Tea and Toastmasters (no marmalade)

One of the greatest pleasures that I have is meeting my good friend and Toastmaster - Richard Palmer (seen below with Lucy and Steve when I photographed their wedding at Ivy Hill last month) and members of the English Toastmasters association.
Yesterday I met newly enrolled Toastmaster Geoffrey Cornwell from West Sussex. We discussed at length the role of Toastmasters and how from an Essex Wedding Photographer's perspective we can work together to ensure the happy couple's day goes without a hitch (other that between themselves).

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Lucy and Steve's Wedding Photographs - St Mary's Church Great Baddow , Furze Hill and Ivy Hill

On Saturday I had the great honour and pleasure to be invited to photograph Lucy and Steve's wedding at St Mary's Church Great Baddow. The reception being held afterwards at Furze Hill and Ivy Hill Margaretting.

Lucy has a great love of horses, and what better way to arrive and leave the church than in a carriage drawn by two greys provided by Heritage Horse Drawn Carriage Masters.

As is fitting Lucy got carried away.........
My good friend Richard Palmer was the Toastmaster for the day - as well as providing the evenings entertainment with the Classic Nomad Disco.
Richard is also a family friend of Lucy, whose horses are stabled next to Richard's Office, and whose family home he passes every day.

Absolutely no pressure then on me as an Essex Wedding Photographer, having been recommended by one of the country's top Toastmasters, to photograph a friends wedding at Furze Hill and Ivy Hill in his presence!

When will it ever stop raining? Last night's pre-wedding shoot with Lucy and Steve was held in a stable with just a 100 watt bulb hanging high in the roof for light. We had intended to catch the "golden hour". Having spent most of the last 16 years in stables with my eldest daughter Rebecca I felt really at home. Lucy and Steve are getting married at St Mary's Church Great Baddow in July with the reception being held at Ivy Hill - the toast master will be my good friend Richard Palmer and the evening entertainment will be provided by the Classic Nomad Disco. Photography will of course be provided by Wedding Photographers Essex - CourtOnCamera

For the technically minded the above photograph was taken with a Nikon D3 24-70mm zoom 1/60sec f2.8 at 6400 ASA.