Oxford Wedding Photography - Debbie and Henry
Bladon church ceremony followed by a marquee reception
“We cannot put into words just how amazing Sam and Steve were, not only for our wedding day, but also for before and after our wedding.”
Debbie and Henry’s lovely summer wedding in 2021 had a touch of deja vu for us; we had previously photographed her sister Becky’s wedding to Andy back in 2019. This time, the wedding took place in Bladon Church; Bladon is a small Oxfordshire village near Woodstock, on the edge of the Blenheim Palace estate. The church is well known as the place where Winston Churchill is buried.
St. Martin’s Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire
Debbie got ready with her sister and the other bridesmaids at her parents home near Islip, Oxford.
I dropped Sam off to photograph the bride and bridesmaids getting ready before moving on to Bladon. The couple live within a short walk of the church. I photographed Henry getting ready with his best man (his father), before walking down to the church with the groomsmen, to get in position for the wedding. A key member of the wedding party was their dog, who wore a fetching bow tie.
During the church ceremony, I was able to be at the front but out of sight in a choir stall, whilst Sam photographed from the rear of the church. Understandably, the vicar wanted us to remain in situ for the ceremony.
One of Steve’s photo of Debbie being walked down the aisle by her father to Henry
One of Sam’s photo of the ceremony from the back of the church
The couple provided a large bag full of dried petals for confetti, so we had lots of opportunities for confetti photos.
Plenty of dried flower confetti!
As Henry is a tree surgeon by trade, his groomsmen gave the couple a guard of honour of chain saws as they came out of the church! Without the chains of course.
Chain saw’s at the ready!
We love lots of confetti for the confetti run photos!
After confetti, I went with the couple and the dog to a nearby field for some portraits of the three of them, whilst Sam went with the guests on a coach to the family home, for their marquee reception.
We love photographing a marquee wedding, especially at a family location! The informality of it is ideal for our style of photography, and we can mingle with guests for our documentary style photos.
After drinks and some group photos, Debbie and Henry were applauded into the marquee for the wedding breakfast. Speeches were before food, which was a choice of freshly prepared paellas.
Henry the groom giving his speech
One of the (very enjoyable) large paella’s being cooked
After the couple cut their cake, Andy, Debbie’s brother in law held a tombola draw, with some hilarious prizes, including a tin of beans and a life size cardboard cut out of David Hasselhoff!
David Hasselhoff made a special guest appearance!
We took the chance to take a few golden hour portraits of the couple as the sun went down, before the first dance and then full on partying!
We had some beautiful golden hour light for some portraits
Debbie and Henry’s first dance
It was a great privilege to photograph Debbie and Henry’s fantastic wedding, and we were delighted that shortly afterwards, Cameron, Debbie (and Becky’s!) brother booked us for his wedding to Kathryn in October 2022 at Lains Barn. Thanks so much for having us guys!
(Written by Steve).
Debbie and Henry’s Suppliers:
Marquee JL Marquees
Flowers Ted Martin Flowers
Catering Vamos Paella
Ice Cream Alfonso Gelateria
Band A -List Wedding Band
Dress The Bridal Room Broadway
Make Up Artist Imber Beauty
Hair Laura Steffen
Here are some of the photos we took at Debbie and Henry’s wedding.
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