Chris Taylor Photo Blog

Trinh & Dan - a wedding at Norwich Catholic Cathedral & Dunston Hall

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:59:56 +0000

This was my first wedding at the Catholic cathedral in Norwich, wow, what a stunning building, both inside and out, amazing architecture & great light. After the service we all headed back to Dunston Hall for the reception, the weather played it’s part perfectly allowing the guests to enjoy their cocktails & canapes on the lawn and under the shade of the trees.

The full gallery of images of the Norfolk wedding photography is here.

Sonia & Toby - a pre-wedding shoot on East Runton beach

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:48:08 +0000

I hope Toby & Sonia won’t mind me sharing this story but it explains why we held their pre-wedding shoot on East Runton beach - a place lacking in any interesting lighting/shade, architecture or foliage (but still with some pretty stunning scenery, cool skies and plenty of off-camera flash!)….

A few months back Toby & Sonia went for a walk along East Runton beach, Sonia spotted a bottle bobbing about just at the water’s edge, walked over to it, picked it up and saw there was a scroll of paper inside. On opening the bottle & retrieving the paper she discovered Toby’s proposal to her. How cool is that?!

(Toby had got his dad Nick to sneak onto the beach & place the bottle, secured with fishing line, at the spot moments beforehand!)

So that’s how we ended up on East Runton beach on a beautifully sunny day for their pre-wedding shoot…

The full gallery of shots from this North Norfolk pre-wedding session is here.

Jessica & Francis - a wedding at Holt followed by Morston Hall

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:45:51 +0000

Jessica & Francis clearly appreciate great food - holding their wedding reception at the Michelin -starred Morston Hall is always going to mean an incredible wedding breakfast.

My coverage of the day started with the bridal preparations at Morston Hall, then it was on to Holt Methodist church (the last time I was in there was as a 9 year old with my late grandmother who used to the be organist there!). After a service with smiles all round we shot back to Morston to avoid the torrential downpours only to find that the rain hadn’t touched Morston ( and continued to avoid it for the rest of the day, woohoo!)

Full gallery of shots from this wedding at Morston Hall, North Norfolk is here.

Sarah & Ian - a wedding at Taverham Hall

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:15:59 +0000

Sarah & Ian were married at Taverham church followed by a reception at the lovely Taverham Hall. The weather wasn’t ideal but a few spots of rain didn’t dampen spirits…

The full gallery of shots from this Taverham wedding is here.

Charley & Gordon - a wedding at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:57:48 +0000

Charley & Gordon held their wedding at the foodie mecca that is Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir in Oxfordshire. Le Manoir is an immaculate place as you would expect, stunning grounds & buildings and of course spectacular food. I saw in the news this week that the Good Food Guide have placed them as the third best restaurant in the UK (after Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in Bray & Ramsey’s Royal Hospital Road place in London).

Even myself & the band’s meals were amazing - fillet steak! The staff were kind enough to grant me free access to the kitchens so while the guests were eating I stood in awe at some of the dishes the chefs were preparing (and was lucky enough to be given one of the dishes which was a Quail’s egg, spinach & black truffle ravioli with a poultry & rosemary jus) - incredible flavours & textures.

Anyway back to the photography….

For the full gallery of shots click here.

…another day in paradise!

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:01:36 +0000

Just thought I would share the below shot of tonight’s sunset at Sheringham, love the colours in that sky…

Helen & Dan - Blickling Hall photography - a pre-wedding shoot

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:55:04 +0000

Had a great time shooting Helen & Dan’s pre-wedding shoot at Blickling, a great day for it again, a few favourites below with link to full gallery at bottom of post….

Full gallery of this Blickling Hall shoot here.

Angie & Danny - a pre-wedding shoot at Blickling Hall

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:53:31 +0000

The first of two recent shoots at the beautiful National Trust managed Blickling Hall. We had a great afternoon for it, I love the architecture at Blickling and the various shot opportunities it provides. Getting a bit behind on processing so I’ll keep the waffle to a minimum, few of my favourites below with link to the full gallery at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!

The full gallery of shots of Angie & Danny’s photography at Blickling Hall is here.

Kat & Paul - a Cambridgeshire wedding near St. Ive’s

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:11:15 +0000

Officially the hottest wedding of the year for me, Kat & Paul had a scorcher of a day, a thermos flask of Fanta with loads of ice has never been more welcome than it was that day!

We started off the day’s photography at Kat’s parent’s house - you’ll see below some shots of the amazing old veil that Kat wore - it was her great grandmother’s and I think we worked it out to be 121 years old (although that didn’t stop Kat climbing an oak tree while wearing it as you’ll see!)

Below, some great shadow patterns created by the antique veil…

Below, Kat’s grandmothers photographs the lads…

Love the play of light off these geraniums in the church

After the service everyone walked through the meadow to the marquee in the field next door, this would have been a completely different photo if it had been raining!

Can’t help feeling a bit bad about this photo but I couldn’t resist! Sorry!

“Kat & Paul sitting in a tree k.i.s.s.i.n.g.”! (remember that playground song?)

This is the first couple I have ever photographed in a tree and it’s not something I would have thought to do but Kat & Paul specifically requested this shot. Different is good!

For the full gallery of shots from this wedding in Cambridgeshire please click here.

Nicola & Chris - a wedding at The Broad House Hotel, Wroxham

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:22:57 +0000

Another great wedding at the rapidly-becoming-legendary Broad House Hotel at Wroxham! Nicola & Chris have asked that their shots are kept for their family & friends only so just one sneak preview here and the full gallery available by clicking here. (The password is Nicola’s maiden name).