PAT & RICK - LE MANIOR WEDDING, OXFORDSHIRE

Another quick trip back to last summer to share with you a few of my favourites from Pat and Rick’s sumptuous feast of a reception at the truly beautiful Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire.

The whole essence of the day was ‘celebration’. A celebration of food, wine, love and friendship, all wrapped up in the prettiest of grounds on a gloriously sunny day, literally, what more could you ask for?!?

THE PAXTON FAMILY

I absolutely LOVE shoots like this. It’s not always easy to capture such real moments, but with some families it just works and when it does it’s such a joy. I hadn’t been to this spot before but I knew that this family walked here often, and that me being there with them was really just a small addition to their usual Sunday routine.

The kids knew the way and showed me around, played superheros and collected stones as their ‘powers’. Barclay, their crazy, super dog had his usual game of sink or swim! Wellies were on, then off. Mud was on faces, shirts, hands. That’s why it worked.
There’s something special about family portraits, a record of how you were at that point in time, but there’s something REALLY special about family photos that go a bit further than that. The ones that capture an expression that makes you laugh out loud, or a look that melts your heart a little bit, regardless of the dirty face…