Third time lucky is what they say, isn’t it? Venues, that is.
This is Steve and Rachel. Just post their wedding ceremony. All the documents have been signed, the rings have settled on each other’s fingers.
The temperature was mid to late 20’s, not that anyone was complaining though! We’d gladly take this sunshine and beautiful weather for a wedding day in exchange for some sweat. It was one of the best days to get married on. Good thing it didn’t go to plan the first couple of times. Not for a lack of trying though!
It was all, unfortunately, due to the pandemic (I won’t dare mention the ‘c-19’ * ahem * everyone is talking about). Three dates and three venues later, and we find ourselves finally for a beautiful wedding at Cork’s FOTA House. This gorgeous venue is not unaccustomed to hosting weddings, and luckily for me, it’s a wedding photographer’s dream! It’s almost as if you don’t even need to try to get a good photo with a building like this.
Pre-Ceremony Preparations
Bride Arriving
The usual pre-ceremony nerves started to cultivate, ramping up as more and more guests trickled in and the clock kept ticking closer to the ceremony starting time. But to the groom’s relief, the bride was not only punctual, but perfectly on time! I’m not sure if his nerves would have handled a delay.
The Bride’s Arrival
“But to the groom’s relief, the bride was not only punctual, but perfectly on time!”
The Flower Girl
Rachel was greeted by her daughter who had the honour of filling the job of being the flower girl. Her excitement was unquestionable! I thought this would be the best way to capture that.
Last minute hair touch-ups made for briefly worried faces. But after a collective group effort, the bride was perfectly ready for her big moment down the aisle with her father.
Wedding Ceremony
With the wedding ceremony taking place in this former entertainment room, with high ceiling and large windows, giving the special occasion a simultaneously intimate, yet airy and spacious feeling.
With the aisle being so short though, I had to be prepared and snap those photos quickly before everyone had already walked past. These are the challenges of a wedding photographer. Best case scenario; you make it look easy!
Sand Pouring Ceremony
It was a gorgeous wedding ceremony, that had all guests laughing at the right times, then crying at others. The sand pouring ceremony is something that has become a tradition in itself, and I personally think it’s a beautiful addition to what we have become to expect from traditional weddings!
All the documents have been signed, the rings have settled on each other’s fingers. The ceremony is over and we move on outside. Time for the meet and greet of all the friends and family members who were able to make it here today.
Importantly, this is the time for me to stay on top of my wedding photographer duties and shoot the family group photos, the couple photos and get the casual shots of everyone enjoying their time.
This wedding was a wonderful depiction of the couple themselves and was a joy to photograph. It was easy going, relaxed and fun. No high expectations, just a thankfulness that they could finally get married and that all the most important people could make it to their wedding.
Where are the wedding couple photos?
Those deserved their very own blog post, so make sure to view the wedding couple photo shoot here!
Wedding Couple Photo Shoot
Make sure to view it here in a separate blog post. The FOTA House made for such a unique shooting location!
Testimonial
After I had finished editing the photos and sent them on to the couple, they were kind enough to write me a 5 star review on Google and it was one of the loveliest reviews I have gotten thus far, so I thought I’d share it here:
“We hired Jannik for our wedding ceremony, we were so delighted from start to finish, he is such a lovely guy and could really get a sense of his passion for his craft, he provided us with the most breathtaking photographs of our big day and cannot thank or recommend him enough!”
- Rachel
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