Hannah & Tommy - Pendrell Hall

Pendrell Hall

Tommy & Hannah

“Thank you for everything”

Chris was amazing all day! Chris made sure to make the day all about us, his service started from the day we booked him with video calls and check ins to make sure the day was exactly how we wanted it. On the day he wasn’t just a photographer but a coordinator of all our disorganised guests making sure they were in the right place for confetti shoots and formal photos. He also made sure to get through the formal photos as smooth and quickly as possible so we could get on and enjoy our day. Although we loved having him around it was pretty amazing that we barely noticed him after the formal photos, he did exactly as we asked and snapped as many shots of people just enjoying the day as possible. The post service has also been amazing with a series of images shared on the day, a small teaser slideshow a couple of weeks later and the full gallery shortly after!

Ultimately Chris is amazing and I would definitely recommend!

Hannah & Tommy

“We’re so grateful”

Hannah & Tommy

Hannah and Tommy had booked Pendrell Hall as their dream wedding location and given that theirs was a summer autumn crossover wedding they honestly could not have picked a nicer spot to hold their wedding celebrations.

As Tommy served in the armed forces and was often away for months at a time the bulk of the wedding planning had been left to Hannah luckily she had a clear vision of what she wanted to create for her wedding day and booking me was one of the things that she was most keen on doing the full stop I’d met Hannah and her bridal party at the Birmingham NEC wedding show and we clicked instantly as she was looking for something that was natural candid creative and above all documentary.
She actually said to me that Tommy is very self-conscious and just wouldn’t react well to having a camera stuck in his face so the fact that my approach is more laid back and relaxed really resonated with her.

The couple decided to get married in Pendrell Hall’s library room as its more intimate and it is one of my favourite wedding rooms to get married in as people all placed in such a way that nobody can see the bride or the groom or any of the bridal party before they enter. I really like this approach as it’s a complete surprise for everybody and usually I am down the end of the aisle facing the top of the room so essentially I’m usually the first person in that room to see anybody walking down that aisle.

Hannah often joked that it would be Tommy that cried during the ceremony but it was actually the reverse and tears flowed from Hannah. I think in some of the photography she seemed quite frustrated that it was actually her that was crying and not Tommy as i think she expected to rinse him about it afterwards. After the wedding ceremony the couple exited through the front of the property which naturally lends itself to an awesome confetti photo and that it was straight into the drinks reception a part of the day that I really enjoy as I really like to dig deep into the soul of the wedding and capture all the moments of people loving laughing kissing crying drinking hugging and generally just chit chatting as everyone enjoys the wedding day.

Before the speeches kicked off I managed to grab Hannah and Tommy for a couple of quick photos just in the back lawn nothing too overcooked as the couple really didn’t want to be taken away from their wedding for too long and this is an approach that I 100% agree with. Here`s a link to further Pendrell Hall photography, Hannah & Tommy – Pendrell Hall.