Dennis Orchard - images of life, love, & laughter.

Tania & Leslie, Stoke Park Club.

1st August 2009

Tania has been recommending me to her friends, as a wedding photographer, for many years. So when she rang and said that Leslie had ( after 10 years!) proposed, I was so glad that I was still free to cover  THE wedding of 2009!

Stoke Park Club www.stokeparkclub.com  was the venue, and despite the dire warnings from the Met Office of "downpours all day",- I never believe them anymore - the weather was kind to us and we managed to dodge the odd shower and get all the outside shots done.

Leslie arrived in style in a Rolls Royce convertable and, finally JB 007 turned up on my shoot! With Tania & Leslie's son Joshua in the driving seat, 007 was sure of a fast getaway. But "Oddjob" was reluctant to slice the head of any statues in the grounds.

Tania looked every bit the James Bond girl in her La Sposa designer wedding dress www.splasposa.com and Leslie's aunties from Ghana provided some wonderful colour and smiles to the occasion. We finally ended with a spectacular display of fireworks.

Christie & Gavin, Pinewood Studios.

31st July 2009

I like pink but Christie & Gavin like PINK! 

I've known Gavin for several years. He is a professional golfer and has taught my son Hal at Winter Hill Golf Club. But when the phone rang  at 3.00am, last year, while I was on holiday, "en famile", in Denver Colorado, Gavin had no idea that we knew each other.  Christie had been looking for a wedding photographer  and had given him my number to call.

Now a wedding photographers phone should never be "off".  There is always someone calling to check availability, but at 3.00am in the morning, in a bathroom, in the Holiday Inn, Denver, I am not at my brightest!!  So I chatted to Gavin for several minutes before it suddenly clicked that we knew each other. We made a date for an appointment upon my return and the result of that meeting (and booking) can be seen in the pictures above.

They choose Pinewood Studios for the reception www.pinewoodgroup.com which is such a great setting for weddings. I got to do my James Bond roofwalk to get the whole group shot, but 007 didn't catch up with me until the following day at Stoke Park Club!!