May 16th, 2012
Yesterday evening after a couple of rearranged shoots due to the awful British weather I headed in to the city to meet Andrew and Carley for their engagement shoot. I always encourage my couples to choose a location that is special to them and somewhere they have spent time together, this makes it an interesting and inspiring location for me and means the images will mean all the more to them in years to come. Andrew and Carley choose the Mustard Pot Cafe, somewhere they spend many a happy hour having breakfast, coffee and amazing cakes (so I have heard!). When shooting inside depending on how light the location is lighting is usually required and the owner Amy kindly opened the cafe a little later for us so we could shoot with no people around! We spent an hour or so at the cafe before going for a walk around the gorgeous Norwich Streets for the rest of their shoot.
Andrew and Carley booked me around 2 years ago and I can’t believe their date is almost here already! They are getting married 22 years to the date Carley’s Mum and Dad got married and in the same church, what could be more romantic!
Here is one from the cafe as their sneak peek! It is a very cool little place, with local artists work for sale on the walls and fabulous retro furniture and crockery it is on Bridewell Ally and is well worth a visit!
Thanks for a great shoot guys and picking such a cool location, I look forward to sharing the rest with you soon! x
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May 13th, 2012
Yesterday Simon and Laura became Mr and Mrs Hooker-Smith at the gorgeous Moreves barn in Suffolk.
From the moment I met Simon and Laura I knew this wedding would be really good fun! Laura really wanted a relaxed country style feel with a hint of vintage and she definitely achieved it!
She decided to rent a gorgeous little holiday cottage in Lavenham for their getting ready photographs and the wedding night and it was stunning. All old beams, crooked floors and antique furniture it made the perfect backdrop for some gorgeous detail shots and Laura and her beautiful bridesmaids getting ready!
The ceremony was upstairs in Moreves Barn under the really impressive vaulted beamed ceiling and Laura and Simon had chosen the most beautiful vows. After their group shots we headed in to the fields surrounding the barn and the pretty gardens for their couple shots, later in the evening we even had a bit of sunshine!
Here is one of my favourites from the day, the huge grins on their faces sum this couple up perfectly, fun, happy and very much in love….
A huge thank you to Simon, Laura and your lovely family and friends for making us feel very welcome. Have an amazing honeymoon in Mexico and I look forward to sharing the rest on your return! x
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May 11th, 2012
My second shoot on Wednesday was also on the beach and I met Sam and Jessie at the little cafe at Well’s before heading on to the beach. They in fact had never been to Well’s and I think loved it just as much as me on seeing the long row of colourful huts.
Sam and Jessie have quite an exciting life at the moment, their wedding is coming up at the end of June AND they are building a house so it was great that they found the time to meet for their shoot and probably great for them to get away from their busy lives for a few hours!
They have so much to look forward to and I am really looking forward to capturing their big day for them. With close to 200 guests I think it is going to be one FUN wedding!
Thanks for a really fun shoot and I look forward to sharing the rest with you soon!
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May 10th, 2012
Yesterday morning I headed up to the coast to meet Barry and Laura for their engagement shoot. They are getting married at the end of July and it is going to be a gorgeous summer wedding at the beautiful Brasteds.
I woke up to rain and all the way to the coast it was spitting but on arriving at the beach it was fine and warm, really warm in fact!
They are a really fun loving couple and although a little nervous they got in to it really quickly. Barry even suggested a piggy back ride shot and of course I just had to take him up on it!
Thanks for a great shoot guys and I cannot wait for your wedding!
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May 8th, 2012
I have been super excited about Mikey and Mel’s wedding since they booked me a long time ago! They are a couple that just seem so made for each other.
It was Mel and Mikey in fact who introduced me to the wonderful Narborough Hall and when I approached the lovely owner Joanne she very kindly agreed to recommend my services as a local supplier (I am in fact only 10 mins down the road!). Narborough Hall is a real hidden gem and from that moment on I could not wait to shoot my first wedding there!
Mikey and Mel’s day started with some shots of Mikey getting ready before heading up to the simply amazing bridal suite to meet Mel, her mum and her gorgeous bridesmaids Amber, Ruby and Abby for their getting ready images. The Hall has the most incredible bridal suit I have ever seen and I was thrilled to capture some beautiful shots of Mel getting in to her dress with the help of her mum.
An emotional ceremony followed with a tear or two from the guests and even Mikey when he saw how totally incredible Mel looked as she walked down the isle. We were lucky enough that the weather stayed dry pretty much all day, if a little chilly, and after a gorgeous three course meal for me and Kerrie (very kind of you Mel and Mikey) we headed off to shoot their couple shots in the beautiful grounds and around the amazing Hall itself.
We left them ready to dance the night away (we were very tempted to get our glad rags on and go back as Mel had invited us but when we got home we were simply exhausted!)
Here is one of my favorites in the amazing hallway…
… Mel you look like a model (Mikey you scrub up pretty well too!)
