Cotswolds wedding photography - Matara

Barry and Louise - 16th Jan 2010
Last weekend was a winter wedding at Matara, still a touch of snow on the ground in places....but only just! Kinda like the left over remains of a snowman.
Thankfully it was a little warmer than the temperatures of late, although this weekend at least Louise had a fluffy jacket to go with her wedding dress.
Barry (Mahammad) and Louise's wedding was I guess a fusion of cultures - part Indian wedding, part Irish wedding. All the guests were great and I think the top award goes to Louise's Mum & Dad who have on their hands 6 kids in total. You'll see from a few pics below........Louise isn't easy to spot amongst her sisters.


Bling wedding shoes huh? Actually, is the description 'vintage chic' more apt?



No, not Louise, but her bridesmaid (sister) who I incorrectly thought was a twin. yep......you soon get corrected by the younger of the two this isn't the case! :-)


Is that a reflection or are there three of Louise in that mirror?




I really like this photo above. It wasn't in fact until I downloaded my photos and started to work through them I found I'd taken it. Trust me - getting six faces all to look in the right direction is hard enough in a group shot, let alone when shooting documentary wedding photography.



Matara winter wonderland.



Dad was a cool, calm, character (although you'd have to be with three daughters). All the bridesmaids and mum had been beaten by the necklace clasp - but Dad stepped up to the plate and had it fixed in no time. Love it!



Would you believe it, one of Matara's wedding co-ordinators is indeed hiding behind that dress.


Relax Barry, you've got a big moment coming........



......not before the obligatory late few guests. Yep, digging that quick walk/run style you got going on there - very neat.



dum dum de dum, dum dum de dum.



So, only a few photos allowed during the ceremony itself. Not a BIG problem you may think....well.....think again. Yep, Louise IS A BLINKER. Thank goodness though, we escaped this time, just.





I'll be honest there is some form of repetition at weddings.
Registrar: "We'll set up a signing of the register shot for you Mr photographer"Matt: "Lovely" (said with a hint of sarcasm).
I'm really not keen on set up shots - and certainly not when there're set up where I wouldn't take them - typically a spot with little or no light, crap atmosphere, blank walls or awful backgrounds.
Anyhow, needless to say I took a 'typical' signing of the register shot, followed by this one -which is has to be said, I'm really rather pleased with. Why you ask - well....it's a new angle on an old cliche shot of me taking a photo of guests taking photo of the married couple - there!







Inside AND outside all in one photo - ohh such a joy to have the best of both worlds in a single snap!










Ahh I mentioned that warm jacket earlier huh - well, here it is.










Just lovin' this confetti shot. It's the guests faces that make it great plus the inordinate amount of confetti. Good stuff though - worked well for photos.


Eerie, romantic, moody, seductive. Who knows....I kinda just took it and figured you can make of it what you will.



See....there's the aforementioned Matara wedding co-ordinator again. This time performing the job of dress fluffer. As much as I joke, I do rather like this shot too.


Let me hear you say "yo"!


Big room, tough crowd....


...cue the Best Man. He'll get 'em, falling over laughing in no time......


....doh, said the wrong thing!

Wedding testimonials

Ohhh look what just turned up.

I like thank-you cards and what a snazzy one this is?! It's rather timely too (with the post below) as one of my sample albums shown in the photos is from Ian and Carly's wedding.

I'd also like to note at this point, if my writing was half as nice as Ian's I'd have done away with a keyboard years ago, and would certainly write more handwritten letters. How neat is this for a blokes handwriting? (At this point I suddenly think to myself - it is Ian's writing yeah?......correct me please Carly if I'm wrong!?)