More lovely comments.....

I got a lovely email from Sarah and Mark whose wedding I photographed at Cadbury House Hotel at the beginning of May.

Sarah and Mark were both quite nervous about their wedding photography and it was really important to them that they found the right person. They desperately didn't want photography to take over their wedding day to give them as much time to spend with their family and friends.

I posted a few images on the blog last week and got this lovely email from them both.....

"Hi Venetia,

Just to say, the photos on the blog look really lovely! Thank you so much! We all really look forward to seeing the rest- can't wait!

Thanks so much for being our photographer on Saturday, the whole experience of having our photo taken was so much more relaxing than we ever thought possible and became a lovely part of our day!

Speak to you soon,

Sarah and Mark x"

It was a total pleasure to photograph your big day and it means the world to me that you are so happy with the results.

Venetia xx

Sarah & Mark's wedding - Cadbury House Hotel

Everyone asks me, as a wedding photographer and having seen so many beautiful weddings, whether I would change anything about my own. And the true answer is 'No'....it was just perfect and exactly how we wanted it to be. However, there are occassions where I think 'Ah.....that might have been nice' and the wedding I photographed this weekend was one of them.

The fantastic thing about civil ceremonies is that you can adapt them to reflect your personalities and Sarah & Mark chose to do this by writing their own wedding vows. Wow...it was so moving. I was close to tears, Judy, the registrar was nearly there and the guests just sat mesmorised in silence. They were a beautiful reflection of Sarah & Mark's personalities, an insight into how they both felt about each other and something I'd definitely choose to do now!

After the wedding ceremony Sarah, Mark and I went into the grounds of Cadbury House Hotel to get some goregous photographs of the two of them. Sarah is permanently in a wheelchair but was really keen to get the majority of the photo's of the two of them with her out of her chair.....she a whizz at getting around and in and out so it took no time at all!

It was a real pleasure to photograph such a lovely and moving wedding guys and I hope you love the photographs. I think I managed to get even better ones of Mark this time than I did at the pre-wedding shoot!

Speak to you soon.

Venetia xx

Sarah looked stunning......

Kimberley the Florist at Cadbury did a fantastic job of the flowers.....

Mark was really quite nervous which was lovely.....

During those moving vows.......

Our time afterwards was lovely......

And I got this lovely picture of Mark....I think it's the best so far!!

The happy couple.......

The 'confetti crowd' waited very patiently for their opportunity to shower them....!

Sarah made some gorgeous, and perfectly colour co-ordinated favours.....

And invitations......

I love this picture of Sarah & her Mum...

They look really happy don't they!

I am having a lovely week of......

......lots of really nice emails and tonight I had a lovely one from Kerry & Paul. I photographed their wedding at Cadbury House Hotel, Bristol in March and this week I delivered their beautiful wedding album to them. This is what she had to say.....

"Hi Venetia,

I just wanted to email you to say a big thank you for our wedding album, it’s fab. Everyone who has seen it agrees it’s fantastic too.

Thank you so much once again.

Kerry"

It was a real pleasure to share your day with you and even better to have such fantastic feedback from a couple who really didn't want a wedding photographer!

Hope our paths will cross at some time in the future.

Venetia xx

Sarah & Mark - pre-wedding shoot

I was at Cadbury House Hotel on Monday for Sarah & Mark's pre-wedding shoot.

Both Sarah and Mark were concerned about their wedding photography and one of their stipulations was to find a photographer who they not only felt comfortable with but who captured the day with the minimum of fuss and impact on their big day. When we met....oh over a year ago now....they had recently been to a wedding in Bristol where the wedding photographer had taken over the day, taken the bride and groom off for hours and made everyone stand around for an eternity for the group photographs. They were both adamant that they didn't want this to happen on their big day and I reassured them that's certainly not how I work!!

We discussed this in detail again at our photography planning meeting on Monday and came up with lots of ideas to make their wedding photography fit around their day....how it should be in my book!

Once all the planning was over and done with (thank you Sarah for being SO organised!) we then got on with the next important step....making them feel comfortable in front of the camera! Both of them admitted to feeling nervous about being photographed and were concerned how they would look in their wedding photographs.....they needn't of worried!

I'm really looking forward to being your wedding photographer next month and hope you love the pre-wedding pictures.

Venetia x







Mark actually bet me that I couldn't take a good picture of him. Ta da.....I think I won!!

I love this one of Sarah.....

And this one too.....it's so hard to choose!?

And Mark looks so loving in this one.....

Kerry & Paul's wedding

I finished editing Kerry & Paul's wedding photographs yesterday from their wedding at Cadbury House, Bristol. I spoke to her today and she was over the moon....it's so nice when clients are this happy!

