Warren & Jessica's Wedding at St Andrew's Church & The Hotel Miramar, Bournemouth

Warren & Jessica got married at St Andrew’s Church, Richmond Hill, in Bournemouth.  I went to Jessica’s Mum’s house for preparation photographs, and to say it was the morning of her daughter’s wedding, the place was immaculate! 

It was a calm morning of getting ready and I was able to get a lovely couple of photographs of Jessica’s little niece having her hair done, although the attempt to include a couple of ‘hair flowers’ was aborted quite quickly!  That said, she behaved perfectly (especially considering she’s only 2!) … my two Millard boys could do with taking note!



 

Afterwards I went across to Richmond Hill to St Andrew’s Church for the ceremony – the weather was just perfect!  Again I used my 16mm lens to get the shot of the Groomsmen, church and the amazingly blue sky.  The guests arrived at a slow and steady pace and soon enough everyone was inside awaiting the Bride’s arrival. I ran quickly up to the balcony to capture Jessica walking down the aisle with her Dad, although I only just made it!  It’s a three-door challenge!!

The ceremony was lovely, and after the signing of the register, I quickly looked outside to see if the weather was still amenable for some outdoor photographs!  It was forecast to rain in the afternoon, but you never know in the Bournemouth Bubble! We were fine, and so headed outside right away. I love this shot – I had my second camera already for the exit shot – I wanted the exposure spot on so I could show off the backlighting.  As a wedding photographer you never know for sure exactly what you’ll be able to capture where the weather is a factor, but in this case, the sun was just perfect for this most natural shot. Love it!

Outside the wind was swirling and I managed to get a photograph of Jessica’s veil flying around.  The next shot I caught (although not shown here) is Jessica chewing on her veil as it flew into her mouth!

Off we went to the Hotel Miramar – always a great venue for wedding photographs on the lawn.  I know we have had average weather this spring but the temperature this day was lovely, which meant everyone was outside milling around.

One of Warrens Ushers inadvertently posed as the Groom as he walked down the red carpet with Jessica – very funny!

I used the sun loungers for a different shot of the bridal party – it nearly went wrong for the bridesmaids with the wind from the sea … I’ll leave it there!

The wedding room at the Miramar looked fab, really bright and crisp, perfect for a Spring Wedding.  Once Warren & Jessica, and their guests were seated for their Wedding Breakfast, I left them to enjoy the rest of their day.

  

Thanks guys for a lovely day! And I wish you both all the best for your lives together as Mr & Mrs!