Nina and David got married in their village’s local church, St Michael and All Angels church in Kington St Michael. As David is Scottish, Nina was lead to the church by a bag piper. We were allowed to take some discreet photographs from the back of the church. After the service we set up one of my favourite parts of the day, the confetti shot. Then the couple headed off to Tracy Park.

Tracy Park is a beautiful setting for a wedding that has everything. I loved the landscaped gardens and all the reception rooms were light and tranquil, with views over the grounds. There is also stylish accommodation for your guests.

During the wedding breakfast Nina and David surprised their guests with the singing waiters. They got everyone on their feet dancing and doing the conga! It was great fun to photograph.

David got his revenge on his best men for their stag do antics that caused him the greatest shame. They dressed him as an Englishman! During the speeches he dressed them as Scotsmen.

David and Nina continued to impress their guests with a first dance of a cha cha with their own personal touches.

Thank you so much for the photos, they are great! Dave and I had a lovely time going through them, everything came flooding back to us. It was so nice to see what happened before we both got to the church and was a great reminder of all our little details.

Thanks also to both of you for your help on the day.

Katharine and Martins fun wedding. I particularly loved the colourful flowers, the bunting in the marquee with the wooden numbers to identify the tables; not too mention the photo booth that Martin made. The booth made for some great shots, photographing a bride and groom with fake moustache and googly eyes was a first for me but we had a lot of fun.

I couldn’t praise Confetti Shots more highly. You and Martyn were everything we could hope for from our wedding photographers: helpful, discreet, quick with the formals, relaxing everyone through the set-ups. You covered so much, and so many people, from so many angles, and made us all look so fabulous! There’s hardly anyone you didn’t get in one way or another through the day. Most importantly, the photographs themselves are just what we were hoping for in terms of style and quality. Looking through them all together, we just get an overwhelming sense of how fun the day was: everyone’s smiling and having a good time, which is exactly how we want to remember the day ourselves. My mother is particularly impressed with how she didn’t notice you taking half the shots of her that she’s seen and likes. We’ll definitely be recommending you to any other couples we know are getting married, and only wish we had another opportunity to use you (although I guess that wouldn’t be a good thing in view of your specialism!)

Katharine’s pretty Pronovia’s dress

The bridesmaid had a stunning teal dress

Katharine puts on her nans ring

Katharine and Martin got a boat to the reception, it was very relaxing

Vintage styling in the marquee

Their photo booth

The best mans speech, I can’t reveal what was said…

It’s been a busy July with 6 weddings and a surprise 70th party, phew. For now I’m just going to post my favourite photographs from Helen and Trevors wedding, sorry about the lack of words, I hope the photogaphs speak for me.

The photos look lovely. We are really pleased with them!

Isabel and James got married at the beautiful Ardington House. Isabel stunning dress is Pronovia’s, it was the only dress she tried on.

The couple live in Singapore but fell in love with the grounds at Ardington House, with its countless opportunities for wedding photography. Isabels dream was to get married outside under the temple. It was raining in the morning but amazingly it held off as soon as Isabel made her way to get married, right up until the speeches.

What I love about weddings is the fact that they all have their individual touches, the best man composed a funny song for the speeches, we captured some great reactions from the guests.

So the CD arrived and i can barely get myself to work in the office….i cant stop looking at them, they are incredible. THANK YOU!

We couldnt have wished for a nicer and more professinal team to work with. You were so discreet i barely noticed you around and yet we have pictures of everything. We also enjoyed both of you and your easy going way which made us feel very comfortable.

I have friends marrying next summer and will tell them to get in touch with you. My brother is very upset with the pics of his weddings after he has seen ours

Each year I enjoy doing a workshop that challenges and inspires my photographic skills. On the MYVISION 2011 workshop I was sent to cover the Pie and Sausage Shop in Eastbourne. While I’m not a huge fan of meat, after being assured that only ethnically sourced, high quality cuts were used, I was a convert!

The owners are passionate about the quality of their meat, in the same way we are about our photography. And after trying lots of their sausages I can definitely say it’s worth paying a bit more for quality. ..

Here are a few favourite images from my two days at the Pie and Sausage Shop. The challenge was to produce different and unusual images. I loved photographing the guys there, it was a lot of fun. There was a real sense of community and it made me think about the importance of supporting local shops.

Rhiannon and Stephen’s Northampton country wedding on New Year’s Eve

The couple met on New Year’s Eve, got engaged on New Year’s Eve and so New Year’s Eve was the first choice for the wedding date. It’s also has the added advantage of being easy to remember!

The service was at their local church St Mary’s Church in Woodford Halse, with a marquee reception at their home. The wedding photography style is tailored for each couple. Rhiannon and Stephen wanted relaxed and with mostly informal photographs.

