Wedding! Joseph and Emma in Clifton, Bristol

June 14th, 2010

I've been really keen to blog this wedding even before I shot it!
Joseph and Emma are a really lovely couple and their wedding was beautiful.
They just ooze personality and their guests and family are no exception at all.

They were married at Clifton Mansion House in Clifton, Bristol.
With the weather on their side, they had the ceremony in the pagoda, then they enjoyed a receiving line over champagne.
Joseph and Emma, along with their guests walked from the mansion house through Clifton, over the world famous Clifton suspension bridge and then went on to enjoy their reception at Burwalls.
The atmosphere on the walk between Clifton Mansion House and Burwalls was fantastic! Cars were tooting their horns, people were shouting their well wishes and so many people just wanted to stop and chat!

It was the first time that I had shot at Burwalls, but I'm so keen to do it there again.

Enjoy these pictures and remember that Jessica has created another flipbook that if you've not seen, head on over here.
Before I forget, here's a little challenge for you; Try to find just one picture of Emma where she's not smiling.
Emma had to be the happiest Bride ever! Thank you Emma, and thank you Joseph for making her so happy.
You did good!

A beautiful setting right in the middle of Clifton!


A few of Joseph and Emma's amazing guests!






Joseph's Nephews were guarding the fort...




Meanwhile, Emma prepared herself with the help of her Bridesmaids.




A few friends gave some personal readings.












Joseph's Dad was a real character! Lovely guy!



And Emma's Dad was also a real character. He was just as much of a smiler as Emma for sure.





The walk to Burwalls began! Such a nice day for it!





Emma shared her favorite view of Clifton Suspension Bridge with a friend!


Next to the Clifton Suspension bridge is this natural slide that has been worn away over the decades by thousands of people sliding down on their Bristolian bums.
I may have exaggerated  the angle of the slide but it's all good!

I've done it before and I'll be honest, it's pretty scary! You pick up a lot of speed!

...to Burwalls!







They had four wedding cakes, each cooked by different friends. I thought that was a lovely idea. Joseph created the cake stands himself.


Emma's smile is incredible isn't it?




I'll leave you just looking at this for a while.




Joseph and Emma grew these bluebells in their house especially for the wedding!






And onto the speeches.







Joseph's Best man's speech was great! He gave it in such a relaxed and dry manor. He had everyone in hysterics with his stories of Joseph's earlier days. Brilliant!













The Clifton suspension bridge peering through the trees. I love this picture as I love the bridge!





After teaching this chap all my Jenga tips;  he wooed pretty much all the ladies one at a time.

So Joseph and Emma met at ballroom dancing classes, so there was plenty pressure on them for the first dance!
When we met up a few days earlier, Joseph and Emma had explained that to practise their dance, Emma tied a duvet around her to act as her wedding dress!
That's a top tip right there!






I've never seen a conga-line start so quickly! Impressive!

Amazing live music provided by Evolution. I'm recommending them right here, right now.







And that's it!
Joseph and Emma, you're an amazing couple and you're just so happy. It's nice to see such massive smiles all day!
Thank you to the guests for being so welcoming, friendly and accommodating.

Award winning photographer!

June 6th, 2010

I'm not a particularly proud person, I keep all my thousands of ground breaking acheivements to myself, infact i'm probably the most humble and modest person you'll ever meet, if that is, you'll ever be lucky enough to ever meet me.

I'm joking of course, i'm not that bad, but last night before we were ready to call it a night, just like a little boy who really doesn't want to go to bed, found every excuse to stay up a little longer.
I did my usual stint of checking every website that I follow to see if any of my favorite photographers had blogged, checked my Twitter, e-mail, facebook. I'll just look at the WPJA site too, I knew I hadn't won anything because I hadn't heard anything from them.
So I was *pretty happy* when I saw that one of my images came in the top ten. EVEN happier when I saw that another of my images had been awarded 3rd place in one of the catergories! I may of screamed like a school girl! I am now very proud!

I've been a member of the WPJA since October of last year, and the amount of booking that I have received has been incredible!
So congratulations to all the other WPJA winners, especially the ones from the UK. It's always nice to see photographers who are nice and close!
Please make sure that you view the other winning photos here. They are all amazing! Honestly, in fact, mine look pig awful in comparison!

Both of my winning pictures are from Owen and Jane's wedding at Clearwell Castle. A venue that I know quite well.
I'm very pleased to be given recognition for the second shot. By far, that room, for me is the hardest room to shoot in. Ever.


Wedding Flipbook! Joseph and Emma at Clifton Mansion House, Bristol.

June 4th, 2010

After shooting in every corner of the country apart from of course Bristol, it was such a pleasure to shoot the Bristol wedding of Joseph and Emma.
We both love discovering new parts of the UK, but being able to have a lie-in on a beautiful day because the ceremony is 1)15 minutes away from my front door and 2) doesn't start till 3, really is one of those things that made me smile from ear to ear!
Clearly, I'm easily pleased.

A lie-in and mid-afternoon wedding with much better lighting conditions are of course obvious reasons as to why that day was so good, but the real reason of course was Joseph and Emma themselves. We met up in December in Clifton and I immediately liked them. Such a charming couple.
Their wedding was one of the most relaxed affairs I've attended.

Of course, it's easy to want a relaxed wedding, but to be well organised with it is so important and often overlooked by couples who just want a wedding without all the fuss. It takes skill to do it right. And I've seen it done wrong!

Jessica again was in control of the flipbook and I think she's done an amazing job here.
There was a little issue at the end where someone accidentally knocked into the tripod.

We've been doing these flipbooks at the majority of our recent weddings and they seem to go down so well, all our couples can't wait for us to flipbook their wedding!

I'll go on and on about the wedding in my next post about them. So meanwhile, please just enjoy our flipbook.

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