen and Joe onto Fennes Bridge for some pictures followed by a short walk around the grounds.
Before the Wedding Breakfast it was time for ‘bubbles’ in the Gold Room. Everybody enjoyed this with us capturing some nice reaction pictures.
Wedding Breakfast
The Wedding Breakfast took place in the Pavilion and this was followed by the Speeches.
There is generally time after the Wedding Breakfast for some evening pictures and today was no exception. It was dark so we took a few pictures inside Fennes including the ‘heart’ shot.
The Band was setting up in the Fennes Pavilion for the evening’s entertainment as we were doing this. The Evening Guests arrived and joined in the celebrations. After cutting their Wedding Cake, Jen and Joe took to the dance floor for their First Dance.
During the evening we took a few pictures and waited for Jen’s Dad to join the Band for his part. Capturing this and a couple of other bits, we finished our coverage of Jen and Joe’s Wedding. Another good Day of Wedding Photography at Fennes. Congratulations Jen and Joe!
The next job was Wedding Photography at Fennes for Joan & Mark. The wonderful Fennes was the venue for this early Autumn Wedding.
Bride’s Prep
We arrived at Fennes and made our way up to the Bridal Room where Joan was getting ready. There was a lot going on! Joan and Mark’s daughters were there with their children. Joan is a very relaxed lady and was just enjoying the merriment and lively atmosphere. Joan had said to us at the pre-wedding meeting, what will be will be! Making sure we took a few pictures of Joan’s Wedding Dress and accessories, we captured lots of informal and fun pictures.
Groom’s Prep
David went off to find Mark, who was with his Best Man, Martin. It was a greyish day outside with rain in the air so David took a couple of pictures of them on the steps outside the House. Mark and Martin then greeted the Wedding Guests who were arriving and socialising in the House. Upstairs, Joan was in the final stages of getting dressed. Joan’s Grandsons were in their suits and looked very handsome! Once Joan was ready, it was nice to take pictures of them altogether.
Ceremony in the Pavilion
Meanwhile, the Guests made their way to the Pavilion for the Ceremony. Joan and Mark’s two dogs were going to be putting in a surprise appearance today! So, when all was quiet in the House, David went into the Red Room to take a couple of pictures of them before their task of the day! Everyone came downstairs, Mark was waiting for Joan at the bottom of the stairs and they saw the Registrars together. After this it was all ready to go, the Pageboys were the first entering the Pavilion full of smiles. Lauren, who was Bridesmaid followed, with the little ones, before Joan and Mark followed.
Special Ring Delivery
When the time came for the exchanging of rings the doors opened and the dogs made their entrance! Would this work! It sure did! The dogs were so excited, but they delivered the rings, had their pictures taken, they were brilliant!
Once the Ceremony was completed, Joan and Mark danced down the aisle before towards the front of Fennes. Unfortunately it was raining outside so everybody had to stay in. Plenty of space though so no problem! We used the Gold Room later for some requested family pictures, always keeping an eye on the weather. It did break, the children were first out, followed by others. We took this break to take some pictures of Joan and Mark on the Bridge but kept to the hard standing for a variety of pictures. Joan and Mark had lots of time to spend with their Guests during the rest of the afternoon.
Meal Time
Whilst the Guests later were taking their seats for the Wedding Breakfast, Joan and Mark provided us with fun and laughter in the corridor, which of course we captured.Joan and Mark chose to have the Speeches before the serving of the meal. Some great reactions.
The Three Waiters sing at Fennes
As a surprise to their Guests, Joan and Mark had arranged for the Singing Waiters to make an appearance during the Wedding Breakfast. This went down a treat! So much laughter and fun, making great pictures. After the Wedding Breakfast there was time to take a few more pictures of Joan and Mark around Fennes.
Later they cut their Wedding Cake and took to the dance floor for their First Dance. After capturing a flavour of the evening, it was time for us to depart. A lovely Wedding Day of Wedding Photography at Fennes! A great relaxed couple to work with, thank you Joan and Mark.
David and I are looking forward to attending Fennes Open Day tomorrow from 11am-3pm. This wonderful Wedding Venue is definitely worth coming to view and meet with some of Fennes Recommended Suppliers.
We meet so many nice people being a Fennes Wedding photographer Naomi and Paul being no different! Our day started with going to see Naomi first at Fennes to see how preparations were going. Everything was going well with Naomi in the final stages of hair and make up.
David went off to find Paul who was getting ready with his Best Man, Clifford. When they were ready they walked over to the House. It was a nice dry day with sunshine so Paul had a few pictures taken with his Best Man and with a few Guests outside.
Upstairs in Fennes House Naomi was getting dressed assisted by her sister. Naomi was soon ready for to have some family pictures and some pictures of her taken. Naomi looked lovely.
Fennes Wedding Ceremony
Paul and Naomi chose to have their Wedding Ceremony in the Pavilion so the Guests made their way into the Pavilion and took their seats.
Naomi’s Mother and Father had flown over from Japan for their daughter’s Wedding and it was a lovely moment when her Father greeted her at the bottom of the stairs.
Ready for the Ceremony, Naomi took her Father’s arm and made her way into the Pavilion. After the Ceremony inside and outside of Fennes was used for the Drinks Reception and this made for some nice informal pictures.Paul and Naomi wanted some family pictures as well which we took during the afternoon. A walk around the grounds for their pictures ended with some nice pictures of the two of them. After the confetti shots it was time for the Wedding Breakfast. The Speeches followed.
Evening Celebrations
Before the evening celebrations we took the ‘heart’ shot and a couple of other pictures in Fennes. Naomi and Paul returned to their Guests.
