Christopher & Joanna's wedding ceremony at Edes House and wedding reception at Chichester Harbour Hotel. Joanna got ready at the Harbour hotel and we got some beautiful photographs of bridal prep and gifts being given out to the bridesmaids and flower girls. I met Christopher in his morning suit, complete with a top hat, at Edes House just as it started to rain lightly. We were well prepared for the weather and shot lots of wedding portraits after the ceremony in the doorways under my white golf wedding umbrella to keep the rain at bay. The wedding reception was decorated in burgundy colours, a Christmas style of deep red roses and decor, complete with a blanket of fairy lights around the ceiling. The wedding had great personal touches, including place name cards with a tribute donation to the MS society in memory of Joanna's late Grandfather and a personalised soundtrack CD, recorded by Joanna's parents with the design done by Christopher's father. I loved the various photographs using off camera flash with the umbrella in the rain and the first dance photographs in the evening reception.
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