Lindsay and Christopher - a perfect day in the country

August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

When I arrived at Lindsay’s parents house in Bekesbourne, all was calm and serene. This could only really go one of two ways: either there would be a last minute panic or we were going to have a chilled and fun day.

Lindsay Sharpe before her wedding to Chris Kinsey

When Lindsay swept down the stairs looking fabulous and all set for a great day, I knew everything was going to be perfect. Which was just as well, because we had plans for some rather special pictures.

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A celebrity Robot Wars wedding

August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

For years I’ve been a fan of the TV program Robot Wars. For some reason the idea of carefully constructed, cutting edge machines fighting each other to destruction has always appealed to me. It was a great privilege then for me to photograph the wedding of not just any Robot Wars competitor but for the man behind the famous “Roadblock” and “Beast of Bodmin”. Roadblock was winner of series 1 and placed 3rd in series 2 and Beast of Bodmin, well it did OK….

Here are the team from Saturday. I’ve highlighted Hender, Chris (the groom) and his father Pete.

The Robot Wars Roadblock Team and Chris wedding by MyWeddingStory

You can see them in action on YouTube. Including interviews with Chris (”marine fibreglass - pretty tough”) Kinsey. Though for some reason I couldn’t find the infamous interview with Philippa Forrester referred to in Hender’s speech.

Beast of Bodmin from series 3 (with an interview with a very young looking Hender!) - don’t miss the hydraulically powered cheeky wink…

and the classic series 2 final with Roadblock against Cassius. And yes, all the important action does happen while we are watching replays of Cassius summersaulting…)

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Julia and Ian’s pictures are now online

August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Julia and Ian outside St Nicholas Church in Chislehurst - photograph by Jonathan Ryan of MyWeddingStory

Wow! This must be some kind of record - the third update to the homepage in 24 hours! Yesterday I put Lisa and Mark’s and Kirsty and Lee’s pictures online, now it’s the turn of Julia and Ian. A massive 468 pictures online - and of course their page wouldn’t be complete without a 1 minute highlight show.

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Kirsty and Lee’s pictures are now online

August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Kirsty and Lee at the wedding in St Marys Chartham photographed by Jonathan Ryan from MyWeddingStory
Kirsty and Lee are now back from a wonderful honeymoon looking tanned and fabulous! I went over to see them today and drop off their pictures just 11 days after their wedding. they were thrilled with them and you can check out all 354 pictures online as well as their 1 minute highlight show.

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Lisa and Mark’s pictures are now online

August 15, 2007 | 1 Comment

Lisamark 11 Blog
Here they are! All 272 pictures from Lisa and Mark’s blessing at St Augustines Westgate are now online. Oh and there’s a rather cool slideshow with music too ;)

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Emma and Dan - Porsches, Horses and Fireworks

August 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

Dan and his groomsmen in front of Elmstone church with a rather white GT3
OK, strictly speaking there was only one Porsche - but when the groom arrived in a GT3 driven by a professional racing driver with his best man literally crammed in the back “seat” it set the tone for a day to remember.The sun beat down on a glorious Kent countryside day and not to be outdone, Emma arrived in her own special transport. One with a little fewer horsepower than the Porsche.

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Abigail and Mike’s pictures are now online

August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Abigail and Mike on the steps at Mount Ephraim by Jonathan Ryan of MyWeddingStory
If you’ve been dying to see more pictures from Abigail and Mikes wedding at Tunstall Church and Mount Ephraim the wait is over! 339 pictures now online along with one of my famous 1 minute slideshows.

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James’ and Daniela’s pictures are now online

August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

James and Daniela - salsa by MyWeddingStory
Remember my salsa wedding in deepest Kent? James and Daniela are back from honeymoon and have told me the love the pictures! You can see them too now.All 313 pictures from their day and one of my famous 1 minute slideshows are now online.

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Kirsty and Lee - a village wedding….and a 30 foot limo

August 5, 2007 | 1 Comment

It was going to be a simple day - wedding in the church in the village where Lee grew up and has lived most of his life and a reception in the village hall literally over the road. Unfortunately, the renovation of Chartham Village Hall overran and so the reception moved to Petham.
Kirsty and Lee's briesmaids - Ellie Zoe Chloe and Leah

When I caught up with the bridesmaids in the morning one thing was clear - for Leah the highlight of the day was the gorgeous bag that was hand decorated by Kirsty’s mother. For the rest of them, it was the 30 foot limo.

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