“Simply the Best”
Julie & Andy - Hever Castle
Some more lovely feedback, this time from a super couple Julie & Andy from the USA. The happy couple booked Hever Castle for their amazing 40th wedding anniversary. They also booked Elizabethan Minstral Dante Ferrara & Court Jester & Magician Robert Freeman. It was a beautiful evening of glorious wine & dinner in the prestigious main tudor dining hall in the Castle itself.
Hi Kenny,
Well, Julie and I are safely back in California and still basking in the afterglow of a truly great, one of a kind, party at Hever Castle!
We would like to say a great big thank you for the photos and for your amazing efforts to get us an initial set immediately after the party so that we could enjoy them on the long trip home. Yes, Julie really did have a little weep over them.
The final set of photos are just as spectacular and they really are true works of art, not just photos. Julie reckons the shots of her mother, now age 86, are probably the best ever!
Having an official photographer for our celebration was a bit of an afterthought, but we are so glad we decided to do it and in particular glad the folks at Hever recommended you.
Great photos taken in a friendly and unobtrusive way that just went with the flow of the party. I am sure we, and our guests, are going to enjoy them for a long time to come. Particularly as Julie is insisting we get them printed and bound into a book.
Thanks again.
Andy and Julie.
I just received another lovely review from Lucy & Richard whose wedding I shot recently at Hever Castle.
To Kenny
We know you realise already just how
pleased we are with
our photos of the wedding , but because we are so happy and can't thank you enough, we are doing it one more time!
A big thank you from the bottom of our hearts for our superb wedding photos, each one is a true delight to look at and are a work of art.
You have an exceptional talent, we are over the moon with them and so are our family and friends.
We look forward to seeing you again soon to say thank you in person.
Love and best wishes....Lucy & Richard xxx
I have just launched a fabulous new website to promote my corporate and event photography. It is very much a work in progress project and will be updated daily until its completion. To view follow this link to view the friendly navigation pages:
As the new wedding season gets underway, I shot a really lovely wedding at High Rocks recently for the lovely Catherine and Russel. Although they had
booked me over the phone, we only met very close to the wedding as I am a recommended photographer at the venue and they booked me on the strength on my work and reviews they looked at on line.
We took a tour around the rocks and together decided on some ideas we would use on the day. It was a really cool event and we visited the Rocks three times overall to get the shots in the right light, ending in the spectacular night shots. I have only posted a couple here as I am currently working through the
edit...
a lovely set of pics I think and one of my favourites is the veil blowing into Dad's face when Catherine exited the bridal car..very funny at the time. Here are just a few from the edit I
like..
I have just put this really cool corporate brochure together and I am really quite pleased with it. There are some shoots I have done in Oslo & Athens as well as the UK. I want to target a bit more corporate work which I really enjoy as often they are high profile assignments abroad.
ALL IMAGES © KENNY HICKEY PHOTOGRAPHY
I just spent the most fabulous day yesterday at the amazing HEVER CASTLE as an invited wedding supplier to exhibit to around 80 lovely wedding couples. Even the dull sad weather didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm to come and explore the beautiful Hever Castle and Grounds and to meet all the trusted wedding suppliers who regularly work at Hever. I was very fortunate to be set up very close to a wonderful wedding cake maker and I guess you can guess the rest!
A great day which led to some very promising leads which I am just following up.
Thank you Hever Castle for this great opportunity to meet some more of your esteemed customers and hope this leads to some more fab bookings at the best wedding venue in the UK...K
This just came in from Verity & Jarrod who got married at Dale Hill Golf Course, Ticehurst
Thank you so much V & J that is so appreciated, you stole my heart...best wishes.. Kenny
Thank you so much Kenny
From the very beginning Kenny brought a fantastic enthusiasm & energy, it was very obvious Kenny loves & cares about photography. This immediately endeared us to Kenny & made our decision to secure Kenny’s services for our wedding very easy. Kenny was happy to use his experience to suggest styles, plus listen to our ideas which was important to us. Kenny even took the time to visit the venue with us to get an understanding of the venue & where would work best for the pictures.
