Category Archives: Kent Wedding Photography

Anita and Ant asked me to be their Lympne Caste wedding photographer only a few months ago and it was date free in my diary… New Years Eve. The medieval Lympne Castle in Kent really is a fantastic venue to get married with so many photo opportunities, even on cold dark winter nights. Anita and Ant wanted a mixture of documentary images and a  posed contemporary style, which is exactly how I approach a wedding day. I try to be as unobtrusive as possible during the documentary phase and the contemporary posed images are done quickly and efficiently, allowing my couples to get back to their guests as soon as possible.

The weather at this New Years Eve wedding at Lympne Castle was actually quite mild so Anita and Ant were up for going outside for some photos.

I would like to thank the couple for choosing me to be their Lympne Castle wedding photographer. As normal here is a selection of images from the day. Please feel free to comment…

If you’re getting married at Lympne Castle and are looking for a wedding photographer please do get in touch. I offer discounts for couples who get married and have their reception at the same venue.

Last Saturdays wedding I have been looking forward to ever since Angela and Ed asked me to photograph their Lympne Castle wedding.  Lympne Castle is a beautiful  13th century Castle in Kent which is a popular wedding venue in Kent and one that I will be visiting many times in 2012.

Angela and Ed actually got married at St Teresa’s RC Church in Maidstone before heading off to Lympne Castle for the reception. It was a fantastic day even the weather held up for most of the day, even the sun made an appearance just as the couple left the church. Sadly it was well and truly gone by the time I started the group photos back at the castle.

Here are a few of favourite photographs of the day. Please feel free to comment below

This week I was at the Brandshatch Place and Spa in Kent to photograph the wedding of Christine and Neil. The 1806 Georgian mansion Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa is a lovely venue to get married with 12 acres of stunning Kent countryside which allows amazing wedding photography.

Now I love a wedding day where I am there from the bride getting ready though to the 1st dance as it gives me the chance to really document the whole day as I see it. I met with Christine and her bridesmaid early on to get some photographs of them all getting ready, I even managed to get some hair shine (I think that’s what it is called) sprayed on my hair.

Neil and the boys were getting ready in the room opposite so I popped over there to see what they were getting up to whilst the girls finished getting ready.

The rest of the day seemed to go so quickly and before I knew it Christine and Neil were sitting down for their wedding breakfast. This was the perfect time for me to do a little surprise for the couple, a sneak preview slide show of some of the images from the day. I think it went down well and Neil and Christine and of course their guests enjoyed it.

I would like to wish Christine and Neil a wonderful marriage, they really are a lovely couple and thank you for allowing me to photograph your day. Also a thanks to the friends and family who made me feel so welcome on the day.

Finally thanks to the staff at the Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa for a wonderful meal and Kevin Brown my assistant and second photographer at KS Images 

Here are some of the images from the day, I hope you like them and please fell free to comment.

What an absolutely amazing wedding venue. Mount Ephraim is located near Faversham and Canterbury in Kent. We were very lucky on the day as the weather stayed on our side and did not rain. I turned up a little early to have a good look around Mount Ephraim to scope out the amazing gardens for fantastic wedding photography opportunities and was equally as stunned with the interior, the staircase and of course the reception room.

After spending sometime at Mount Ephraim I headed off to meet with Faith to get some photographs of her getting wedding. Faith looked classically elegant in her dress, she was also very calm and relaxed considering such a big day was about to unfold. After spending 30minutes with Faith I drove off to St Andrew’s church in Wickhambreaux Kent. Now the true test of a great wedding photographer is to be able to cope with any sort of pressure a wedding day throws at you. In this case it was a blown tyre on the way to the church. My beautiful Jaguar decided she didn’t want to get me to the church so without hesitation I ditched the car, jumped into a taxi and carried on my journey.

After the service we all headed back to Mount Ephraim for the wedding breakfast.

I would like to thank Faith and Michael for allowing me to photograph their day, it was a pleasure. I would also like to thank the fantastic staff at Mount Ephraim.

I hope you like this small selection of photos taken from the day, please feel free to comment.

Iain

Mount Ephraim in Kent

Today (Friday 7th October) I was in the Shepherd Neame Brewery in Kent to photograph the wedding of Becky and Scott. A real mixture of wedding photography styles today produced this collection of natural documentary and posed wedding photography.

Here’s a small selection of images from the day. Please fee free to comment.

If you’re getting married in Kent please get in touch to discuss your wedding photography requirements.

