ST PETERS CHURCH HEREFORDSHIRE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
LET'S TALK COVID RESTRICTIONS
Danielle and Daniel were married in a Church wedding ceremony during the COVID pandemic in July 2020 at the lovely St Peters Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire.
Like so many couples who had been planning to get married in 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 had a massive impact on the plans, the timings and the guests allowed at their wedding; the restrictions at the time of the wedding were for no more than 30 people to be allowed inside the Church for the wedding ceremony, the guests had to be 2 meters apart at all times, and no reception/wedding food was allowed unless it was kept to household bubbles - now that the rules of the day have been shared, let's talk about the wedding stop motion film and the wedding ceremony in Bromyard.
THE BRIDESMAIDS, THE BRIDE AND THE NERVOUS GROOM
With the COVID restrictions in place for the wedding, there was no Bridal prep coverage, so my day started with what I call the pre-ceremony - the Groom and wedding guests arriving at the Church, but it wasn't long after Daniel had arrived that I had to rush outside - the Bride was here!
I love these three wedding images, the Bridesmaids arriving, the Bride getting out of the car and Daniel looking nervous/excited/anxious - feel free to let me know what you think Daniel is feeling at the moment I took this shot!
WEDDING CEREMONY AT ST PETERS CHURCH BROMYARD
Every time I get booked to photograph a Church wedding, I get nervous about what restrictions will be placed on me. Some Churches have a certain slab which I have to stand on and not move during the service; some Churches will not allow ANY photography inside the Church. Still, thankfully there are a few Churches that realise a couple needs to have their wedding documented in a way which respects the Church, the couple and also the need to get images needed to tell their story - and at St Peters Church in Bromyard, I had the freedom to move where I wanted and to capture what I saw and how I saw it - amazing!
As you have seen from Daniel in the images above, he was nervous; he is what I call a fidgeter - he couldn't keep still, kept stretching, rubbing his hands together and walking around to try and calm himself down and once Danielle had walked down the Aisle he was calm and settled!
SIGNING THE WEDDING REGISTER AT ST PETERS CHURCH BROMYARD
I mentioned previously about access for photographers within Churches, and the restrictions we have placed on us, the signing of the register is one part of a wedding ceremony restricted in Churches or for Civil Weddings.
I'm not a fan of the posed picture where the Bride and Groom hold a pen with no ink in it and pretend to sign the register, I much prefer getting pictures of the couple signing the register - not taking a picture of the actual register which contains all their private details, but them just signing and being in the moment of signing as a new married couple.
St Peters Church in Bromyard allowed me to follow and get images of Daniel and Danielle signing the register; this image works so much better when you give it space - yes, I could have gotten close to Danielle as she was signing.
Still, by standing back, by giving Danielle and Daniel space, I allowed them to chat away whilst each was signing the register. It makes for a far more documentary photograph of both of them, and with the Priest in the shot, it just works and is one of my favourite signing-the-wedding register photographs.
BRIDE AND GROOM WALKING DOWN THE AISLE
It's the look that makes this picture for me as Danielle and Daniel start their walk down the aisle after signing the wedding register, there are other images in this sequence, but that look the newlywed - makes it a winner for me!
CUTTING THE CAKE IN THE CHURCH GROUNDS
Just before the newly married couple headed off in the wedding car for a small socially distanced picnic in Danielle's parents' garden, it was time to cut the wedding cake, and in a first for me, they cut the cake in the grounds of the Church.
Cutting the cake is a wedding tradition, and Danielle and Daniel wanted to have as traditional a wedding as they could, given the restriction's that we had in place due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
COVID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - ROUND TWO IN 2021
Like many couples getting married in 2020, the wedding wasn't what was originally planned. For some couples, that has meant postponing their wedding into 2021, for Danielle and Daniel, the important thing for them was to get married, to be able to say they are husband and wife and to start their new life chapter as soon as possible.
The guys wanted to have their wedding ceremony this year - 2020 and then plan to have a large party in 2021 when we are allowed to have gatherings again, and I cannot wait to capture round two of the wedding and celebration of Danielle and Daniel.
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ST PETERS CHURCH BROMYARD WEDDING VENUE LOCATION AND INFORMATION
Address - Church Ln, Bromyard HR7 4DZ
Contact Info - https://stpetersbromyard.org.uk | 01885 788 275 | admin@stpetersbromyard.org.uk