On the day Kenny was fantastic, he worked extremely hard to ensure every request we had made was fulfilled, & at the same time Kenny’s friendliness & attention to details remained constant throughout. Kenny was extremely professional & captured so many incredible images to remind us how amazing our wedding day was.
We received our disc of pictures far quicker than we had hoped & are so delighted with them, we have an amazing portfolio of photos from the day which we struggled to choose from for the prints.
Choosing a photographer for such an important day such as your wedding is a daunting prospect as you want everything to be perfect as it can be, your photos will help create & maintain your memories to cherish for years to come. Therefore I have no reservations whatsoever recommending Kenny & sincerely thank him
Love Verity & Jarrod
15th June 2016
A lovely wedding I shot late last year of Tom & Emma's wedding at Hever Castle. A really grand couple
and we had lots of fun around the grounds to produce some priceless images. Thank you Tom & Emma
for asking me to capture your very special day.
A very special thanks to my dear friends Carol & Paul from 'CutAboveProductions' video services.
Amy & Paul who booked me by conference call from the United States of America & their reponse to my services covering their wedding at Hever Castle
I thankfully found out about Kenny Hickey through a recommended supplier list from Hever Castle when I was
planning my wedding last year. The quality of his photographs speaks for themselves. They are absolutely stunning—a result of his knowledge and experience in the industry and at
Hever Castle. Kenny knows Hever Castle incredibly well; he understands the best locations and angles to best capture the bride, groom, guests and the incredible setting that is
Hever. He makes an already beautiful setting dynamic by paying attention to all of the details. What is more, Kenny is a sincere pleasure to work with, from beginning to
end. He values his customers, and makes the process seamless. My husband and I knew we found an excellent photographer when we chose Kenny for our wedding, but
he far exceeded our expectations. Indeed, Kenny is certainly one of the
reasons why we look back on our experience at Hever with such fond memories. He does more than document an event. Kenny really captures the moment—the emotion, detail and
lasting memories that you will remember and cherish forever. After working with Kenny, and seeing the pictures he produced, my husband and I agree that Kenny is the best photographer that
we have ever seen. We count ourselves lucky that he photographed our wedding
Amy & Paul xx
United States of America
This is a quite a belated review but I didn't want to miss the opportunity of telling people about the magical wedding experience we had at
this very special, beautiful place.
We had our wedding on August 20th, and the whole day was perfect, from start to finish. Although my inspiration for having my wedding at Hever Castle was my admiration and affinity with Anne Boleyn,
we couldn't have had a better location for our wedding. It was held in the Astor Wing, which was stunning. Words fall short of describing how atmospheric and beautiful it was. I simply couldn't have
asked for more.
The staff were wonderful to, nothing was to much trouble. Suzie Latter, immediately put as at ease and so helpful with planning the day. Christopher, who took over from Suzie when she was unable to
attend work, was incredibly helpful, polite and instrumental to the smooth running of our day. We can't thank him enough. Such a lovey person. In fact, all the staff were. So kind and
professional.
Especially the chef, who accommodated us in every way and helped create our perfect wedding menu. In all honesty, it was one of the best meals I've ever had. And all my guests thought so
too.
We live in the North of England, and this obviously made things a little trickier to plan, but Hever Castle staff were always in contact with us, double checking and triple checking everything, to
make sure everything was what we wanted and was all we dreamed. Nothing was to much trouble.
I would also strongly recommend the photography services of Kenny Hickey. I have received countless complimentson my wedding photos. Kenny is a true professional. The end results are simply stunning.
In my opinion, this is the ultimate wedding location. It has everything. The grounds are out of this world, like an oasis. The castle
speaks for itself, so rich in history, and so very beautiful. And the Astor wing is incomparable to anything we've seen before. I emplore anyone considering having the special day at Hever Castle to
do so. I give you my word you will have the most incredible day. And one you will never forget.
Thank you so much Hever.
