A Deptford Wedding (Sneaky Preview)

Funny what you find down The High Street

A year ago Nicola asked me to photograph her wedding. Not in a million years was my initial reaction… We’d never met, just exchanged emails & comments about the photos on this site. Nicola liked the photos, is local, and loves Deptford. She had the idea that following the wedding ceremony, they would walk from St Paul’s Church to the reception at The Albany, down Deptford High Street, through the market. Now that sounded inspired. I was interested.

“I’ve got a wedding photographer, I just want you to do your ‘Deptford thing’ down The High Street”.

How could I refuse?

So eighty wedding guests squeezed through the market following Nicola and Jimmy looking for a good deal:

Bargain!

My ‘thing’ was to use a film camera loaded with B&W rather than the ubiquitous digi. Perhaps a little bit more on this choice in a later post, it certainly made things ‘interesting’. No pressure there… But it was exciting. Me bouncing round like a paparazza, the response to the procession from the Saturday crowds and stall holders was incredible!

Let us not forget that once, all weddings were photographed on film… how times change. Respect to wedding photographers (all wedding photographers, whatever format to be honest).

Outside St Paul’s Church

A brilliant idea Nicola & I hope you don’t mind the preview on this site

Congratulations to you both.

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