It was a long drive from London to Wales to photograph Katherine and Nathan’s Ocean View Gower wedding back in the summer. But a drive I was more than happy to make. You see, their story is a truly beautiful one. They both grew up in the same town and attended the same secondary school. But with Nathan being 5 years older than Katherine, romance was never really going to blossom back then. After leaving school Katherine went to University in Bristol and then moved to London, almost crossing paths with Nathan again on a couple of occasions. But when Katherine moved to the Middle East and signed up for an internet dating site who should she receive a message from? Ok, it’s probably not hard to guess I am talking about Nathan, who also happened to be living out there.
Call it coincidence or call it fate (I’m going with fate by the way), these two were meant to be together and nothing was going to spoil their day. Not the call about their VW Beetle wedding car a couple of days before the wedding informing them that it had broken down and wouldn’t be fixed in time for the wedding. Not the call about their replacement VW camper van on the day of the wedding itself informing them it too had broken down and wouldn’t be there in time to take Katherine to Brangwyn Hall in Swansea for their ceremony. Not even the toppling of their stunning 4 tier wedding cake resulting in a slightly smaller (but no less stunning) 3 tier wedding cake.
None of this was important to this couple though. It was all about the love. The beautiful ceremony at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. The 1950’s London Routemaster. The VW Campervan that did eventually make it to Brangwyn Hall. The trip to Weobley Castle in Llanrhidian. The reception at Ocean View Windmill Gower. The ice creams. The rolling Welsh hills. The Welsh male voice choir. The game of pass-the-parcel amongst the ushers. The laughter. The dancing. It was an absolute pleasure telling the story of their day.
If you are planning a wedding at Ocean View Gower or Brangwyn Hall Swansea just get in touch to talk about your photography.
Lovely stuff! Natural and intimate coverage of a relaxed looking wedding
Nice strong work Steven
Very nice set Steven – the shot of the father kissing his sleeping baby is lovely.
Lots of images telling a great story, almost feels like I was there 🙂
As per usual Steven, stunning set of images.
Lovely images – some great moments and finished off superbly with the last photograph of the first dance.
Lovely work Steven!
Wow Steven. Reckon this must be some of your strongest work yet. Love the contrast in your black and whites, the context in ‘Mum’s B&B’, the bus & camper and the sound of the Welsh male voice choir. Really, really outstanding set of images.
These images are just simply amazing. I just relived the day through your pictures and it brought a few tears to my eyes remembering the joy on my beautiful friend’s face when she married her soulmate.
Truly fabulous. There are very few photographers who can convey so much emotion in pictures.
xx
Now that Mr H, is what wedding photography is about! Tell me, where do you buy your invisible cloaks?
Quality work. Perfect black and whites, Beautiful.
Lovely stuff Steven
A fab set of images, pure documentary! Love the opening shot!!
Great moments captured Steven. Lovely work!
Absolutely fantastic story telling Steven. The bus driver reflection, love it, I’m a sucker for a reflection.
I love the images. Truly marvellous…..each series is a pleasure to behold. Just how do you get those 70s Kodak colours? They look so right.