Alex and Claire by phil_howcroft

Alex and Claire

I shot a Wedding today.

Claire, one of my former work colleagues contacted me. Her Wedding had been cancelled due to Covid-19 and the professional photographer they had booked could not make the new date. She asked me if I could help her. I told her I would be delighted to photograph her wedding. She asked me what fee did I want. I told her nothing as she was a friend. Just give me a “nice bottle of wine” I told her.

So today, Claire her husband to be Alex, together with 10 guests gathered at the venue. It rained hard most of the day and therefore most of the shots were indoors. We did get a little window of opportunity to do a few garden shots in the drizzle and this is one I particularly like. Shot on the tree lined road up to the venue.

Everyone had to wear face mask and be socially distanced during the ceremony, luckily Claire and Alex were exempt from wearing masks.

What an op for you! This is beautiful and I know the rest of your photos will turn out well!
October 22nd, 2020  
@marlboromaam I got some good photos thanks Maggie, it was quite dark in some parts of the venue, so i had to up my ISO and also use flash at times
October 22nd, 2020  
Perfect! So good of you to do it. Congratulations to the happy couple!
October 22nd, 2020  
Awesome - well done.
October 22nd, 2020  
Lucky it stopped raining for an outside shot
October 22nd, 2020  
sweet
October 22nd, 2020  
How wonderful. Congratulations to them!
October 22nd, 2020  
Big, big fav! Perfectly lovely. What a beautiful bouquet. The start of something new maybe Phil!
October 22nd, 2020  
Wow, is this a new career in the offing? I love this and the background is perfect, the rain making the grass so green
October 22nd, 2020  
@busylady @quietpurplehaze Judith and Haze, thanks for the confidence in me to do it professionally. I enjoyed shooting the wedding as i used to work with claire for a couple of years, so there was no pressure of doing it for money, it was a relaxed shoot, albeit with covid restrictions. Although I was surprised how I just did it naturally, directing people for the shoot !

@casablanca thank you Casa' it was a lovely wedding to photograph

@pdulis thanks peter

@777margo thank you so much margo

@spanner many thanks for the "awesome"

@jackies365 thank you Jackie, I got some really really good photos ...obviously a few "misses" too !
October 23rd, 2020  
You are a true friend! What a wonderful gift you gave the newlyweds.
October 23rd, 2020  
@allie912 Allison, I did get a rather nice "wine gift" from claire and alex 😀
October 23rd, 2020  
What a lovely shot. All that rain has made the background green and lush, and they pop very nicely.
October 23rd, 2020  
what a beautiful portrait of the happy couple - they are lucky to have you
October 23rd, 2020  
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the colors. Great job, wedding photographer!
October 24th, 2020  
Well done.
October 25th, 2020  
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