Small can be beautiful - Julie and Terry at Sittingbourne registry office

August 1, 2008

Julei and Terry and guests at Sittingbourne register office

If you take a look in the galleries then you’ll see that I’ve shot some pretty big and elaborate weddings. The “record” is somewhere over 800 guests (really - nobody knows exactly how many were there).

But less is more and smaller weddings can be a lot of fun. Like this Thursday - I was over at Sittingbourne Register Office for Julie and Terry’s wedding. That’s pretty much all of the guests plus celebrant in the shot there. The only person missing is the registrar Sarah who is right behind Terry.

Bill the bouncer - best man at Julie and Terry's wedding and photographed by Kent Wedding photographer Jonathan Ryan

Of course, having a smaller wedding doesn’t mean that you can’t bring your own security with you ;). Just kidding - that’s the best man and part time lighting assistant Bill. And apparently everybody asks if he works as a bouncer. If he wasn’t such a nice guy then I certainly wouldn’t argue with him!

And of course, there’s no need to play by the rules. “Formal” group shots don’t have to be boring. Or formal.

A "relaxed formal group - Kent wedding photography at its finest

And if you have a beautiful barn to play with and some lovely open stairs and lots of fabulous looking bridesmaids and friends then you can play with shots like this.

Beautiful relaxed photography by MyWeddingStory - bridesmaids and friends on the stairs

But the main question I was dying to answer all day was “how many grownups can you safely get on a hammock?”. Fewer than 2….

Bride and groom on a hammock - alternative creative wedding photographer by Jonathan Ryan

Worth it though ;)

Julie and Terry on a hammock at their Kent wedding - relaxed photography from Kent's finest wedding photographers MyWeddingStory

Loads more pictures to come - there’s a box below for your wishes for the happy couple.

Comments

14 Responses to “Small can be beautiful - Julie and Terry at Sittingbourne registry office”

  1. Nicky Allport & family on August 2nd, 2008 10:06 pm

    What lovely photos - the Allport family were at this lovely wedding, we all had a fantastic time. Julie looked absolutely gorgeous and Terry looked mighty fine! And as for the bouncer !!!! What a dude…… The food was great especially (recommended by Terry) the chocolate roulase and mayonaise. xxxxx

  2. Nicky Allport & family on August 2nd, 2008 10:07 pm

    I meant roulade not roulase - obviously i am a ficko

  3. jodie glen on August 3rd, 2008 12:19 pm

    congratulations mum and terry the photos look great, we can definatly make our new chocolate and mayo recipe again! Love you both loadsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  4. Emma Bealby on August 3rd, 2008 1:55 pm

    Dear Ju and Terry,

    Congratulations to you both you all look fantastic!

    Wishing you every happiness for the future
    Love Adam, Emma, Joe and CharlieXX

  5. Jo Eley on August 3rd, 2008 3:44 pm

    Dear Julie and Terry,

    Congratulations to you both, you look great and so happy.

    All the best.

    Love the Eley family xxx

  6. Terry and Julie on August 3rd, 2008 3:51 pm

    Thanks to everyone who posted so far.

    Terry particularly appreciates the comment about the chocolate and mayo - he did this on purpose and loved every mouthful!

    Thanks to everyone who joined us and to everyone else who sent their best wishes. Hopefully those who know Terry won’t be offended that he didn’t tell anyone about wedding…

    Ju’s out of her special underwear now and can breathe again - so that’s nice.

    T&J

  7. Debbie, Adrian and Boys on August 4th, 2008 8:03 am

    Looks like you had a wonderful day.

    A great place, good weather and lovely smiles all round.
    Julie, you look Fabulous darlin and Ade says you scrub up well.

    Congratulations to you both and love and best wishes for a fantastic future.

    Debs, Ade and Boys
    xxx

  8. Carl, Di, Bob & Tom on August 4th, 2008 5:21 pm

    Gorgeous!!…and Julie doesn’t look too bad either :) We’re glad you didn’t invite us too as we had a very important mini-golf tournament booked in for that day.

    Enough! We’re SO chuffed you two have tied the knot and we wish you all the very best for the future. Can’t wait to sample the new bbq…very much looking forward to seeing you all and meeting more of Julie’s clan. Take care and talk soon.

    All our love,

    Di,Carl, Bob and Tom (Seager)

  9. Adam and Lucy on August 4th, 2008 5:24 pm

    Dear Ju and Tel,

    Our congratulations to you both.

    Lovely photographs, both scrubbed up extremely well (Julie looks stunning and Terry, looks as though you have finally stepped out of the designer two for £16 white shirt range available from Next!).

    All the best.

    Adam & Lucy xx

  10. Karen, Malcolm and Max on August 4th, 2008 8:59 pm

    Oh my god Ju you look absolutely stunning….not that you don’t normally (get diggin karen ;-)
    You look wonderful together, and it looks like you had an amazing time!!

    We are all so pleased for you, and wish you a lifetime of happiness together.

    All our love always,

    Karen, Mal and Max
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  11. Selina,Grace and Isaac on August 5th, 2008 9:44 am

    Hi Julie, Terry,Jodie and Luke.

    How lovely do you all look! Cant belive how alike you and Jodie look!
    You look like you had a lovely time.
    We wish you a wonderfull life together .
    All our love
    Selina,Greace and Isaac xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  12. Martin, Sherry & family on August 7th, 2008 9:31 am

    Dear Terry & Julie,

    ‘Congratulations!’ to you both. We wish you the very best for your future together as husband and wife.

    Must celebrate soon.

    Martin, Sherry & Family.

  13. Tina, Bill, Jess and Sam - The Sharman-Ling's on August 7th, 2008 7:08 pm

    One week anniversary – Congratulations Mr & Mrs S!!

    Thank you for inviting us to your special day. It was an honour and a privilege to be part of it!

    Beautiful Day!
    Beautiful People!
    Beautiful Venue!
    Beautiful Wedding!
    Beautiful Best Man! – Terry’s only friend!

    Love to you both
    Tina, Bill, Jess & Sam
    xxxx

  14. All the pictures from a real wedding in Kent | MyWeddingStory on August 8th, 2008 11:55 am

    [...] Remember Julie and Terry? They got married at Sittingbourne Register office 8 days ago. Since they weren’t having a honeymoon, I knew they couldn’t wait to see their pictures.  Just over a week later, all their pictures are now online! [...]

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