A really lovely recent page from Nicola Hall-Hall of Cakes from a beautiful wedding we both covered at Hever Castle.
Click on the link below to see the page live on Nicola's page
Hi Kenny
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:28:25 +0000
From: ohlssonbaskerville
To: kennyhickey_photography@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Photography at Hever Castle
“Breathtakingly beautiful, dream come true...”
Reviewed 22 October 2013 via mobile
This is a quite a belated review but I didn't want to miss the opportunity of telling people about the magical wedding experience we had at this very special, beautiful place.
We had our wedding on August 20th, and the whole day was perfect, from start to finish. Although my inspiration for having my wedding at Hever Castle was my admiration and affinity with Anne Boleyn, we couldn't have had a better location for our wedding. It was held in the Astor Wing, which was stunning. Words fall short of describing how atmospheric and beautiful it was. I simply couldn't have asked for more.
The staff were wonderful to, nothing was to much trouble. Suzie Latter, immediately put as at ease and so helpful with planning the day. Christopher, who took over from Suzie when she was unable to attend work, was incredibly helpful, polite and instrumental to the smooth running of our day. We can't thank him enough. Such a lovey person. In fact, all the staff were. So kind and professional.
Especially the chef, who accommodated us in every way and helped create our perfect wedding menu. In all honesty, it was one of the best meals I've ever had. And all my guests thought so too.
We live in the North of England, and this obviously made things a little trickier to plan, but Hever Castle staff were always in contact with us, double checking and triple checking everything, to make sure everything was what we wanted and was all we dreamed. Nothing was to much trouble.
I would also strongly recommend the photography services of Kenny Hickey and his Videographer partner Carol Navis. I have received countless compliments on my wedding photos and video. They are amazing and true professionals. The end results are simply stunning.
I emplore anyone considering having the special day at Hever Castle to do so. I give you my word you will have the most incredible day. And one you will never forget.
Thank you so much Hever.
Stayed August 2013
Wedding 4th October Salomons (Stapple to Carter)
Louise Carter Add to contacts 10/21/14 Keep this message at the top of your inbox
To: kennyhickey_photography@hotmail.com
Hi Kenny,
I just wanted to say again a very big thank for doing our wedding photos. I know we have not seen them yet, and only seen the ones on your facebook page which are amazing, so very excited for when we do. I just wanted to pass on some of the comments from my guests. They have all said to me how nice you and your assistant were on the day. How professional you both were and how relaxed you made it. They said it was so nice to have photos taken without being bossed around and that basically they you were the best photographer they had seen. I must say I agree with them myself because you both made Brian and myself feel very relaxed in everyway.
Many Thanks
Louise and Brian Carter
Some more lovely feedback from another Hever Castle Wedding earlier this year
from the super Matthew & Katrina..really kind and easy going couple to work with.
To: kennyhickey_photography@hotmai
Subject: Saturday 7th June at Hever Castle (Katrina and Matthew's
wedding)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 10:27:56 +0000
Hi Kenny,
Here is a testimonial from Katrina and I:
“Kenny did an absolutely outstanding job as our
wedding photographer. He made both of us feel at ease from the start, and our guests absolutely adored him. The quality of his photos were second to none and we were especially impressed with his
efforts to quickly edit a selection of photos for us to take away on our honeymoon. We could highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great photographer to capture their special day.”
Thanks again for all your efforts!
Matt & Katrina
Great news..I have just received notification that I have been selected as a shortlisted finalist for Kent Wedding Photographer of the Year at the prestigeous Kent Wedding Awards to be held at a black tie awards ceremony in Maidstone. This is a very competitive award with so many great photographers chasing the title. I will be attending the dinner knowing I will be surrounded by oodles of talent and will be keeping my fingers crossed for a triumphant outcome!
Hannah & Chris's sneak preview from a very romantic and different wedding at the beautifully secluded Hayne Barn House in Saltwood. As soon as I walked into the grounds and entered the amazing marquee, it immediately screamed Hannah to me.
