Gloucester Wedding Photography - Lisa & Shane at Berkeley Castle

Wow, wow and wow! Wow 1 is for the incredibly beautiful venue that is Berkeley Castle. Wow 2 is for the fantastic time I had shooting Lisa & Shane's Pre-wedding Portrait. Wow 3 is for me being so fortunate to have Wow 1 and 2 together at the same time.

I met Lisa & Shane in October last year and instantly recognised the "buzz" they had for each other and for their wedding plans and knew how much fun they would be to photograph.

Lisa & Shane decided they would like their pre-wedding shoot at Berkeley Castle, the home of their wedding ceremony in July. Fantastic choice.

The Castle Manager, Eleanor, was kind enough to show us around the ceremony and reception rooms as well as the available grounds, and it's safe to say that I've got a real task on my hands keeping shortlisting the incredible locations for photography on the day. The alternative was for their wedding to be extended by 3-4 days. As keen as Lisa & Shane were on that idea, I don't think Berkeley would be.

After a tour of the Castle we walked around the grounds taking in the view while shooting images for the pre-wedding gallery.

Despite Shane's confession about being nervous in front of a camera I think he did a fantastic job of modelling. Manly modelling, of course. Although he will need to work on his reaction to Lisa's kisses.

Lisa, too, was an absolute star, by providing a mix of laughter, smiles and, on occasions, the beautiful moody look.

As we walked around the gardens we noticed some wooden eggs hanging from the trees and bushes. After a short discussion, we decided not to take part in, what we assumed was, an Easter Egg Hunt, as we couldn't remember what the prizes were meant to be. To be honest, there was a young boy and girl playing the Hunt who were already ahead of us, and I wasn't keen on being beaten by young children at games. Again.

I'd like to thank Lisa & Shane again for choosing me to photograph their wedding. Like all the couples I've photographed this year so far, today was another fantastic reminder why I love shooting weddings so much. Bring on July!