Geraldine and Bill together outside, in black and white.

Geraldine & Bill

Geraldine and Bill at Addington Palace, from the Great Hall and its staircase to fireworks and a final portrait in the rain.

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Addington Palace · Croydon, England

Geraldine & Bill

01 / ADDINGTON PALACE

Before the doors open.

Sunlight through the leaves above Addington Palace.
Ivy climbing a pale wall.
A carved stone face at Addington Palace.
The pale ceiling and cornice of a palace room.
Decorative plasterwork in the palace.
A tassel beside a dark panelled door at Addington Palace.
Flowers and foliage in shadow.

02 / TWO ROOMS

Getting ready.

Geraldine getting ready in a dim room.
Geraldine’s face caught in reflected light.
A person reads a handwritten note, in black and white.
Folds of pale fabric in black and white.
A figure in shadow seen from behind.
Hands adjusting clothing during preparations.
Geraldine and two women together during the preparations.
A close black-and-white study of Geraldine’s eyes.
Geraldine turns toward the light in a formal portrait.
A hand adjusts pale fabric in low light.
Bill in side light, in black and white.
Bill in his tuxedo against a dark interior.

03 / THE GREAT HALL

Under the chandelier.

Draped curtains frame the lit hall.
The ornate brass chandelier at Addington Palace.
The Great Hall arranged for the ceremony.
An overhead black-and-white view of Geraldine in the aisle.
Guests watching the ceremony, in black and white.
Geraldine and Bill seen close together beneath her veil.
A child carried by a guest in the hall.
A printed sheet held during the ceremony.
Geraldine and Bill together beneath flowers in the Great Hall.
Geraldine smiles beneath her veil.

04 / OUTSIDE

Into the light.

Geraldine and Bill with guests outside the palace, in black and white.
A woman laughing outside in black and white.
Geraldine and Bill together outside, in black and white.
Geraldine and Bill embrace beneath a spreading branch.
Geraldine’s train trails across the lawn beside the palace wall.
A black-and-white portrait of Geraldine and Bill holding each other.
Geraldine holding her flowers in front of a garden arch.
Geraldine and Bill cross the lawn in front of Addington Palace.
A view of the palace façade and garden steps.
Bill helps carry Geraldine’s gown outside the palace, in black and white.
Geraldine and Bill ascend the palace steps in black and white.

05 / THE PALACE INTERIOR

Back inside.

Red patterned carpet across the stairs.
Geraldine and Bill sit on red-carpeted stairs in a dark room.
Geraldine and Bill lean into each other in an upholstered chair.
Geraldine and Bill lie beside the curved red staircase, seen from directly above.
A close-up of the couple’s hands and wedding rings.
Geraldine and Bill beneath a tall doorway framed by flowers.
Geraldine and her train in a dark palace interior.
Geraldine and Bill silhouetted by a tall window.

06 / THE RECEPTION

The room fills again.

A place card among flowers and gold glassware.
Guests raise their glasses beneath the flowers in the Great Hall.
Guests look toward the speaker in black and white.
Two guests laugh at the table during the speeches.
A man speaks from a lectern in the wood-panelled hall.
Guests laugh beneath the hanging flowers.

07 / AFTER DARK

The lights go down.

The couple under an umbrella with fireworks overhead.
Geraldine and Bill dance together under coloured lights.
A guest dances in the teal light of the Winter Garden.
Guests raise their glasses on the dance floor.
A guest in red holds up a drink under the party lights.
A guest dances among the crowd in black and white.
A man looks up from the chequered floor lit by a red glow.
Discarded shoes on the black-and-white tiled floor.

08 / OUTSIDE AGAIN

One last light.

Geraldine and Bill stand in a pool of light after dark, in black and white.
Geraldine and Bill lean toward each other in a close portrait edged in orange light.
Geraldine and Bill hold each other in backlit rain.