Hanna + Olly | Kent Wedding Photography | The Oak Barn Frame Farm

Wedding

10 Nov

Back in September I headed over to one of my favourite venues, The Oak Barn Frame Farm, for Hanna & Olly’s beautiful wedding day. I was joined by Charlotte Amy Photography who was my second shooter for the day, and covered all of Hanna’s prep pictures for me.

Last year I ended up photographing at The Oak Barn pretty much a couple of times a month, so have tons of weddings that I’d love to share from there, however I opted to share Hanna & Olly’s first, as I think it gives a good idea of where a second shooter can really benefit you on a wedding day. I’ve included quite a few moments taken from multiple angles which I'm sure you’ll notice when scrolling through. We also used different lighting setups for the dancing in the evening, which gave a good variety of pictures.

The venue was dressed beautifully, with fresh flowers and foliage everywhere, courtesy of See Rose Floral Designs, which worked so well with the character of the barn. After the ceremony Hanna & Olly were whisked away for a quick lap of honour in Hanna’s dad’s newly restored vintage car which ended up needing a bit of a helping hand from the groomsmen to get out of the venue!

Guests enjoyed lawn games on the grass overlooking the fields and trees, whilst the main barn was prepared for dinner. Hanna & Olly opted for a few long tables, which I think really suits The Oak Barn. After dinner and speeches we spotted the sun finally making an appearance, so headed back out for another portrait shoot down by the lake, which then turned out to be one of the most amazing sunsets of the year!

Hanna’s family are German, so they chose to do a Polterabend, which is where all of the guests smash porcelain plates and cups. The bride and groom then have to tidy this up to give them good luck for their marriage. Great fun to photograph, although we ended up spending a lot of the time dodging flying plates! After the cutting of the cake and some sparklers everyone headed back up to the main barn for their evening celebrations. Thanks so much to Hanna & Olly for inviting us along to capture the day for them!