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...
In a few weeks time Julia and Deiniol are to be married at Fanhams Hall in Ware and as part of their wedding photography package we met today to run through the final details and do a few photographs. Rather than use Fanhams Hall we had a stroll through Hatfield Forest near Takeley in Essex...
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,...
My second wedding this weekend and it I was off to Hinchinbrooke House in Huntingdon for Clare and Matt’s wedding at this beautiful country house built around an early 13th century nunnery. Matt and Clare are keen hockey players and I had a suspicion this was going to be a lively and fun wedding –...
Yesterday I had the first of two weddings this weekend when I headed over to Tring in Hertfordshire for Steven and Rebecca’s wedding. They were getting married at the very pretty 15th century St Mary the Virgin Church in Drayton Beauchamp before heading to Pendley Manor for their reception. As a Hertfordshire wedding photographer I...
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...
Last August saw me at Kevin and Angie’s wedding at Crabbs Barn near Kelvedon in Essex and a few months later I had the pleasure of designing their album. I started with a very clean design but soon realised that a more boutique style would suit their wedding and the final version looked like this:
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...
Back in April I was honoured to be Laura and Paul’s wedding photographer at Parklands Quendon Hall near Quendon on the Essex and Hertfordshire border. Fast forward a few months and their album design was completed and on this occasion I went for a clean and elegant design as I felt it complemented their wedding...
You may remember I photographed Andy and Paula’s wedding last year at Woolston Manor near Chigwell in Essex and this wedding will be remembered by me for the amount of fun everyone had. A few months later Andy and Paula were struggling to whittle down the amount of photographs they wanted in their album and...
Yesterday I had a local wedding just a few minutes away in Ware, Hertfordshire when Natalie and Simon got married at The Sacred Heart of Jesus & St Joseph Catholic Church. Natalie was getting ready at Fanhams Hall and this where I met her and luckily we had fantastic weather considering the torrential rain we experienced the...
A few months ago my wife Jan and her horse Zeus Stonegrove qualified for the British Dressage Regional Championships after entering local competitions and winning with high scores. There has been a lot of prep work for the Championship over the last few weeks and today was the day! Jan was up bright and early...
Today I met Rebecca and Steven who are getting married in just under three weeks and I am their wedding photographer at Pendley Manor Hotel near Tring in Hertfordshire. It is a stunning venue and the day sounds like it will be a lot of fun – certainly a wedding to look forward to! The...
I had a 7am start yesterday for the journey to Chesterfield in Derbyshire for Natalie and Dave’s wedding. I met Natalie at her parents house and from then it was on to St Bartholomew Church where they had a beautiful service. On leaving the church we were greeted by a stunning horse and carriage that...
Last night I had the pleasure of doing a promo shoot for up and coming Hertfordshire band Two:10 who I have seen play on numerous occasions and I have always been impressed at their level of commitment and ability. The band has four members with Conor on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Josh on lead...
As a professional wedding photographer I believe it is important to gain feedback not just from my clients but also my peers. I am a member of a group of select wedding and portrait photographers at Drama Free Photography where all aspects of the business are discussed and debated with the singular aim of allowing...
This weekend saw me travel to Hemswell Court near Lincoln for Vicky and Jason’s wedding. The weather was glorious and during the bridal preparations in the centre of Lincoln we were treated to some fly pasts courtesy of the airshow at nearby RAF Waddington. Vicky looked stunning in her dress and had a beautiful pair...
Yesterday I headed for the Chultern Hills for Lesley and Joe’s wedding at Missenden Abbey. Wedding photography is always enjoyable but when you have a great couple and a stunning venue everything just seems to click into place. Lesley was getting ready at Missenden Abbey and I met her there in the morning for the...
Missenden Abbey in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire was the venue for this weekend’s pre-wedding shoot and the stars of the show were Lesley and Joe who are getting married there. We were greeted with a lovely spring day and Missenden Abbey is a stunning location, it dates back to the 12th centuryand sits in 10 acres...
That was a wedding with a difference! Yesterday I was at the The White Hart Inn in Great Yeldham, Essex for Ed and Lexi’s Pagan wedding ceremony which was a first for me. The ceremony, or Handfasting ritual, is generally celebrated inside a magic circle, something that Pagans believe to exist ‘between the worlds’ and...
THE PERFECT WEDDING RECIPE Take one superb venue, add a lovely couple and a generous helping of friends and family. Mix in a warm and sunny spring day and a good sprinkle of fun and laughter then garnish with an Aston Martin DB6. Wedding photography does not get much better than this when you you...
