Where on earth do I start with this wedding?
Hmm…perhaps I should start at the end.
A breakdancing 9 year old, silly hats, the
bride and groom attempting to outdo said 9 year old with their shapes, a little silent movie (Mr Chaplin style) starring the groom and his merry men (it was absolutely brilliant), a beautiful first
dance, an awesome best man speech by the Groom’s brother and fellow bubble n’
squeak, George (who is single btw)…the list goes on… an unwelcome guest of the flappy bird
type, a golf buggy, a lake, an incredible venue with some pretty incredible staff,
some amazing weather, an awesome gaggle of family and friends, and most
importantly, two people so in love and so gorgeous it melts my heart.
Yes, this was the wedding of Chris and Nat
and yes, it was fabulous.
Firstly everyone was just such fun.
Starting with the bridal preparations we had a dancing Siobhan (Nat’s Mum) a
pretty good Whoopi Goldberg impression courtesy of Nat’s sister in a hilarious
tight black ‘squidge me in’ item (yikes I know them well), a Dad whose only
escape from the girlie madness was to attack the beer, some lovely bridesmaids (a
big thank you to Rachel for helping me out!!) and one very excited and beautiful
bride.
I love this lot.
The service was held at St. John the
Baptist in the centre of Crawley and the guests were welcomed by a bagpiper! Love
a bit of the bagpipes. Being half Scot it would be rude not to. I had to go
long (my least favorite church rule) but hey, from the back of the church, it
was still wonderful to watch.
Then off to South Lodge for the reception.
I’m not going to lie to you, it was BRIGHT with constant changing light and
from my position I could barely see my camera screen but everyone was brilliant
and bless Nat who was more concerned about me having a drink then shooting her
wedding! I think she must get it from her mum as she too kept asking me if I needed a drink. Absolutely indicative of just how lovely and caring they are!
At one point in the evening Chris turned to me and said
‘it’s true what they say, it is the
best day of your life.’ You could just see the absolute joy on both their faces
throughout the day and I think more than anything they (and their guests) were so
happy to be silly, have fun and share in the love.
So to Chris and Nat, I think you are both such a wonderful, easygoing and a proper funny - ha ha funny not funny weird - couple and you are clearly blessed to have the friends and family you do. These are the people that will support you through your lives, like carriers (!!!) they will keep you smiling, laughing and loving and likewise you to them.
You were a real pleasure to work with and your wedding was a beautiful day. I only hope I have done it justice as you deserve the very best!
My love and best wishes to you both.
Loukie x
