“We cannot believe how awesome the pictures are!”

Peter and Charlene’s wedding day was my first Wasing Park wedding and whilst I had always heard wonderful things about this unique and beautiful Berkshire wedding venue, I’d never had the privilege of shooting there myself.

All that changed in August when I arrived to document Peter and Charlene’s special day. It was a relaxed day, a perfect day, and as you’ll see from the pictures, the glorious summer sunshine let the couple and their guests make the most of Wasing Park’s wonderful outdoor space. I was particularly fond of the quaint little church set within the grounds and thoroughly enjoyed being able to photograph both a civil ceremony in the Ceremony Barn plus a blessing in the Parish Church of St. Nicholas.

I’d met both Peter and Charlene a couple of times prior to their Wasing Park wedding and as a result I really felt like I knew them well when it came time to capture their day. Whilst I am a documentary wedding photographer with a discreet hands-off approach, having a greater understanding of a couple’s personalities can help to produce a stronger and more evocative set of pictures.

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of Peter and Charlene’s wedding and can’t wait to return to Wasing Park again in the future. If you are planning a wedding at Wasing Park and are looking for a unique documentary wedding photographer to tell the story of your day please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Without further ado, here is the story of Peter and Charlene’s Wasing Park wedding. Feel free to share this wedding on your favourite social networking sites, pin pictures to your Pinterest boards and of course I’d love to hear feedback in comments section below.

Toni has known my wife for many years now. They are both good friends of ours and when they announced their engagement it was almost a given that I would be photographing their day for them. Being a wedding photographer, many of my weekends get booked up nearly 2 years in advance and so sometimes I don’t even get to witness the weddings of very good friends, let alone photograph them. So I was really pleased when Toni announced the date of their Wokefield Park wedding and it fell on a Friday that wasn’t yet booked up. They’ve had a tough old year between them so it was such a nice feeling to see them so happy on their wedding day. And it was extra specially special that I was able to capture it for them.

Toni (and Neil) planned the whole day to perfection. Every detail was colour matched to their theme, even down to the shoes that Toni designed herself! They invited the superb Matt Cook along to treat everyone to his unique, vocal talents. It was great to see him again as he performed last year at my own wedding. Once again he didn’t disappoint. I encourage you to check him out.

The whole day was great. Nice weather, beautiful setting, great guests, happy couple, and I even got to flirt with my wife between shooting! Here is a selection of my favourites from the day. If you are planning a wedding at Wokefield Park and like my unique, documentary style of wedding photography please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.

Ashleigh and Will’s Berkshire wedding took place at the slightly unusual Monkey Island in Bray, a perfect setting for a documentary wedding photographer to shoot at. I say slightly unusual because the venue is only accessible via footbridge or boat and the couple had to share their wedding venue with a couple of rather impressive peacocks. Not a monkey in sight though.

The wedding itself was fantastic, with nearly the entire day taking place outside overlooking the River Thames. As passing boats honked, cheered and waved, the guests and the peacocks got themselves acquainted. Only later did they make their way inside for dinner and dancing overlooking the Thames. The guests I mean, not the peacocks. Of course.

Congratulations to Ashleigh and Will and thanks to Nick Tucker for inviting me to assist him on the day. Nick is a very fine documentary wedding photographer who shares a similar ethos to me, so it’s always a pleasure working with him.

Here is Ashleigh and Will’s Monkey Island Wedding Photography, all taken with my discreet documentary wedding photography style.