Wedding at Kingscote Barn

Summer has finally arrived and what a scorcher last Saturday's wedding at Kingscote Barn was.  I'm sure I go on about it too much, but wow, harsh midday light certainly makes life for a photographer ten times harder.   Thankfully we found some shade (and shelter from the wind) in amongst the trees at Kingscote to grab a few couple portraits and complete a swift set of group shots.

Just one sneaky pic on the blog as I'm moving cyber space shortly, so if you wish to see more check out the FB page for updates, and keep your eyes pealed for my new website and wedding blog coming soon (edited to add: it's here now - yay).

Ashley & Sally - Kingscote Barn - May 2012

Wedding Photographer Chipping Campden

Last weekend I was in the heart of the Cotswolds, in the village of Chipping Campden for Jason & Monikas wedding.  Bridal preps were in the Kings Arms with the wedding ceremony being held at the St. Catherines Church, only a short walk along the high street.....perfect.

Proud Grandma looking on.



St Catherine's Church, Chipping Campden.






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Wedding in the Cotswolds

If you're thinking of having your wedding in the Cotswolds, you can't get more 'Cotswold' than Chipping Campden.

Here's a sneaky portrait taken in Chipping Campden....more to follow from their wedding day shortly.

Don't forget to keep up to date on Facebook, where there will be a selection of photos soon.

Sparkly wedding shoes

It's not often I start a wedding blog post with a detail shot, but Nikki's sparkly wedding shoes are the perfect bling that every girl needs on her wedding day :-)

Nikki and David got married at Kingscote Barn on a bright January day with crisp white frost blanketing the valley surrounding the barn.   Or at least it was earlier in the day (and still in the shady parts), but little remained by my arrival around midday.



Hand crafted wedding details........do you see those frames.......can you tell it's chicken wire???  These frames were covered in family photos and had this great post card of two wedding rings engraved with the bride & grooms names in the center.  


Ahh the wedding dress.....and the wedding dress smile.  Only a bride on her wedding day knows of this special love!






Bridal preps took place inside the new accommodation at Kingscote Barn which has a beautiful light and airy feel.  Perfect for us photographer too.


Mum was being discreet when it came to taking photos. 


Totally love this look the bridesmaids gave David as they walked down the aisle before Nikki.




Yikes!


Ta na :-)




Mr & Mrs - Just Married




Although bright & pretty warm outside (for January) most guests enjoyed the wedding drinks reception inside at Kingscote Barn.


Sweet huh?


More bling shoes - this time not the bride or the bridesmaid either!


A few couple portraits around Kingscoet Barn as the sun was setting.




Ah ha....this is a new one for me.  The wedding breakfast at Kingscote Barn was laid out as two long tables.  This looked great and was a really sociable way for guests to chat to each other.


A few more wedding details around the barn.


Speeches were brief and not during the wedding breakfast, but instead prior during the drinks reception.




* Chink *




And what better way than to finish with a great dusk sky over Kingscote Barn as the guests settled down for some food.

Don't forget you can see more over on my Facebook page.  Hop on over, 'like' it, get tagging your mates and share some wedding love. There are even more photos of sparkly wedding shoes too!

Winter wedding Photographer - Kingscote Barn

It's becoming more common place nowadays for couples to have weddings in the winter months, which as a winter wedding photographer presents me with a completely diferent set of conditions.  Yep, this week lots of sunshine.....compared to a typical summer wedding when we now appear to have overcast skies & rain!  Good old England.

Anyhow, here's a cheeky peak at one from the weekend whilst I work on the rest for later in the week.  You'll notice a theme again too - it's smiley bride syndrome.  Gotta love it!

Don't foregt.....dash over and 'like' my Facebook business page, and you'll be the first to see more fantastic photos from this winter wedding at Kingscote Barn.

Better still, be the absolute first person ever to +1 me on Google (does that link work??).
Apparently it's the next big thing.....I just need to understand it now and remember to populate it too!

When did social media become so complicated......I'm fast starting to sound like my parents when they used to ask me 'how to set the video recored'.

Anyone wanna give me a SEO master class?  I'll tell you what, I'll show you how to take photos in return......can't say fairer than that!

Back on track though, if you'd like to see more winter weddings at Kingscote Barn then take a look at this blog post on my website www.mattdavisphotography.co.uk
  

Gloucestershire Wedding Photographer - Dumbleton Hall

Adam & Julie had their Gloucestershire Wedding at Dumbleton Hall in the Christmas holiday between Santa's visit & the New Years celebrations.   Speaking with the venue it's in fact a really popular week to get married as they had five consecutive weddings booked in that week!

Adam & Julie arranged their wedding with fairly short notice (by some couples standards)...although it was probably best to move quickly once Adam proposed as that part of their relationship had taken some time to get around to!  The wedding day all came together really well, albeit that Julie's request for snow & sheep in the grounds of Dumbleton Hall didn't materialise :-(  Still, you can't have everything, after all it was an exceptionally mild December instead........handy for photos outside right?

So, here's a few photos from the wedding day with many more on my Facebook page.

So which bouquet is biggest - the biggest one is the bride bouquet right?


Wedding necklace with real bling.  Yep real diamonds, but alas not Julie's own, in fact rented for the occasion.




The much deliberate 'flower in the brides hair'.  Should it even go in her hair, does it look right, how far up should it go, is that the right angle, what about the clip.....can you see the clip!?   I could go on :-)


Yep the flower in your hair looks great.


All cool before the brides entrance.....


.....but a little biting of the bottom lip just to show a few nerves!






I'm not a fan of taking fake 'signing of the register' photos....preferring to shoot the real thing.  It's nearly always expected though and on this occasion it does look nice.....compared to many other occasions when we're squeezed into the back room of a church, with a notice board and fire extinguisher in the background for real wow factor!






Reception drinks were held in the lobby at Dumbleton Hall.










Inside at Dumbteton Hall set for the wedding breakfast.

Wedding details with a christmas theme.  Frosted baubles, candles & sparkly diamonds.   










What's going on....I hear you ask?  This is drinking games to play during the speeches.  Select a chosen word (say Love, Today, Brides name, Grooms name, etc), write it on a post-it note and stick it to a guests forehead. Then during the speeches when that word is said you need to drink one finger - simple.  Hopefully by the time it comes around to the best mans speech, guests will be properly drunk and laugh at just about anything. 






Props were produce during the best mans speech. 






If you're looking for a wedding photographer specialising in Winter weddings at Dumbleton Hall please contact Gloucestershire Wedding Photographer Matt Davis for a chat.

Other examples of weddings at Dumbleton Hall can also be seen on my new blog.