Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Wedding Photography - Jack and Kate
A Spring wedding in a Buckinghamshire country church and a unique wedding venue
“Amazing pictures! Thank you both so much! We really love them!”
We photographed Kate and Jack’s wedding at St Michael and All Angels Church, Waddesdon, followed by a reception at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in April 2022. Another wedding rescheduled due to the pandemic, it was wonderful that they were able to finally get married, and what a wonderful early Spring day they had for their big day.
Kate got ready at her parent’s home in Quainton, Buckinghamshire, where we had previously photographed their pre wedding shoot back in February.
Jack and Kate’s pre-wedding shoot in Quainton, Buckinghamshire.
As usual, Sam was assigned the task of photographing Kate and her bridesmaids getting ready. As well as photographing make up being applied and hair being done, Sam always looks for those special important moments; as in the photo below, when Kate’s parents first saw her in her wedding dress.
Steve went to the venue, to meet Jack and his groomsmen. He photographed their final preparations, including those all important button holes, before joining the guys and their wedding guests on a vintage London bus provided by Alphabus.
The bus took us the short journey to the famous Buckinghamshire village of Waddesdon (famed for the Rothchild Manor House), and to the lovely country church of St. Michael and All Angels. This is a beautiful church with fantastic light inside (see the photos below). Kate arrived at the church in a gorgeous vintage car, provided by the great team at Allerston Taylor, whom we meet so often at weddings - they are such a lovely team and a pleasure to work with!
Reverend Caroline Wainman led the service for Kate and Jack’s wedding. She was an absolute pleasure to work with as photographers; she realised that as experienced professional photographers we had a job to do, but also we were respectful of the service and the key religious aspects. We never photograph during prayers, and even sing the hymns if we know them!
After the lovely service, and their confetti run (one of the few things we orchestrate on the wedding day), Jack and Kate made their way to the Railway Centre, whilst their guests got back aboard the bus for their transport to the venue.
The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a wonderful place for a wedding. It is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. at Quainton Road railway station. Formerly part of the Metropolitan Railway, it was closed for passenger traffic in 1966. These days it is a fascinating museum, with steam trains running at special times. The station build itself is a light, airy space, ideal for photos, and full of interesting train memorabilia.
The wedding schedule allowed time for guests to explore the museum, and to take a short ride on a steam train. The groom Jack also got the opportunity to ride at the footplate at the train controls!
Jack and Kate’s wedding was a fantastic wedding to photograph and we were delighted the couple chose us to be their photographers. We are looking forward to photographing Kate’s sister Claire’s wedding to Alex in April 2023.
Here are some of their photos.
If you are looking for a Buckinghamshire Railway Centre wedding photographer, or just like the idea of a husband and wife team of wedding photographers photographing your wedding in a relaxed, non controlling way, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us by clicking the button below!
