Wedding at Inner Temple London | EJ and Ed’s Photofilm

In the course of my vocation, I hear many wedding speeches, as you would expect. Many. The best speeches seem those that flow from an orator’s mouth with a kind of unconscious aptitude for emotional honesty and often with the vocal dexterity of a poet or professional wordsmith. These speakers are simply eloquently cruising; their audience believing and devouring each sentence spoken. And in speech terms, the good ones, the really good ones, sound almost as if they are being invented on the fly, yet conversely have all the structure of something that’s seemingly taken months to compose.

I am reminded by my own impromptu rather inept speech at a meal to celebrate ten years of marriage to my wife recently, that ad-libs are not necessarily my strongest forte and if you have something special to say, take a little time to think before you stand. But I’m in good company it seems as the ‘CEO of comedy’ Bob Hope proved when he suggested much rehearsing and planning went into his famous ad-libbing. Tommy Cooper‘s bungling magical mishaps were a recital of such detailed organisation, yet appeared anything but. JFK, Martin Luther; they all proved that if you have something important and resounding to proffer, then you’d better plan, because you only have that one fleeting moment to share well. And whilst this isn’t supposed to be a piece about how to make a wedding speech with the palpable potency a revered world leader would happily lay claim to, it is proof why what is said on a wedding day is worth more than a cursory thought or ‘borrowed’ passage from the planet’s favourite search engine.

This is EJ and Ed’s Inner Temple weddings Wedding Photofilm, a short ‘movie’ featuring stills and sounds from their fabulously emotional day. And what a genuinely wonderful occasion it was too; laughter coursed through this wedding from start to finish – as I think you’ll experience. But this too is, I think, a masterclass in wedding oratory. I always heard speeches as I photographed them, but it wasn’t until I began to record and relive them through making these Wedding Photofilms, that I really began to listen to them. I’d be grateful of your comments and notes. Congratulations Ed, congratulations EJ, an event to make anyone feel ten feet tall.

If you’re looking forward to celebrating your wedding at The Inner Temple and enjoy a documentary approach to photography, please do drop me a line via the contact page as I’d love to hear more about the plans for your big day.