Amy and Glen, Gate Street Barn, 29th August 2011

Amy and Glen live in Australia and had booked me by email after looking at the website online.

More and more people book me this way due to distance, either living abroad or many miles away from where they are going to get married – or through simply being too busy to meet, so if that’s you this post should be reassuring!

I’m now really happy with what digital black-and-white can offer my clients

For Amy the black-and-white pictures were a key element of the day and the selection here is mainly of Amy’s favourites, which explains the emphasis on black-and-white pictures – it’s what got me into photography in the first place and I’m now really happy with what digital black-and-white can offer my clients.

What does Amy think after the event ?

“The photos are fantastic and really capture the happiness and fun of the day …thank you so much. We had the best day of our lives and are really glad you were there to capture it. Your calm informal manner was much appreciated”

Angela and Andrew, Gate Street Barn, 25^th February 2011

And now a post from this year… After the snow before Christmas I was delighted there no challenges in getting to Gate Street Barn for Angela and Andrew’s wedding. I always look forward to the first weddings of a new season and I had three wonderful weddings this February.

From the end of January the days start getting noticeably longer, giving the opportunity for more natural light photography, especially during civil ceremonies.

We were able to get outside during the afternoon – very useful for any group shots and if the bride and groom want to escape for a few minutes on their own.

We are so pleased with the shots, you definitely captured the atmosphere, venue and people. We can’t thank you enough.

Not everyone in the world like being photographed and Angela was very honest with me before the day – she loathes it, so I was particularly pleased to receive the following message from Angela and Andrew when they saw the pictures:

“Andy and I have had a really good look tonight – without me crying!!!! We feel there is nothing we would change… We are so pleased with the shots, you definitely captured the atmosphere, venue and people. We can’t thank you enough. The memories were definitely worth the pain (to be fair it wasn’t that painful!!). As we are soooo pleased with the shots, please feel free to put them on your website and if you need me to talk to other photo phobics I’ll happily sing your praises.”

Thank you both.

Henry has worked closely with a number of the pre-eminent wedding venues in southern England over a number of years, and is delighted to be recommended by them in recognition of the quality of his photographic images and professional, unobtrusive approach to each and every wedding covered.

As a way of helping future brides and grooms choose the perfect venue for their day, Henry has compiled an overview of each of these based on his extensive experience – visitors can learn more about their settings, and what makes each so unique. All of the guides are of course liberally illustrated with a range of favourite images that truly capture the essence of these most special of places.

Read the guides

• Amberley Castle
• Clandon Park
• Farbridge
• Gate Street Barn
• Jeremy’s Restaurant
• Ramster
• Upwaltham Barns

When I met Colette and Tim about a year ago it was clear their photography was very important to them.

Colette is a graphic designer and put a great deal of effort into planning every aspect of the day – from the moment I arrived at Gate Street every detail showed that she had come up with a remarkably unified and beautiful vision for the day.

Whilst Tim was very clear about his preference for reportage photography throughout, Colette had sent me some mood sheets with photographs she liked and of a style she would like to see in her own pictures. Help! – not my usual style at all. And there was one other small problem. The ceremony was at 4 o’clock in November – when the light starts fading shortly after 4 o’clock.

These are amazing! We are both so happy with the final results. I know that it wasn’t an easy brief but you really have done an excellent job

I’d thought long and hard about making the best of the light and so used the light just before and just after the service for the elegant ‘contemporary posed’ shots that appealed to Colette and then switched to reportage photography for the rest of the day for Tim’s pictures. The result? “These are amazing! We are both so happy with the final results. I know that it wasn’t an easy brief but you really have done an excellent job”.

My photography has never been and will never be ‘one size fits all’ – each day should be individual and unique.