Posts Tagged ‘pollen sussex’

Sussex Engagement Photography / Hayley & Lucas

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I love planning engagement shoots and all this glorious sunshine is perfect. Hayley and Lucas came down to Sussex this week as they wanted a countryside location. Great, I start thinking picnics, parasols, table and chairs in a meadow with teapots and doilies but Hayley said that they wanted to keep it simple. What no props at all? OK, we would like some flowers. So I reigned it all back in and they sent some samples of shoots that they liked. As a couple, they are quite punk and Donal at Pollen came up with the spiky posy of zingy yellow chrysthanthemums. That man can do no wrong. I was thinking it might be a bit, well naked without the props but actually I love these images. Its all about their unique kind of love and its a little bit quiet but very warm and cosy.


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Sussex Wedding / Sara & Gary’s Wedding at Buxted Park

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Initially Sara and Gary had been planning a beach wedding in Mauritius but as the ceremony would not have been legal here, they opted for the beautiful, though less tropical location of Buxted park in Sussex. Sara got ready in the opulent Winston Churchill suite and we made use of the enormous bathroom for some photos as she was getting ready. The bridesmaids all wore white and carried little bouquets of Lily of the Valley and before we knew it everyone was ready to go downstairs for the ceremony in the library. Despite things running slightly late, I managed to sneak a gorgeous shot of Sara on the stairs.

The ceremony room was filled with vintage candlesticks hired from Pollen and would have looked great if someone had remembered to light them! The couple had also hired big lanterns to line the corridor to the Orangery where we took some lovely portraits as by then it was dark outside. Having been the photographer at quite a few big summer weddings at Buxted Park, it is good to know that there are still some good indoor options for the photos when we can’t rely on the light or the weather.
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