Scott & Sadie's Romantic Wedding

A perfect winters evening for Scott & Sadies romantic wedding at Haigh Hall.Jane & I arrived to meet a very calm & relaxed Sadie & the girls getting ready and from then on the day was stunning.This wedding was a exciting challenge for the two of us as the ceremony & meal was lit only by candles,but the winter sunset & the Hall lights made for some of my fave images of the year.What a way to end November, a photoshoot & wedding full of awesome images of the gorgeous couple.Keep an eye on this blog for the future as I have high hopes for a few of these images.

Darren & Alison's Wedding

We have been very lucky so far this autumn,the lighting has been stunning & with the beautiful autumnal colours of the trees weddings at the moment are a joy to shoot (bet the weather changes now I’ve said that). Darren & Alison’s ceremony at Kilhey Court Hotel was filled with emotion & love from the bride being given away by one of the proudest fathers we have ever met to the bestmans speech (another groom ruined lol:-)).

Have a great honeymoon, hope its hotter than the wedding day.D.

Scott & Sadie...............Photoshoot

Most Pre Wedding Photoshoots that I do tend to be on location but sometimes I get let loose in the studio,after all the Pro Studio Portrait award I won in April was a studio pre wedding session so again we just had fun and again the images appeared (anyway jane seems to be doing all the 'hard work' photography in the studio so it gave her some fresh air lol:-)). Scott & Sadie are naturals & very much in love,Cant wait for the wedding its going to be something special.

Testimonials

One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is customer testimonials,they really make the job worth while especially at this time of year when both Jane & I seem to be living & breathing work with little time for the family.Heres a few...

Dear David & Jane, Thank you both so much for creating the most amazing photographic memories of our special day,were going to have real trouble selecting for our album.David & Lydia

Big thanks for everything you did for both of us on our special day.Everyone commented on how easy you made it look rounding up our troops and they all love the photos you both took to capture our day. Jen & Craig

Thank you so much for our fantastic wedding albums.They are stunning & we have had loads of compliments!you did a great Job.Emma & Stephen

Thank you for your kind words they really do make a difference.D.

Jonathan & Claires Autumn Wedding

I do love autumn weddings,the colour & the lighting make for great shots & the wedding of Jonny & Claire had both.The reception decorated by Flowerstyle by Laurie looked fantastic with the Halloween theme,pumpkins on the table & bats on the cake made for a great fun atmosphere. There was also a guest appearance from Bruno the dog the first pet to appear on my blog at a wedding.

Thanks to both of you for the fun & the emotion,have a great honeymoon.D.

Lydia & David.....Rock The Frock

After a really busy few weeks including the National Photography Awards in Newcastle which Jane & I were very kindly invited by Spicer Hallfield the UK largest album manufacturer & even though I was unlucky this time my good friend Paul Wilkinson from buckinghamshire who we were with was awarded Parent & Child photographer of the year.
Anyway gave me some new ideas for next years awards & this brings me on to the Eagerly awaited Rock The Frock with Dave & Lydia.I have been waiting to use this location for a wedding shoot for years & as soon as Lydia said she was up for something different I knew I had just the place.

Hope you like have posted my faves for you.

Thanks to you both for braving the elements.Great shots & alot of interest in the images already.D.

Wedding Ideas Magazine

We have had the honour of one of our weddings being published in the latest edition of Wedding Ideas Magazine. Its Mark & Elaine’s great wedding that was held at Wrightington Hotel earlier in the year.I was a bit like a kid with a new toy when I found out.YIPEE!!! ahem sorry!

Baby Ella.....Gorgeous!!!

By far the majority of the portraits I shoot are in the studio & I suppose this is what many people seem to think a professional portrait session is like but its such a shame more people dont go for a more creative option like location portraits.Yes its more work for myself but the images are truly stunning & different.I had the privilege recently of shooting Baby Ella for her first Pro photo sitting & decided to shoot at her home.I love this type of shoot because when you choose the locations for the shoot the parents always look at me & politely say Yeah,no problem but in the back of their mind & with the look on their faces you know they dont quite see what I see but never the less trust my decision.I shot loads of beautiful images on this shoot but the 2 below are going into the awards next year.Hope you like.


Talking of awards both Jane & myself are off to Newcastle this weekend for the National Professional Photography awards,my regular viewers will remember my recent success at the North West awards & this put us in the Nationals so fingers crossed again.

Steve & Louise's Wedding (revisited....)

Its always the best part of my job to finally show the Bride & Groom their finished wedding album.Steve & Louise were married in May with the images posted on the blog & the finished album arrived for collection so I thought Id show it (off!!) to you.For our future Bride & Grooms the album is our Celebration Book with the images both full page & behind overlays




Thanks for the privilege of being at your wedding.I love the front cover,its one of my favourite images of the year.

The Big Match!!

They say love conquers all & this must be the case when Rebecca & Marc decided to marry on the same day as the Liverpool V Man Utd game(Marc being a LFC fanatic) but this day had everything, a result for Marc’s beloved Liverpool,a personal letter from Colleen Rooney to Rebecca, sunshine & the Liverpool Utd match referee meeting & greeting them.