Rhiannon choose a simple dress that she may get altered to wear again and teamed it with Jimmy Choo silver sparkly shoes. In the morning Rhiannon confessed that she doesn’t usually get dressed up and is usually knee deep in mud cleaning her horse! Rhiannon and her bridesmaids wore wedding whellies (Weddington Boots) to the church, which made for some fun shots. They changed into their prettier shoes at the church.

After the service everyone lit a candle, which was a beautiful sight. Even in winter, we photograph without flash to preserve the atmosphere.

The marquee looked beautiful with fairy lights twig centre pieces. Rhiannon’s talented mother painted all the table names, they were places the couple had lived at. The favours were home-made sloe gin in miniature bottles, which were an inviting bright red colour.

Julie – the photos are amazing – thank you.

love these wedding whellies

a wall of candles at the church

the bridesmaids had lovely purple dresses

the couple leave in their 4×4

the sloe gin wedding favours

Nick and Debra choose the stunning Moor Park Mansion in Hertfordshire for their wedding. I absolutely love the architecture in this building, especially the staircase. I was quite excited to see the Christmas tree, which I knew would be quite a statement.

We’d photographed there before and so I was pleased when Nick and Debra’s friends recommended us and we could photograph their Christmas wedding there. The staff at Moor Park Mansion go out of their way to make the day special for the couple, the toast master really gets the crowds going, the food is excellent and they can even organise a firework display for some added evening entertainment.

In the morning I photographed the preparations at Debra’s parents house. She was quite relaxed and everyone was very friendly. Debra’s beautiful dress was a silver colour, the bridesmaids had dark blue dresses.

Martyn met Nick at the venue. I photographed the service from the front, capturing the nervousness and excitement, while Martyn captured the grandeur of the room from the back.

As it was cold and the snow had almost melted we did all the photographs indoors. Guests threw handmade snowflakes over the couple for the confetti!

We made use of the staircase and the balcony for the photographs of Nick and Debra, working without flash to capture the atmosphere.

The toastmaster got all the crowds to cheer the couple in, although they were a lively bunch and didn’t need too much encouragement! I love the photographs during the speeches, even the toastmaster has his head in his hands at one point during the bestmans speech. I can’t reveal what the bestman said but it takes a lot to shock us…

I photographed the first dance from the balcony, while Martyn captured all the emotion from the ground. As Nick picked Debra up and twirled her round, the train on her wedding dress looked amazing and made for some wonderful photographs.

As we finished, the DJ was playing some great tunes and we left on a real high.

The photos look great, some great action shots, especially during the speeches.

Debs looking excited

stunning interior at Moor Park Mansion

Debs arrives, you can see some snow still on the ground

Nick admiring the ceiling just before the service starts

the moment Nick first sees Debs

wide angle photograph of the room from the back

Nick and Debs look so happy

an unposed moment – a kiss after the confetti

wide angle showing the staircase

the balcony at Moor Park Mansion

the staircase again

another view of that staircase

champagne fizzing

I love capturing the guests photographing the cake cutting

father of the bride embarrassing his daughter

guests applaud the speeches

risky best mans speech

even the toast master was shocked!

first dance from the balcony

I love this one as Nick twirls Debs around

James and Georgia had a winter wedding at Notley Tythe Barn, Thame, Buckinghamshire.

I photographed the preparations at the brides mothers house, while Martyn followed James to the pub. Don’t worry while James had a customary pint to calm his nervous, Martyn sticks with non-alcoholic Coke!

Back at the house, there were lots of beautiful details to photograph. Georgia’s something blue was a garter with her new name embroidered on it, a present from James. The bouquets had white roses with seasonal berries and ivy. The colour theme was an unusual brown and ivory, the bridesmaids had classy long brown dresses. Georgia’s stunning dress was Art Couture.

Geogia did her own make-up in her sisters room. On the wall hung the words, live, laugh, love, which I thought were very apt. The mother of the bride helped with the finishing touches. There were a few mirrors in the bedroom, I couldn’t resist a few mirror shots of the bride seeing herself ready to be married.

Meanwhile back at Notley Tythe Barn, the barn looked magical with fairy lights everywhere, its ideal for a winter wedding. James it has to be said looked very nervous! However he soon relaxed when he saw his beautiful bride! Geogia was given away by her mother, as she gave Georgia a kiss at the top of the aisle, Martyn and I both captured it from different viewpoints.

I was expecting to photograph the service in very low light and I’d come prepared with Nikons best kit, where I can photograph in near darkness without flash! However there was plenty of soft, good quality light and perhaps more importantly lots emotion to photograph.

