We met up in London and they showed me the sites away from "the sites"
Edith made sure I didn't get run over by London drivers, so it is with Edith's help that I am still alive today.
Thank you Edith.

Their wedding blog will follow in a couple of days.
You'll never guess where they got married...

Just a quick little post to show off my next couple who were married a few months back in Westonbirt.
James and Kirstie are a fine example of a really fun couple who were a little uncomfortable in front of the camera.

My engagement shoots are rarely anything stuffy or formal. We'll usually start off with a coffee or beer or two and chat about pretty much anything apart from pictures.
A couple of weeks ago I was considering not offering engagement shoots anymore as I felt as though they weren't particularly conducive to my photojournalistic style.
I would always advertise these shoots as a good way to get used to posing and having your picture taken.
Then I remembered that actually, these shoots aren't about pictures but instead about building up a rapport with my couples.

Yes, my couples get a few nice pictures at the end of the day and often they'll appear at the wedding in the form of a guestbook or whatever, but what is more satisfying to me is that by the end of the shoot and in time for their wedding my Mr and Mrs can totally relax with me on their big day.
Can you imagine having a stranger with a camera at your wedding all day? No, nor me.

So, James and Kirstie. Thank you for being a text book couple. You did just fine, honest.
I'll post their wedding in the next couple of days and yes, it's another snowy wedding.

With all this hot weather we've been enjoying recently, this shoot might be a slightly odd sight as it took place when we had all that snow.
Snow is all well and good for making a city look all romantic and festive but I lost count of the amount of times I almost slipped and broke my back. It was so dangerous. But hey, if my pain provides people with a temporary smile then it was worth it...Please don't quote me on that.

We live only about 30 minutes away from Bath so we're there very often and we always manage to find some new corner.
In fact, at the weekend we cycled there and back. Our legs are still aching!

Ian and Lucy used to live in Bath so they knew the city very well and we ended up in some corners of the city that I've never even seen before.
When we found a little book shop called Bath Old Books, I had to pop in and ask the owner if we could take some pictures inside. Lucy, being an English teacher was in her own absolute heaven!
Afterwards, we found a bakery called The Bertinet Kitchen that we could smell at least a block away, we popped in and bought some very tasty scones. (for photography purposes only of course!)

Please enjoy the pictures. Look out for their wedding on here very soon and have a look at the picture of their invite that I was given and that was designed by Lucy. It was a great taste of things to come!

Because so many of my couples love the city, I imagine that I've shot more engagement shoots in Bath than in Bristol.
Here are a couple of them:

Jimmy and Louise
Ed and Lucy
I've got one more to blog soon and one more shoot coming soon. That's definitely not a complaint!

See you soon!
 Joseph

I've known Mike for a little while but met Gabi for the first time at Rowan and Faye's wedding a couple of months back.

The engagement shoot
We met up at Blaise Castle which you may of seen a couple of times on the blog here, here and here!
When couples ask to shoot there, it's music to my ears! It's on my backdoor step, and it's beautiful there!

We started the shoot in the typical way by having a chat and helping them to see that although I may look like a total hunk in my picture, I'm actually very approachable, as is my camera!

The actual pictures!
Enjoy them, leave a comment and more importantly look out for their wedding on here soon!

Back in the winter I met up with Alex and Sian to talk about wedding photography.
They wanted to book me after Sian had found me on the WPJA. I find that a good sign as all my couples who find me through the WPJA know what standard and style of pictures to expect.

They booked me for an engagement shoot.
If you've met me, you know that I wax lyrical about how great these shoots are.
I really do my best to help you relax in front of the camera and if that means acting like a clown then so be it.
When your wedding day comes around, you feel comfortable with me as a person, but you'll also have a nice collection of non-wedding pictures!

We drove to the area where the wedding would be, had a look at the church and Sian's parent's house where the reception would be held.
On our way to The Vale of Glamorgan, the sky looked dreadful but I had remembered that Alex, like me is obsessed by clouds so we enjoyed cloud spotting and thoroughly enjoyed it, no matter how boring and nerdy that may of sounded.

Enjoy this little handful of pictures.
Also, keep a look out for Alex and Sian's wedding on here very soon.
It may of been my favorite wedding of the year so far! It was amazing!

Aren't they a fantastic looking couple?
Both of them are doctors from the very hospital I was born at. True story!

I really enjoyed Alex and Sian's company, we had loads of fun!

I thought I'd try something a little different and shoot in a field of barley. You know, 'cause I've never done it before. Ever

Thank you Alex and Sian.
We had loads of fun didn't we?

I can't wait to blog their wedding pictures. I've been desperate to from the beginning!

Take care and have a good week.

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.

Finally, something local!

Jessica and myself travel all over the country to shoot weddings, I guess that's just something that you get from being so good looking.
Ah well.

Shooting all over the country does have it's benefits. We've made some new friends and we can stay in contact with old friends too.
But, it tires us out and we can never wait to get back home to our own bed!

Moses and Sabrina are getting married early next month in Thornbury, Bristol. Then on to Caldicot Choir Hall.

Like the majority of my couples, Moses and Sabrina chose to invest in having an engagement shoot around Clifton where Moses popped the question.
You might recognise Sabrina from the Hornby Photoshoot back when it was freezing. You can see the Bristol pictures here and here.

As I'm super busy at the moment (Two weddings this weekend; local too!)...so I won't be inundating you with pictures from their shoot. Enjoy this little collection!

We couldn't believe this sunset when we were shooting next to the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Hope you enjoyed