I spent a few days at Saint Audries park near Taunton, Somerset for Elizabeth & Lee’s wedding last week and what a fantastic wedding it was too. I had been looking forward to it for a while as it was a bit out of the ordinary. Firstly I spent almost 3 days with the Bride, Groom and guests. Elizabeth wanted a really intimate wedding which felt more like a holiday with all of her friends (and me!) This gave me a lot of time to get to know everyone there which I really enjoyed. I was also shooting the entire wedding in black and white. I love black and white images and think they lend themselves very well to weddings as it is easier to see emotion and feelings when you strip away the colour but I had never attempted to cover an entire event in monochrome. It may seem a little strange having no colour images from your wedding but it fitted perfectly with the black and white theme for the wedding itself.

On the day of the wedding all the guys enjoyed a morning of Laser clay pigeon shooting, shame there was no break in the rain but it didn’t seem to dampen their spirits at all. Meanwhile the girls had cupcakes and Champagne, I certainly know where I would have rather been!

All the way through the preparations, Elizabeth was full of smiles and laughter and was soon ready for the wedding with the help of her bridesmaids. Lee waited nervously in the Orangery where the ceremony was due to take place, the light in here was fantastic as you will be able to see from the photographs below. The smiles and laughter continued all the way through the ceremony and for the rest of the day, right into the evening. After the first dance the dance floor was never empty and I was even treated to a few “dance off’s” (fortunatly I had been warned the guys were likely to get all competitive after a few drinks so I was ready, camera in hand!)

While a little out of the ordinary, I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth & Lee’s wedding and after spending so long with them and their friends I cant imagine their wedding any other way. I with them the best of luck for the future but I’m pretty sure they won’t need any luck.

St Audires park wedding, Clay pigeon shoot Bridesmaid prior to the wedding Guest relaxes prior to the wedding at St Audries park Bride and Brides laugh prior to their wedding Bridesmaid getting ready at St Audries park, Taunton Bride making final alterations prior to the ceremony Groom makes his way to the orangery at St Audries park, somerset Bride and Bridesmaids watch guests Groom waits as Bride arrives Bride and groom kiss during the ceremony Bride and groom laugh as they sign the register Bride and Groom celebrate being Man and Wife Bride and Groom outside St Audries Park, Taunton, Somerset Bride and Groom portrait at St Audries Park, Taunton, Somerset Bride and Groom laugh after their wedding breakfast The dancefloor at St Audries Park after the wedding.

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