I had not met Hayley nor Justin before their wedding at The Grosvenor Hotel in London. I’m always a bit hesitant when I have not met the couple before , but as soon as I walked into Hayley’s parents house in Hampstead they made me feel so welcome and at ease.Jenny my associate had slipped a disc in her back the day before and so many thanks to Tom Weller ( who attended my wedding photography workshop last year) who covered for her on the day and did a great job.
One of my favourite people to photograph on the day, apart from the Bride and Groom of course, was the Rabbi, he had such an expressive face and unlike Church of England vicars, was more than happy for me to photograph the whole ceremony and get as close as I wanted. Thats just one of the things I love about Jewish wedding, they are such a celebration of marriage and faith, and the Rabbi’s always let me photograph whatever I want, it makes life so much easier and of course the couple get pictures of the most important part of their day.
Below are just a few of my favourite images from their day.
I first met Gabe at Tanya and James’s wedding at Micklefield Hall 2 years ago, Gabe is one of those people that makes you feel like you have known him for ages, even though you have only just met,  he is infectious, and a lovely person to be around. Lauren is beautiful, a model who also played the DJ in the Robbie Williams video Rock DJ. The two of them make a wonderful couple.
Lauren and Gabe had been to Israel the week before to sign the marriage contract and had the chuppah at The Waldorf Hotel in London. The ceremony was attended by family and friends, actors, models, footballers and more cricketers than you could throw a stick at, it was a truly fantastic day, with the most riotous Israeli dancing I have witnessed. To see the rabbi dancing in between Freddie Flintoff and Kevin Pieterson was hilarious.
Every year I do one wedding where I donate the profits to the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, who looked after my lifelong friend Jarrod before has passed away 2 years ago. All profits from this wedding went to this wonderful charity to help them to continue the fabulous work they do for people with the illness and their families.
Below are just a few of my favourite images from their day.
The slideshow from their wedding can be viewed here.
Karl ( December 4, 2011 6:17 pm ) Amazing images, they have really captured those special moments. It looked like a really enjoyable wedding.
Jorge R. Gonzalez: ( December 1, 2011 9:37 pm ) Incredible documentation of this beautiful wedding. Congratulations!
Stuart James: ( November 25, 2011 1:45 pm ) I love coming back to your blog every now and then mate just to see the incredible way you see and document a wedding. This coverage of Lauren and Gabe's wedding is seriously some of the very best work I've ever seen. Simply stunning wedding photography, and so amazing that you support the charity the way you do! Nice one buddy!
andy green: ( November 25, 2011 11:02 am ) One of the best collections of wedding pictures I have seen this year, proper quality pictures, amazing work!
Katie and Simon were married at Barnsley House in Gloucester. It was a small intimate wedding with an outdoor ceremony and luckily for all of us some beautiful sunshine. Here are just a few of my favourite images from their day.
Ricky Barden ( November 28, 2011 5:33 am ) Wow! amazing and superb photographs.. Use of lights are very well and excellent capturing.
Simon Partridge: ( November 23, 2011 7:40 pm ) I love your use of light and reflections in these shots. Really lovely photography.
Stuart James: ( November 21, 2011 2:45 pm ) Such fantastic depth to these photos, capturing a truly memorable story for Katie and Simon, with such great use of surfaces, light and true photojournalistic moments. Brilliant photos by one of the UKs top photographers.