Never quite knowing if there would be a sunset this evening we hoped we would get some colour in the sky! We were lucky but had to be extremely quick! It did work and we were all very pleased! After Naomi and Paul’s cutting of the cake and First Dance and happy with our coverage of their Wedding, it was time for us to leave. A lovely couple and a wonderful Wedding and another great day to be a Fennes Wedding Photographer!
It was a lovely day for the Fennes Wedding of Justine and Glyn .
We started with a visit to Justine in the Bridal Room where preparations were going very well. Justine was enjoying sipping her Champagne.
Justine and Glen wanted their Wedding to be fairly relaxed and from the outset that was what it was. Once Glyn was ready, together with his Groomsmen, they had a few pictures taken on the lawn. Justine’s Dad was looking forward to greeting Justine at the bottom of the stairs, which he did and seeing his daughter ready to get married.
The Wedding
When it was time Justine and her Father walked into the Pavilion for the Ceremony to begin. Afterwards everyone went outside at the front of Fennes for the Drinks Reception.
The weather was fine and for the remainder of the afternoon everyone stayed outside. During this time Justine and Glyn requested a few pictures which we took but we also ended up with a variety of informal shots.
During the short walk around Fennes grounds with Justine and Glyn we captured some them in some nice relaxed photographs. Just before the Wedding Breakfast the Guests showered Justine and Glyn with confetti.
Just prior to the speeched we took the happy couple for a sunset picture. Justine and Glyn had invited a lot of Evening Guests and they were arriving just as the speeches finished .Justine and Glyn spent time with them for a little while.
The Evening Reception
Cutting the cake preceded the First Dance after which their Guests joined them on the dance floor and the celebrations got into full swing!When we felt we were happy with our coverage of Justine and Glenn’s Wedding we said our ‘goodbyes’.
A very happy Fennes Wedding day for Justine and Glyn and we were also very happy to be a part of it.
It was a early start for Vivien and Jonathan’s Fennes Wedding Photography . Their Wedding was a Church Wedding then they went to to Fennes for the Reception.
First of all we travelled to the the Hotel in Cheshunt, where they had stayed the night before the Wedding. We moved from one room to another as there were lots of Bridesmaids and plenty of things going on! Jonathan was getting ready there also so we captured a few pictures of him. We managed to take pictures of Vivien’s Dress and accessories as well as capturing moments of preparations and getting ready. Vivien soon ready and after a couple of quick pictures we departed for the church. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Enfield was the Church Vivien and Jonathan chose.
The Flowergirls and Pageboys were at the Church so we took their pictures. Once Jonathan and his Groomsmen were altogether we took a few pictures of them. Guests were arriving so then Jonathan had time to welcome them. Vivien arrived with her Mum in the car and after a couple of pictures it was time for the Church Service.
Vivien was given away by her Mother and when they were ready they entered the Church.It was a lovely service and we captured some great pictures. At the end of the service the Guests went outside and waited for Vivien and Jonathan to come out. As they did, everyone showered them in confetti. Vivien and Jonathan then spent a little time with their Guests before leaving for Fennes. The journey went well for everyone, no hold-ups on the motorway!
At Fennes we took Vivien and Jonathan to do some of their pictures around the grounds whilst Guests were still arriving. This worked well as they had a little time to socialise when we had finished.
We still had a few requested family pictures to take but we took these during the rest of the afternoon, finishing with the everybody shot. Vivien and Jonathan greeted their Guests before entering the Pavillion for the Wedding Breakfast. As they went in confetti cannons went off all around them making for a lovely display. The Speeches followed the Wedding Breakfast. Vivien and Jonathan cut their Wedding Cake and then took to the dance floor for their First Dance. Guests then joined them on the dance floor.
We used the grass area outside the Marquee for a few pictures during the evening before Vivien and Jonathan took to the dance floor again for their Money Dance. After a beautiful day the rain appeared. Not to be deterred by the rain, Vivien and Jonathan wanted a picture on Fennes’ bridge with the lights on. So, with their umbrellas onto the Bridge they went.
A wonderful picture to end a really lovely day of Fennes Wedding Photography.
Wedding Photography Fennes – Emma and Will chose the popular and wonderful Wedding Venue of Fennes for their summer Wedding.
It was a hot day for Emma and Will’s outdoor Wedding. We arrived at the Fennes Estate in plenty of time to capture the preparations for both Emma and Will. Emma was getting ready in the house whilst Will was getting ready in the Cottage. Once Will and his Groomsmen were ready, they had a few pictures taken around the grounds. Will and his Groomsmen then greeted the Guests as they arrived. Upstairs in the House Emma was being helped into her Wedding Dress by her Bridesmaids. When Emma was dressed, she looked stunning, Mum came into the room with Zachary, Emma and Will’s son, some lovely moments. After a few pictures, Emma went down the stairs where her Father was waiting before then going to see the Registrars.
The Guests were taking their seats outside for the Ceremony. The Fennes white umbrellas were being used as sunshades as it was so hot! The Bridesmaids were the first to walk to the Gazebo, followed by Emma holding her Dad’s arm. After the Ceremony we took the ‘everybody’ picture before the Drinks Reception. Emma and Will then had time to mingle with their Guests during the Drinks Reception.
The Picture Session
The family pictures and some fun Bridal Party pictures were taken in our usual relaxed maner. Before the Wedding Breakfast we took Emma and Will’s pictures around Fennes. We finished with a posed cake shot and some confetti shots in the Gold Room.
The Guests were seated in the Pavilion for the Wedding Breakfast Emma and Will made their entrance. We left them all to enjoy the meal and the rest of the their Wedding Day.
