I hope you're all having a great bank holiday weekend!
Last weekend I shot a wedding on another absolutely beautiful day just outside Bath. At one point I actually rolled up my sleeves; partly because I was a little warm, but mostly because I wanted to show what a rock and roll photographer I am. It's just how I roll.
Mark and Amy really couldn't of had a better day, Priston Mill really is the best place around for a luxury wedding with a relaxed feel.
Being just 45 minutes away from home, I can't begin to tell you how great it is to be in bed not too long after taking your last picture of the night...nay, weekend!
I think that's enough moaning from me about how I shot 24 hours at the weekend, I won't mention it again!
Today's teaser is another wedding flipbook created by Jessica.
We aimed to shoot one at Owen and Jane's Wedding but unfortunately I forgot the tripod. Sorry guys!
Although this is only our second attempt at a guestbook, I think this is the best by far. But of course, it's Mark and Amy's friends and family who make the video.
If you've got time, watch it a couple of times because I can guarantee that you'll notice something new each time. We've watched it countless times, I'm surprised the video hasn't gone viral yet!
We'll do these videos a couple more times just to make sure we're doing everything right before we offer them as a little something extra for our couples to enjoy. After all, the Bride is the last to arrive and the first to leave, so she misses out on all the action. It's nice for her to see every little detail.
On Friday I shot the wedding of Owen and Jane at Clearwell Castle.
It was an incredibly warm but crisp Spring day!
Perfect for a wedding.
The Castle is a very short journey for us, considering the journeys that we usually make all over the country!
I really enjoyed this wedding, I was there right up to the very end which was great as I really got to know a couple of the guests.
I certainly felt like one of Owen and Jane's friends by the end of the evening as they made me feel so welcome!
So, thank you, you two!
I hope you made your flight to San Francisco for your honeymoon in the end!
This one picture is just a little teaser.
It really caught my eye when I was going through the 1400-ish pictures!
I love that Owen's mum made time to glance at her son at a very important moment.
Keep an eye on the blog as I've got another great teaser to post before I blog the best of Owen and Jane's pictures from their wedding at Clearwell Castle.
Hello everybody. I hope you had a great weekend. A little fact that I can't let go of (and Jessica is more than ready for me to drop it now...) is that this weekend, I've been taking pictures for 24 hours. A 14 hour wedding, followed by a 10 hour one. I can't wait to show you some of the pictures.
You'll love them I know.
A couple of weekends ago, I travelled up to Manchester to meet a couple who booked me months ago (It feels like years though!)
Gavin and Lucy are getting married at Eleven Didsbury Park Hotel, a really beautiful hotel in Didsbury, just a few minutes outside of the city centre. We ended up shooting in Didsbury, but we shot around the city a little to start off, concentrating on the Northern Quarter; Jessica's old stomping ground!
For a change(!) Lucy and Gavin are just the same as my other couples, just generally pretty darned awesome and not looking for any pompous displays at their wedding. They just want their guests to enjoy their day. Simple; a nice meal, a few speeches, games in the garden and drinks. Sounds perfect to me! Also, I have strongly expressed my intentions of beating everybody at Garden-Jenga, Simply put, I haven't and won't be beaten.
Enjoy these pictures from Gavin and Lucy's engagement shoot in Manchester, and look out for their wedding later in the year! Should be great one!
I do love a shoot in the city!
I've taken a liking to strong shadows recently, so this was a perfect little spot for me!
And I'm a big fan of street art. Manchester (and Bristol of course) are great cities to discover amazing artists!
This is when we started to shoot in Didsbury, in a beautiful park called Fletcher Moss Park. For years, this has been Gavin and Lucy's "own" garden!
Great smiles + Great light = A happy photographer.
I've really fallen for this picture. I love the light just slightly catching Lucy's great smile!
And this right here is the moment where Gavin lost his car keys! D'oh! Thank you daffodils for letting us crush you. Sorry.
Lucy is a real smiler! I love her face in this picture!
Thank you guys!
I loved spending the evening with you talking about music and fixed gear bikes (Gavin, you've really turned me onto fixies now, I just have to work on these calf muscles)
I hope all enjoyed these pictures. Like I said earlier, look out for their wedding pictures in a few months!
Have a good week.
