Just a quick mention that I shall be exhibiting again this coming weekend, 29th and 30th January, at the Wedding Show at Tatton Park.
The Wedding Show at Tatton Park is something of an institution in the wedding world here in the North West. It's always held on last weekend in January, inside a giant marquee in the grounds of Tatton Park, just outside Knutsford. Actually, most of you reading this will probably know that, and many of you will be visiting.
This is the fourth year that I'll be exhibiting at the show. Again, I'm on stand 416, showing off some of the weddings that I photographed last year. I'm very excited to announce that, in addition to the beautiful Jorgensen wedding albums and Graphistudio wedding books that I've been using for several years, I shall also have some brand new albums by a brand new company. Folio Albums are a new British company that have brought out a stunning range of fine art albums for photographers, and I'm very proud and excited to be using them. I unveiled my two Folio albums last weekend at the wedding fair I was attending at Peckforton Castle where the response to them was amazing!
I'm very excited about this coming weekend, and hope to see many of you there.
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Friday 14 January 2011
From Hong Kong to Cheshire
Nean emailed me in November enquiring about a lifestyle shoot for him and his fiance Chrissy. He lives in Hong Kong and found my details on a wedding website, Wedding Vine. They would be in the UK for Christmas and New Year, and would I be available to photograph them? Of course, the answer was yes!
Nean and I exchanged emails for a few weeks making arrangements, confirming the shoot would take place at my studio in the grounds of Arley Hall and, weather permitting, around the Hall itself four days after Christmas. I'm extremely lucky to have my studio located within a couple of minutes of a beautiful building like that, and just a short walk from the award winning Arley gardens. Both make great backdrops for photoshoots.
Hong Kong tradition is that the bride and groom have a pre-wedding shoot dressed in their wedding clothes. Chrissy arrived fully made up and with her hair done, accompanied by a huge wedding dress. Nean had a morning suit to match.
Nean was born in England so knew what the weather could be like, but it was the first time Chrissy had visited the UK. The weather on the 29th was mild (+7) compared to the previous week (-11), but it was still too cold for someone used to the warmer temperatures of Hong Kong. Especially when she was wearing a wedding dress with bare shoulders! So we began the shoot in my studio, with a combination of classical and more modern shots.
Of course, the temptation to be photographed in your wedding clothes in front of an English stately home proved too much and so we went outside for a short time. Chrissy was great, putting up with the cold to get some wonderful shots.
I'm really pleased she braved the cold to help create some fantastic images.
Nean and Chrissy are marrying in November in Hong Kong. My best wishes go out to them along with a reminder that I'm still available on their wedding day!
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Kate and Gino's big day 29th April 2011
Very sorry Kate and William, but you were beaten to this one by several months.
I first met Kate and Gino early last spring when we met to discuss their wedding and they asked me to be their wedding photographer. At the time the date, 29th April 2011, was just another day in the calendar.
They were marrying at a beautiful church in Grasmere in the Lake District and having their reception at the Linthwaite House Hotel. I know Grasmere well, but hadn't shot at the hotel, so was looking forward to the excitement of working at a new venue. All very fantastic. Kate and I even share the same surname (well, until next April), so this was going to be a wedding that was always going to stand out for me.
Then the Royals made their announcement and suddenly the importance of the date changed. And a few days ago Kate and Gino appeared on tv to talk about it. Here's the link to the piece on Granada Reports that featured them: http://www.itv.com/granada/royal-wedding-date98389/
Congratulations to all four of you, but especially to Kate and Gino. We'll be meeting next month to discuss plans and to have a pre-wedding shoot. And I'm counting the days until we meet in the Lakes.
I first met Kate and Gino early last spring when we met to discuss their wedding and they asked me to be their wedding photographer. At the time the date, 29th April 2011, was just another day in the calendar.
They were marrying at a beautiful church in Grasmere in the Lake District and having their reception at the Linthwaite House Hotel. I know Grasmere well, but hadn't shot at the hotel, so was looking forward to the excitement of working at a new venue. All very fantastic. Kate and I even share the same surname (well, until next April), so this was going to be a wedding that was always going to stand out for me.
Then the Royals made their announcement and suddenly the importance of the date changed. And a few days ago Kate and Gino appeared on tv to talk about it. Here's the link to the piece on Granada Reports that featured them: http://www.itv.com/granada/royal-wedding-date98389/
Congratulations to all four of you, but especially to Kate and Gino. We'll be meeting next month to discuss plans and to have a pre-wedding shoot. And I'm counting the days until we meet in the Lakes.
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