The Post Lockdown Wedding
Fate | K2B | 1 Year
The gorgeous Abby and DJ Odoe tied the knot, officially, in May 2021 after 10 years together! But due to the ole C19 still knocking about, and people not knowing their arse from their elbow, their scotch eggs from their substantial meals, Abby and Owen opted for a small, intimate and relaxed ceremony with close friends and family. They did the legal bit at the local registry office, followed by celebrations in their village local (although, just because their wedding was “small”, if iv learned anything at all from these two, its that I have no doubt whatsoever that their celebrations were B I G).
I got in touch with Abby to ask her if she would be interested in doing some modelling for Wolf & Raven (cos, yanno…her face), and she was not only game, but she even offered up Owens services too - as she wanted to recreate a wedding/elopement! Although their wedding day was everything they both wanted, Abby had a tiny regret that they never got any official photos and that all their pics were taken on friends phones. So upon trying to coordinate all our schedules there was one date that worked for everyone - and that was the day before their 1 year anniversary! FATE!
So we planned an anniversary elopement…
Abby and Own live in a stunning village just at the bottom of a somewhat overlooked moor - Kirkby Moor. Kirkby Moor has panaramic views of the West coast of Cumbria, you can see Black Combe in incredible intricate detail, and views out into the Irish Sea for as far as they eye can see - a truly stunning location, so we knew this had to be where we ended up on our elopement.
Abby had a couple of suggestions, 1) she had to get her beloved Land Rover in the pics and 2) there was a bridge close by to their house that she envisioned some of the images.
Not a problem!
Well, it nearly was a bit of a problem. We were shooting on the same day as the Keswick to Barrow (an iconic annual charity walk of 40+ miles in Cumbria with over 2.5k participants), and the route went right past the bridge which was already located on a really narrow country road - luckily we were there late morning, and the poor bastards taking part in the K2B were nowhere near passing us at this stage (except 1 guy! Mental). So, we spent a short while here before heading up to the Moor.
I roped in my Dads help to get me 4 hay bales from a local farmer he knows so that I could set up a celebratory picnic for Abby and Owen for when they got to the Moor. We spent the rest of the afternoon here, having a laugh, drinking some absolutely AWFUL Prosecco (sorry guys lol, at least we didn’t feel bad about a shake and spray shot!) and getting some detailed shots of some of the smaller details from their original wedding - their invites, personalised stickers, their personalised face masks (booooo C19), perfumes etc.
Abby did not wear her original wedding dress (which was effing stunning), but she did get an equally gorgeous pant suit from ASOS, and to be honest, I think more brides should wear them - she looked cool af. Her good friend Aimee also sorted out some beaut dried flowers for our picnic, and Abbys bouquet and head piece too, Aimee owns one of the best local florists in our area Flowers by Aimee, Dalton-in-Furness, and she was able to recreate Abbys flowers she had 1 year earlier, almost exactly.
It was a pleasure to spend the day with Abby and Owen and to capture some images which they can treasure throughout the rest of their happily married life!
W & R x