Kerry & Paul actually debated having a wedding photographer at all as they both hate having their photograph taken and their next choice was actually to get a friend at the wedding to do it. Having been persuaded by both sets of parents that this really wasn't a good idea they finally began the long seach for 'the right person'.

I have a very relaxed approach and I think that won Kerry over at our first meeting (oh....and maybe my photography too!!). A client once described me as 'normal' and said 'your the type of person I'd choose as a friend' and to me.....that's one of the best compliments I've ever received.

Kerry left this lovely message on the blog today too.....

"These photo's are fantastic, I am very glad that we were convinced to have a photographer and even more pleased that we chose you. You captured the day just the way we wanted. Thanks again. Mr & Mrs V".

I'm so glad you chose me too....I had a such a fabulous time being part of your day.

Venetia xx

Kerry & Paul's wedding - Cadbury House Hotel

I went to Cadbury House Hotel, Bristol yesterday to shoot the very stylish wedding of Kerry & Paul.


Kerry is not one to 'follow the masses' and they had decided on a gorgeous black and white theme for their wedding with plenty of contemporary twists. Cadbury House Hotel, with it's modern interior was the perfect setting for such a wedding and provided a perfect backdrop and lots of quirky details for the photography.


Paul, especially was quite nervous about the wedding photography when we met up for their pre-wedding shoot but on the day he was a star.....I have to say though he didn't give in without a fight!! We had a lots of friendly banter and eventually I won him round!! (Paul....tell me it was worth it!?!?)



Paul's best man Tony was fabulous and with him and his usher Mark....everything was totally under control!



It was a gorgeous spring day and I really wanted to bring this through into the photographs. I have to say I had to practically wrestle the rings off of Tony before the ceremony! That's what I like....a Best Man taking his duties seriously. (Thank you Tony for all your kind words and help, especially during the groups, you were a star!).



Kerry had chosen a very 'Grecian' theme for her self and looked absolutely stunning.

To compliment this she had chosen some stunning hand-made jewellery for a bespoke jewellery designer in Bath called 'Justice'. It was perfect.

Kerry had planned everything to perfection and had even had the leaves on the flowers died black. (Seriously....they aren't just dark green!!). I could resist the urge to keep the black & white theme flowing by using the 'black & white' piano as a backdrop....for nearly everything!!

And the piano again......!

The new (and very stylish) Mr & Mrs Viner......

I had a wonderful day guys. Thank you to you (and all your guests) for everything....especially your humour!!

Venetia xx

Kerry & Paul's pre-wedding shoot - Cadbury House

As the recommended wedding photographer for Cadbury House Hotel, Bristol I am lucky enough to photograph a number of weddings at this beautiful venue each year. When Kerry approached me about being their wedding photographer she had looked at a number of venues in Bristol and had picked Cadbury House Hotel as it is the perfect setting for a modern, contemporary wedding.


This week I met Kerry and Paul at Cadbury House to hear all about the finalised plans for their wedding day and to discuss their wedding photography in more detail. It just so happned that we picked the day the snow arrived for our planning meeting and there was a moment when I thought we'd all be spending the night there as the snow was so heavy!


Kerry & especially Paul are quite camera shy so the pre-wedding shoot was a fantastic warm-up for their wedding photography and a great excuse to cuddle up for warmth. Despite the snow and the freezing cold I still managed to get some gorgeous photographs of them...well done Paul...it was worth it!!


Venetia x

Lucy & Mark's Wedding

I am lucky enough to be one of the recommended wedding photographers for Cadbury House Hotel near Bristol and this is how Lucy & Mark found me.

Having done the initial consultation at their beautifully decorated and co-ordinated house, it became clear to me that Lucy was going to be organising a wedding with lots of attention to those gorgeous little details!! How could I miss to photograph them all.......

Lucy's tiara......

Her shoes.....

Her jewellery.....

Her flowers.....

The gorgeous bridemaids flowers.....

And the co-ordinating rose petal confetti.....

The ceremony was in a beautiful Catholic church with lots of lovely little touches like lighing a single candle from two seperate ones......

And as a beautiful touch afterwards Lucy & Mark released two white doves......

The simply stunning reception carried through the bird theme from the tabel plan, the place names, through to two gorgeous lavishly decorated bird cages....

The favours were even little woodland trees (thank you both for mine....it's in a pot in the garden now!).....

Both Mark & Lucy looked gorgeous.....

It was a bitterly cold day but I managed to persuade them to spend a few minutes outside getting some gorgeous pictures off the both of us. Thank you for bearing with me guys......I think the shivering was worth it!

Venetia xx