This wedding was featured on Love My Dress last spring. It didn’t seems quite right to blog a snowy wedding in the summer, so I thought I would leave it until now.
Victoria and Raphael live in New York, which made planning their wedding a little tricky. It’s a long story but we ended up having our consultation in the car park of a derelict pub by the A12!
We had had heavy snow in Suffolk before Christmas, and by the 28th there was still some on the ground, but it had frozen, making conditions quite treacherous. Fortunately all the guests managed to make it to Suffolk, and Hintlesham Hall is such a fantastic venue for a winter wedding, that it really doesn’t matter if you are unable to set foot outside.
Victoria and her bridesmaids got ready in the beautiful, galleried Orchard Room at Hintlesham Hall. There is plenty of room for all of the bridal preparations and the fabric shutters are just gorgeous.
Victoria bought her Amsale gown in New York and had it shipped over. It suited her perfectly and it had pockets! Such a good idea.
Victoria’s bouquet was of roses of the deepest red. After they had been delivered they were stored outside to keep them cool. When we brought them into the room, beautiful little drops of moisture formed.
Hintlesham Church is just a short drive, but the short walk across the ice from the car park was a bit scary! It had started to sleet by the time Vicki arrived, but the ushers, armed with huge umbrellas came dashing to the rescue.
Vicki’s mother waited at the church door in the freezing cold to see her daughter walk down the path.
This image of Vicki being escorted down the path is one of my favourites of the year.
Raphael is French and so the ceremony at Hintlesham Church was to be bilingual, with his Parish priest being flown in especially. Although very cold inside, the church looked cosy with all the candles lit.
As it was too slippery underfoot to go outside for photos, we used the long gallery upstairs at Hintlesham Hall, with its gorgeous windows.
The dining room had been sumptuously decorated in reds, golds and greens. Perfect for a Christmas or winter wedding.
With a French groom and and English bride, what better table names could there have been?
I do love photographing the speeches, and finding out just that little bit more about the groom than he’d hoped.
The evening entertainment consisted of a casino with roulette and a cad table. Guests had been given ‘money’ with Vicky and Raph’s portraits on.
We went outside to do some photos with sparklers and light trails. The conditions weren’t ideal, as Hintlesham Hall is quite brightly lit and we weren’t able to go further away. This one is quite cool though.
Back inside for the first dance.
I absolutely loved this wedding, and would like to thank Victoria and Raphael for choosing me as their wedding photographer.
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What a beautiful wedding! I love b&w silhoutte of the bride & groom against the window! xo