Wedding across the sea...

Oxford is a fantastic city to be in - people from all walks of life live and work here, and even in the University itself Oxford brings together people from all over the world. Last weekend we photographed the wedding of Tom and Krisztina, from the UK and Hungary respectively, who brought family and friends from seemingly everywhere in the world to their amazing day in St Edmund Hall and St Hilda's College.

Walking down the High Street with cameras round our necks, sidestepping adoring bridesmaids, and leading the happy couple through crowds of Saturday shoppers and snap-happy tourists, was a memory I'll treasure from this summer's wedding season - after all, why use a car when it's such a lovely day outside?

Bridesmaids from above

Walking down Oxford's busy High Street in the height of summer attracted the stares of more than a few tourists...

By the river at St Hilda's...

Enjoying some time away from the crowds in a lush meadow next to the college.

Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Tom and Krisztina's wedding at www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/tom_and_krisztina
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Where would we be without friends?

Last weekend was particularly exciting for us, as we photographed the wedding of Russell and Josie, some of our best Oxford friends. We get on pretty well...

Way back in the mists of time, when Simplicity Photography was still in its very early stages, and I was getting to grips with building a website and running a business, our reputation was somewhat reliant on the generosity of friends in lending us their time and faces to build up a decent portfolio; and letting us experiment with new and crazy ideas to find a style that we could settle into. The first incarnation of www.simplicityphotography.co.uk featured our portrait sessions with Russell and Josie quite heavily, among other very patient friends!

We've all come a long way since then - the new-look website now has lots of photos of our real clients (!), we've got comfortable working on portrait sessions (although we still experiment and still have crazy ideas); and Russell and Josie have got married. It was an absolute pleasure and honour to photograph their amazing day from start to finish. Some highlights was the dramatic, moody sky in the afternoon; and simply being around so many of our friends and coming home with thousands of shots of really relaxed, happy people - it sometimes helps to be known!

Looking forward to the most important day of her life...

The sky provides a striking backdrop...

The smile...

Ex-housemates and friends...

Everyone!

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