As a wedding photographer I often travel all around the country shooting at all kinds of different venues. Golf clubs, old schools, stately homes, beaches and barns. I had been recommended again by Lou & Alex (thanks again guys!) to photograph Claire & John’s wedding which was held at Colchester Castle in Essex. A beautiful example of the UK’s many castles and one that boasts the largest keep built for a castle that can be found in the whole of Europe. The castle’s visitors can venture below ground for a tour of the vaults and the foundations of the site’s previous inhabitant, the temple of Claudius. And this was an extra bonus to which Claire & John’s guests were treated.
As a historian and lecturer, Claire (or Dr Jones!) wished to be married somewhere with a fascinating past, and on a recent visit there, decided with John that the castle would be perfect. And it was. After a pint in the local pub The Foresters to steady the nerves with his friends, John and his Best Man and Page Boys made their way through the castle grounds and up to the intimate castle’s chapel. With its high vaulted ceilings, the chapel is an elegant and romantic ceremony venue which came to life with Claire & John’s beautiful vases of flowers.
Claire’s favourite colour is peacock blue and so that colour could be found peppered throughout their day. Her blue shawl echoed her amazingly vibrant shoes and John’s tie and pocket square and the wedding breakfast tables in the charming Cloisters Restaurant of the nearby Greyfriars Hotel were tastefully decorated with a peacock feather at each place.
Project Manager by day and DJ by night, John loves his music and it plays a big part in their lives. The breakfast tables were each identified by their own 7″ vinyl classic and after some fun dance moves choreographed for their first dance, Claire and John and their guests got down to some fabulous songs by the band.
It was a fabulous day of fun, love and laughter set in the past to celebrate their commitment to the future.