Gemma and Pauls Wedding Blessing, Canvey Island

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This weekend was the hottest that the UK has seen for quite some time, and when the weathers good there's only one place anyone should be, the beach!

Having said that, there was the wedding blessing of Gemma and Paul that needed photographing but having photographed them earlier in the year on their free pre wed shoot I had an idea they were a fun couple that might be up for anything. The photography test drive had been in snow and the wedding blessing was in extreme heat so there really couldn't have been anything more different! (click here to see their pre wed photography test drive)

The day started at Paul's parents house where everyone was getting ready, as Paul and Gemma had married the week earlier in St. Lucia it was a very relaxed and fun environment with everyone mucking in with the preparation.

As you can see from the slideshow below it all went without a hitch and was a magnificent day enjoyed by all.  You can download this slideshow via i-tunes and have it on your i-phone / player by clicking here.

 

Having enjoyed the wedding blessing ceremony all the guests headed to a friends nearbye house where a marquee had been erected whilst, Paul, Gemma and I headed out to the beach.  When we arrived the tide was on it's way in meaning we had to work super fast in the small area of sand we had left.

 I must say Paul and Gemma were fantastic to work with and in some cases brave.  I find if the Bride and groom are willing to go with it and be brave it opens up all sorts of exciting possibilities when it comes to composition.   I even found enough of an excuse to go for a paddle whilst taking the pics and I was very tempted to go the whole hog and dive straight in, the water was so cooling.


It's a common mistake that people think bright sunshine is good and makes best wedding photography conditions.  In fact the complete opposite is true and harsh bright sunshine can cause all sorts of problems.
  
However a little bit of tactical positioning and knowledge meant we could use the sun to our advantage and capture some fun and dynamic shots.


All in all a fantastic day spent with lovely people.