Hannah is very artistic and quirky so I shot the job to portray this. Chris and his Navy friends certaintly keep up the entertainment and in all a very brilliant and memorable day...bless you guys.
Hannah's intial comments...
KENNY!!!!!! OMG the photos are incredible I love them!!!!! You have captured everything perfectly:) Thank you so so so much:) I couldn't be happier!!!!
Love Hannah & Chris xXxX
Sneak preview from Jamie & Chris's wedding at Mountains Country House 4/8/14
It was a great wedding yesterday with Jamie & Chris getting married at Mountains Country House where I used to teach. The boys all had their Super Heroes vest which they donned near the end of the day for a few pics. Mountains is a splendid setting for a wedding with a really fabulous Marquee set up in the grounds ready for the wedding breakfast. The ceremony was shot in the open air under a gazebo and the weather was really kind to us. There was even a Marryokee which really was a lot of crazy fun...congrats to the young couple who ran it ..they did a great job..
Great day, great couple, great wedding...job done.
Jamie & Chris's initial feedback
Me and Jamie had a perfect day and we cannot wait to see all the pictures. You made us feel so relaxed during the photo shoots and we really enjoyed your company, which made the photos fun!
Thanks again mate
Chris & Jamie
1 - First press the optional 'blue' music button below to listen to a great track while you view the slideshow.
2 - Press the diagonal arrow symbol next to the play button above to view images full screen.
3 - Next, remember tp press the play button on the bottom right hand side of the screen...enjoy
A sneak preview from Vereity & Jarrods super wedding at Dale Hill Golf Course
A fun packed day with Verity & Jarrod with Verity showing us all how to er drive a golf buggy. I wonder if Jarrod has recovered yet! It was a great wedding and everything went to plan. We did a previous recce of the golf course prior the wedding so had a good idea of the shots we would get. Well done to Verity & Jarrod, a really lovely couple and really enjoyed being a big part in their special day together.
Lovely feedback from Verity & Jarrod
Kenny, they are absolutely amazing!!!! I LOVE them!!! You really are wonderful!!! :) xx
A sneak preview from Eloise & Michael's wedding reception at The Turkey Mill, Kent
Here are a few sample pics from the lovely Eloise and Michaels recent wedding. The wedding itself was at the Salvation Army Church in Maidstone and the reception was held at the Turkey Mill in Kent. We had to dodge a few showers but the day itself was beautiful and Eloise and Michael looked really grand in their fab wedding outfits...hope you like the pics...
Some lovely initial feedback just received from Eloise & Michael
Hi Kenny,
We have just landed from our honeymoon and what a thing to land to! The photos are simply stunning. Even though we have only seen your first sneak preview it has really captured the day perfectly already. I am in love with all of the shots we have seen - thank you so much for your hard work on the day and after (it must take ages!). We cannot wait to see more!
Thank you! Eloise and Michael (P.S we loved the music in the background)
I have decided I would be happy doing more of these. This was a lot of fun, particularly the 'Titanic' remake thanks to a very kind sailor who let us board his boat.
A recent review posted on Hitched by Susie Latter who worked as the key wedding organiser at Hever Castle for several years
Heading: Amazing photography, professional & approachable
Description: I'm a wedding organiser and worked for Hever Castle for 3 years, this is where I first met Kenny. A very prestigious venue, only recommends the best. Throughout this time I continuously recommended Kenny to my brides, many of whom booked him as their wedding photographer. He is by far a great photographer. Very approachable, kind hearted, nothing is too much trouble. Kenny understands that every brides dream is their wedding day and will go above and beyond to make sure every moment is captured. Now the time has come for me to get married, I booked Kenny straight away. I know, without a shadow of a doubt that my wedding photography will be 100% to my satisfaction. (I will follow with a post wedding review in due course)
Really nice news today. My client from Trade Winds from the Marine Risk Forum was so impressed with the coverage and service I supplied at the Fishmongers Hall forum last week that they have asked me to cover a very important conference in Athens in two weeks time. I absolutely adore Greece and have many friends there from previous exploits and it will be lovely setting foot in this wonderful country again :o)
Emma & Tom's wedding
Another very successful meeting tonight with the very lovely Emma and her dear Mum tonight who have booked me for Emma & Tom's wedding at Hever Castle next May. Really looking forward to meeting Tom in the near future...thank you both for seeing me tonight and look forward to your big day at the beautiful Hever Castle.
