Looking back on 2015

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This was one of those lovely days were I was lucky enough to get to visit the stunning reception venue, Barford Park Barn, all laid out with all the decorations before heading across to meet Sian and the girls getting ready. The venue already looked simply stunning with all the incredibly personal details Sian & Jim had been collecting and building over the past months, including a huge Love sign hung over the bar, which I had been informed had been lovingly crafted by Jim with only a few minor cuts to his fingers.

After checking out the stunning Barford Park Barn wedding venue I headed across to catch the bridal preparations of Sian, her bridesmaids and close family before heading across to meet a not too nervous looking Jim greeting his guests at the stunning tiny little country church. After a beautiful ceremony, while all their friends and family headed back across to Barford Park Farm, I join Sian and Jim for a little stop to get a few shots at the perfectly personal setting of their newly brought home. Complete with flower covered fields, wild garden and that perfect quintessentially ‘countryness’ that made it the ideal place for a few shots of the couple together.

Once we arrived back at the Barford Park Barn wedding venue the party could really get started, with an incredible wedding breakfast, followed by a cracking band which took the brilliant party into the early hours. . . .

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Weddings in the Wood is an unique venue, with its wonderful boutique sheppards huts and barn set around a magical woodland glade, it really is a one off venue. Beautiful to begin with, once the couple have added their own personal details and decorations the Weddings in the Wood becomes transformed into something truly jaw dropping.

I caught up with Emma and her bridesmaids at the lovely Crown Hotel, just down the road in lyndhurst. It was there where they could all chill out and get ready with the help of the lovely ladies from Amazing Face bridal hair and make up. From the Crown Hotel, all the girls jumped into a brilliant little VW campervan to make the short trip back to the Weddings in the Wood venue.

At the Weddings in the Wood all their many friends and family were already waiting to greet the arriving Emma. As was Gavin, who in a pretty cool vintage top hat and waistcoat was stood at the end of the path to meet Emma as she drew up to the ceremony. Once they had made their way across the lawn into the circle of friends and family, the humanist hand tying ceremony could commence. Standing together under the trees, surrounded by guests, outside in the open despite the threatening elements, they spoke personal words to each other whilst Gavin’s two daughters bound their hands together.

Once the beautiful ceremony had been completed the partying could begin, with fete style games, afternoon tea and even ice-cream. Then as the light started to fade the fires were lit and the lights came on, once more transforming the Weddings in the Wood venue into the perfect place to party into the early hours . . .

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So not being the most sophisticated linguist in the world, I thought in true photographer fashion I would share some of my favourite moments I have had the pleasure to share in this year.After what was a pretty rubbish pregnancy (9 months of pretty severe Hyperemesis gravidarum) my incredible beautiful wife Lou Lou delivered the most amazing gift ever, our beautiful baby boy (and future assistant) Bertie Fox Alexander-Pearce.

The following images are a selection of my favourite wedding photography moments from 2014, I hope you enjoy . . .

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Its been a hectic summer, with a crazy wedding season and the birth of Bertie I have unfortunately neglected the blog for a few months! Now things have started to calm down its been great sitting down and going through all of the weddings from earlier in the year again.

The first wedding of 2014 was a wonderful winter Oxford wedding set in the stunning, if not a little temperamental (I’ll get to that in a minute) Oxford Town Hall. The day began in true british winter fashion, wind blowing and teeming with rain! Despite the weather the girls were in great spirits as they all got ready in the beautiful Old Bank Hotel.

Following a classic oxford rickshaw ride across the city the girls arrived at the town hall to a ceremony room full of friends and family and an very excited Adi. After the ceremony Sara, Adi and myself braved the elements to take a quick walk around the city dodging the rain and the puddles.

Unfortunately after the wedding breakfast before the partying could begin the power went in the hall, undithered everyone piled into the main hall whilst the venue staff endeavoured to restore the power. Luckily the power came on long enough for the first dance and the ceilidh to begin before the entire buildings substation shut down (i had mentioned earlier it was temperamental) and everyone was evacuated. Despite changing venues twice (moved to the pub across the road before heading down to The Living Room Bar & Restaurant), both Sara & Adi were amazing throughout and did not stop smiling once . . .

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Every so often I have the incredible opportunity to be part of a truly one off wedding day, it was this feeling I got the very first time I had to pleasure to meet Sarah & Matt. As soon as they began to go through the amazing details of their day I knew it was going to be one to remember.

What a day it turned out to be, from the beautiful village church ceremony to the incredible personal hill top farmland reception. Every detail was so stunningly thought through by the couple, so much colour, so many personal touches, every square inch such a visual treat. I felt so honoured to be a part of such an amazing day and could not wait to share it.

Finally big thank you again to Matt Cleveland who helped second shoot on the day, going beyond the call of duty . . .

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