Emily and Rob first met with me to discuss their wedding photography last year and although it was the first time I had met Emily, Rob was a blast from the past as I used to babysit him and his sister many years ago. First impressions – what a gorgeous couple!, totally suited and obviously very excited about their wedding preparations. Chatting to them it felt like I’d known them both for years, Emily is without doubt the sweetest person you could ever wish to meet, very bubbly and fun loving and complemented perfectly by Robs equally warm and friendly, but slightly calmer personality. I knew I was going to love being a part of their wedding day.
They had decided their wedding would be held at Chilham Village Hall in Kent and having photographed a number of weddings at this venue, what’s nice about it is that each couple can put their own individual mark on it and Emily demonstrated her creative side in producing all the different bits and pieces to help decorate the beautiful beamed hall where their reception would be. The wedding day arrived and I started by covering Emily’s preparations at her parents home in Wye. With just her sister and parents along with the make up artist with her, the atmosphere was chilled but excited. Emily is naturally beautiful anyway so once her make up was complete and her wedding dress was on she looked fabulous!.
Once she was ready I made my way to the venue to get some shots of the groom and guests arriving. Rob didn’t disappoint either, being tall and slim and wearing one of the sharpest suits and pair of shoes I’ve seen he looked extremely handsome and I thought then they wouldn’t be able to take their eyes off each other! I was able to capture some wonderfully spontaneous moments during the ceremony, a clear demonstration of Rob and Emily’s happiness is becoming Mr and Mrs Ward, followed by lots of lovely shots of friends and family congratulating them afterwards. With the sun shining, guests enjoyed drinks outside while I took Rob and Emilys requested group photos followed by some photos of just the two of them, a special time where they get a chance to reflect on proceedings so far and just enjoy each others company.
I count myself very lucky to be Emily and Rob’s wedding photographer, they are two of the loveliest people who trusted me to photograph one of the most important days and happily I can report they were extremely happy with their results. You can read their testimonial here.