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We had a Wedding on today for Adele's (Dellipher's) best mate - a cheap n cheerful affair
Adele collects me at 12.00 pm
Brief was simple enough, arrive at Town Hall for 12.40 to shoot Groom and Groomsmen arriving on motorbikes (different); followed by Bride & Bridesmaids in mystery car; service at 1.30 pm; groups on Town Hall steps; off to local Priory for immediate Wedding party shoot until 3pm (i.e. 20mins tops) - DONE
Here's what happened... oh, and to set the scene the Bride is also 7 months pregnant and large with it, is tired on arrival and it's bloody HOT
12.30 - arrive at Town Hall - Groom already there, only 1 now arriving on a bike
12.40 - solitary Groomsman biker arrives, stops at barrier, drops bike, falls on floor and gets himself covered in dust & muck. Bits of bike fall off, biker bleeding, gets blood on Groom's white waistcoat
After brushing him down and NOT being allowed to photography any of that pending immediate divorce!!! We take a series of fun 'lad' shots with jackets firmly fastened to hide the blood (it must be 80 degrees and they are dripping sweat)
1.00 - (and 10 mins early) Bride arrives in pink '57 Cadillac - Groom not only sees her, but as she gets out they start posing for shots together for their few guests (a bit weird methinks )
1.15 - B&G go into Reg Office for preliminaries to their 1.30 Wedding. Bride is suffering from heat, and a new drinks water tank is called for - the ceremony starts late
1.45 - (yep the Registrar tried to get back on time by rushing the ceremony into just 10 mins!!!) we are out for the newlywed shots
Straight into the NEXT Wedding Party waiting on the stairs
We literally push past them and format the first group shot, asking some of the next party to shift
We now have 10 mins for a series of interior shots and 'romantic' ones at that. Bride is so hot and bothered she'd rather cut his nadgers off than look sexily or lovingly at him, so we venture outside for larger groups shots on the Town Hall steps
2.00 - there is now our Wedding Party outside Town Hall, one having their Ceremony done inside, one on the stairs waiting and TWO outside waiting for their slots getting in the way
Groups shots in full Sun with dozens of intermingling Wedding people proves interesting :bang:
2.15 - we head off for their preferred shoot location (the one they've allocated 20 mins for)
Adele & I arrive first - IT'S F-ING SHUT !!!!!!! Apparently they are filming some 'Mystery Plays' there for a month [I've never known the Priory to be shut for anything in the last 20 years or so, and there was no mention of this 4 weeks ago when I called in last]
Wedding Party arrive - Bride looks like blubbing - so I suggest a race across town to a park. They seem unimpressed but follow anyway
On arrival they are amazed at how close & pretty this section of park is - and we shoot for the full 15 mins before the Bride has had enough; during which time we shoot about 20 varied groups shots... FAST
We wave goodbye at 2.50
3.15 - Adele drops me of again, job done
3.45 - after a shower, I hit my first Stella - there's plenty more of those to come
Now to write my next piece... "So you think Wedding Photography is easy?
DD
Adele collects me at 12.00 pm
Brief was simple enough, arrive at Town Hall for 12.40 to shoot Groom and Groomsmen arriving on motorbikes (different); followed by Bride & Bridesmaids in mystery car; service at 1.30 pm; groups on Town Hall steps; off to local Priory for immediate Wedding party shoot until 3pm (i.e. 20mins tops) - DONE
Here's what happened... oh, and to set the scene the Bride is also 7 months pregnant and large with it, is tired on arrival and it's bloody HOT
12.30 - arrive at Town Hall - Groom already there, only 1 now arriving on a bike
12.40 - solitary Groomsman biker arrives, stops at barrier, drops bike, falls on floor and gets himself covered in dust & muck. Bits of bike fall off, biker bleeding, gets blood on Groom's white waistcoat
After brushing him down and NOT being allowed to photography any of that pending immediate divorce!!! We take a series of fun 'lad' shots with jackets firmly fastened to hide the blood (it must be 80 degrees and they are dripping sweat)
1.00 - (and 10 mins early) Bride arrives in pink '57 Cadillac - Groom not only sees her, but as she gets out they start posing for shots together for their few guests (a bit weird methinks )
1.15 - B&G go into Reg Office for preliminaries to their 1.30 Wedding. Bride is suffering from heat, and a new drinks water tank is called for - the ceremony starts late
1.45 - (yep the Registrar tried to get back on time by rushing the ceremony into just 10 mins!!!) we are out for the newlywed shots
Straight into the NEXT Wedding Party waiting on the stairs
We literally push past them and format the first group shot, asking some of the next party to shift
We now have 10 mins for a series of interior shots and 'romantic' ones at that. Bride is so hot and bothered she'd rather cut his nadgers off than look sexily or lovingly at him, so we venture outside for larger groups shots on the Town Hall steps
2.00 - there is now our Wedding Party outside Town Hall, one having their Ceremony done inside, one on the stairs waiting and TWO outside waiting for their slots getting in the way
Groups shots in full Sun with dozens of intermingling Wedding people proves interesting :bang:
2.15 - we head off for their preferred shoot location (the one they've allocated 20 mins for)
Adele & I arrive first - IT'S F-ING SHUT !!!!!!! Apparently they are filming some 'Mystery Plays' there for a month [I've never known the Priory to be shut for anything in the last 20 years or so, and there was no mention of this 4 weeks ago when I called in last]
Wedding Party arrive - Bride looks like blubbing - so I suggest a race across town to a park. They seem unimpressed but follow anyway
On arrival they are amazed at how close & pretty this section of park is - and we shoot for the full 15 mins before the Bride has had enough; during which time we shoot about 20 varied groups shots... FAST
We wave goodbye at 2.50
3.15 - Adele drops me of again, job done
3.45 - after a shower, I hit my first Stella - there's plenty more of those to come
Now to write my next piece... "So you think Wedding Photography is easy?
DD