Karen & Kam's Wedding Photography at Draycote Hotel

Kam & Karen’s Wedding at Draycote Hotel, Rugby

Wedding Photography by Emma Lowe Photography

Kam and Karen’s wedding at Draycote Hotel in Rugby was a wonderful celebration, full of colour, personality and some lovely moments to photograph.

Their Indian-inspired wedding styling brought beautiful colours to the day, and we were fortunate to have glorious sunshine. Although, as a photographer, I have to admit that bright sunshine isn’t always quite as helpful as everyone thinks!

With the golf course providing a lovely backdrop, I had plenty of opportunities to capture Kam and Karen together, although the strong sunlight certainly kept me on my toes.

A Wedding Full of Colour at Draycote Hotel

One of the things I particularly enjoyed about Kam and Karen’s wedding was the colour and character of their celebrations.

Rather than making everything feel overly posed, I concentrated on photographing their expressions, the interactions between them and the little moments that made their wedding personal.

Wedding Photographs on the Golf Course

Draycote Hotel has the advantage of its surrounding golf course, which gave us a lovely open setting for Kam and Karen’s couple photographs.

We headed out onto the course to make the most of the scenery and capture some portraits away from the celebrations.

The sunshine was incredibly strong, which made the photography a little more challenging than it might appear!

Bright, direct sunlight can create harsh shadows across faces, particularly around the eyes, while also making it difficult for couples to look towards the camera comfortably.

I had to think carefully about where I positioned Kam and Karen, using different angles and the direction of the sunlight to achieve the best results.

Despite the challenging conditions, we captured some lovely photographs together, with the golf course providing a beautiful backdrop.

Making the Most of the Sunshine

One of the things I’ve learnt from photographing weddings over the years is that the weather doesn’t always make things easy, even when it’s sunny!

For Kam and Karen, the strong sunlight meant I needed to adapt how I photographed them, particularly when working in the open spaces around the golf course.

I kept the portraits relaxed and gave them a little direction where needed, making sure they were comfortable rather than spending too long standing in the direct sunshine.

The colours of their wedding outfits looked particularly striking against the green surroundings, and I loved the contrast in the photographs.

A Lovely Wedding to Photograph

What stands out to me about Kam and Karen’s wedding is the combination of their colourful Indian-inspired styling and the beautiful open setting at Draycote Hotel.

The sunshine presented a few challenges, but that’s all part of wedding photography, and I really enjoyed finding ways to make the most of the conditions.

Kam and Karen were lovely to photograph, and I’m so pleased we had the opportunity to head onto the golf course for their portraits.

Thank you both for choosing me to photograph your wedding. I wish you a wonderful future together!

Emma x