These wedding bridal preparations at Ston Easton Park Hotel were a lovely couple of hours to photograph. Extremely calm and relaxed, it was just Deborah, her two bridesmaids and I for most of the morning. Until Kevin arrived. Kevin is one of Deborah’s very good friends and he was given the honour of giving her away. Once Deborah was in her dress, Kevin made his way up to the room to meet her and in the final few seconds before rushing out the doors of Ston Easton Park for her wedding ceremony, he carefully secured her necklace around her neck. It was especially important to me that I remain as discreet as possible at this point and give these two this important moment alone so I stepped outside the room and shot through the doorway, framing to include the room plaque to add that extra layer of context to the picture.

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For photographers: Taken using a Canon 5D Mark III (silent shutter mode) with the 24mm f/1.4L Mark II at f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 3200.