Despite dire forecasts Hannah and Adam had a fine sunny day for their wedding.

We started at St.Mary’s Church in East Lavant, with a first glimpse of Adam and Hannah’s wedding car, their very own much loved Land Rover. The breeze added atmosphere to many of the shots, especially the confetti, giving great natural smiles. After the service we moved on to the reception venue, Farbridge.

Farbridge is a purpose built venue near Lavant, just outside Chichester. Because it was only completed recently it has been able to reflect what many brides and grooms are looking for – huge well lit inside space, with a separate dance area where civil ceremonies can also take place, whilst outside there’s plenty of greenery and views across the downs.

Hannah and Adam had a fabulous reception – the inside looked truly wonderful thanks to Hannah’s painstaking attention to decoration and detail, with beautiful displays from Debbie at Country Flowers. Hannah and Adam had always wanted Thai lanterns at their wedding and were looking forward to watching them drift slowly across the Sussex countryside in the night sky. But by this stage in the day the wind was very strong and it seemed like the lanterns might not happen. However the two best men, Munster and Stu, were not to be deterred and overcame the elements to give Hannah and Adam the display they wanted – a great conclusion to a highly memorable day.

It seems only right in some ways that my first wedding entry on the new blog is from Amberley – I first went there over 10 years ago just after I had got married myself. Many weddings later it still has phenomenal wow factor – wedding photography at Amberley Castle is truly a joy.

Flo and Steve were clear what they wanted – very definitely reportage wedding photography, with just a few family shots. With around 60 guests I was able to blend the reportage photography of the two of them they wanted with captured moments of family and friends.

I’ve just been looking through the photos again and I just love them. Thank you so much for doing such a a fantastic job!

As Flo and Steve had a week at home before flying off on honeymoon I worked flat out so that they could at least see the pictures online before leaving. They also opted for some black-and-white photography taken on film which I’ll print in the darkroom next week so that it’s ready for their return. The bride’s reaction to the online pictures? – “I’ve just been looking through the photos again and I just love them. Thank you so much for doing such a a fantastic job, I can’t wait to see them in print”.