This was a wedding that took me to the North Norfolk coast and wow does it make for a stunning wedding location!
Joanna and Nathan had booked me over a year in advance and I had really been looking forward to photographing their day! Preparations for the girls began at Joanna’s parents house in North Wooton, whilst the boys got themselves suited and ready at the wonderful Briarfields Hotel in Titchwell. The wedding ceremony itself was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Edmund Catholic Church in Hunstanton and as we arrived the clouds that had lingered from the previous days storm parted and made way for the most perfect blue skies.
After the ceremony we headed further north and back to the Briarfields Hotel in Titchwell for the reception (if you haven’t been here before its a must visit - amazing food and beautiful accommodation). The best thing about this location is the proximity to Brancaster beach which is such a beautiful stretch of Norfolk Coastline. I was really praying for a beautiful summer day so we could make the most of the locations and get some amazing shots! After all that glorious July sunshine disaster struck though and on the evening before the wedding I drove up to Norfolk in a tremendous storm that resulted in me arriving at my relatives house a nervous wreck due to all the lightening and thunder and there were times I was sure a tornado would appear as the trees were swaying so viciously in the winds! On the morning of the wedding we woke to cloudy skies and wet roads and although I was ready for a wet wedding day, the weather gods were looking down on us all and we were blessed with a beautifully sunny day! A weird wind and rain shower did come across just as the speeches were happening - but this was perfect timing as all cleared afterwards and we headed to the beach to be greeted with dramatic skies and clouds parting with the sun beaming down over the sea. In the evening just as the band were warming up a most beautiful rainbow unfolded and emerged over Briarfields as a parting gift to the newlyweds. Perfection.
A big thank you to Joanna and Nathan for trusting me with their most precious day, and to all of their friends and family for being so lovely on the day. It really was a fantastic day x
