Ollie and Sian's wedding : Narnia castle, beach fun and plenty of grooving and moving!

So, as Im putting this blogpost together I can actually hear the accetns and laugh of Sian the bride! Love it! Now, these guys, Ollie (also know as Charlie) and Sian are super great. It might be because they are yet another Brummie/Welsh combination, or could just be because they are great! We do have a little thing about Brummie/Welsh combos! :P

Sian and Ollie were married at the beautiful Manobier Castle (the castle where the BBCs The Lion, The Witch and The Wardbrobe was filmed!) They had their reception at the Castle Mead hotel, literally a stones throw away from the castle, so it was all very relaxed and easy for all of us involved in their day. From start to finish, we laughed. Sian was so happy and giggly with her pals while she got ready, I could have spent the whole day just photographing her smiling.

When Sian and her bridal party entered Manobier Castle there was an amazing male voice choir singing, as only the welsh know how, in tight, close harmonies. It was magical. She almost floated down the aisle to the beautiful melody. There her 'andsome prince was there to meet her!

The rest they say is history. We pootled on down to the beach, again a stones throw from the castle and allowed these guys time to be together, well, nearly, apart from us and our cameras and a few visiting beach goers! Had fun, although, it was pretty nippy!

Then back to the marquee for their wedding feast and a pretty cool "icecream" cake and some proper fun grooving and moving!

Thank you so much Ollie and Sian for allowing us to share in your day. x x o&c

 

Farm, field and honey icecream - Gary and Rachel eshoot

When we received an email from Rachel and Gary enquiring about wedding photography I (Charis) was pretty excited. The reason being is they are to be married near New Quay (the proper lovely one!) a beautiful seaside harbour in Ceredigion. The reason this is so exciting for me is it reminds me of many fabulous childhood visits and where many of my family come from. Once they agreed that we were the photographers for them (yippee!) we planned an engagement shoot.
Rachels family have a farm in Ceredigion so we started off our shoot on the farm, wellies on and pleasantly squelching through mud and fields of sheep.
After a quick cuppa, we then headed on down to Aberaeron. Again a personal favourite for me, as this is where my family used to do big family get-togethers. It is one of the most beautiful seaside villages. Totally in keeping with stunning welsh villages it has the gorgeous painted houses, all in different colours. Aberaeron also has one of the coolest ice-cream, shops around. The Hive sells the yummiest honey ice-cream. Well worth a visit- highly recommended! We of course had to take a trip there and finished off a truly lovely day with ice-cream and a stroll along the harbour wall.
We are very much looking forward Gary and Rachels wedding in August, starting off in a welsh chapel and then heading on to a field for their reception, overlooking New Quay. As we say in these parts "bendigedig!" (wonderful!) x x o&c