Simon Alexander Blog: Professional Magician

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of working at the wedding of William and Lorraine Jones, which was held a the beautiful Nutfield Priory Hotel & Spa in Surrey. 

We had great fun during the day and this was captured on film by by professional photographer Jenny Tremlett who sent me these great shots.

I’ve worked alongside Jenny on a number of occasions and her work really is first rate.  You can find out more about her at www.jaytimage.co.uk.

Earlier this month I had the privilege of performing at the wedding of Bobby and Gurdip Rai, whose reception was held in the grounds of the stunning Syon House in Middlesex.

With over four hundred guests attending, my feet hardly touched the ground as I whizzed from group to group.  However, I did just manage to grab a minute at the end to take this photo of the truly stunning couple.

I was booked by Gurdip’s sister Mandy, who later sent me this lovely note.

“Thank you for entertaining us at my Sister Gurdip’s wedding.  You where amazing and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed your company.  It was an absolute pleasure having you there and I look forward to hiring you again.”

Well all I can say is thank you for allowing me to a be a part of such an amazing day.

Having a magician at your wedding is an unconventional thing, so the couples that hire me tend to incline more towards fun than formality for their big days.   Consequently, I have the pleasure of attending some pretty unusual weddings … but Phil and Pam Hobson’s wedding in August pretty much took the biscuit.

The day was held at the beautiful Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey.  Phil is a marathon runner who runs in aid of Save The Rhinos.  He had always joked that he would have Pam mucking out the Abbey’s rhino enclosure on their wedding day.  Or at least, she’d always assumed he was joking.

As the wedding ceremony drew to a close and the couple enjoyed their first kiss, thundering hooves from the back of the room announced the arrival of two Wellington-wielding Rhinoceroses. (Yes, that is the correct plural … I looked it up!)

The blushing bride was then required to hoist up her wedding dress, don the wellies and follow them to the real rhino enclosure for the glamorous task to be undertaken.  Here are a couple of shots from the big day courtesy of Paul Marshall Studios.

Okay, so the real Rhinos were moved out … but that is real Rhino pooh: lucky girl!

Thanks Pam and Phil for allowing me to be a part of such a great fun day.

If you would like to find out more about endangered Rhinos or make a donation visit Save The Rhinos.