Melanie & Nic - The Olde Bell Hurley 05 March 2011

A fabulous day for wedding photography at the Olde Bell was an understatement. I knew Melanie and Nic had arranged a surprise or two for their special day and this turned out to be such an amazing and memorable day. The Bride and Groom brought their beloved VW Camper to the day too. With a request for no formal shots and pure reportage this was going to be a dream gig! The day started dry and cloudy but potential blue skies on the horizon. The Olde Bell is such a quality venue I love coming here for weddings. At the last count I have covered over fifteen but it remains such fun to use as a template. 

I caught up with Mel in the Malthouse as she was about ready to get married and I was completely bowled over by the glam 50’s wedding dress and Jimmy Choo’s – very, very chic...
Nic was mingling with the guests in the bar and we soon made our way over to the Drawing Room where the Malthouse wedding ceremony was to take place. With a small, intimate wedding planned I soon became familiar with everyone. Bride and Groom came in together and a lovely ceremony followed. With beautiful natural light falling on the couple many classic shots were captured. Then onto the magical mystery tour..

Over to the Long Walk in Windsor on a London Double Decker! The newlyweds had first dated here and want to revisit on their special day so we call jump onboard and enjoyed the experience. Brilliant fun and so carefree allowing for freestyle photography. Once back everyone had a glass or two of warmed cider and onto the wedding breakfast with some interesting carvers! The speeches were an absolute joy to hear and photograph. The last surprise was the dancing as Mel and Nic has practised some slick moves and enthralled their crowd with some “Strictly “ footsteps.. A very lovely day.


Melanie & Nic’s Thoughts
Nigel you were the best photographer ever on our big day, everyone loves your amazing photos - thank you thank you thank you x