The Wedding of Louise & David

Last week I photographed the intimate wedding of Louise & David at the stunning Amberley Castle Hotel, Amberley, near Arundel. With the ceremony at 3.30 pm and the fact that it was just the two of them, we decided that it would be ideal to do the portraits before the ceremony and before it got dark, which worked out really well. The sun was shining and it wasnt that cold either. We had plenty of time (for a change!) for a nice walk around the grounds, stopping here and there for photo opportunities. Here are a few shots from the day.

Christmas Delivery

Just to let you know that print orders have to be in by Monday 14th December at 9am for delivery in time for Christmas!!! Also, I will be closed from the 18th December through to the 4th January 2010 - although email will be checked every day!

The Wedding of Heidi & James

On Saturday 5th December I photographed the wedding of Heidi & James at the magnificent Lancing College Chapel, followed by reception at Stanhill Court Hotel. Coverage began with the guys and some of the guests at the Sussex Pad Hotel before heading up the hill to the college, staying with them through to the evening celebrations. The weather just about held for us, just a few spits of rain during the group photos although getting heavier meant we had to cut the portraits a little sooner than I would have ideally liked, but considering how its been lately they were really lucky! When we arrived at Stanhill Court there was just enough light for a quick shot of the happy couple with the car before heading inside to get warm and dry! The photos will be online in a week or so due to being busy with portraits, another wedding on Thursday and print orders for Christmas. Here are a couple I picked out from the Raw files so far.

Family Portraits

Busy doing family portraits for christmas - all this week. Just enough time left to make it before christmas if you are quick! Here's one from Sunday's shoot with one of my regular families.

Noah's Ark Nursery

On Thursday I photographed all the children at Noah's Ark Nursery school in Lancing. This shoot normally takes place in the summer but due the a swine flu scare lots of the children were absent at the time so it was postponed until now. Each child had a few shots taken in the 'portable studio' set up in the nursery, along with some more natural shots of them playing in the nursery garden. Here are a couple of examples, larger previews for the whole day are available to view in a private gallery just for parents.

The Wedding of Rebecca & Alvaro

Rebecca & Alvaro were married at St Mary's Catholic Church in Brighton, followed by reception at South Lodge Hotel near Horsham. What a great day, the sun was shining (amazing at the moment!) combined with possibly the nicest couple you could meet, couldn't go wrong. I only met them for the first time a couple of days before the big day as they live in Spain and had previously secured their booking online. We began coverage at South Lodge with Rebecca getting ready before shooting down to Brighton for the guys and guests arriving at the church. After the ceremony and a few candid shots outside we headed back to South Lodge for the rest of the photographs where the fading warm light made for some great photos.

The Wedding of Gemma & Tim

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Gemma & Tim at the fabulous Goodwood Park Hotel, Goodwood. We had a beautiful sunny day, which was great after such a damp week. In fact I had to get everyone in the shade to avoid the brightness!

The Wedding of Alanna & James

This weekend I photographed the wedding of Alanna & James at The Farnham House Hotel, Farnham, Surrey. We had a great day, starting with Alanna getting ready in the bridal suit, through to the early evening celebrations. It was a bit overcast for most of the day which is actually pretty good for photographs, then later in the afternoon it cleared and we had a lovely sunny evening for some more portraits of the happy couple together.

The Wedding of Deborah & Peter

On Saturday 12th September I photographed the wedding of Deborah & Peter at St Mary's church Longstock followed by reception at the Army Air Corps in Middle Wallop. Once again a very sunny day! Photos online soon.

The Wedding of Denise & Matt

On Wednesday 9th September I photographed the wedding of Denise & Matt at the spectacular Amberley Castle. Working at Amberley Castle is always a pleasure, and we even had the sunshine too! photos online in a few days.

