Charlotte & Richard were having a late autumn Bristol wedding at the Mercure Grange Hotel, not far from Winterbourne.

When we say late autumn, we mean middle of November, way past the end of British Summertime. And they had bravely decided to have a 4pm wedding on a day where the sunset would be at 4:15pm.

Virtually the whole of November has proved to be very, very soggy. And the day before the wedding stayed true to form. It was very, very, very soggy. So imagine our surprise and not a little relief when Saturday turned out to be one of those gorgeous clear-blue-sky days that you occassionally enjoy as a reward for living in possibly the wettest country in the northern hemisphere.

Blue-sky-days mean that twilight lasts longer. But not for hours, so we managed a few outdoor group shots before the light was completely gone.

The rest were all taken inside the Mercure Grange, which had a nice mix of contemporary with a dash of much older character. Another type of character called ‘Burne’ stood to attention in the entrance hall – he turned out to be an ancient suit of armour.

Charlotte and Richard were great and Charlottes’ nerves quickly dissipated when she laid eyes on Richard at the ceremony. Charlotte was given away by her mum, Mary, who had asked us to shoot her daughters wedding day.

And it turned out that the page boy and bridesmaid were going professional later this year, since they had already done this job 2 or 3 times in recent months and had at least 2 more engagements in the near future!

Enjoy this small set and feel free to comment using the box below the last photo.

If you were a guest at the wedding, then the full gallery can be seen here (password required – available from bride & groom)