darren cresswell photography blog » Ashby de la Zouch St Helens Church wedding photography

Heidi and Dan, St Helen’s Church / The Priest House

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:30:35 +0000

Now this was first for me as it’s usually kids who upstage the bride at weddings but this ceremony was different, the real stars of the day were Heidi and Dan’s three rather fantastic dogs who basically walked Heidi down the aisle. When i met the couple and chatted about the photos the only thing they were concerned about was that i got shots of the dogs.

The day was brilliant as i was photographing in two of my favourite venues. St Helens Church in Ashby de la Zouch as always is a dream to shoot in, the light and shade makes for some really dramatic shots and then onto Priest House by the river in Castle Donington.
Although it has fantastic grounds, great exterior, and the river nearby the interior of the Priest House can be quite tricky for the less experienced photographer but if handled correctly it has great potential. But the real reason i like the Priest House so much is that i had my own wedding reception there 7 years ago today, (happy anniversary Em)

Congratulations Heidi and Dan, it was a real pleasure to capture your wedding day.

For a highlights slideshow of the day click here.
Friends and family the full gallery is here, please contact Heidi and Dan for the password

Lois and Paul…a very english wedding

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:45:03 +0000

This is Lois and Paul’s wedding at St Helens Church in Ashby which is in walking distance from where i live, and then onto Packington for what i can only describe as a wonderful English village fete kind of reception, the transport courtesy of a fabulous vintage single decker bus, home made bunting all over the place, flowers in jam jars as table decs, guests all chipping in to help out and to top it off a couple of cannons being set off (see last photo).

Apart from it being a real pleasure to photograph Lois and Paul’s big day I also learnt a few things from this wedding.
1: I need to shoot more at St Helens Church in Ashby as i forget how great it is to photograph weddings in there, the light and shade is wonderful.
2: Sticking your fingers in your ears is no good when canons are going off, apparently you should slightly open your mouth!
3: Stripy socks can look good.

For the full gallery please click here, you will need a password to access the gallery so please contact Lois or Paul, for a short slideshow click here.

Hilary & Tom, St Helens Church / Newton Park

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:14:52 +0000

Images from Hilary and Tom’s wedding on the 14th August.
I travel all over shooting weddings so it was nice that the ceremony was just around the corner from me at St Helens Church in Ashby de la Zouch and then a short drive to Newton Park, Newton Solney.

All the images will be up here when Hilary and Tom return from their honeymoon. As usual a password will be required so please contact Hilary or Tom.

To view a slideshow of some of my favourite shots from the day click here