MY FAVOURITE WEDDINGS & VENUES - AUTUMN 2009 (Sunday, 18 October 2009)
In September I was back as a Derbyshire wedding photographer for Julia & Paul's wedding at St Michael's & All Saints in Hathersage.
This is a very atmospheric church, in a beautiful setting with lovely grounds, and as an added bonus there is the Rev. Katie Tupling who makes the ceremony special in a religious yet bang up to date accessible way. Top marks the Rev Katie! If the ceremony was memorable to a heathen like me you've done well!
Julia and Paul are both admittedly a little camera shy and asked me to slant my style to a more reportage approach and this is reflected in the higher number of guest pictures than I might normally take. The layout of this particular church and grounds lends itself perfectly to this and I had a very productive time unobtrusively shooting 
away, while still finding the time to sneak a few family members around to the other side of the church for a few personal shots.
The Bow-Belles the string quartet who had played so beautifully at the church followed on at the Maynard at Grindleford where the Bride & Groom held their reception. The Bride's own words:
"We were really pleased with them. They are very conscientious and keen to offer advice about music choices, etc. I used the enquiry form on their website and they phoned me back to discuss my requirements on the same day. I corresponded with Janet Hall from the group, janethall@ntlworld.com and found her very helpful. Therefore I would highly recommend them. String Quartets are not cheap but you're paying for such expertise and they sound magical!"
High praise indeed.