Tears of joy ...

Weddings ...  a roller coaster of emotions

• excitement
• nervousness
• laughter
• tears of joy
• relief
• happiness
• admiration
• pride

Alex and Jade's wedding was no different.

The house was calm and full of giggles on arriving at the Bride, the two Bridesmaids were sat cross legged on the floor putting the finishing touches to favour boxes and the Bride was having her make up applied.

The hair dresser came and went and left all three ladies, looking beautiful with just the finishing touches of make up to be applied before getting dressed.

Jade came down stairs to put her dress on and the emotion kicked in, "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias was playing - "their song"  ... tears welled in her eyes and it was like a sign that everything was perfect.

The Groom mean while was nervously waiting at the church with his Best Man and Woman and his grooms people.

The service was full of smiles, laughter and tears, with Alex's Mum, finding it hard to hold back the tears as her baby boy said his vows.

Alex and Jade who were once full of nerves, finally looked relaxed and calm knowing they would be spending their rest of their lives together as man and wife.  They smiled freely as they signed the register and laughed and joked with the Pastor and family members.

The newlyweds posed for photographs with family and friends outside the church in the beautiful sunshine before venturing off to celebrate with a few glasses of bubbly and some very emotional and heart felt speeches.

All the speeches were great, and the nerves within some of the speakers were running high, especially with Jade's Dad and the Best Man.   Jade's Grandparents were so proud of their son when he stood up and spoke about Jade, and it was a really moving time for all.

However, the best line in the speech goes to Alex and it has stuck with me for the last week, during his speech he thank Jade's Mum and Dad as said that they never had to give him another birthday or Christmas present ever again, as by allowing him to marry Jade was the best present he could ever ask for ever.

For young people, they have wise hearts and very full hearts that are bursting with love and affection for one another and family and friends.  If there was ever a couple destined to be together, it's Jade and Alex.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Rawkins,  and

Ten un buen viaje y disfrutar de sus vidas juntos

xx

First wedding of the year...

With love in the air, I am very lucky to have my first wedding of 2013 on Saturday, to a very special couple.

I thought I was organised when I planned my wedding, but I have been out-classed by this couple, they have intricate detail planned, designed and organised down to the last leaf on the floral arrangements.

The time, detail and effort which has gone in to planning their wedding will certainly make it  a wedding to remember for them and their guests.  The personalisation of everything to represent a piece of them and their lives into the day is amazing, and I am honoured to be capturing their wedding.

Congratulations Dave and Shelley and look forward to seeing you both on Saturday.

A wedding with a difference

So about three weeks ago, I was asked to photograph a very intimate wedding by someone very dear to my heart - MY DAUGHTER !!

My daughter is 5 and asked if she paid me £1 would I photograph her teddy, Princess, getting married.  Of course, what photographer and mother would refuse the opportunity to capture a special moment like this.

She planned the date, the staging and even used her own money to buy her teddy some new shoes for the big day.

God help the man who decides to marry my daughter, he will need BIG, DEEP pockets to keep her happy.

I hope you enjoy an in sight into Mr & Mrs Bears special day.

xx

Apologies for being quiet

So I must apologise for being quiet, however it's been quite a hectic week or so for me...

I had the pleasure of photographing another pregnant lady last week and I'm sure bumps are getting smaller, either that or I was so massive everyone looks tiny compared to when I was pregnant!

I also had a lovely meeting with an engaged couple about capturing their wedding in February 2013 and I found it really hard in containing my excitement about wanting to capture their wedding.  It's going to be intimate, different and truly amazing as the amount of work the couple  have put in is phenomenal to make it unique and extremely personal to them.

February can't come soon enough ... and I will apologise in advance as the couple would like snow, so if you can pray for a little dusting of snow that weekend that would be great !

Here's a sneak peak of the "bump" shoot ...

I have twin girls to capture on Thursday .... can't wait !!  

Weddings

So tonight I showed the Bride and Groom the images of their wedding, and I could say loads about the wedding, but for a change I want to talk about the venue and the company that did the flowers and staging for the church and reception, as they are both amazing.

The venue was the beautiful Lains Barn, a very picturesque barn in idyllic surroundings, giving you complete privacy and exclusivity for your day. The rooms were laid out perfectly with beautiful little trimmings and the staff were very attentive.

not only is the venue delightful, check out the Hog Roast they supplied, you could hear the crackling crunch as they carved in to it and the meat fell off the bone.

A great venue for a ceremony and reception or just the reception, highly recommended.

Now a venue can be decorated lovely, however it's the individual, unique items that make a venue unique to each couple, and this wedding had a lovely lady, Karen, who has such a unique and personalised touch to everything she does.  The Allium Design Company not only created beautiful bouquets and table displays, she decorated the church with candles and delicate little signs to point guests in the right direction.

and then at the venue there was an old fashioned leather suitcase with a beautiful made written note on a chalkboard to enable guests to place any cards or gifts. The table centre pieces, were beautiful flowers in Tea pots

A really fantastic, hardworking and accommodating lady, highly recommended

Friday's wedding ... full of style

Fridays wedding was full of style and sparkle ... from vintage two tone shoes to 50's music and dresses, from kilts and pipers to starry socks ... definitely a day of surprises 

The rain did not dampen anyone's spirit and in face the gorgeous venue of Lains Barn was positively glistening and glowing with the twinkling of hundreds of tea lights.

However, I am so glad the Bride did not throw the bouquet ...  it was full of beads that shimmered and shone and sparkled in the lights of the flashes of the family and friends camera flashes... and was very heavy.

It was a great day for me as photographer and family and friends definitely had a fabulous day.

Surprise shoot

About six months ago I ran a competition on a local community facebook page and a young lad won a voucher for a free shoot.

He donated the shoot to his mum, and the shoot was organised for last Monday, the day after the his mum got married.

It was a great shoot, they were both all photographed out from the previous days weddings, and the weather was not the Indian Summer expected, however they still managed to smile and hold composure  and their sense of humour whilst I was being snugged by their dog.

Congratulations to them both and I hope they both have a very long, and happy marriage. x

My first blog ...

So yesterday I went to meet a lovely, young couple in Maidenhead who are getting married in May 2013.  It was lovely watching them as the Bride to be was obviously very shy and nervous about having her photo taken, and so was her Fiance, however he tried so hard to hide it to make her feel comfortable.

They say romance is dead, however that was so endearing and refreshing as he showed how much he cared about her and her feelings.

I can't wait to capture them on their wedding day.