Fran and Peter were married at Woodhall Manor on 18th April 2009.

Fran and her sister Gina – just before they go downstairs to the wedding

Woodhall Manor is a stunning venue, and was refurbished in 2008 with an interior designers touch. The room that Fran and Gina got ready in was absolutely gorgeous.

Peter, before the wedding

Phil, the best man, was unable to resist a ‘deliberate mistake’ when handing over the wedding rings. It temporarily foxed the registrars but caused Fran and Peter a huge amount of mirth.

Woodhall during the drinks reception

The trees were in blossom, the sun dappled acroos the grass… a portrait from a magical day…

Fran and Peter’s entrance to the wedding breakfast

Fran’s delight at Peter’s completion of the famous ‘John Barnes Rap.’

Best man Phil did a great speech. He explained Peter has a knack for remembering un-necessary details – especially song lyrics. This was demonstrated by asking Peter to recite the “John Barnes Rap” from the 1990 England World Cup song. He was word perfect… if you’d like to see the original, click here

A promise I make to all my clients is that if there was an GB Olympic team for first dance photography, then not only would I be on it, but I’d be the captain. Peter reminded me of this promise shortly before stepping onto the dancefloor…

Woodhall Manor at night

A thank-you from Fran:

“Absolutely brilliant! A great taster of the perfect day and superb photography. Can’t wait to view the full day!”

A thank-you from Peter’s Mum:

“Dear Mark and Bronwyn,

Thank you for attending Peter and Fran’s wedding and taking loads of photos with such care and attention to detail. We are looking forward to viewing the whole package.

I thought the wedding “blog” was great; very funny! It shows your great sense of humour. Its been my experience that humour is sometimes lacking in wedding photographers!

Once again many thanks for all the effort the pair of you put into the event.

Best Wishes, Carole Day”

All the photos from Fran and Peter’s wedding will be online by 5th May. To see them, click here

Sophie at her parents house before the wedding

Sophie and Gary were married at St Mary’s Church, Ware, on the 17th April 2009. Their reception was at Fanham’s Hall Hotel.

Gary waiting at the church

The ceremony was conducted by Paul, a family friend. He was great fun with a warm and relaxed approach. In fact, the way he conducted the ceremony reminded me of the way my Dad worked – he was a Church of England minister for over 35 years.

The bridesmaids watching Sophie arrive

Sophie and Gary’s wedding ceremony

Sophie and Gary walking down the aisle

Confetti outside the church

Sophie and Gary at Fanhams Hall Hotel

Fanhams Hall is a beautiful venue. The gardens are immaculately cared for, and the staff took superb care of Sophie, Gary and their guests.

The best men: pre-speech homework

Sophie and Gary enjoying the best-man comedy double-act

Gary’s wedding speech

The noisiest table at the reception!

Jennifer and Jeff’s family

A big thank-you to Jennifer, Sophie’s sister. She works at another, well known Hertfordshire Wedding venue, and recommened me to Sophie and Gary.

All the photos will be online by 5th May and you can see them by clicking here

A thank-you from Sophie and Gary:

“We have just seen the photos on your website and just wanted to say thank you for taking such amazing photos and really capturing the whole day so well. I love all the photos you have taken of people relaxed and enjoying themselves, the photo of the best men practicing their speech really made us laugh. Thank you also for making the taking of the formal photos so quick and organised, a lot of guests commented that they really liked not having to wait around for all the photos to be taken.”

I received a lovely thank-you from Sarah and David, who were married at St Alfeges Greenwich, with their reception at The Old Royal Naval College on 21st March 2009.

Mark, thank you so much for the brilliant job you did on our wedding photos.

I appreciate that we were probably the least snap-happy couple you’ve ever photographed, so the fact there are so many of us looking cheerful and relaxed is little short of a miracle!

They look truly stunning and I am really grateful.

Thanks again, I am forever in your debt!