After the weather we had for Kate and Matt’s pre-wedding shoot I suppose it was a bit too much to hope for a dry, decent day. As was forecast it was wet and windy (or grismal as my wife likes to call it – grey and dismal) but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm or fun...
This morning I travelled into central London to meet kate and Matt who are getting married next month in St Albans in hertfordshire. We had a beautiful morning and there was actually some warmth in the sun which was very welcome. We started at the Millenium Bridge and strolled down the Southbank to Waterloo Bridge...
The last wedding of the year and what a finale! Yesterday morning found me working with Rachel where she was getting ready at her parent’s farm near Hatfield prior to her wedding at a beautiful church in Much Hadham. We all know what the weather has been like recently and yesterday was no exception with...
Yesterday was a first for me, a pre-wedding shoot on a tomato farm! Rachael and Rob are getting married in a couple of weeks so we all pitched up at Rob’s farm for a final meeting prior to the wedding and to have a quick shoot to get them used to being in front of...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting Mark and Claire’s wedding at Pendley Manor near Tring in Hertfordshire. This was a shorter assignment but there were still quite a few ‘must have’ shots to get including the group photographs which had to be done inside due it being dark and cold! The ceremony was lovely...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting Angela & Paul’s wedding at St Mary’s Church in Pirton, Hertfordshire followed by a reception at the Letchworth Hall Hotel. As you can imagine I have seen many brides who are either excited or nervous on the morning of their big day but I have never seen anyone...
Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of shooting Helen and Paul’s wedding at St Peter’s Church in Roydon followed by the reception at Fanhams Hall in Ware. I was warned by Helen and Paul that this would be a fun and lively wedding and I would say that this was an apt description of the...
On Saturday I had a trip to Surrey to meet Peter & Rachael who are getting married next month at Cantley House Hotel In Wokingham, Berkshire. We met at Royal Holloway University in Egham and this was the first time I had visited Royal Holloway which is a beautiful building. Just a few minutes into...
Angela and Paul are due to be married in a few weeks at Letchworth Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire and last night we had a wander around the lovely village of Pirton where they live. Apart from getting drenched by a summer shower we had a few laughs and this session was to allow them to...
Yesterday found me in Harrow, North London for Dawn and Richard’s wedding with the service at the beautiful Our Lady & St. Thomas of Canterbury Church. Dawn looked stunning and they were joined by many friends and family for a very moving service before going on to the nearby Harrow Hotel for the reception. From...
Ice cream van, trampoline, five best men, a great location and bucket loads of laughter were just some of the elements that came together yesterday when I was Scott and Sarah’s wedding photographer. Hertfordshire has some beautiful villages and I was fortunate to work in two of them for this wedding – the service was...
This wedding had been bookmarked as a day that was going to filled with fun and laughter and I was contemplating this as I made the journey for Becky and Leo’s wedding in Sturton by Stow near Lincoln. Wedding photography is always a pleasure but when you have something out of the ordinary it makes...
Wowsers, what a day! Yesterday I had the honour of being the wedding photographer for my pal Dan and his lovely wife Kat. They were married at Our Lady Immaculate Church in Chelmsford followed by the party and reception at the stunning Boreham House in Boreham. This really was a relaxed and fun wedding with...
This morning I was with Dan and Kat who are getting married in a few weeks at Boreham House near Chelmsford in Essex. This promises to be a real rock’n’roll wedding as Dan works in the music industry and we are sure to be in for a great day. Today we met at Dan’s parents...
Finally we had a break in the weather which was very fortuitous as I was in Surrey for Edward and Stephanie’s wedding that started with a fantastic ceremony at St Mary’s Church in Worplesden followed by the reception at Greyfriars House near Puttenham on the outskirts of Guildford. Friends and family joined them at the...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being Anna and Carl’s photographer for their wedding at Letchworth Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire and it was an excellent day with friends and family coming from far and wide to celebrate their nuptials. Whilst it was a very grey and overcast day we managed to avoid the rain although...
Today I met up with Sarah & Scott for their pre-wedding shoot at the Sword Inn Hand in the picturesque and picture postcard village of Westmill in Hertfordshire. They are getting married in July at the nearby church in Aspenden and I have to say the wedding sounds like it will be an absolute blast,...
I haven’t been blogging much for the last few months due to personal reasons but I thought I’d round off 2011 with the news that two of my wedding images have won awards and been placed by a couple of international societies. Both photographs were taken during Steven and Rebecca’s wedding at Pendley Manor in Hertfordshire...
Yesterday saw me shooting my final wedding of 2011 and I couldn’t have asked for lovelier couple or better December weather, even if it was a bit cold. Julia and Dan were married at Fanhams Hall Hotel in Ware and it was day full of love and laughter when they were joined by their family...
Yesterday I was assisting a friend and fellow wedding photographer for James and Eleanor’s wedding at the London Corinthia Hotel. Wedding photography is always a pleasure but when you throw a top London hotel into the mix it really becomes something special and yesterday was no exception. The hotel only opened in April this year...
Earlier this year I was booked by Catherine for her wedding in January at the magnificent Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath, Hertfordshire and she and Saul wanted to do the pre-wedding shoot whilst there was still a chance of good weather. The other reason for the early shoot was thay they both...
A couple of months ago I wrote about how I had won a wedding photography award from a professional body who give critique and feedback to wedding photographers. As I mentioned before I believe it is vitally important as a wedding photographer to continually improve my creative vision in order to give my brides and grooms...
Yesterday I went to do some photographs for Hertfordshire rock band The Side Effects who were having a band practice in an old Scout hut in Stanstead Abbotts (rock’n roll baby:) ). I must admit the location wasn’t perfect from a photography point of view so I had to start being creative with lighting etc....
Back in March I had the pleasure of being Andrew and Eleanor’s wedding photographer at Highgate House in Creaton near Northampton and today I received this lovely letter of thanks through the post that was tucked inside a hand engraved card. For once I’ll shut up and let my clients do the talking! Dear Colin,...
A few days ago I blogged about Laura and Paul’s wedding album following on from when I their wedding photographer at Parklands Quendon Hall in Essex. Today I had a lovely letter from them, I do enjoy receiving these as it is not only a validation of the work I put in as a wedding photographer...
Yesterday I had a meeting with Matthew and Clare who are getting married next weekend at Hinchinbrooke House near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. After going through the final timings and plans for the day we had a stroll round Royston Heath to take some pictures so they could get used to being in front of the...
Following on from their success at the Regional Championships and as part of their preparation for the 2011 British Dressage National Championships next month, Jan and Zeus were competing at Norton Heath in Essex today. The weather was typical for a Bank Holiday weekend, brief bouts of sunshine interspersed with squally showers – I was...
Following on from my post earlier this week where I shared the letter of thanks from Paula and Andy I thought I would share the album design from their wedding photography at Woolston Manor, Chigwell. This was a HUGE project as Paula and Andy could not whittle down the amount of images they wanted in...
Last summer I was Mark and Gemma’s wedding photographer at Bluntswood Hall near Buntingford in Hertfordshire and this was certainly a wedding with a difference as the guest list included their many Flat Coated Retrievers and a beautiful Border Terrier that I wanted to take home!It was a day with a lot of emotion but...
Just before Christmas last year I had the pleasure of being Laura and Phil’s wedding photographer at St Michaels Manor in St Albans although this was the day of some truly terrible blizzards – ooh I like a challenge!Fast forward a few months and it was time to design their wedding album and I decided...
