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May 12 2010

Marie and James | The Church of the Holy Trinity + The Moat House || Wedding

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Last month I had the pleasure of sharing a lovely wedding at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Sutton Coldfield with the reception at the ever popular and stunning Moat House.

Marie and James actually live in Bournemouth now but they chose to get married closer to home and I’m really glad because the wedding was fantastic to be part of. Marie and James were another couple who found me through the Moat House as their recommended photographer – having a personal recommendation from a wedding venue is so much more valuable than any printed advertising, and as soon as we met each other I just knew we would have a great time on their day.

Here are a few of my favourites from the wedding, hope you enjoy.

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Liz Wainhouse did a beautiful job of the flowers in the church.

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Arriving in style – not a bad little run-around really :o)

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The boys scrubbed up pretty well in their suits from Moss Bros in Sutton Coldfield.

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Marie’s mom chose traditional Oriental dress and the colours were absolutely amazing.

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I think that is the face of one very happy groom – and so he should be, Marie looked stunning!

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I love the freedom I was given by the Father during the ceremony – such an amazing change!

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Tears of joy:

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What an adorable couple:

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Definitely my favourite shot of the wedding!!

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The daffodils were out in bloom at the Moat House.

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Marie’s dress from KissXX Bridal in Lichfield looked absolutely amazing.

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The Colin Lewis Suite looked beautiful decked out for Marie and James’ wedding breakfast – and after photographing and sampling the food last year I know it would have been amazing!!

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Apr 14 2010

Marie and James | The Church of the Holy Trinity + The Moat House || Wedding Preview

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On Sunday I was back at the Moat House for an absolutely beautiful wedding – Marie and James.
The wedding ceremony took place at The Church of The Holy Trinity, Sutton Coldfield – and absolutely beautiful church with a lovely Father preciding, Gerry Breen. It had been a while since I had the pleasure of photographing a Roman Catholic Ceremony and I absolutely love photographing them. There is such a beauty to the ceremonies, along with being in such beautiful buildings, and although Marie and James chose not to have a full mass it was a lovely ceremony to photograph.

The rest of the photos, including so many more beautiful moments from the ceremony, the arrivals and so many gorgeous portraits of the Bride and Groom at the Moat House will be coming later this week, but for now here are just a few of my favourites for you to enjoy…

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April 14, 2010 - 2:58 pm

Phill - Lovely set of vibrant images; grand job indeed Stuart! The recessional shot is a corker, and I love the B&W of Marie looking at James at the altar; a priceless story in that look alone.

April 14, 2010 - 2:59 pm

stuartjames - Cheers Phill – the recessional shot is one of my favourites by far – the expressions are priceless (definitely keep a look out on the website as that one will be making an appearance very soon!!) The look at the alter during the signing really is stunning too – a natural portrait, my favourite kind!! sj.p

April 14, 2010 - 3:14 pm

Peter Lawson - Awesome images! Loving the recessional shot, it’s utterly gorgeous, such joyous and completely natural expressions! The other shots in the ceremony are great too. I like all of the in fact!

April 14, 2010 - 3:43 pm

Sudaf Choudhry - I have just seen the preview to the Freebody Parker wedding and I absolutely love them, you did a super job at capturing the moments I can’t wait to see the rest!

Ps We all thought you were very friendly and on the ball

April 14, 2010 - 4:46 pm

Emma Davenport - Such lovely church shots, Stuart. The colours are beautiful!

April 14, 2010 - 6:59 pm

Laura Lawson - Arww what a cute couple! They will love these, there is so much happiness in them. The recessional shot and the B&W before it are my faves :-)

April 14, 2010 - 7:48 pm

Susie Lawrence - Gorgeous. Lovely variety of great shots. They look like a great couple and you can see the happiness shining through in your images.

April 14, 2010 - 10:32 pm

Marie and James Parker - Thank you so much Stuart for capturing our special day so beautifully. Looking at these photos reminds us of the magic of the day and we haven’t stopped smiling since – we are going to treasure your photos forever! We are still receiving compliments from friends and family on how great you were on the day and when they see these, I know they will be blown away. We can’t thank you enough. Love Marie and James xxxxx

April 14, 2010 - 10:36 pm

stuartjames - You are both so so welcome – it really was a great pleasure to share your day with you. I wanted to photos to bring back the beautiful memories of your day and when you see the full story together you really will be blown away!!
I will have the disc ready to send tomorrow so all being well it should be with you on Friday morning! Speak to you both very soon. Stu

April 21, 2010 - 8:33 am

Stuart Cooper - Great images Stu. They seem like a lovely couple and you have captured their day beautifully. Well done!

May 10, 2010 - 4:45 pm

Jennifer - Really gorgeous wedding photography Stuart, love them all but especially the images in the church.

Apr 14 2010

Lisa and Nick | Madeley Court, Telford || Wedding Preview

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On Saturday I had the pleasure of helping out an old friend photograph a wedding at the stunning Madeley Court Hotel, a stunning venue steeped in history and romance…

Phil has been a friend for a good few years after I photographed his wedding with my father back in the summer of 2004. Since Phil and Nic’s wedding we have photographed a whole sequence of friends weddings culminating in Ali and Dave’s gorgeous wedding in May 2008 at Combermere Abbey Glasshouse – a stunning way to end an incredible set of weddings!

Lisa and Nick are friends of another wedding I photographed in the set – Fay and Ade who were married in 2007 at the very same venue, Madeley Court.

Although not the lead photographer on the day it was great to be able to capture a beautiful set of photos for Phil to incorporate into their story – and what a story it is going to be…

Here are just a couple of photos to whet your appetites…more coming later this week…

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Apr 04 2010

Sian and Tim | St Chads Lichfield and The Moat House || Slideshow

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Sian and Tim were married on the 27th March at the lovely St Chads Church in Lichfield – a gorgeous little church that for some reason we’re only ever at every few years! Their reception was held in the Acton Suite at the gorgeous Moat House in Acton Trussell – our most popular and one of our absolute favourite venues to work throughout the UK…

The day was absolutely beautiful with the lovely spring sun coming through and just a couple of days before the wedding the daffodils coming out into bloom. I’m sure you’ve already seen the full post from the wedding, if you haven’t it’s here, and I think it’s safe to say we all had a fantastic time!

Beki also came out with me on this wedding and had a great time shooting on the D3 whilst I was rocking my newly beloved 5DmarkIIs, and she got some great shots too!!

Here is a slideshow of my favourites from Sian and Tim’s day to music by the amazing Cinematic Orchestra; if you like the track on the slideshow please click here to find the track on iTunes!

Enjoy!

If you’re a friend of Sian and Tim’s their photos will soon be live on the client area so head over after the 15th April! The password is their surnames – any problems with logging in just contact us through the form above!