Helen and Luke

Despite another summer of rain, it was great timing that a bit of summer weather finally arrived this weekend for a one off sunny bank holiday weekend!

On Saturday I headed up to Gloucestershire for Helen and Luke's wedding in Hardwicke. Helen and her bridesmaids were busy having the finishing touches done to their hair and make up when I arrived to take a few shots of them getting ready. With only half an hour to go before they had to leave, they were all surprisingly calm - which is fairly unusual!

After the church service, guests wandered up the road to Luke's parents' house for the reception. When I first saw it a few weeks ago, I thought what a perfect wedding venue it was and Helen and Luke had put an enormous amount of effort into making the marquee and grounds look fantastic.

Helen and Luke and their guests enjoyed pimms and canapes in the lovely grounds and then we headed over to a nearby cornfield to take a few shots of them together.

Here are a few shots from their day:

Laura and Nick

On Saturday I headed up to the Cotswolds for Laura and Nick's wedding in Luckington. It was hard to believe it was August, with strong rain and wind, but luckily the rain stopped just long enough for some shots outside the lovely rectory where Laura and her bridesmaids were getting ready.

After the ceremony the heavens decided to open again, so we headed off to the reception at Chavenage House so guests could get inside and have a glass of bubbly by the fire. Luckily, it did stop raining long enough to take some lovely shots of Laura and Nick in the grounds.

Here are a few shots from their day:

Catherine and Brian

I was reading an article in the paper on Friday about the significance of the date 08.08.08, which is apparently a very lucky date in many cultures, particularly for the Chinese, who chose it for the date of the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Apart from anything else, Catherine and Brian definately got lucky with the weather on Friday for their wedding at Thornbury Castle and the forecast showery rain didn't materialise all day!

They had a small, intimate ceremony for close family and friends, in the candlelit lounge, before heading out on to the lawn for pimms and olives. Looking relaxed and happy, they enjoyed drinks with their guests before we took some shots using Thornbury's lovely grounds.

Here are a few images from their day: