When is a photo booth not a photo booth ?
When its operated with a real photographer with real experience, real qualifications and really good rapport with wedding guests.
Who you gonna call ? ………Nigel Lees Photography of course.
The Wedding of Andrea & David was held at Leed Castle Kent. The day started with heavy rain and no one wants that on their on Wedding day but just before the ceremony the rain swept away leaving brilliant blue skies and lovery littel fluffy clouds (how nice).
Nigel Lees Photography photographing the very best weddings in Brighton, Worthing, Hampshire, Kent, Essex & Sussex.
The wedding photography from Faye & James’s wedding hels at Lindfeild Church and the Wedding Reception was held at Jeremy’s Restaurant ” a contemporary restaurant in a classical setting”.
A big thank you to Faye & James for being a wonderful couple and all the staff especially Joanne for being so helpfull (the food was most excellent)
From the Wedding of Jo & Nidge, English Wine Centre, located in the New South Downs National Park, Sussex.
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Jo & Nidge, English Wine Centre, Sussex
The first week of April and the weather was good, blue skies, warm but not too hot perfect conditions for photographing a wedding, maybe the wedding guests would have prefefferd the temperature a little warmer but I know from experience and photographing weddings for the last eleven years us men are happy for a cooler day as those suits can be a little hot at times especially whilst waiting for the bride to arrive (my wife was 30 minutes late for our wedding but then she did drive our vintage vw camper to the ceremony herself ! If you meet me at a wedding or wedding fair ask me about it !)
I think Jo was possibly the most relaxed bride I have ever photographed, which makes everything relaxed. The morning preparation was great Jo’s Dad used to work as a photographer before retiring so it was great to talk to him about cameras and film and how photography had evolved over the years.
Jo’s dress was by wedding dress designer Chanticleer form the Ozone wedding boutique in Brighton and being a shorter dress showed off her fabulous shoes, Jo’s hair and make up was by the lovely Donna Stevenson who is a professional hair and makeup artist this made for a really cool and glamorous looking bride.
The wedding ceremony and reception was at the English wine center so a drive from Worthing to Berwick (just under 30 miles) and for this reason Jo made sure she was ready in plenty of time. this is really good as it gives your wedding photographer some time to photograph the bride in the dress and also some family groups before the wedding. I was then able to leave in plenty of time to go and photograph the guys at the wedding venue and I knew I had some really good photographs of Jo and Jo and her family.
The rest of the day was absolutely perfect. A great band ‘The Daggers” Played in the evening and really got the party going.
The first wedding of this year was march 10th at Wiston House located near Horsham, Steyning and Bramber in the county of Sussex.
I don’t tend to write too much about the wedding day preferring to post some of the wedding photography as this is a photography website and not a writers website.
March can be very varied with regards to weather, it can be very cold and grey or very bight and fresh or any combination of these. Fortunately it was dry and warm but fresh with a lovey blue sky . The sun is still very low in the sky at this time of year and can lead to a long shadows and contrasty light which is something a good photographer is aware of and an experienced wedding photographer can use creatively and turn to their advantage. So always use an experienced qualified photographer if you want truly great wedding photography.
Fortunately Wiston House as some great grounds and architecture so making full use of these features was possible due to the great weather an the assistance of Amy who was on hand all day to see that the wedding went with out a problem . Amy was really helpful to us as photographers and is a real star at Wiston house as were all the staff .The food provided was also great (we do occasionally get forgotten about, hint, hint please feed your photographer/photographers, it’s a long day sometimes 12 hours and more photographing the whole wedding day). So a big thank you to Marie & David for arranging food for us.
The really nice thing about Wiston House is the luxury of space and there will only be one wedding a day so you have complete exclusivity of the house and grounds.
For brides and grooms looking at wedding venues always ask if yours will be the only wedding at that venue on the day.
There are some really great wedding venues in Sussex and Brighton so you are really spoilt for choice, some personal favourites of ours as wedding photographers in Sussex are the George in Rye it is a quaint Sussex town the George in Rye has great decoration and also is a very short walk from the Town Hall which is a popular wedding ceremony location in Rye.
Lewes castle is also great and the registers are also really friendly.
In Brighton we really love the venues by the sea as this is what Brighton is all about. Their is a good mixture of large and small venues to suit your wedding and the amount of guests you have invited from Hotel du vin, The Grand , The Terraces , The Brighton hotel and Drakes.
Look out for the next blog post which features wedding photography from the English Wine Centre
Kirsty & Duncan are getting married in Brighton at the Grand Hotel Later in the year so what better excuse to have their ‘Engagement Photography Session ‘ on Brighton Beach .
There was a little vintage theme on the day which invloved one Brighton Pier, One Magic Roundabout, One Bandstand 8 oysters, The ocean , 2 lovely people and one very happy photographer (you know when you have a great photo session in the making).
All couples booking their wedding with Nigel Lees Photography will be able to have a lovely Photographic session prior to their wedding as its really good practice before your wedding day.
If you are looking for ideas for a Valentines Present why not book a Location Photography Session in Brighton and this gift will last forever just like your Love for Your Valentine
You can contact me via the online contact form on my website.
If you cant find the time this month I run these photo sessions all year so its a great present for someone special or a great present to yourself.
I’ll be at the Charmandean tomorrow( Sunday 15th January ) at one of the best Wedding fairs/fayres/shows hosted by Stylish Events, come and say Hello and ask me about the Super Mini albums from Japan that have just arrived.
http://www.stylisheventsfayres.com/charmandeancentreweddingfair.html
Image courtesy of Stylish Events
