Monday, October 29, 2007

Sarah & David wed at The Old Mill

On a beautiful bright September afternoon Sarah & David tied the knot at the picturesque Old Mill in Aldermaston. This was a wedding filled with lots of love and fun, epitomised by the young bridesmaids who must have covered every blade of grass in the gardens.

After an emotional service the lovely newlyweds enjoyed the sunshine and toured the grounds creating some memorable pictures. After some heartfelt speeches the guests were treated to a chocolate fountain (a dry cleaning company must have done well after this wedding) and the DJ got the party going with the first dance of many.

Final touches

The lovely rings & flowers

Sarah has her dress tied up

The bridal boquet

Bridesmaids arrive

The bride arrives

Final moments before the grand entrance

With this ring...

Fun in the garden

A very happy groom

Every guest had the chance to be lucky in love too with scratchcards on every plate

Modern day pied piper

The lovely couple on one of the bridges over the river

A kiss with the Old Mill looking on

Look at my dress!



The sumptuous chocolate fountain

The newlyweds first dance

This lovely light creates a very graphical look to Sarah's dance with her Father

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Bonnie & Simon wed at Christ Church & Loseley Park

On Friday 28th September, Bonnie & Simon tied the knot at the deceptively large Christ Church in Guildford with a reception held at the beautiful Loseley Park.

Boy did it rain at this wedding. Not ones to let the weather spoil their day, Bonnie & Simon braved the elements to help create some beautiful images and were rewarded with small windows of clear skies allowing us to make use of Loseley's lovely gardens too. Wet weddings always add some drama with so much going on and although not the dream conditions you immediately think of when planning your wedding they certainly do give the opportunity of capturing some very memorable photographs.

The mad dash to the church

Simon (right) & his best man

Bonnie arrives

Bonnie and her proud dad walk down the ailse

Their first kiss


Hey, it's stopped raining

Not for long!

Outside Loseley



Even the wind got in on the act

A face that tells it's own story

A quick lighting set up in Loseley's drawing room helped create some lovely images


With overcast skies the light in the gardens was perfectly soft


And the summer colours were still on show


The evening gets underway with the speeches


The lovely couple enjoy their first dance

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Beverley's Shoes


On Friday I photographed the wedding of Beverley and Ron at The Hotel Du Vin in Henley. Beautiful warm sunshine made this feel like a mid summers day and the wedding itself was filled with great moments, good friends and lots of love.

These are Beverley's shoes shot on her balcony overlooking the Thames. Their full wedding story will follow shortly.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Karen's Shoes


On Saturday I photographed the lovely wedding of Karen and Richard at the Marylebone Registry Office in London. Karen got ready in a superb boutique hotel in Threadneedles Street and the reception was held at the famous Ivy Club in Covent Garden.

Here's a peek at Karen's shoes and their full wedding story will follow shortly.

Monday, October 08, 2007

Perfect Wedding Magazine Article - Top Tips from Real Photographers


At the newsagents now is the November 2007 issue of Perfect Wedding magazine. In this months magazine is a series of features on getting the best photography from your wedding day. I was delighted to be asked to help contribute to this feature which included some of my tips and a selection of my pictures.

I was also really pleased to be credited as one of their contributors with a nice little write up on me. So if want to know what I look like thats me above.

The feature ran to five pages and featured five of my pictures alongside some of my contemporaries.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Layla & Dan wed at Cain Manor


On Saturday 8th September, I photographed the wedding of the lovely Layla and Dan at the Cain Manor in Farnham. As you can hire the venue exclusively for your wedding day and stay overnight in its luxurious rooms it made the wedding a very relaxing, personal and memorable day for everyone.

A truly cosmopolitan group of guests enjoyed the lovely September sunshine and made the most of all the grounds, games and music to make this a very special wedding day.

Layla at the start of the getting ready preparations

A very beautiful wedding cake

Layla's dress and shoes await the bride

The best man prepares his speech to accompanying music

I love this getting ready shot - all hands on deck

The result, the stunning bride


The walk down the ailse

Just wed


A walk in the meadow


The happy couple

A favourite bridal portrait

The brides sister looks lovely in the late afternoon light

Dinner was served with military precision

The speeches go down well

A late evening shot of the bridal flowers

A night portrait of Layla complete with birdcage

Some Persian dancing started the evening celebrations in style, it's all about the hands apparently

The groom gets in on the act with some solo guitar playing

A final night portrait in front of Cain Manor