CHILDERLEY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

“PETE WAS A DREAM TO HAVE ON OUR WEDDING DAY! HE MADE US BOTH FEEL RELAXED, AND ONE OF THE FAVOURITE PARTS OF OUR WEDDING WAS HAVING SOME TIME TO OURSELVES (AND PETE!) AFTER THE CEREMONY TO TAKE PHOTOS. HE TOOK BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS, AND ON TOP OF IT WAS JUST A REALLY FRIENDLY, GREAT GUY TO HAVE THERE.”

ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF MY JOB, ASIDE FROM WORKING WITH RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME COUPLES (AND, OKAY, THE FREE MEALS DON’T HURT)IS GETTING TO EXPLORE SOME TRULY INCREDIBLE VENUES I MIGHT NEVER HAVE STUMBLED UPON OTHERWISE, AND CHILDERLEY IS NEXT LEVEL.

MOST VENUES HAVE A BARN. SOME HAVE A LAKE HOUSE. MAYBE, IF THEY’RE FEELING FANCY, A JACOBEAN CHAPEL. BUT CHILDERLEY? OH, IT HAS ALL OF THAT PLUS A COUPLE OF ELEPHANTS.

NESTLED SOMEWHERE NEAR CAMBRIDGE, CHILDERLEY WAS THE PERFECT SETTING FOR JOHNNY & POLLY’S BIG DAY. THE MORNING KICKED OFF IN THE STUNNING JACOBEAN CHAPEL, PERCHED BESIDE THE LAKE. SUNLIGHT POURED THROUGH THE HUGE WINDOWS, ILLUMINATING EVERY LITTLE MOMENT, IDEAL FOR THOSE DREAMY BRIDAL PREP SHOTS. AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO MEET JOHNNY, WE HEADED INTO THE WOODLANDS, WHICH WASN’T THE WORST BACKDROP I’VE EVER HAD.

THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE IN THE APPLE ORCHARD. I LOVE OUTDOOR WEDDINGS BECAUSE THEY GIVE ME THE FREEDOM TO MOVE AROUND AND CAPTURE EVERY ANGLE.

CHILDERLEY IS AN ABSOLUTE PLAYGROUND FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, PACKED WITH HIDDEN CORNERS AND JAW-DROPPING BACKDROPS.

THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED IN CHILDERLEY’S MASSIVE ON-SITE BARN, DECKED OUT WITH BUNTING AND FESTOON LIGHTING. AFTER HEARTFELT SPEECHES AND A FEAST WORTHY OF ROYALTY, THE DANCE FLOOR EXPLODED. JOHNNY WASTED NO TIME ENDING UP ON PEOPLE’S SHOULDERS, AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON, IT WAS ALL A BLUR OF MUSIC, LAUGHTER, AND SOME SERIOUSLY QUESTIONABLE DANCE MOVES.

ANOTHER UNREAL WEDDING AT AN UNFORGETTABLE VENUE, WITH TWO INCREDIBLE HUMANS AT THE HEART OF IT ALL. HUGE THANKS TO POLLY & JOHNNY FOR LETTING ME CAPTURE YOUR DAY!

WOULD LOVE TO SHOOT HERE AGAIN, SO IF YOU’RE GETTING MARRIED AT CHILDERLEY (OR ANYWHERE ELSE WITH ELEPHANTS), HIT ME UP!

HERE’S A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FRAMES!

P. X

VENUE: Childerley

HAIR: Hair By Michelle Smith

MAKE UP: Ashley Kay

DRESS: Lavender & Jude Bridal

DJ: Jewels Hartnell

FOOD: Puddini

PIZZA: Pizza Mondo

VIDEOGRAPHY: SB Films