"The most wasted of days is one without laughter" (E E Cummings)
I met Bess in a pub in Clapham to discuss her wedding day and to run through the timings, planing and ideas that she had generally and what she was looking for from me as a wedding photographer. A couple of glasses of wine later and a lot of laughter we were marginally closer to forming a wedding plan. (We had also hatched lots of other plans such as starting a POD to make sociable guerrilla bags, making cycle clothing and designing logos!!)
I first met Bess' fiance, Jack, at Christchurch in Wimbledon when he and Bess had come for their pre-wedding shoot (or engagement shoot as they are more commonly known). Jack and Bess areare instantly likeable and the kind of people that make you feel completely at ease. It felt like I had spent more time laughing than taking photographs. I just love my job as a portrait and wedding photographer!
Engagement photographs are a great idea for camera shy people or when timings are tight on the day as there is time to run through different couple's poses in a relaxed environment. It also meant that Bess and Jack can see what works for them and how they want their wedding pictures to look on the day without taking them away from their guests for too long. The engagement pictures can also be used on the wedding day as decorations, for example as the cover of the guest book or a framed photograph for all the guests to sign.
A pre-wedding shoot at the church is also a great opportunity to meet the vicar to check any church rules and how the service is to run so we can plan the church photographs.
The full selection of poses, from the more traditional styles to some funky ones involving gargoyles (!!) is here.
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