Shalena and John’s day was so much fun to shoot! Their wedding ceremony at South Muskham church was so personal and moving that I had to stifle a bit of a tear myself (I’m soft like that!) Shalena and John just looked so happy!

Shalena looked so gorgeous and glamorous I couldn’t wait to get her and her new hubby in front of the camera. They had a whole team of bridesmaids and groomsmen who were up for some creative photography too, so I just knew we were going to create something special. Everyone was so brilliant, even following me into the woods to get some added drama into the photographs. Luckily it was all worth it as Shalena sent me the most lovely email once she received the photographs:

Sam the pictures are amazing!!!! You are so talented! Thank you so so much for capturing our special day! We were both so overwhelmed looking through them all last night!! We will be recommending you to everyone we know! I knew they would be amazing but they took my breath away!

There really is nothing nicer than knowing you’ve played a small part in helping a really lovely couple remember the best day of their lives! I have the best job!

Thanks to Shalena, John and their guests creating such a great atmosphere and being such great sports, we were able to create a fun and unique collection of wedding reportage and contemporary portrait photographs.

It helped too that the venue looked so gorgeous, Kelham House has been totally transformed into a real gem of a wedding venue with a beautiful new banqueting room and stunning grounds. However, my favourite touch was this wonderful sweetie trolley which I was surprised to discover was made by our groom. Wow, eh? What an amazing job he did.

As ever, I’ll be posting these and a few more on Facebook so do tag yourself in any you appear in!

Finally a big thanks to Mr Matt Reid who joined me on the day, helping it all to go swimmingly and taking some gorgeous shots, as always.

S

xoxo