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Natalie & Stuart Pre Wedding Shoot

March 10, 2010 on 10:07 am | In Pre wedding, Engagement shoot | No Comments

Natalie and Stuart originally booked me for their wedding  in Zimbabwe and wanted to add a little bit of England to their wedding in Africa, a pre wedding shoot was suggested with a bit of a difference.

They mentioned that that they were going to bring along some numbers 1- 9 and these photos would be used for the table settings at their reception, now I thought the numbers were going to be printed on paper and just held up, no! these numbers were made out of wood and had been professionally made, I was impressed and they looked so good and just jump off the pictures on this chilly March day.

It was a cold day but Stu & Nat wore some nice colorful clothes which is always a good idea and it gives the photos a nice punchy feel.

We also got some great shots together and their favorite one would also be taken to Zimbabwe and have a large mount around it for people to sign, such a cool idea!

Well I can’t wait for their big day in “Zim” what a way to kick off the wedding season in 2010.

 

Livia & Paul, Falera, Switzerland.

December 1, 2009 on 1:13 am | In Wedding | No Comments

 

This was a very special wedding to me, I have been a friend of Paul (the Groom) and Dean (the Best man) for a long time and while we were on holiday in Cuba about 7 years ago Paul met a lovely Swiss girl called Livia. To cut a long story short a holiday romance blossomed and that was followed by a long distance relationship and now Paul has a new life in Switzerland and he’s even fluent in Swiss German, top man!

Although i was not the official photographer as I was invited as a guest I couldn’t help but take my camera along to try and get some natural shots of the day.

This was probably the most picturesque venue I have been to, The scenery was just mind blowing and the church was perched on the side of a mountain looking down the Swiss alps – Wow!

After the ceremony we all walked up through the town of Falera with all the local residents clapping as Livia and Paul walked past, we then came to a chair lift and everyone was surprised to find out that we were going to be whisked up the side of a mountain to a ski lodge for the reception, The whole experience of this Wedding was amazing and everyone really enjoyed themselves.

Livia & Paul, our warmest Congratulations go out to you both.

 

Jenny & Jon, The Grange, Bristol.

October 12, 2009 on 6:53 pm | In Wedding | No Comments

 

Jenny & Jon held their Wedding at the Ramada Grange Hotel, I like this venue, the grounds are so spacious and private with loads of photo opportunities and I know I seem to say it a lot but the staff and organizers really do work hard to make it a good day, David Selworthy was the toastmaster and I wish I could take him to all the weddings we cover, Jon & Jenny wanted quite a few formal family and friends shots and with Dave’s help (and big voice!) we flew through them in no time. 

Again I had Graham as second snapper with a telephoto lens capturing all the natural expressions, when we work together we try to get two totally different shots from the same situation and this can been seen in nearly all the posts on here.

Jenny and Jon looked fantastic all day and as the late autumn light was falling we decided to take them for a short walk around the grounds to get some relaxed couple shots and try THE spinning shot, I think Jenny looks amazing and it really works in black & white.

Another wedding we really enjoyed and our congrats go out to you both.