The Wedding of Lieu & David

Saturday the 5th of September saw the wedding of Lieu & David at St Margaret's Church, Angmering followed by reception at the magnificent Goodwood House. What an awesome day in every way, with coverage beginning with Lieu getting ready and staying with them through to the fireworks late into the evening. A beautiful pearl white Rolls Royce Phantom accompanied by several stunning classic Mercedes Benz cars transported them and the bridal party to Goodwood House in style. The weather stayed dry too, which meant we could get a nice big group shot of all 170+ guests outside Goodwood House. A string quartet called Siren played throughout the reception at various points, with a grand finale after the speeches which was really spectacular. It was a great day and I cant wait to process this wedding!

The Wedding of Kate & Carl

On Friday the 4th September I photographed the wedding of Kate and Carl at The Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst. I began coverage with the arrivals and stayed with them through to the first dance and evening celebrations. Most of the photographs were taken in the garden as the weather was so nice, along with a couple of shots of the happy couple on the staircase too. Visit the website to view the full wedding.

The Wedding of Jo & Ben

On Tuesday I photographed the wedding of Jo & Ben at Bailiffscourt Hotel. I began with Jo getting ready and stayed with them until the wedding breakfast. The weather was mostly dry so we could get outside in the courtyard for some photos. Despite the extremely strong wind, Jo & Ben were keen to explore the grounds for a few portraits of just the two of them together. Photos online soon.

The Wedding of Carly & David

On Bank holiday Monday I photographed the wedding of Carly & David at St Mary's church Aldingbourne followed by reception at Bailiffscourt Hotel. Another awesome sunny day (pretty rare for a bank holiday!). I began coverage in the morning with Carly getting ready before leaving for the church in the very same Rolls Royce that her parents had for their wedding which was really special. As it was so very sunny we took a few group shots and their romantic portraits after the meal when the sun had gone down a little.

The Wedding of Anna & Marc

Sunday the 30th of August saw the wedding of Anna and Marc at the stunning Eastwell Manor, Ashford in Kent. Being a good few miles from home I set off early to start shooting the girls getting ready in one of the cottages. The ceremony took place outside so they were really lucky with the weather, staying nice and dry all day. The wonderful building made the perfect backdrop for the group photos before the wedding breakfast. After the meal I took a few portraits of the two of them together before the sun went down and the evening celebrations began.

The wedding of Jo & Phil

On Saturday August 29th I photographed the wedding of Jo & Phil at Bailiffscourt Hotel, Climping. This was the first of my three weddings at Bailiffscourt this weekend! and what a great start to the weekend it was too.

The Wedding of Emily & Jason.

Emily & Jason were married at the Trinity Methodist Church in Storrington on the 8th August 2009. I began coverage with Emily getting ready with her brides maids and family at her Mums house before setting of in her horse & carriage to the church. After the ceremony we headed to the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel near Arundel for the reception where I stayed with them through to the first dance later in the evening. This wedding holds the new record for number of photographs provided, with a massive 972 processed images on their disc! Here is one for now..the rest will be online very soon.

The Wedding of Kat & Rob

Here are a few shots from Kat & Rob's wedding at Ghyll Manor last weekend. Although it was raining pretty heavily during the bridal prep shots, we were ultra lucky later on as it brightened up nicely. Kat is from Germany and it was a first for me to see them act out an old German tradition of them cutting through a wooden log together! All of the photographs will be online in a week or so.

The Wedding of Emily & Stuart

Today I photographed the wedding of Emily & Stuart at The Ravenswood. Emily didn't want the whole 'getting ready routine' so I just popped up to her room at the last minute to get a couple of shots of her before the ceremony. After the ceremony we headed onto the lawn for some quick family group photos and some romantic portraits by the lake - just in time before the rains came, and boy did they come! I then left them to enjoy the rest of their special day as they sat down to the wedding breakfast.

The wedding of Claire & Simon

On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Claire and Simon at The Barn at Bury Court, Bentley in Surrey. We all had a fabulous day, the weather was fine and the venue was perfect (apart from the thunder bugs that is!). I began coverage with Claire getting ready and stayed with them through to the evening celebrations. It was great to see Simon's brother Adrian and his wife Nicki who's wedding I photographed back in 2007. I will be seeing them all again next year for Nicki's sisters wedding too!