Sam & Dal's wedding - part 4

Here are a few favourites from the last part of Sam and Dal's day - their entrance to their wedding breakfast, speeches, the Bhangra dance troupe, the first dance, and the Bhangra dancing that everyone joined in on!!

The little girl below had to be persuaded that she could wear her witches outfit to the evening reception, but that it wasn't perhaps acceptable during the actual wedding!!

All photographs copyright David Burke Photography 2010

Sam and Dal's wedding - part 3 - Reception and Bride and Groom portraits

After the ceremony, Sam and Dal had a receiving line to greet the guests into their reception. Due to the great weather, we were able to get out on the lawn at the Spa and enjoy the autumn colours before we started the groups. I then took Sam to the lake for some bridal portraits, as Dal had gone to change out of traditional dress into his (immaculate) made-to-measure suit and shaved his beard. We joined Dal in the bridal suite so we could get some shots up on the balcony and then made our way back down to the lake to get some bride and groom shots before the wedding breakfast.

Here are some of my favourite shots - over the weekend I'll post the final installment - speeches, Bangra Dancers and the first dance!

All photographs copyright David Burke Photography 2010

Sam & Dal's wedding - part 2 - arrival and ceremony

In the pre-wedding meetings, Sam and Dal let me in on a secret - they were going to dance down the aisle, Bhangra style! The whole bridal party were going to dance although they thought it would be better to spring the surprise as close to the time as possible - something I agreed on if I had had to do it!!

So after the Milni, Dal left the ceremony room. Dramatic music prompted his slow, deliberate entrance to the room, and then the beat kicked in! The congregation went wild as soon as they realised what was happening as Dal, then the best man, then alternate ushers and bridesmaids danced (very well, it has to be said) down the aisle!

The bride danced halfway down the aisle to meet her father who then walked her the rest of the way - this signified the start of the formal ceremony.

In the next blog post, we'll see candid guest shots and bridal portraits taken whilst Dal changed out of his traditional dress and shaved his beard! Later posts will include speeches, Bangra dancing, the first dance and all the guests on the dancefloor!

All photographs copyright David Burke Photography 2010