It’s great to have the variety of working around the home counties and London itself, but it’s lovely to work close to where we live occasionally too! This Barnet wedding day was on a Saturday and followed a busy week of weddings on consecutive days Thursday and Friday. It’s nice to be busy but in all honesty I wanted this Saturday off, but when I met Lucy and Peter I couldn’t say no, they were just so lovely!
These guys choose their local church St Mary the Virgin at Monken Hadley on the outskirts of High Barnet which over the last ten years we have photographed at many times. The site itself has had a religious building on it for hundreds of years but the present church dates from roughly 1494.
It sits in a beautiful churchyard and is near to Hadley Woods and Hadley Common. This is an area we often walk through with the kids or dogs or both! Lucy and Peter know and love it too, so it was natural to go to this nearby walkable area for their couple shots.
Their wedding reception followed at Hadley Golf Club which I went to on my own to do room shots and general reportage for a while, and then waved everyone goodbye as they sat down for their wedding breakfast. I was pleased for the new bride and groom because not only did they get photographed in one of their favourite places, but contrary to the weather forecast the sun shone for them all day long.
After the big day they wrote us a lovely google review which you can read below: “AMAZING WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS”
“After trawling through dozens of photographers for our wedding, we chose David and Joanna and were not disappointed. We were attracted by their style and the bonus of having two photographers to ensure all angles were covered. We booked David and Joanna immediately after our first phone call enquiry – there was no need to keep looking. David’s humour as well as knowledge and professionalism made us feel at ease. We felt that David’s relaxed and humorous personality suited our personalities and that of our family and friends. We wanted a relaxed, family atmosphere and felt David and Joanna would suit that perfectly. We had an amazing engagement shoot at Alexander Palace. David gave us valuable tips for taking the perfect shot which we used on our wedding day. The photos were beautiful! Communication with David and Joanna was excellent. We had a call with David before the wedding to discuss all details of the day including the schedule and any specific shots we wanted. David brought up things about the day that we hadn’t even considered which helped us to make sure our day ran smoothly (we’ve never planned a wedding before so it was great to get insight from someone who has been to so many!). On the wedding day, David and Joanna didn’t disappoint. They were professional, timely and brought their humour and friendly personalities. When appropriate e.g. during the service, David and Joanna were discreet and nonintrusive. When needed, David and Joanna did a great job of rounding up family and directing group shots. We’ve seen some preview shots and are they are beautiful! We can’t wait to see the others. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend David and Joanna! Thank you for helping to make our day special and to run smoothly!”
Here’s a link to the original review on google: Big Day Weddings Google Review
By David Green
