The unusual scenario of photographing two quite separate family occasions over a weekend at the same London church  - Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More, Cheyne Row, Chelsea. 

On Sunday it was Emma and Christian’s fourth child’s Christening day and the hottest June since the summer of 1976 - which I remember well as a 10-year-old with its seemingly endless days of floating around in the sultry heat of rural England not knowing what to do.

Not the best conditions for dressing a drowsy baby in the family heirloom christening gown and holding out for happy and wide awake at the ceremony. However, in the event, this little boy did very well and I think the cool refreshing water on his head at the moment of baptism was most definitely an act of God!

However, by the time it was all over and we arrived at the reception, he was most definitely ready for a long snooze in the shade, and no amount of high antics and noise from the ramble of siblings and cousins around him was going to wake him from his post-baptism nap.

A beautiful family event filled with emotion and joy.

Where was this christening?  Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More, Cheyne Row, Chelsea SW3 and afterwards in the church refectory

If you are thinking about having some professional portraits taken of your children, or a family photography session, or have a special family occasion you are planning which you'd like documented, I'd love to hear from you. I also provide vouchers for family and children's portraiture sessions which make a great present for any parent or partner.