Clare and I started the wedding photography at The Pavilion Town House where Samm the bride was getting ready. This unusual boutique hotel has rooms based around rooms at the Pavilion. The husband and I had stayed in the Beijing Dragon room the night we got married and highly recommend it. It is a fun place to start a Pavilion wedding day and we took some very elegant photos of Samm on the chaise longue.
The Pavilion is a glamorous venue and the staff always make each ceremony feel special. After the register signing, the bride’s brother Martin Clunes eloquently read the lyrics to “I will be here” by Steven Curtis Chapman which is an incredibly moving song. Despite it being the middle of January, the weather was glorious and as the ceremony was quite early it was great to get outside after the ceremony to take some portraits of the bride and groom. There was some beautiful shadows created by the fret work outside the music room but we did all the group shots upstairs in the warm while the guests enjoyed canapés and Pimms supplied by Leiths. The day was relaxed and warm, just like Samm and Ken!
