Elliot Patching

We all love a summer wedding! Well back in August, I received a last minute booking to provide wedding photography in Berkshire! 

Before the day, I went to meet the Bride and Groom at the venue. We had chat about the wedding photography that I would produce for them on their special day. It was here that they told me that they had hired a boat! The venue was on the banks of The Thames river and they wanted to use it to take their guest for champagne fuelled trips! I knew straight away that we stood a good chance of some beautiful photographs and got thinking about what we could achieve.

Below is the resulting image. I love it! It really does sum up this stunning day perfectly. Composing the boat as a leading line into the frame works beautifully. It draws your eye to the great house wedding venue in the distance so there is an element of storytelling too. 

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There’s nothing better than a wedding party is there? Dancing the night away and enjoying yourself is what a wedding is all about!

COUNTRYSIDE WEDDING VENUE

I took this frame while at Dodford Manor in Northamptonshire. It’s a beautiful venue set in the heart of the countryside. As a photographer, it’s the perfect location. I love the sunsets there. It allows me to capture beautiful artistic photographs.

This image though, was taken after the sun went down. When the first dance is over, it’s time to boogie! This image depicts the bride and her bridesmaids having a great time together. If this was my friends and I, it would be one of my favourites. As soon as I saw them all together, I was straight over with my camera to make sure I captured the moment. I hope you love it! Give me some love below in the comments if you do! 

For photographers, this was photographed using a Sony a7 mklll, a Goddox flashgun.

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When I was asked to produce wedding photography at Burghley House I could hardly believe my luck! It is a simply breath-taking stately home. If you haven’t been, I urge you to go! Being asked to produce wedding photography in such beautiful locations is a real treat.

A STATELY HOME WEDDING

Wedding speeches are usually fun and I’m always poised in the viewfinder to capture all the laughter and joy. As a rule, I like to ensure that I have a great photograph of the speaker and of the bride and grooms reactions first a foremost. After this though, it’s playtime! It’s always important to watch the wedding guests and during the Bestman’s speech. More often than not, you’ll snap a pic similar to this! This is one of my fave unposed shots from this year. The two guests covering their faces are just priceless!

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Here’s an image from a recent wedding at the beautiful Dodford Manor venue. Sarah and Paul had asked me prior to the day to try and capture a few artistic images. Both loved my reportage work, but wanted something that they could add to a frame and enjoy. They wanted something that wasn’t obviously a wedding photograph.

In the evening, we went outside in the rain and composed this photograph. It uses flash and coloured gels to achieve the effect. I love the colours and the rim light around the couple. I used blue and red as they are opposite sides of the colour wheel and so work together each other perfectly.

I was really pleased with this capture. I hope you love it too! Let me know what you think in the comments below.

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