Thought I would share this portrait of an Indian Bride I took at a Wedding we helped out with last Sunday. I used a 50mm 1.4 lens throughout the day which gave me very pleasing results. There will be more to come later.

Get To Know You Shoot
Three weeks before Laura and Matt’s wedding Brian and I met up with them at their venue, West Retford Hotel, to finalise their details and to do a ‘get to know you shoot’. We had a lovely afternoon walking around the grounds. They were excited talking about the preparations and really looking forward to their wedding day.

Wedding Day
On Saturday 23rd April 2011 Laura and Matt tied the knot. We started at St. Saviours Church, Retford, and then went on to the West Retford Hotel. We were so lucky with the weather. If anything it was too hot as the groom and groomsmen were dressed up in their woolen outfits (thinking it was April, they didn’t expect the temperature to be in the high 20’s C !) looking smart on the outside but sweltering on the inside. The day went fabulously. A thunderstorm (short and sharp) happened whilst they had their wedding breakfast (good timing) and later it was so pleasant with wonderfully cool air and beautiful light.

Our first wedding of the year took place at one of my favourite venues, Stubton Hall. What fantastic weather we had. The sun came out and it was like a spring day. Absolutely fabulous. Both Brian and myself had a lovely day photographing Lucy and Rob and all their guests. Have a brilliant honeymoon in Oman. I’d like to thank  Yvonne from Yvonne Lishman Photography for assisting us on the day.

We would love to know what you think - please comment and vote for your favourite image. Lucy and Rob will get a 12×8 inch print of the winning image.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.
8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

Sooo chuffed … entered the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers monthly competition last month and was awarded Gold for the category of Wedding Photojournalism and Silver for Traditional Portraits. Really pleased.

Going through my archives I came across the following photographic shoots that I did for Baroque Couture, Draycott. If you want a beautiful, bespoke wedding dress designed and made especially for you then Baroque Couture is definitely a bridal boutique to consider. We did the shoots at venues such as Bolsover Castle, Belton House, Draycott House and Elvaston Castle. It was a blast. The models were fantastic and Elaina of Baroque did wonders with their hair and make up. Elaina, also, can provide hair styling and make up for your wedding.

I just love this image of the little girl peeking between her mothers legs to look at the scene beyond. Thought I would share it with you. It makes me smile.

Before Christmas I went down to Leicester to second shoot for Kushal Joshi Photography. The initial indian wedding ceremony was a civil ceremony at Leicester Registry Office, then three weeks later was the official Hindu wedding at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel. It was a fantastic, colourful event so you can imagine there were a lot of photographs to be had. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Three weeks later we photographed the Hindu Ceremony.

What a brilliant day on Boxing Day. After nine years on the day when they first met Stephen and Katie finally got married. The venue was at the lovely setting of Belton Woods Hotel just outside of Grantham. It was minus 4 degrees and the snow still lay on the ground but that didn’t stop them from venturing out to get some fabulous photographs. Have a fantastic honeymoon in the warmer climate of the Maldives and we will see you when you return. We would like to thank Henry for being a brilliant assistant on the day.

1.

2.
3.

4.
5.

6.

7.
8.

9.

10.
11.

13.
14.

15.

16.

17.

On Wednesday I assisted Yvonne Lishman Photography with a wedding near Skegness. It was a very wintery scene which gave the wedding a magical feel. In between assisting I managed to grab some candid shots of the day.

Met up with Katie and Stephen at the Belton Woods De Vere Hotel for their pre wedding shoot and final consultation before their wedding in three weeks time on Boxing Day. Very exciting. We were lucky that the sun came out for us. Snowy landscape and blue sky … brilliant. Hope it is like this on their wedding day. Here are a few of the images we took.