Sarah & Colin Sharp - Marks Hall Estate - Coggleshall - Essex

The big day started with photos being taken at the house. 

In order to make sure, no shot was missed, both Sue, myself and our assistant Fee attended to the shots in the garden and Simon (our other assistant) was ready and waiting at the church in Colchester, to cover the shots of the groom/best man and ushers.

The weather was just perfect, allowing us to complete the garden shoot in plenty of time to join Simon and get in on the action.

As the guests mingled and talked, our cameras were buzzing with action, taken both the formals and informal shots prior to the arrival of the bride. 

Once the ceremony was completed and the customary shots outside the church including the ‘confetti’ shots, we made our way to the wonderful Marks Hall Estate in Coggleshall, Essex.

The caterers had everything

 ready, tables set, drinks on arrival for the guests and we whisked the bride & groom away to take shots of the couple by the lake. 

As usual, this is the time that the happy couple can relax and enjoy the moment. As we proceed to take classic and romantic shots by the lake and in the grounds of this lovely estate. As the sun was really bright and strong, we of course guided our couple into the shade to ensure the quality of the shot and to minimise both the glare and possible sq

uinting of eyes whilst posing for us.

As the guest made their way out to join us, we then continued with the shoot to cover all the requested shots of family and friends.

What a delightful wedding, everyone who attended were most gracious and fun to be with, providing us with every opportunity to capture the day for the happy couple. 

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk

Emma & Lee Adams - Seckford Hall - Woodbridge - Suffolk

What a fantastic wedding, from the moment we arrived at Emma’s home, we just knew the day was going to be wonderful.

We proceeded to take numerous shots of the bride and bridesmaids in the garden and then Emma’s parents. Time just flew by, then on to St John’s Church. Ipswich, Suffolk to meet up with the Groom and best man.

Although limited for pretty spots outside, we still managed to take shots that seem to set the scene for the day.

Then the big moment came, Emma arriving in a horse & carriage, what a delightful scene, both the bride and father had smiles from ear to ear!

Getting those special shots was no challenge at all, Emma just beamed and was absolutely stunning.

After the service, we then proceeded to the Red Lion pub in Martlesham, Suffolk to meet the horse and carriage again, we had quite a good laugh there and made our way to the wedding venue.

Everybody was ready and waiting outside the Seckford Hall to greet the happy couple as they arrived by horse & carriage.

Into the gardens for those special couple shots and a few fun ones too!! Of course we also took all the ‘must have’ shots too (parents, family, groups etc.)

A lovely day and a really nice charing couple, fun was had by all.

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk

Jennifer & Paul Davison - The White Hart - Great Yeldham - Essex

Another lovely wedding and venue to photograph, Jennifer & Paul got married and held the reception at The White Hart, Great Yeldham, Essex.

The weather was really nice too, so everyone seemed to have a lovely time in the gardens relaxing, while we took the bride & groom special shots. Both of them looked superb, with Jennifer in a stunning wedding dress and Paul in full uniform, including the ‘sword’

A wonderful relaxed event, the couple were just great, posing and providing us with further inspiration to take a more casual approach to the photographs.

We even had a ‘live’ radio broadcast to the USA during the shoot, as Paul was interviewed at the wedding!

Many thanks and best wishes to the happy couple, we do so enjoy covering weddings in Essex & Suffolk, the venues are just so pretty.

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk

Karen & Stephen Jones - Priory Hall - Hadleigh - Suffolk

Karen & Stephen chose the Priory Hall, Hadleigh, Suffolk for the wedding day and what a great choice it was, the venue is just superb, the tudor hall sets a wonderful scene for the service and the gardens are just glorious, so well kept and pleasing to the eye, a true photographers dream.

Karen & Stephen were great, providing the time and effort to produce some outstanding shots (web images never show the real depth and clarity of shot)

We of course attended this wedding as a team, Sue and myself and of course our two assistants Nicky and Simon, providing coverage of the day including of course the special shots of the flowers, tables and ‘casuals’ of the guests and different angle shots of the bride and groom and groups for a much wider choice  when choosing prints for the album.

Congratulations to the happy couple and thanks from us all for being so much fun.

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk

Jackie & Stephen Riding - Priory Hall - Hadleigh - Suffolk

From the moment this wedding was booked, we knew this would be a great event to cover, not only was it held at one of our favourite venues The Priory, Hadleigh, Suffolk, but the bride would also arrive on a special ‘Routemaster’ bus.

This is the old style London bus with the platform on the back with a ‘pole’.

What a great photo opportunity and the East Anglian Daily Times also turned up to tale a couple of shots for the newspaper. Of course it was also covered on the radio too!

Both Jackie & Stephen were great, leaving all the poses and styles to us, both at the church and venue, allowing us to get some really lovely coverage as the day unfolded.

Once again, it was a pleasure to cover this wedding and our best wishes goes to the happy couple for their future happiness together.

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk

Jennifer & Alan - The Swan - Lavenham - Suffolk

The Swan, in Lavenham, Suffolk provided a lovely setting for Jennifer & Alan’s wedding, great service and support throughout the day.

All week long. we saw numerous heavy rain showers, but waking up on saturday morning. to see the sun beaming down, was just the thing the couple wanted.

We as usual, provided photographic coverage with both myself & Simon taking all the formal and casual shots and Sue my wife was there to assist in the proceedings, looking after t

he bride’s dress, making sure all was laid out well for each photo set and of course, in control of the ‘must have’ photo list that the couple requested.

We started the day, by taking shots of the Groom, Best Man,  and family and then waiting outside for the arrival of the Bride & Bridesmaids. Within minutes of each other, two classic cars pulled up outside The Swan, a classic Jaguar and a Vauxhall Cresta.

We then continued our classic and casual coverage of the day, including of course the service and reception afterwards.

Once again, both Jennifer & Alan were a delight to be with and we really enjoyed photographing their special day.

We all wish them all the very best for their future together.

Mike Fynes

www.mikefynes.co.uk