Nicola & Andrew's wedding
I just recently met a really lovely couple Nicola & Andrew who are getting married in Sandhurst followed by a fabulous reception in St Ronans School in Hawkhurst in July 2015. I am so happy they have confirmed they are booking my services...they are so really very nice... :o)
Hever Castle today 10 April 2014
I spent about 3 hours in the very early morning light shooting new arty shots of Hever Castle grounds and the Loggia. I even rowed a heavy boat all the way up the lake getting some really great shots and had two large hissing swans for close company...they were really great models and really helpful :o). These shots are really cool and I will use them for all my clients who get married there so they all have plenty of really great shots of the Castle and grounds. I will post them here once I have post produced them...Kenny
A really nice recent review posted by Paul Meyer owner of Photoshoot studio Hire in Southborough
Kenny has used my studio on a number of occasions and is always the complete professional. He has been a professional photographer for many years and that is very obvious when you talk to him.
With a pleasant and helpful attitude he always gets the results that his clients demand. it's a pleasure to have Kenny in the studio and he will look after your needs exceptionally
well.
Paul Meyer
Owner of Photoshoot Studio Hire
Southborough
Great Wedding Testimonial
November 2012 in Hever Castle
Subject: RE: Wedding at Hever Castle (4th Feb 2012)
From: liz@pither.com
To: kennyhickey_photography@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:32:20 +0000
Dear Kenny,
Please find below the testimonial that Simon and I wrote for you when we received our photographs. I hope it reflects how truly appreciative we are for the wonderful photographs we have of our
wedding day.
Liz & Simon Pither x
Testimonial for Kenny Hickey Photography: Hever Castle 4th Feb 2012
Photography was always one of our main priorities when planning our wedding as we wanted to ensure we
had something that would evoke memories of just how special our big day was and capture the atmosphere of our spectacular wedding venue. We spent a long time looking round at a number of different
photographers and eventually settled on Kenny Hickey Photography as we really liked the style and creativity of Kenny's portfolio. He also came highly recommended by our venue and knew the setting
well. Our initial meeting with Kenny re-enforced our decision as he was so friendly and had lots of ideas but was also keen to listen to what was important to us. To top it all off, he had back-up
plans for every kind of disaster we could think of that might affect our wedding day which meant we had one less thing to worry about!
On the day, Kenny and his assistant were extremely professional and made sure we got all the photographs that were really important to us, even though this meant standing out in the freezing cold for
a fair amount of time! They were so personable and unobtrusive that it was more like having two extra guests at the wedding than two photographers and several of our guests commented on how friendly
they were. They even agreed to stay on for an extra hour at our evening reception despite the fact that it had started to snow heavily outside and we really appreciated their commitment to making
sure our wedding day photography was all that we hoped.
When we received our photographs from Kenny we could not have been happier with our decision. The photographs were beyond our expectations and a number of people who have seen them, including friends
of friends who don't even know us, have commented that they are the best wedding photogrphs they have ever seen! We also got some great photographs that Kenny's assistant had taken from
different angles which really added another dimension to our memories of the day. All in all, our experience of wedding photography could not have been better and we would not hesitate to
wholeheartedly recommend Kenny Hickey Photography to anyone!
January
Susie Latter Wedding Co-orinator Hever Castle posted to Kenny Hickey Photography
17 January near Yalding via Mobile
Kenny, thank you so much for doing the Hever staff Christmas party photos. They look amazing. Everyone had a great time and I've heard nothing but fab feedback. We look forward to seeing you soon. Best wishes Susie from Hever Castle.
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