Mark & Elaines Wedding

Regular viewers of my blog will remember the pre wedding photoshoot I did of Mark & Elaine in May,and the sun shone again for the eagerly awaited wedding.Drinks & Caribbean music in the stunning Gardens for Marks parents from Jamaica all helped make a superb atmosphere.Back at Wrightington Hotel & the speeches were hilarious (think the brides dad had a lifetime of jokes for the big day lol:-)).

Mark & Elaine thanks for the laughter & love you have for each other.You both made my job a joy.D.

James & Lorna's Wedding

The Weddings are now coming thick and fast,James & Lorna's wedding was at Rainford Parish Church & then onto Haigh Hall.A fantastic venue made even better by a beautiful Bride & Groom.

James & Lorna thanks for the smiles,they were infectious & they lasted all day.D.
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Damian & Louise at West Tower

It has been a while since my last wedding at West Tower in Aughton,but well worth the wait.A hot sunny day full of fun & love with a stunning bride & groom made our job very easy with fantastic images just appearing from everywhere.Thanks go to west tower for clearing the restaurant for the amazing bride & groom images & also to the guests for making the day fun.

Damian & Louise your love jumps out from the images thanks for allowing us to attend your special day & capture some of beautiful images of you both.D.
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Craig & Jen's Wedding

Ashfield House was the location for this great wedding.Had to dodge the showers a bit but when the sun came out the lighting was great.Jen looked absolutely amazing (& Craig looked the part too).Jane captured some stunning images of Jen at home. Thanks guys for allowing us to photograph the most important moments in your life,you were a joy to shoot.

Have a great honeymoon.D.
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A Photographers Photographer...

I’m asked on many occasions who inspires me, well my main inspiration is the Australian Photographer Jerry Ghionis.I met up with Jerry in Luton over the weekend where he was giving his only European seminar this year on behalf of Spicer Hallfield, some of my regular blog viewers will remember that Spicer used my images at the photo industry trade show ‘Focus’ in Birmingham in February and also in their display albums.Jerry is an amazing photographer who has won loads of award including the prestigious worlds best wedding album for 5 years out of the last 6 years.The photo above is of Jane,Jerry & myself taken whilst we had dinner on the Sunday evening at a local restaurant,taken by my good friend Martin Baynes from Spicer Hallfield.A great evening with the four of us discussing our different experiences in the world of photography, and an truly inspirational seminar the next day by a real photographic genius.

Daniel & Kathryn's Wedding

A perfect summers day for this colourful wedding.The vicar at All Saints church Hindley was a scream & nothing was too much trouble.A great wedding to photograph(and toasted crumpets as well…lol)

Thanks Daniel & Kathryn for a fun day.D.
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Greg & Fiona

I’ve been waiting for this wedding as regular viewers of my blog will know since the amazing pre wedding shoot we did on the beach & the wedding was even better than I hoped.The lighting was just perfect,the details & guests just made the wedding a joy. Wherever Jane & I pointed the camera there was something happening.I have a lot of fave images so have done a mini contact sheet for you to see.Hope you like.

Thanks Greg & Fiona for a great day.D.
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Mark & Elaine

The lighting was fantastic for Mark & Elaine’s pre wedding shoot, and we had great fun. I can’t wait for the wedding should be a blast.

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ROCK THE FROCK

Rock The Frock is our NEW service based on an idea we found from America that combines my background in fashion photography with our Bride & Grooms that want images that are a million miles from Traditional Wedding photography.In the USA they call it trash the dress & that’s exactly what they do,they shoot Brides in rivers & mud I’ve even seen a photo of a Bride with her dress on fire.This is the reason I’ve decided to call our service Rock The Frock mainly because I’m not brave (or daft) enough to destroy any dress,I just want to shoot the couple in a more modern,high fashion style.
Dale & Estelle were the first of many Bride & Grooms to take advantage of this service & what a shoot.Truly amazing images.

Below are my fave shots from the shoot.

Stephen & Louise's Wedding

Stephen & Louise were married at Dalton Church,a church I hadn’t been to for a while & forgot just how stunning the countryside is there.Leaving church I saw a field full of colour & Steve & Louise were great jumping out of the car into the field, as if that wasn’t enough mother nature showed off even more with an amazing bluebell show.Thanks to Steve & Louise who were fantastic on the day.D.





A note to all Grooms,be careful what you say about your bestman, dont forget HE has the last word!