I would just like to give special thanks to Joanne for the use of her amazing home, Mikey’s Dad for making the most incredible cake (of which Mel let us take a slice!) Kerrie for assisting so fantastically as always and Mel and Mikey for being the perfect Bride and Groom! Have an amazing honeymoon and I look forward to showing you the rest on your return! x
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April 30th, 2012
I am so so excited as my best friend of close to 20 years got engaged at the weekend! Her and her boyfriend {now fiance) Grant met when Tamsin was at uni and they have been together ever since!
Upon meeting Grant for the first time I knew straight away that he and Tamsin were perfect together (if her could put up with her!!) They are both outgoing, fun and really adventurous people who just love life. Following an amazing trip round the world they decided to emigrate to Australia and have settled (for now!) in what looks to be a very gorgeous Fremantle.
I am writing this post really as a huge congratulations from me, you are perfect together and I know will be together exploring the world for years and years and years! I love you both very much and really hope to be able to come out to Oz and see you in the not too distant future.
A few photos we did when they were visiting Norfolk 5 years ago!
Lots of love, P.S. I know a great photographer!! ; )
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April 23rd, 2012
On Saturday I woke up to a bright blue sky and couldn’t wait to get to the coast to meet David and Rebecca. We hadn’t met before as they booked me from a recommendation from their stunning venue Narborough Hall and from seeing my images on the website so I was excited to meet a brand new couple and hear all about their wedding!
We decided to start in town as Rebecca and David love the architecture of all the little cottages and buildings, as it was quite busy they were thrown in at the deep end a little with the crowds of people! Within minutes though they were posing like pros and they are such a beautiful couple together that they made my job easy peasy! We continued to walk round town and they shared with me the lovely story of how they met only just over a year ago and that they now even work together for the same company. I think the old adage ‘When you know, you know’ seems very true for this couple and with David having only moved to the UK from New Zealand just 2 weeks before they met I think it was simply meant to be!
I have to also mention Rebecca’s amazing engagement ring with they designed as it has to be the most gorgeous ring I have ever seen (more photos when I post their whole shoot!)
Toward the end of their shoot we headed down to the beach but on the way found this gorgeous bright yellow door that I just loved! Here is their very cute sneak peek…
Thanks for a great shoot guys, I think we JUST missed the rain! I look forward to sharing the rest with you in a few weeks and very much look forward to the wedding!
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April 19th, 2012
I am thrilled to finally be sharing the wedding of Russ and Kerry who got married on a lovely day last August. This was one of my all time favourite weddings at one of my all time favourite venues the always stunning Chaucer Barn.
Kerry had made the most amazing effort with all the personal details, there was a wish tree, a wall full of photographs of her and Russ growing up and meeting, a kids tent FULL of toys and games to keep the children amused and the list goes on. One of my favourite parts of the wedding was the marquee which they had decorated to the nines with vases of natural flowers, favours of paper crane making kits for the guests and huge lanterns and paper cranes hanging from the ceiling, it was amazing!
It was really important to Kerry and Russ to do this wedding THEIR way, they wanted to feel relaxed and for their guests to simply enjoy themselves with a summer BBQ feel to the whole day and boy did they achieve this!
Not being in to huge dresses Kerry went for someting simple and had her makeup professionally done by the wonderful Emily from Love Moi Makeup who did an amazing job and she looked flawless all day!
Their perfect day ended with fire pits and dancing the night away and as you can see, everyone got involved!
We were also very lucky to have their day featured on amazing wedding blog Rock My Wedding see HERE with all Kerry’s supplier details.
A huge thank you to Kerry, Russ and the whole family for making us feel so welcome and to Mandy for doing a great job as always of assisting on the day.
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April 19th, 2012
Russ and Kerry got married at one of my favourite Norfolk venues, the beautiful Chaucer Barn last summer. Before hand though I met them at the beach for their engagement shoot and we had a lovely afternoon chatting about their forthcoming wedding and capturing some gorgeous images in the mean time.
They are such a sweet couple and Kerry just smiles continuously which is my favourite kind of bride as I knew she would be grinning from ear to ear all day on her wedding day! Here are a selection of my favourites from their engagement shoot with their amazing wedding coming soon!
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April 16th, 2012
I met Rick and Caroline just a couple of months ago and heard all about their plans for their wedding day. Having originally planned a big white wedding they decided before Christmas to scale the whole thing down and make it far more intimate and in turn far more them.
Photographs were one thing that despite the downscale were still super important to them and they wanted gorgeous images but decided to go for one of my mini packages meaning I was there to capture the most important parts of their day but they were not compromising on the style and photographer they wanted.
I had never been to Long Melford but from the moment I arrived at their venue I could see this was going to be a gorgeous wedding. Rick and Caroline had stamped their personalities all over it from Caroline’s gorgeous blue shoes and birdcage veil to their personally written vows and their place settings reading ‘Mr and Mrs Bear’, Caroline calls Rick her bear!
The ceremony was beautiful, intimate and personal and despite a couple of rain worries it stayed away for all their photographs and only appeared when I was driving home!
Here is one of my favourites from their couple shoot in the gorgeous sunlit fields…
A huge thank you to Rick, Caroline and their whole family for making us feel so welcome and to Ali for doing a great job of second shooting. Have a wonderful honeymoon in the Lakes and I look forward to showing you the rest! x
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