A Christmas Bicester Church Wedding followed by a Waddesdon Dairy Reception

We were thrilled to be the wedding photographers for Gemma and Joe for their Christmas 2019 wedding at St Edburg’s Church, Bicester and the Dairy at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. As we are Bicester Wedding Photographers, we get to work at St Edburg’s Church regularly. Its always a pleasure to photograph there, with a clergy team that are relaxed about wedding photography, as long as the photographers are respectful to the service (which of course we always are). For Gemma and Joe’s wedding, Ian and Erica Biscoe (another husband and wife team) presided over the service.

As usual, our day started with Sam photographing bridal preparations with me, Steve, covering groom prep. I arrived at the church with the guys, in plenty of time to capture guests arriving. Sam arrived with the bridal party and took care of the arrival photos of the bridesmaids and bride. St Edburgs is a lovely church to photograph in, with lots of gorgeous light. I took up my position at the front and to the side of proceedings, whilst Sam photographed from the back of the church with our Fujifilm 50 to 140 mm lens.

After the church service, we all moved up the A41 about 10 miles to the wonderful wedding venue of Waddesdon Dairy. The Dairy is a beautiful venue, having for over 100 years been part of the Rothchild Family country estate. We had planned to go up to Waddesdon Manor itself for a few relaxed portraits; however this being a Saturday just before Christmas, the place was packed with pre-Christmas visitors! Instead, we used the lovely grounds of the Dairy itself, including its fine Christmas tree.

After the speeches, and a lovely meal, Gemma, Joe and all the guests enjoyed the dancing and partying to a very good band, the Blue Rinse.

It was an absolute pleasure to photograph Gemma and Joe’s wedding; thanks for having us guys!

Below is a small sample of their photos.

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