After the service, we did the family groups inside. While the snow hadn’t settled, it was certainly cold! The couple braved going outside for some photographs in the soft November light.

The speeches were both heartfelt and funny, allowing us capturing both the tears and the laughter.

We were treated to some very tasty sausages and mash, which gave us energy to photograph the first dance. I was able to use iso 6400 and photograph without flash, capturing the mood perfectly. You can see the look of joy in their faces.

We are truly delighted with the photos, many people have commented that they are the best wedding photo’s they have seen and I think this is a real credit to yourself and Martyn.

James and Georgia

something blue – James gave Georgia a garter with her new name on

Georgia doing her make-up, love the wording behind on the wall, ‘live, laugh, love’ very apt

bridesmaid in brown

Georgia’s mother having her hair done by her daughter

very excited mother of the bride

I love this one of Georgia looking in the mirror

a happy bride arriving

James looked very nervous!

James is happy to see Georgia

Georgia gives her Mum a kiss

Georgia gets emotional

best man finds the rings

a few photographs of the couple using the soft November light

Notley Tythe Barn at night

emotional speeches

James shamed by the best man

Georgia showing off her ring

With a brown colour theme, of course you need chocolate cake

an impromptu confetti moment

father daughter dance

Apologies but I didn’t get time to blog Sarah and Andy’s wedding, such a beautiful wedding it definitely needs to be shown!

Sarah and Andy had a stylish wedding at Warbrook House in Hampshire. Sarahs favourite colour is red and the styling was influenced by the 50’s. The bridesmaids wore red 50’s style dresses with a full skirt. They had bouquets of white lilies. Sarah had a birdcage veil and a bouquet of classic red roses. The favours were gorgeous red and while lollipops!

The light was amazing on the day, very soft and Sarah’s colour theme looked great with the autumnal colours. For the photographs of the couple, we took a buggy around the grounds and to the lake. The light was so soft I was able to do something I never do and photograph the couple facing into the sun, with some striking results.

We received the following email from Sarah:

Julie & Martyn,
Thank you so much for photographing our wedding. You captured the day incredibly well. We both felt very emotional looking at our photos.
Not only have you taken some amazing photos of us, you have also managed to get some fantastic photos of our family and friends.
Everyone has commented how wonderful they are.
We had such an amazing day, thank you for capturing those memories.

Sarah & Andy Davis

Warbrook House is a beautiful venue

Ross in the morning looking quite relaxed

I love this photograph of Sarah with her birdcage veil in the morning

Sarah kisses her Dad after he walked her up the aisle

there was lots of laugher during the service

little boys antics during the service

natural emotion during the signing of the register

the guests photographing the signing!

I love this moment caught by Martyn as the couple leave the room after they’ve just married

wedding guests wearing the red colour theme

the wedding favours were red lollipops

Portrait of Sarah and Andy with Warbrook House and the lake in the background

the wedding rings among red roses

gorgeous Autumn light

the stunning grounds at Warbrook House

Caroline and Ross had a stylish winter wedding. While I was photographing the morning preparations at Carolines and Ross’s home, I was quite taken by a photograph of Carolines Nan. The photograph was of her Nan in her debutant or ‘coming out’ outfit. Her Nan’s elegant style was reflected in Caroline’s choice of dress.

Throughout the wedding I’m always looking for special moments that add to the story. I waited for Caroline to come out of the bedroom so I could get a photograph of Caroline in her wedding dress standing next to her Nan’s photograph.

Martyn met Ross in the morning at the chapel. It has to be said, Clifton college chapel is beautiful. Ross plays at weddings, so Martyn captured his friends and band members practising, Caroline told me she isn’t used to seeing them look so smart!

Caroline was nervous in the morning, as I find a lot of brides are. I was told I was a calming influence. The vicar was also great and allowed me to photograph discreetly from the front. Martyn was able to photograph from the back and he got some stunning photographs from the balcony, while taking care not to interrupt the organist! I particularly enjoyed the service, the humour of the vicar and the band were amazing.

We did a few small family groups outside the chapel and then headed to Haswell House for the reception. The light was beautiful – we did some portraits of the couple outside and then into the warm for some more photographs on Haswell’s staircase.

The party started with a ceilidh, which always make great photographs, especially when you know the dances…

I’ve still some more winter weddings to blog but that’s all for now. Happy Christmas everyone!

Caroline next to a photograph of her nan

Wow what a veil!

Ross nervously awaits Caroline

We’re married!

Haswell House Banquetting Hall decorated for a wedding

During the meal Ross goes over his speech

brides brother gives a speech

guests clinking champagne glasses during the speeches

Ross put on fake ears and hair

The best man embarrassed the bride and groom