The day started with the bridal preps at Nicolas parents house, this gave me the opportunity to get all those important details shots of shoes, flowers, perfume and jewellery.
We then headed over to St Peters Church in Maer to meet the groom ….Maer is a rural village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, to the west of Stoke-on-Trent. It was at this church that Charles Darwin Married Josiah Wedgwood II daughter Emma. ( History lesson over !!)

I believe that Kirks parents and Grandparents had also been married at this church so we decided it would be nice to do the family groups in the same location. This done we headed over to The Ashes wedding venue for the reception. The Ashes is a magnificent Grade II* listed family home with two listed barns which have been caringly converted to provide an unrivalled venue for weddings, civil ceremonies, functions and corporate events.

At the Ashes the main photographs of the couple were taken along with some requested group shots, finishing off with the speecher prior to the wedding breakfast.

Here as usual are a few shots fro the day…..

All the very best for the future guys………

I first met Jo and Andrew back in 2007 for their wedding photographs at Sandon Hall…….

In 2009 Jo and Andrew had their first child and came back to me for one of the WMG packages, this is a year in the life of a baby with photographs taken around every three months to show how baby changes over that first year, from new born to standing this is something parents can treasure for a lifetime.

As I have just finished B’s last session I thought it would be good to share a few images from some of the shoots.

Starting with the most recent

and just over a year ago…!!

A few weeks back I had the pleasure of photographing Alison & Williams wedding. The church service was held at Holy Trinity in Sutton Coldfield followed by the reception at Swinfen Hall.

I met Alison in the morning at Swinfen Hall so I could photograph the bridal preps and details such as shoes, flowers, perfume and jewelry and as William was also getting ready at the hall I dropped by his room and grabbed a few shots of him and his best man…..

From Swinfen I headed over to Holy trinity in Sutton Coldfield to photograph the service, just after the service we managed to get the large group photo done and no sooner had I finished when the heavens opened so it was back to the hall for the remaining photographs, Finishing off with the after dinner speeches and first dance.

a few faves from the day…

for the pre shoot we decided to meet up at my studio in Milford  and as the weather was so nice I thought taking them outdoors would be a good idea, Just outside the studio there is a large pond lined with willow trees and this makes a great backdrop. The couple were great fun and soon relaxed in front of the camera…

The pre shoot is a great ice breaker it helps couples relax in front of the camera and also have a chance to work with me prior to their big day, I also offer a mounted print from the pre shoot for guests to sign. 

A few images from the pre shoot…..

Please feel free to come along and have a chat with me about your special day….I have a number of wedding collections available and also offer a bespoke service.

Year after year this is always a great bridal fayre and a good selection of exhibitors will be on hand to help you with you wedding day.

I just wanted to share with you the email I had the other day from Becky and Steve who’s wedding I recently photographed. It is these emails and thank you cards that leave me with a warm feeling and a smile on my face, knowing that my photographs have given my clients such happiness and life long memories.

Steve and Becky thank you so much for the kind words and I’m so glad you cant stop looking at the album and long may it continue…..thanks again for letting me into your lives on this very special day and all the very best for the future I hope you have a long and happy life together…

Hi Steve

Sorry I wasn’t with Steve when he picked up the album, I just wanted
to thank you for it! I had high expectations because I had seen what
you had done for friends but I was totally blown away by it! It is
brilliant and beyond what I expected, I can’t stop looking at it, you
have caught everything brilliantly and I am so glad you didn’t try and
pretend it hadn’t rained, the ones with umbrellas and the moody rain
ones are really moving and some of my favorites, Steve took it to work
with him and his (female!) colleagues said it was the best they had
ever seen, I am not brave enough to take it on the train to work yet!!

Cheers and thanks again

Becky

On Sunday 21st February I will be exhibiting at the Ingestre Hall wedding fayre, Doors open from 11.00am and close at 4.00pm free entry and ample parking. Please feel free to come along and have a chat with me about your special day.

Stuart & Laura’s wedding took place in December at St Francis church in Bournville ( next to cadbury world !) followed by a reception at hornton grange.

The day started with the bridal preps at Laura’s parents home about 5 minuets from the church, this is always a good opportunity to get those detail shots of the brides dress,shoes,flowers and perfume.

from here it was onto the church to meet the groom and his ushers. The day itself  albeit on the chilly side was a nice bright day.

After the service whilst we were doing the family groups mince pies and drinks were available for the guest.

Finally a warm welcome awaited Stuart & Laura at Hornton Grange 

A few photo’s from the day enjoy………….

Once again guys thanks for having me,best wishes for the future may you have a long and happy life together.

I have added another portrait session from a recent shoot, although my white background is still the most popular I wanted to try a different colour for some of these. I recently purchased another four backdrops from my supplier so watch this space I will be blogging more photos soon.

This year is promising to be another busy one, I have had so many later wedding bookings this year and January has been really busy at the studio.

More information on portraits and pricing can be found on the web site.

I have also added photos and information to my Face book site …. please feel free to follow.

as always few of my faves……..