Heather and Mark chose Kitley House for their wedding day on Friday. I packed my white umbrellas in the car but there they stayed all day.
Family and friends enjoyed a lovely ceremony and we all laughed when Heather accidentally stated the she 'knew of no unlawful reason' why she couldn't marry Mark. The sun was up to full strength by the time everyone was enjoying summer drinks on Kitley's lawn. Here are a dozen of my favourite images from the day.

Labels: Kitley House

I received this thank you note this week from Jean & Paul. I'm very pleased they are pleased.

Dear John,

We felt that one of the most important elements of our wedding day would be our professional photographer. He or she has to capture the right moments, the right moods, the right atmosphere and the memories that fade in your minds eye, time and time again.
We interviewed many people but we knew straight away that you were the right person for the job.

We found in you a courteous, reassuring, agreeably firm, adventurous and imaginative person who left us smiling. You threaded your charm throughout the wedding day, putting both us and our guests at ease, whilst taking pictures of exceptional clarity, colour and ingenuity making full use of the magnificent Lynmouth backdrop that we could see you were infectiously excited to use. You organised timings with devilish ease and cast inventive scenarios that left us wanting more. The way you takes a throw-away snap at the end of each session is enchanting.

Not content with that you have a working partner, Mag, who was invaluably snapping away at the girls dressing and making ready for the big day without even seeming to be there yet able to cajole any manner of character out of them effortlessly and unprompted. She weaved in and out during the day quietly and logistically taking some of the most marvellously quirky shots.

Both yours and Mag's professionalism has left us with the unenviable task of reducing hundreds of stunning pictures down to what seems to be a handful for our wedding album, of which you have a plethora of combinations to choose from. Your wizardry knowledge of computers has given us a DVD slideshow that will give us endless hours of pleasure as we while away the years.

John, we know you are relatively new to the game but you have a fluency of mind that lends itself naturally to inventive photography and you have found in Mag a true gem. We think you have discovered your true vocation in life and we are much the richer for that.
Thank you so much,

Jean & Paul Kirkaldy-Shaw

Labels: Lynmouth, Thank You Notes

I photographed René and James' wedding in the pretty village of Tipton St. John in East Devon at the weekend. They were married in the same church as James' parents and the reception was in a marquee in a field behind his parent's house. René is from Albany, USA and met James when she was studying in England. They fell in love and spent long periods apart while René finished her studying in the US. After a perfect village wedding celebrated with friends and family from both sides of the water René will be moving to the UK to set up home with James. They are a truly lovely couple and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of their wonderful wedding day.

Labels: Devon

I photographed Kirsty and Josh's wedding over at Polhawn Fort on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall last Thursday. Josh and Kirsty live in Colorado and had come back to England to marry where Kirsty was brought up in the South West. Polhawn Fort was a fantastic house party venue for their two families to get together and get to know each other. Unfortunately Thursday was our one day of rain last week which kept everyone inside most of the day but we nipped out during a break in the showers for some family photos and a bit of time-out on the beach.
Kirsty wore Josh's grandmother's antique wedding dress which was slightly altered to allow for her 'bump' due later in the year. She looked totally radiant. A beautiful and simple ceremony brought tears to many!

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Labels: Beach, Cornwall, Polhawn Fort, Rame