Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding - November/December 2020 (Issue 83)

FREEZE FRAME Winter wedding photos to make your heart melt www.step hnewtonphotography.com I t may be chilly outside but these heartwarming wedding photos capture all the warmth of love’s eternal flame. Winter weddings can provide a wealth of photo opportunities, whatever the weather. Think flickering candlelight, fun outdoor shots, umbrellas or wedding wellies, cosy indoor backdrops, festive decorations, a grand fireplace, fairylights and rich, warm colour schemes. For all this and more, first on the to-do list is to find a professional photographer you can bond with and trust, then relax and let them work their magic. Dorset-based Steph Newton has a wealth of ideas to make the most of all the season has to offer. She says, “For photographers like me that love natural light for those candid, story-telling shots, it’s important to make the most of the daylight hours available. What we lose as the nights draw in, we gain in all the cosy vibes that an English winter wedding never fails to deliver. After the warm lit summer months, it’s refreshing to create images with cool weather tones and romantic winter trends.  From lace sleeves to knit jumpers, winter weddings bring a whole new element in the wedding style stakes.”  STEPH NEWTON PHOTOGRAPHY | WWW.STEPHNEWTONPHOTOGRAPHY.COM I love how Ivana is looking to her friends and family in this moment and how the eye is drawn to her face by the slight blur of trees in the foreground that frames the shot. Winter weddings still deliver epic outdoor confetti shots.  You can’t beat the joy on Ivana’s face in this shot and I am in love with the colour pops.  Ivana and Arthur’s wedding, The Barn at Gorwell, Abbotsbury Becky and David’s wedding, Kingston Country Courtyard, Corfe Castle PHOTOGRAPHY 55