Who would have thought that about 10 years after first meeting on a bus to College, I would be photographing Craig, with his beautiful fiancee Sam, in the run up to their Wedding next year. I was absolutely delighted when these guys got in touch about their Wedding, not only are they marrying at the stunningly beautiful Warbook House in Eversley, Hampshire next June but from the moment we met, we knew that these two were our kind of people.
The few days preceding our photo-shoot had left us a little unnerved, rains and winds battered the countryside and the overnight thunderstorm hadn’t left us feeling too confident about how the day was going to pan out. It was with great relief that on the day in question, there wasn’t a raindrop in sight! We met at Manor Farm Country Park, the grounds were boggy and there was a definite risk of slipping on the mass of leaves underfoot but these two were absolute professionals and just got on with it. I take my hat off to Sam for looking so effortlessly glamorous whilst dodging so many muddy puddles – this girl clearly has style!
We did our usual “thing” of strolling, chatting, laughing and stopping every now and then to capture images along the way. Not many Brides & Groom’s-to-be have ever had cameras waved in their direction before and it can seem a little overwhelming – this is why we always do one of our complimentary shoots before the big day. Having an idea of what is to come makes the whole thing far less intimidating when the Wedding Day arrives. The hope is, of course, that it won’t be in the least bit initimidating, after all, we think we are two of the least scary photographers EVER! 😀 Finding Sam and Craig both still smiling at the end of the shoot (always a good sign!) we bundled to a local pub for a drink and chat about the plans for their day…the perfect end to a beautiful, autumnal, shoot of two gorgeous people!
Sam and Craig – you are wonderful together and we absolutely cannot wait to have the very great pleasure of photographing your beautiful day next year.
P.s. Sam – I want your boots!!!! x
