The bride lived right next to the church in Wymondham so we were only going to be walking to and from the ceremony for bridal preparations, ceremony and then to the reception in a marquee in the garden.

I started the day with Sarah’s preparations before heading off to find the groom and his ushers having lunch (and a drink of course) not far away at the village pub, before moving over to the church to prepare for their duties there.

The great advantage of a wedding where everything is close is that I can do some photos with the ushers at the church, capture some guests arriving at the church and then move back to the bride to photograph her and her party before they head off to the ceremony.

Ancient village churches can present their own problems in terms of space and often I am not welcome in front of the couple because it can be a distraction and difficult for me to then move elsewhere during the service. I tend to photograph the first look from groom to bride and then head back to the congregation to keep out of the way.

During drinks after the service I was taking some pictures of Sarah and Henry on a lovely traditional bicycle as they cycled up the lane and before we knew it the three of us were at the village pub. It had to be done so in we went and I got some fun pics of the newly married couple amongst the village locals at the bar.