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On what was the hottest day ever, OK perhaps not but it felt like it, Lyndsey and John got married at the Archbishops Palace in Maidstone, Kent followed the reception at the Moat in Wrotham, Kent. I was there to capture the day and I would like to thank Lynsdey and John and all of their guests for making me feel so welcome.

Here are some early images from the day, please feel free to comment:

Last week I was in Fittenden in Kent to photograph the wedding of Laura and Miles. As luck would have it the weather was perfect, with glorious sunshine from start to finish. Kent Wedding Photography by Gomes Photography.

A big thanks to Mark Cornwell who assisted me on the day

Here are some early photos from the day.

HDR +1.5 0 - 1.5 ISO 100 17MM F/11 1/125

iso100 185mm f/3.5/1/200sec every Kent wedding needs a sheep

iso200 125mm f/2.8 1/100sec - a beautiful bride. Makeup by the talented Anna Bourne

iso400 85mm f/4 1/80sec - Makeup by Anna Bourne

iso100 80mm f2.8 1/100sec

iso800 105mm f6.3 1/200sec

iso100 200mm f2.8 1/2000sec Harsh direct sunlight, still can look nice.

iso100 200mm f2.8 1/1600sec

iso160 155mm f2.8 1/125sec - a very proud father.

iso100 200mm f2.8 1/250sec

iso1600 130mm f2.8 1/160sec

iso3200 24mm f4 1/60sec I just love this image

iso640 90mm f2.8 1/100sec Does anyone know why this couple cannot be married.... phew!!!

iso1600 165mm f2.8 1/200sec A relieved bride...

iso3200 200mm f2.8 1/160sec - it's all about the moment in wedding photography

iso3200 200mm f2.8 1/80sec -and the moment right after...

iso3200 100mm f2.8 1/125sec - I love the way the pews lead you in to the couple.

iso100 150mm f2.8 1/160sec - and relax

iso100 85mm f2.8 1/125sec - hmmm that's my job

iso100 125mm f2.8 1/640sec - unposed natural wedding photography in Kent

iso100 170mm f2.8 1/400sec - more natural moments...

iso100 200mm f2.8 1/250sec - I love black and white wedding photography... see the nice rim light from the sun.

iso100 70mm f2.8 1/640sec - again beautiful rim light from the sun... a lovely moment. unposed as well.

Fill Flash iso100 50mm f5 1/640sec - Laura and Miles ran like greyhounds through the confetti, I nearly fell over trying to keep up.

iso400 45mm f6.3 1/160sec - Look at the reactions in the group, love it. Oh and I don't like heights but the image is more important.

iso 100 102mm f4.5 1/80sec - I try not to pose my brides, a perfect example of right place, right time. It is what wedding photography is all about.

iso100 105mm f5.6 1/80sec - Beautiful and elegant, what more can I say.

iso100 70mm f3.5 1/80sec - nobody really likes the group shots so i try to do them quickly and with an element of fun.

iso 100 200mm f3.5 1/80sec - it's the moments between the group shots that sometimes are the best.

iso100 110mm f4.5 1/80sec - everybody say "cheese"...Not in my wedding photographs thank you very much.

iso125 80mm f4.0 1/60sec - yes I felt a little left out.

iso400 200mm f4 1/200sec - Stunning natural wedding portrait

iso400 200mm f4 1/160sec - again a moment between the group shots.

iso500 135mm f5 1/160sec - ahhhhh a Canon girl, good choice.

iso800 200mm f3.5 1/200sec - the speeches is a fantastic time for getting great reactions.

iso800 200mm f3.5 1/160sec - a great moment

iso800 130mm f4 1/200sec - cheers to you too.

iso800 200mm f3.5 1/160sec - lucky shot??? no way. a great wedding photographer will wait for these moments

iso640 160mm f3.5 1/125sec

iso800 165mm f3.5 1/160sec

iso400 200mm f3.5 1/160sec - THE speech

iso1250 200mm f3.5 1/200sec - love it....

iso1600 165mm f5 1/200sec

iso800 21mm f5.6 1.6sec (long exposure)

iso800 200mm f2.8 1/60sec

I love it when a bride and groom love photography and are up for trying out some new things. Predominantly I am reportage wedding photographer but I do enjoy creating different stylized images. Carolee-Ann and Zach got married in the beautiful Archbishop’s Palace in Maidstone, Kent. It was a small affair with just close family and friends. We then headed off to the Swan Restaurant, a Michelin Listed Brasserie in West Malling, Kent. Wow, what a trendy, relaxing
place to have a wedding reception in Kent.

Here are some photos from the day, I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to comment.