Welcome to Part Two\u00a0of Gemma & Chris’ wedding. \u00a0I didn’t mention this in Part One but this series of posts is a little experiment for me. \u00a0I’m attempting to tell their wedding story in less than 70 photographs. \u00a0I’ve chosen to do this for a few reasons, the first is: \u00a0that’s roughly how many images fit comfortably into an album without adding additional pages. \u00a0And secondly, to illustrate that by using\u00a0documentary style of wedding photography, (without posing people or trying to manipulate the day) anyone who looks at the photos can imagine what the day was like. \u00a0So the challenge is to convey the feeling and emotion of the day in less than 70 images – and potentially to people who weren’t even at the wedding. \u00a0Please feel free to let me know how I do!<\/p>\n
Anyway, here’s part two – ceremony to the speeches. \u00a0I’m not a religious person, but I do enjoy a church wedding. \u00a0The stained glass windows and the architecture can make some\u00a0dramatic photographs, however on a dark day they can be really tricky to photograph in. \u00a0Despite\u00a0the weather outside the\u00a0Holy Trinity Parish Church, Hoghton, Lancashire, was surprisingly bright – the stained glass windows looked amazing! \u00a0After a beautiful ceremony Gemma & Chris were congratulated by their guests as they left before\u00a0braving the rain outside. \u00a0Luckily, I had a few spare umbrellas in the car to handout to unprepared guests! A short drive down the motorway and we arrive at The Villa, Wrea Green<\/a>, the sun shone for a few minutes before giving way to more drizzle.<\/p>\n I particularly like the photo of Chris & Gemma walking down the aisle, where Chris is giving it the international gesture for\u00a0“get in there”! \u00a0Chris making a joke of sliding down the banister is another favourite, mostly for how much of his character it shows.<\/p>\n One perk of being a wedding photographer is listening to all the speeches. \u00a0Gemma’s father told some really good<\/em>\u00a0“Dad jokes”, Chris made a touching speech about his new wife and the Best Man gave Chris what for (along with a lot of kind words) as to be expected.<\/p>\n Hopefully, these images tell the story for\u00a0this chapter\u00a0of the day… \u00a0Next up is the wedding party of the year!<\/p>\n\n\t\t