My first wedding of 2019 was a real treat. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the hussle of a crazy wedding day. Less than a week after New Year’s Day though it is nice to shift it down a gear and just make the day about relaxing and celebrating marriage.
It’s been a few years since my last wedding at the Old Rectory. I have to say the place hasn’t changed much.
That is no bad thing though because this is a wonderful little wedding venue on the outskirts of Sheffield. It’s even more beautiful in the spring too.
Charlotte wasn’t bothered about having any photos taken whilst she got ready so I arrived at the Old Rectory around the same time as Lee and his party.
The ceremony room had been set up beautifully when I got there.
I have been to three weddings at the Old Rectory in total, and all three were in different rooms. I guess it depends on the number of guests.
This is great for me because it keeps things difficult and fresh for me as a photographer.
Once I had gotten myself settled we got a few shots of Lee and the boys, and then waited anxiously for Charlotte’s arrival.
What an arrival it was too, by Bentley no less!
The service was beautiful, with two perfect readings from both the Best Man and Maid of Honour.
From there I got to spend some time with a really friendly bunch of folks, doing what I do best.
Mingling and snapping.
When the evening came sadly we didn’t get the sunset were were hoping for, so we waited for dark and went down to the bottom of the garden which was beautifully decorated with fairly lights for our evening portraits.
Before we get on with the wedding photos I wanted to give a quick shout-out to Jordan Maycock.
Jordan is a very talented magician and genuinely friendly guy.
Highly recommended if you want a little extra entertainment for your guests between the dinner and evening reception.
So without further ado, here are the photos.
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The Slideshow
The Photos
If you would like to talk to me about photographing your wedding give me a shout and let’s make some plans.
If you would like to talk to me about photographing your wedding get in touch and let’s make some plans.
I had attended a wedding at The Old Rectory in Handsworth prior to Emma and Lee’s wedding, but that was as a guest. I remember thinking about what a lovely venue it was, how the walls are filled with character and how I would love to actually photograph a wedding there someday. Well, my time has come.
Every wedding I attend is special to me in one way or another, today for me stuck a very emotional chord and I found myself hiding behind my camera more than once. You see, Emma’s father Austin has been battling cancer for some time, although to meet him you would never think anything was wrong at all. I lost my father 20 years ago so he never got to attend my wedding, of course many weddings have all parents present and accounted for, in this particular situation my emotions got a little tangled a few times, though fortunately not to the extent that I wasn’t able to carry on with my duties.
Nevertheless, the circumstances did not overwhelm the wedding day itself, spirits were high and everyone had a smile on their faces. The weather was hit and miss, as per standard ‘Wedding in England’ tradition, so we got a few chances to pop outside for photos and a bounce on the bouncy castle in between showers.
So, here is the standard ‘fusion’ slideshow with a selection of highlights from the photo album mixed with some video footage. If you cannot watch the video right now I have also included a handful of photos from the full collection.
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