When Karen & Philip called in for their pre-wedding discussion Karen was explaining to me the location of her family home near Glenarm, a few miles this way, a couple of turns that way and you are there. Great directions and I arrived in good time, although she could just have said – after reaching the ‘area of outstanding natural beauty’ drive further towards Glenarm and once you see the spot with the fantastic view and tourist lay by, our cottage sits beside it, on the hill.
Stunning views of Kintyre and Arran Island could be seen from their cottage where Karens dad has been living almost all his life.
The wedding ceremony was in Coleraine town center at New Row Presbrytrian Church where a swift shower started as the men arrived. Along with junior usher Tommy the men rushed into the church porch for some shelter with little Tommy not very impressed at getting his cute suit rained on. Since Philip is from Dublin the couple provided a coach to make it easy for their out of town guests to attend without having to worry about finding locations etc.
Once the formal proceedings were over the smile on Philips face coming down the aisle beamed as a relaxed Karen waved to friends and family. Waiting for them at the church door with keepsake gifts were nephew Tommy, flowergirl Brook and Philip’s close friend JJ, all of them looking cute in their Sunday best.
Worried that the weather could take a change for the worse we made our way to Bishops’ Gate at the Downhill for some group pictures which we managed to squeeze in before a heavy shower had us running for cover under umbrellas. Usual for this time of year, the shower didn’t last long and the sky started to clear so we could continued to Lions gate and the entrance to Downhill Castle and Mussenden Temple.
Looking splendid with great clear views we grabbed the opportunity and started with outdoor shots on the cliffs edge before heading inside to capture some beautiful window light shots in this 18th Century landmark.
When heading back to Coleraine for the wedding reception at The Lodge Hotel I was already starting to imagine how splendid Karen & Philip’s album will look with all the North Coast coverage that we have included in the shoot, giving them both lots to show off to city friends when they take it back to Dublin with them.
Perhaps all the reminders in the album might even entice them to settle somewhere up this direction as they begin married life, after all being raised in an ‘area of outstanding natural beauty’ can’t be easy to give up.
by Davis Photography
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