Chris Hoy wins Gold

A few of the reasons I love wedding photography is you get to go to wonderful places and meet amazing people. Last year I had the pleasure of shooting a wedding in Scotland and I met the lovely Chris Hoy.

Yesterday Chris Hoy won Keirin Gold at the track cycling World Championships in Melbourne. Well done Chris!!! We’ll be cheering you on in the 2012 Olympics.

Chris-Hoy-Scotland-Wedding-Daffodil-Waves-Photography

Chris-Hoy-Scotland-Wedding-Daffodil-Waves-Photography

 

 

A bit of Cherry Pie Lane anyone?

I’m very lucky to have met some wonderful people in the industry I am in and one of those people is Charlie of Cherry Pie Lane. Not only is she one of the nicest people I have met but her work is amazing! I have seen many Brides purchase a piece of her art, to hold in their couple shots or have on their top table. I myself have her work taking pride of place in my office.

So, when we got chatting about her new designs and a photo shoot was mentioned, I jumped at the chance. Not only was it a chance to meet Charlie and eat cakes but I was going to shoot her beautiful work.

I think these pieces are gorgeous and I’m sure you will too….

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

Wedding Photographer Birmingham

List of Suppliers for the photoshoot:

Lobster Love: www.lobster-love.co.uk

Jay Archer Floral Design: www.jayarcherfloraldesign.com

Josefine’s Cakery: www.josefinescakery.co.uk

Lucy Ledger: www.lucyledger.com

Magasin Cross-Stitch: www.facebook.com/weheartmagasin

The Vintage Sparkle Company: www.thevintagesparklecompany.co.uk

Gifted Heart Cakes: www.giftedheartcakes.co.uk

I Heart Buttons:  www.iheartbuttons.co.uk

Cup of Vintage: www.acupofvintage.co.uk

Belly Button Boo:www.bellybuttonboo.co.uk

 

A great resource for all your ideas – Pinterest

Wedding Resource

Several of my brides mention that they are gathering ideas and inspiration off the internet and saving them in a file where they can look back on them. This especially helps if you are a DIY bride and plan to do most of the table decorations etc yourself.

Pinterest is a brilliant resource to use if you are one of these brides/grooms. It is so simple and easy to use (well, I am using it so it must be) and a great way to categorise what you are saving.

The first thing you need to do is request an invite. If you do this straight away then that part is out of the way (it can take several days to be accepted) and you can get on with looking at all the inspiration on there that other people have saved.

Once you are accepted, you can download your pin. This is a little button that goes into your bookmarks tool bar. Here is the clever part!! You can go onto websites and wedding blogs as normal and when you see a picture of something that inspires you or something you just love then you click your ‘pin it’ button in your toolbar and then click the picture you want to save.

It will ask you what board you want this pin to be saved in, so if it is a gorgeous wedding dress, then name the board ‘Wedding dresses’ (you only ever need to do this once) to make it easier to find when you are specifically looking for your wedding dress. When you come across anymore wedding dresses you like then you can pin them and put them straight into the same board

It really is that simple and you can pin until your heart is content. So much easier than the file > save > name picture > where would you like to save it option. Just click PIN IT!!

I hope this has been of some use and if you would like to see things that I love then visit my boards here

 

Kate and Ian Sneak Peek

People that know me well might hear me mention my Welsh roots as I’m very proud of them, so when Kate said Ian’s side were from ‘them parts’ I knew this was going to be a good day.

As predicted, everyone, including Kate’s family were very welcoming and we felt like friends as soon as we walked into Kate’s room. Then I met Uncle Bryn and the day couldn’t have got any better!

Here is a quick peek into the day.

Kate and Ian Wedding

Kate and Ian Wedding

Kate and Ian Wedding

 

So many pretty things going on….

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

A little while ago now I met these lovely ladies. They are a Mother and Daughter combo and run Passion for flowers and The wedding of my dreams.

I instantly not only fell in love with them but also with their products and now recommend them to all my couples.

They specialise in flowers on the one side and decorative items on the other. Basically anything and everything to make your tables look fantastic!

A lot of my Brides ask for ideas and advice on certain things so I hope this post helps some of you with table and flower inspiration. Drop these Ladies an email and they will help you out so much. I’d actually like my house to look like this on a daily basis!!

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

Passion for flowers - Birmingham Wedding Photographer

 

Oliver and Kathryn got married.

Oliver and Kathryn got married a few days before and I was attending the blessing a few days later.

I gave Oliver a ring to finalise a few things and discovered he had broken his foot! We had a few laughs about how we were going to ‘disguise’ his cast on the day by always making Kathryn stand on that side so he could slip his foot under her dress.

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Charlene and Simon got married

Birmingham Wedding Photographer

I’ve been quite lucky with every wedding I have shot at, there has never been heavy rain. There has been rain, but never when it is time to take group/couple shots.

This wedding was a prime example. Charlene and Simon looked stunning on their wedding day and I just happened to be the second shooter helping out Emma. She was keen to get them in the corn field we passed on the way to the venue but the bride and groom were having a good time with their guests so decided to go later.

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