New Years Eve Wedding

Charlie and Matt tied the knot on New Years Eve at the lovely Tylney Hall in Hook. Not only were they celebrating their marriage and seeing in 2007, it was also the grooms birthday!

After an emotional service in which Charlie's brother gave her away, the couple and the bridesmaids braved the elements to capture some pictures out in one of the covered turrets, creating some very atmospheric shots.

The big evening celebration followed and I was fortunate to have some time with Charlie to create some very memorable portraits on Tylney's famous staircase. 2007 was ushered in with a fork tied to big stick - used to burst some huge confetti filled balloons over the dance floor.


Charlie's second dress of the day, much lighter for dancing the night away


Personally made confetti holders for each guest


Natural light at its most beautiful


The beautiful bride


Matt and his best man walking through the grounds before the service


Lovely flowers with an elegant touch of sparkling diamonte


Almost time


Charlie moments before the service


Braving the elements, a little wet but worth it


Kiss undercover


The happy couple


One of my last shots of 2006 and one of my favourites


Again an instant favourite

You & Your Wedding Magazine Feature

I'm delighted to say that one of my weddings from last year is featured in the current March/April 2007 edition of You & Your Wedding magazine. Katie & Chris got married in a church in Bracknell with a reception held at The Ivy in London. Chris is American and Katie is dual nationality so they flew over specially, along with their family for a lovely English wedding.

Congratulations to you both.

Louise & Paul Wed at Chewton Glen

On 22nd December, Lousie and Paul got married at the five star Chewton Glen Hotel and Country Club in the New Forest.

A small wedding catered for guests from all over the world but mostly from South Africa making this Christmas wedding a truly special family occasion.

The beautiful grounds and interiors gave ample scope for some great photo opportunities including having access to the fantastic spa complex that made for some unusual but very memorable and beautiful wedding pictures. The weather was very kind to us with the fog that seemed to envelope everywhere else not touching this part of the New Forest.

Louise & Paul are a lovely couple, very much in love and photographing their wedding just days before Christmas was a real pleasure for me and a great way to start my Christmas holidays.



Details of the back of Louise's dress



The rings await their new owners



Louise moments before she left her room to make the walk to the ceremony



Last thoughts before the moment arrives



Louise's father gives her away



I really like this portrait of the groom



The couple share a kiss under the arches



The beautiful swimming pool complex complete with bride and groom



Very cold, but the couple warm each other up outside the hotel

Whose Shoes?

On Saturday 27th January 2007 I photographed the wedding of Helen and Paul at St Matthews Church near Lyndhurst in the New Forest with a reception at the lovely Rhinefield House. Full wedding story to follow as soon as possible.

(if your wondering why the shoes you'll need to reference the earlier whose shoes post).

Thank You

A warm thank you to my hosts at Losely Park on Sunday who put on a really lovely wedding fair in such a great location. Of course a very special thank you also to the couples who booked me on the day and have since booked me for their weddings. I really look forward to capturing your special day.

I met some fantastic wedding suppliers there too and will definately be doing some features on them and their businesses on here soon.

It's great to meet so many happy couples planning their wedding all in one place, it helps me appreciate just how lucky I am to be capturing images that are all about the happiest moments in life.