I’ve had a bit of an experience. An entirely good one. Great in fact. Thursday, I was watching the news, marvelling at the mad and the muddled who had started to camp out on the pavement outside Westminster Abbey. Tents up, sleeping bags unrolled and bottles of bubbly at the ready. 2 whole days before…
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Fan-bloomin’-tastic! This post made me smile from ear to ear, what a tremendously memorable collection of pictures. Wow!
Didn’t watch the wedding, went shopping when I knew it would be quiet, and besides I have it on Sky+ and I only really want to see the dress…..
Damn you Kate. This brought a tear to my eye and now I’m going to have to watch the whole damn thing, probably weeping while I do and make my husband cross. Resistance is futile.
Love what you did, who you captured and what it meant to you. Now I wan tto know each person’s story… please.
xxx
These are absolutely amazing images! You really have a special talent
What an outstanding post Kate absolutely love it and thanks for posting, made my day. Fantastic set of images, what a memory of a great day
Seriously in awe of these Kate! What a fabulous time you must have had, I can just feel the excitement and emotion in all these images. You have captured a nation in a perfectly rare moment in time so admirably! Well done!
WOW WOW WOW!! These are so brilliant Kate – gorgeous portraits, wonderful expressions and faces. Good skills my friend. I can’t pick a favourite – I love them all.
Fantastic post. Love the portraits! You very clever, brave lady x
I love it!! I woke up at 1:30am Canada time to watch the festivities~ it was so worth it, as was your great lengthy post. You captured the spirit beautifully!
Kate this is a wonderful blog post! I completely admire your courage in approaching these people and taking their photographs and you did a great job of it. I recently had a mini break down on the street when trying to do some face to face market research, I just couldn’t approach people and it made me so annoyed at myself! So I’d love just an ounce of your bravery
Yesterday brought our mixed bag of a nation together and you’ve really captured that. Brilliant and brave portraits, Kate. You’ve caught an atmosphere very few TV cameras managed!
Brilliant!
Love, love, love this post Kate. I think you summed up the day perfectly, the elation, the coming-together-joyfulness that we all felt for their wedding day. Truly remarkable – and you will never forget being part of the history of it, and you having documented the feeling with these amazing images (a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity), of everyone is brilliant! Well done you!
Oh Kate, I so wish I’d have had your enthusiasm to get down there and soak it all in with a camera in my hand, but I doubt I would have had your talent and produced work like this. Amazing and as Claire said, I want to know all about the people in the pictures now.
You rock!
These portraits are fantastic. You have really captured the spirit of the moment. I can not wait to do some street portraits with you
I am one of the ladies in hats – don’t know if we are mad or muddled but we had an absolutely fantastic, once in a lifetime experience that we will remember always. The kindness and generosity of all we met has regenerated my faith in the human race! Thanks so much for the brilliant photos. Heather (and on behalf of Stevie, Christine and Anne)
Wow..what a fabulous representation of a truly memorable day! Love your photographs…when is it you’re coming again to do mine?xxx
Kate, you kindly photographed my sister and I with our Tiara’s on that wonderful evening, and I’m SO HONORED to be a part of your collection! I kept your card but was a little skeptical about your motivation for taking our pictures. I’m so happy I checked your website out and found this post. I loved reading about how YOU came to be there and YOUR experience. We had just arrived from New York via Heathrow and had not slept yet as we couldn’t wait to “get in the action” at the Abbey. The atmosphere was fantastic and I personally enjoyed the “Wedding Eve” more than the actual Wedding Day. However being there was SO important to my sister and I and we did it! I know I would NOT have been happy watching it on TV from the USA. We live in America, but are British and very proud of it! Your words and photographs stir my emotions of the very special time we had and the expressions captured by your talented hand speak loudly to the level of excitement and anticipation felt by all present. I’m so happy you mustered up the courage to do it and I hope that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge see this as I’m sure they too would be proud of your work. GOOD JOB KATE!
Kate Griffin, I am in awe of you. I wish so much to have 1% of the skill you do to capture the essence of a person and the ambiance of the environment. I completely love your work. Thank you so much for the fantastic start to the day!
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