Curry

Yes, you read the title correctly! Why curry? Well, because both myself and my husband love not only a good roast dinner but we adore curry. Why is this in a photography blog? It makes no sense?

Well, it does to me. You see I’ll let you in on a little secret. When we were undergoing our wedding preparations about 25/26 years ago we always had these questions in the back of our minds of ‘What would we like for our wedding?’ ‘What wedding style would we go for?’ but ultimately, the biggest question in our minds was ‘What would make us happy?’

Different styles at a top table

You see, just recently I was speaking with a couple and asking them about what do they have prepared so far? I generally like to get an idea of what is happening on the big day. Wedding preparations can take over, there are worries over the wedding costs and can I afford this? Would I need to compromise on anything? Will I upset someone if I make a certain decision? Sometimes, issues can arise between family and friends. Yes, we’ve all been there and as I sat at their kitchen table remembering my own wedding preparations, my only words of advice were ‘this is your wedding and your day, make the decisions that will make you happy’.

So back to the curry, myself and my husband were at the hotel venue deciding what we would like for the wedding breakfast and had decided on the roast dinner and the vegetarian option. We were then asked the question of what would we like for our evening buffet and for some strange reason we both said curry and Indian food! We were advised not everyone likes Indian food and to have a standard buffet, so we compromised and did half buffet and half Indian buffet! We got what we wanted and our guests could then make their own choices and everyone was happy!

I wish now that our own wedding photographer had taken photos of our evening buffet and of our guests either in love with the food or pulling faces over it! It makes me sad that our own wedding photographer (great as he was) was quire a formal photographer and didn’t capture those moments. Being honest, it was one of the biggest talking points of the day! For me, moments like those are important, how the buffet was laid out and the little titles of Onion Bhaji’s and Samosa’s!! My philosophy is to capture those moments especially for my couples who have gone to so much effort to making their day so special and unique to them! As my husband so eloquently states, “this will be the most expensive day and party of my life and I intend to enjoy it!”

Champagne waiting for wedding guests

So if you would like me to take photos of your Wedding Cake, Hog Roast, Curry, Barbecue or a big Roast Dinner or you would like me to take photos of the table displays, nameplaces or even any little details that have gone into making up your day, just give me a nudge and contact me Here