Remember the day of the flash floods?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by jerryfenner

Remember Thursday 18th August, the day of the flash floods in Bournemouth, Dorset?

Well, in amongst everything that was going on that day, weddings were still taking place, and wedding photographers had to get the pictures!

I was fortunate NOT to be photographing a Bournemouth wedding that day but instead was in The New Forest, at the lovely Careys Manor.

Sam and Chris were getting married there, that day, and remembered planning their wedding back in the dark cold days of winter, looking forward to a lovely August day, with the sun shining, and everyone relaxing in the lovely gardens at Careys Manor ….. English weather!

Sam and Chris’s ceremony was at the hotel, as was the reception, so at least they were there, but so many of the guests, including Chris the groom’s parents, were getting held up by the floods and the road closures and the general chaos in Bournemouth that it was decided to delay the ceremony, to give everyone as much time as possible. The lovely registrars were able to wait an extra half an hour which proved long enough for the groom’s parents to arrive. and most of the other delayed guests.

Sam was fabulous – a lot of brides would have been distraught at such a turn of events, but she was lovely and just got on with the day, enjoying making her vows with Chris, and enjoying the Absolute Fun Casino in the evening!