Bethany & Matt | Gosfield Hall wedding
Otherwise known as ‘that wedding with the champagne spray’ because I tell you what, this champagne spray photo wasn’t photoshopped, I really did get soaked! But I’m a soldier on the front line of wedding photography, and anything for the shot!
Beth and Matt’s Gosfield Hall wedding was in my calendar for the longest time of all my 2024 bookings, so when their summer wedding finally rolled around, I was excited to capture what had been long in the making!
I knew it was important to capture their children, family, friends and all the fun aspects of what a long, hot summer wedding day can bring. Strangely enough it’d actually been quite a breezy couple of days, especially as the wind ramped up during group photo time - massive shoutout to Natalie of Bridal Hair by Natalie Jane, who was on site to provide hair touch ups, and ended up being chief veil wrangler! A couple of cans of hairspray later and we were all ready to proceed.
As is the way with summer weddings, I’d shot another wedding the day before this one, and it was fun to see a few guests from that wedding at this one, too! Yep, Sally gets around (weddings).
With Otis Sax providing the reception music, everyone was up and dancing well before dinner, including the grandparents who were leading the way!
After a few embarrassing/queasy stories in the speeches, everyone piled outside after dinner to enjoy the late evening weather, accompanied by a Pimms station and a well-timed appearance by some local Gosfield deer to provide the backdrop.
I know that dancefloor was rocking well into the early hours, and once I downloaded all my images from their wedding day, I was well chuffed with how they turned out. Scroll below to judge for yourselves!
What they said:
“Choosing Sally as our wedding photographer was literally the best decision we made in the wedding planning process! We loved her style, relaxed and authentic- the couples in the photos we'd seen just looked like they were having the best time. We wanted a bit of that. We knew we didn't want to spend hours away from our wedding party having stiff formal shots, we wanted authentic natural photos of us and our loved ones and we were blown away when we saw the photos, just perfect. It's amazing how a feeling and a mood can be captured in a photo and Sally managed to capture the mood of the day so well- a celebration from start to finish.
Communication was great, easy! We got a handful of amazing pics within 48hrs and then the full album a few weeks later, we couldn't believe how many we got. Sally herself is a joy, impossible not to like her- she's easy going but also gives the best direction. Loved having her as part of the day and would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat.”
Suppliers:
Venue - Gosfield Hall
Dress - Abigail’s Collection
Suits - Anthony Formalwear
Flowers - family friend
Hair - Bridal Hair By Natalie Jane
Makeup - Makeup By Charlotte Heather
Cake - The Little Sugar Rose
Styling - JF Styling
Reception musician - Otis Sax
Harpist - Caroline Hall Harpist
I always have such a lovely time capturing weddings at Gosfield Hall, and I’d love to return soon, so if you’re reading this because you have a wedding there, why not drop me a line to see if I’m available on your date HERE