{"id":7029,"date":"2023-04-14T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/?p=7029"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:50:24","slug":"wedding-photography-at-the-paignton-parish-church-and-wedding-reception-at-the-humber-barn-in-teignmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonday.com\/news\/wedding-photography-at-the-paignton-parish-church-and-wedding-reception-at-the-humber-barn-in-teignmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Photography at the Paignton Parish Church, and wedding reception at the Humber Barn in Teignmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2023 Wedding Season is another busy one. I want to start off the 2023 Wedding blog with this wedding I photographed on the 5th of April. I’m still turning up at places I haven’t photographed before, so this also shows you the types of things I do when I’m facing a new venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When people book churches they tend to not think of there being issues having a photographer there. Very few people realise that the rules of the Reverend\/Vicar\/Father can range from ‘Go anywhere and do anything’ to ‘If you move from this one spot at the back of the church, I will stop the ceremony and not start until you’ve gone’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew that the Paignton Parish Church<\/a> is more towards the latter end. I never want to offend or upset, so I reached out to Father Knox a few weeks before the ceremony and asked to meet up so I can understand what the rules were. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father Knox was really nice and gave me his time to guide me through his rules. This made it easier not to offend him. Some of his rules were; no flash photography, all cameras must be completely silent, and I was not allowed to move from the only spot I was allowed to photograph from. He did take the time to make sure I knew where people were coming in etc and I was grateful for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of my position, I couldn’t get a clear shot of the bridal party coming down the Aisle, I couldn’t get a clear photo of the ring exchange, and I couldn’t get a good shot of the first kiss. Because I had met with Father Knox beforehand, I was able to tell the couple the limitations and they were happy with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re getting married in a church and photography \/ videography is important, you must find out what are your church’s views on having photographers there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at some photos…<\/p>\n\n\n