Briony & Phil’s Wedding Day

Stewart ClarkeJanuary 17, 20172016

A beautiful Christmas Wedding

Briony & Phil were happily married on December 28th at Rook Lane Chapel in Frome.

Now some couples might have been horrified by this, but Briony & Phil was great and laughed this one off… so just after Briony walking up the Isle with her Dad (and wow’d Phil), the fire alarm went off and the chapel was evacuated! Everyone was asked to stand outside and the ceremony was put on pause!

Luckily everyone including Briony & Phil saw the funny side of this and they were soon back inside walking up the isle together and announced Mr & Mrs!

The rest of the day was very relaxed and whilst being a tad cold, we still managed to shoot most of formals outside. For me, the day ended with their band playing and a lovely first dance… A fantastic wedding to end the year :-)

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Stewart Clarke

Stewart Clarke, a qualified LMPA wedding photographer Bristol with over 15 years experience. Beautiful and relaxed wedding and portrait photography in Bristol, Wiltshire and Somerset – capturing life precious memories, with beautiful, timeless, creative photography.

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