Oh my word – where do I start? After shooting for around 14 hours I have struggled to keep this blog post brief! I was considering putting up a ‘part-one’ and a ‘part-two’ but thought that it would have been too cruel to make Sarah and Tom wait until next week to see ‘part-two’ – so here they are!
Sarah attended Queen’s College Oxford as a student and knew from the moment Tom proposed in New York that this was where she wanted to marry – it’s a stunning venue with so much scope for photograhy, I hope I get to shoot there again.
I’ve shot many weddings in Oxford and love shooting there. It’s not without it’s complications. Oxford College chapels are laid out differently to many others with the congregation facing each other on opposite sides of the room rather than facing towards the front as is traditional. I was rather unlucky that the man in charge on this occasion refused to let me shoot from the front – which meant me shooting from a side pew. My good friend and fellow wedding photographer Caroline had asked me a while ago if she could come out with me on a wedding, just to watch. So knowing she was coming along, I asked her to second shoot during the ceremony so we could at least vary the angle. It worked very well.
Tom and Sarah had taken my advice early on and employed the skills of the excellent Bernadette at Dream Occasions to help them with their wedding planing. The couple both have busy lives and this was a great solution - they told me the decision to hire a planner turned out to be a god-send. I’ve worked on many weddings over the years with Bernadette and not only is she very organised, she’s also great at design. The design of Tom and Sarah’s wedding was very personal to them. They are both big rock/metal fans and a girlie pink, vintage theme just would not have suited them. Sarah’s colours of red and black were striking and worked really well with the existing red leather chairs in the dining hall. I thought the personalised M&M’s were very rock ‘n’ roll, as were the table names which were all types of guitars. Tom is an excellent guitarist and Sarah has also dabbled, so these names were perfect!
So without further ado – here they are! My day started very early with the boys at the barbers.
Sarah looked really stunning.
Married!
Sarah’s floral arrangements were by Joanna Carter
Their cake was by Scattercake
Sarah’s beautiful dress was Treasure by Maggie Sottero
Tom’s suit was from Pronuptia at Hatton Garden
The music was provided by DJ collective – Sliding Vinyl
During some of the dancing, we stole a few moments to make use of the way the beautiful building of Queen’s College was lit.
It’s the first time I’d heard “Number of The Beast” By Iron Maiden at a wedding!
Tom and Sarah – YOU ROCK!
Congratulations! Tom & Sarah – enjoy Bali.
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Feel free to make any comments below.
Kerry x
To see Sarah & Tom’s engagement shoot – click here
by Kerry Morgan
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