a grand fire place...

Wow, what a grand fireplace! This shot from last year of Chris and Nicola at their wedding was taken in the great hall at Mitton Hall, in the stunning Ribble Valley, Lancashire. We arrived at the venue the day before their wedding, after a recce we enjoyed a cup of tea and reading the daily papers in front of the fire place. Its a very comfortable spot!

Church Weddings, Oxfordshire - signing the register

A great candid shot of Matthew and Sophie on their wedding day at Hambleden Church, Oxfordshire. Generally taking photographs on the signing of the register is not allowed as its a legal document however the odd picture taken from the back of the church often goes unnoticed! Once the official signing has taken place photographers are always allowed to do a quick set up shot, but often its not as exciting as a candid one like this.

Bridesmaids, Wedding Oxfordshire

This is the type of picture we search all day for, trying to get something a bit different and not the regular shot everyone sees. Here one bridesmaid is taking a picture of the other with the reflection of that bridesmaid reflected in the mirror. Also, from a photographic point of view, both bridesmaids are framed (well almost!), one in a mirror frame and the other in the door frame.

Wellington Barn Wedding, Wiltshire

A wonderful moment as Jo looks back at her son as he gives her away on her wedding day. This was a beautiful wedding we shot last autumn at Wellington Barn, nr Calne, Wiltshire.

The cars are here...

A lone bridesmaid looks out of the bedroom window to see the wedding cars have arrived. An exciting moment for all the girls as they realise that its all happening and they will soon be heading off to the ceremony and one of them will soon the the new Mrs Meech!

Monkey Island wedding

A lovely moment captured of Pam and Ben on the bridge at Monkey Island, Bray. We love the composition of this image with the lines and those photo buffs amongst you will hopefully recognise the rule of two thirds (well almost!) going on -planned of course! The thing that makes this such a special shot to us is the love between them and the smile on Pam's face.

Wedding at Stoke Park

Its always great to see all the bridesmaids helping each other get ready at a wedding. At this Stoke Park  wedding they were all helping with their hair with hairspray filling the room and my lungs. But, getting the image is always our priority so a quick shot, get the picture in the bag then make my exit. The video guy had the right idea standing behind the direction of the spray!

Wedding Photography Picture (s) of the day #154

The beauty of having two photographers at your wedding...

Quite often we are fortunate to be allowed to photograph during the wedding service and generally Tris will be at the back photographing the bride as she comes into the church before going down the aisle and Mark will be at the front, near the groom photographing the bride and groom as they see each other for the first time that day.

The advantages of having two photographers is that nothing is missed, here Tris captures Christian looking back and Mark photographs Rachael's emotion as she reaches the end of the aisle. Its a great feeling when we get these shots in the bag and they are presented side by side in the wedding album.

Wedding Photography Picture of the day #153

A great candid photograph of this little pageboy who still wanted his afternoon nap even on his Mummy and Daddy's wedding day. He was a little star that day and we took some very cheeky little shots of him during the day - this was one of the quieter ones!!

Wedding photography of the day #147

Abha and Chris had a bit of the wet stuff at their wedding and by the time we came to do the group shots they had to be done indoors. But nevermind, we always carry portable flash units with us that will light a large group of people without the light looking to harsh. This shot taken shortly after the main photo of all the guests always looks great in the album alongside the main shot.