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S & A - A Short But Very, Very Sweet Wedding

May 26, 2023  /  Rebecca King

I had the absolute pleasure of photographing this lovely wedding last September. This wonderful couple had been together over thirty years.

It was a small ceremony with only their close family. It took place at the stunning Southover Grange in Lewes. It’s one of my favourite places, especially as it is where I got married nearly twenty-five years ago. It holds a special place in my heart. It was a very rainy day, but that didn’t stop the happy couple and their guests having a few photographs taken in the beautiful gardens. I even took my umbrellas, but they embraced the rain.

It was a short working day for me, but if a wedding is taking place in my home town of Lewes I am happy to accommodate a smaller wedding and work only a couple of hours, so please send a message and I can see what I can do.

Unlike couples from mixed-sexed relationships, these lovely guys were not able to legally become a married couple until 2014, when same-sex marriage was finally made legal. Up until then same-sex couples could only have a civil partnership, and that didn’t happen until 2005!

My pronouns are she/her and I am a proud LGBTQIA+ ally. I am extremely grateful that they trusted me to capture their weddings day.

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categories / East Sussex wedding, Lewes, Lewes wedding, Photography, Autumn wedding
tags / weddings, Lewes wedding, lewes, Southover Grange Gardens

Emma & Lee - A Small Spring Wedding

February 03, 2023  /  Rebecca King

This lovely couple contacted me just over two months before their wedding day. The bride-to-be informed me there would only be the four of them, the bride, groom, and their children. She also asked if I would mind being their witness, I was absolutely thrilled to be asked.

So on a beautiful day in May the happy couple, their children, a witness they found from Facebook and me all came together at Southover Grange Gardens in Lewes. It was the smallest wedding I had photographed, but it was as wonderful, moving and special as one with a hundred guests.

The bride looked stunning in her beaded and tulle wedding dress, she purchased it from the online shop ASOS. She had a gorgeous, but uncomfortable pair of sparkly pink Jimmy Choos. She had a bouquet of dried flowers in creams and pinks. She said that she wanted to be able to keep the bouquet afterwards.

After the ceremony we went into the stunning spring gardens for the photographs. It was a beautiful sunny and warm day. Their children were adorable. They were so well behaved and patient with all the photographs. It was a real joy and pleasure to be a part of their wedding story. They even bought me a huge bunch of flowers to say thank you.

The remainder of their wedding celebration was to be spent enjoying the sights and sounds of Brighton over the weekend.

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categories / Lewes wedding, Wedding Photography, Wedding dress, Sussex Wedding, Photography, Lewes
tags / wedding hair, wedding veil, weddings, wedding bouquet, wedding shoes, wedding dress, Southover Grange Gardens, Grange Gardens, photo, ASOS

Return of the Twins

April 05, 2022  /  Rebecca King

I consider myself very lucky with my job. I get to meet lots of lovely people, either on their wedding day or when photographing their families and babies.

I photographed this lovely couples wedding day, and this was the second year I photographed them and their beautiful twin boys. When I first met these two little legends one was wearing navy and the other teal, so I could tell them apart. The second time we met, again one was wearing navy and the other teal, so I thought this was going to be easy, but as it got warmer the coats came off to reveal fabulous matching rainbow jumpers. I was going to have to work harder to tell them apart, studying the shape of their faces and which one has the bigger dimples I think I know which one is which now, I hope when I see them again they won’t have changed too much.

We went to Southover Grange Gardens again, as this is where they got married. It never fails to be beautiful there, and the photographs always look different. It’s a lovely space with lots of room for children to run around. I bought along bubbles and a confetti cannon, with little ones it can get a bit boring for them to have to pose for photographs, so I like them to run and play and have fun, then it feels more like a visit to the park rather than a bossy lady making them pose for pictures and sit still. You can still get the posed photographs but they don’t mind.

It makes me so happy when people come back to me, it means they like me and what I do, and for someone that struggles with confidence and belief in myself, it really helps. I want to make my clients happy. I want the experience of having the photographs taken to be fun and relaxing, and for them to love the end result.

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categories / Children's portraits, Family photography, Instagram, Lewes, Photography, Portraits, Social media photographs
tags / location shoot, lewes, Southover Grange Gardens, Grange Gardens, family, family portraits, family photographer, family photography, children

Double the trouble, but double the cuddles

November 27, 2020  /  Rebecca King

So here we are in lockdown for the second time. I am unable to work again and have had to cancel more photo shoots. I have had no wedding work since the outbreak and have had many couples cancel and decide to have a small ceremony with no photographer, but I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to photograph some lovely families and some gorgeous little babies this year. This photoshoot was really special to me as I had already photographed this lovely couple on their wedding day. It was a joy to be messaged by them and to be asked to photograph them and their ten month old twin boys. They wanted to have the photographs taken where they got married and I had taken some of their wedding shots. Grange Gardens in Lewes is a beautiful spot. It did not disappoint on this very hot day in August. They had planted beautiful wildflowers boarders instead of the usual manicured beds this year because of the Covid 19 restrictions and staffing. It still look stunning and made a lovely backdrop for the photographs.

It was an absolute joy to be reunited with this fabulous couple and to photograph their beautiful baby boys. It really was a highlight for me this year. It means so much to me to be asked to document this wonderful families milestones. The thought that my photographs sit in their and their families homes means so much. It’s always a privilege to be a part of someones special moments. Here’s to a better 2021 and being able to get back out there and to be able to share more special times with some lovely people.

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categories / Family photography, Lewes, Photography, Portraits
tags / family portraits, photographs, photo, portrait, twins, babies, lewes, Southover Grange Gardens

Alice and Ed -Anne of Cleves House

October 01, 2019  /  Rebecca King

I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph the wedding reception of this adorable couple at the stunning Anne of Cleves House in Lewes. I had photographed weddings at Anne of Cleves before, so I felt very comfortable with the venue and I know quite well the lovely people that work there.

There is also a beautiful garden a short 3 minutes walk from the venue, so we went to the beautiful Southover Grange for some couple shots within the colourful flower gardens. It was a glorious sunny day and we were there early evening, so there was a beautiful soft light. Alice looked perfect, she was like a May queen with her flower crown on and surrounded by the stunning blooms of many colours. Alice was perfection in her amazing beaded dress. She looked naturally beautiful and ever so cool. Ed was my first groom in a patterned shirt and I thought he carried it off with aplomb, and looked fabulous.

It was such a lovely day, the couple and their friends didn't take themselves too seriously and had so much fun with their photos. There was many a fun pose and plenty of silliness. It’s brilliant for me as that makes for great photographs that are a representation of the couple and their personalities. I always try to make sure that my couples are relaxed and themselves in their wedding photographs, I don’t want them to pose for photographs in a way that makes them feel uncomfortable.

One of my favourite decorative touches Alice and Ed had was a photograph of their cat, Laszlo, so I decided I would embroider him on their usb keyring, as part of their gift package as well as their gingerbread people avatars.

Go over to our Facebook page for more photographs from Alice and Ed’s big day.

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categories / Wedding Photography, Lewes, Photography
tags / wedding bouquet, wedding hair, wedding dress, weddings, wildflowers, lewes, Anne of cleves, Southover Grange Gardens