Congratulations to Clare & Howard!

Last Saturday I was back at Ettington Chase in Stratford for the wedding of Clare & Howard. I did their pre-wedding shoot a few weeks back and now it was time for the big day itself! They had a grand day planned with 160 guests , a superb Christmas theme and lots of partying. A brilliant day.

I started early with a trip to the salon (Classics Hair & Beauty) in Kenilworth to get some shots of Clare and her bridesmaids getting ready, then it was off to Ettington Chase to meet Howard.

Here he is with his brother, getting into the party mood already!

We were inside (in the warm!) most of the day but this is Howard & his sister and bridesmaid just outside the library before Clare arrived.


Clare in a quiet moment before the ceremony and then with her Dad on the way down the staircase to see the Registrar.



A good back view of Clare's amazing dress as her Dad leads her into the ceremony room.

I think this probably suited Clare better than Howard...


All the tables had Christmas song names - this was the top table of course!


Time for a few shots of the star couple between the meal and the party.

Then on to the first dance. Despite protesting that they hadn't worked out any moves beforehand they pulled off a slick performance and soaked up the limelight pretty well!

Howard then took centre stage to join the band for a great rendition of Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - good show Howard!




I slipped away as the late buffet arrived but I think the party went on well into the night!

Thanks for a superb day and have a fantastic honeymoon!