Sahr & Becky's West African Inspired Wedding

Happy New Year!! It's been a long time coming (not to mention that this is my first blog post for 2017!) - I'm really delighted to share with you photos from Sahr & Becky's wedding who exchanged their vows on 25th September 2016 at the Anglican Parish of St Stephen and St Mark Lewisham before holding their wonderful reception in Tudor Barn in Eltham. An interesting fact: Tudor Barn dates back as far as the 16th century - so when Sahr & Becky told me their wedding was going to be a fusion of West African tradition meets traditional English (more specifically, South London), they were pretty much spot on!

The fab couple wanted a wedding that represented their background which I think they captured very beautifully (Sahr originally from Sierra Leone and Becky from South London). Becky was inspired by the West African tradition where the traditional fabric would normally form part of the wedding celebrations.  The couple picked out a vibrant fabric and they asked their bridesmaids, groomsmen, including guests to take part (if they so wished) by getting creative making dresses, shirts and skirts using the chosen cloth. I thought the whole concept was such a thoughtful idea and very different!

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The Engagement Shoot: Sahr & Becky

It was lovely meeting Sahr and Becky for the first time, they are such a friendly and super warm couple! Sahr is originally from Sierra Leone and is a huge football fan (myself and Becky not so much!) and Becky, a South Londoner is the one with the creative eye. Now I won't give too much away about their wedding, but from what I've been told let's just say there will be lots of bright and bold colours! So this is certainly going to be one to remember with the fusion of both worlds!

We combined our first meet with a mini-engagement shoot. Our backdrop was London's, Hays Galleria and of course, in true Brit fashion it did rain on us but that didn't stop the lovely smiles on these two. Here are a few of the captures :)

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Esther & Harry's Autumn Wedding

I had the most wonderful pleasure of documenting Esther and Harry's wedding in the beautiful Autumn month of September this year. When Esther and Harry described their wedding day to me, it was most certain that it was going to be a gorgeous occasion and not to mention that it was an outdoor wedding set in the Suffolk countryside (I did my best to hold my excitement!). The ceremony took place in the gardens at Clare Priory and despite the heavy downpour over the first few weeks in September, Esther and Harry couldn't have asked for a more glorious day as the sun rose to the occasion and sparkled all day long. Esther's attire was a beautiful vintage dress and certainly had everyone's attention as she looked radiant. Here are a few tasters of the shots I took :) x

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