Perfect Wedding Magazine

I was very excited this morning when I arrived at my studio there was a copy of the new issue of Perfect Wedding Magazine waiting for me. I love my editorial and would like to say a big thanks to Holly Johnson on the Editorial team at Perfect Weddings for the help with the design and layout and Hannah Sookias for helping me with the editing of the text. The issue should be out in the shops over the next couple of days so please go and buy a copy and have a read.

Jose & Richard's Wedding - 26th July 2008

I have joked with some couples, saying that if I have had to postpone a pre wed shoot due to the bad weather conditions that we have had recently, then usually the weather on their wedding day is nice. Well this is exactly what happened for Jose & Richard's Wedding on Saturday. A couple of months ago we decided to rearrange their pre wedding shoot at the Birmingham Botanical gardens, due to torrential rain on the day and on Saturday we had the hottest and sunniest day so far this year. This must be a pure coincidence otherwise I would make a fortune being able to predict the weather (shame I can't predict the Lottery numbers).

Jose & Richard got married on Saturday at Brandon Hall in Coventry. It was a fantastic day and all the planning and effort that they put in was definitely worth it. They had a beautiful ornate iron arch covered in purple clematis in the ceremony room, games on the lawn such as giant Jenga, croquet, and giant football and even a magician to entertain their guests. The groom is a graphic designer and had spent the last year designing all of the invites, order of services, menus, table plans etc which looked fantastic. I mentioned to Jose and Richard that I enjoyed shooting their wedding so much that it didn't actually feel like work and I really felt part of the day with the help from all their friends and family. I cant wait to start working on their album, as I am sure we will achieve some wonderful results.

Gemma & Paul's Wedding - 19th July 2008

The beautiful St Alphege Church in Solihull was the setting for the ceremony of Gemma and Paul's Wedding. Their reception was at St John's Hotel in Solihull, which brought back at lot of memories for me as I was a bridesmaid here when I was 7 years old for my Cousin's wedding (A long time ago now and it has definitely changed a lot). I can't wait to show them the photos when they get back from their honeymoon but here are a few to tide their friends and family over until the full gallery goes online.

Susan & Nigel's Pre Wedding Shoot

I met up with Susan & Nigel who are getting married in September, a few weeks ago. We went to Coombe Abbey along with Nigel's beautiful daughter Alex who can't wait to be a bridesmaid, and took some fantastic images on a very sunny Sunday morning.

Helen & Mark's Wedding - 21st June 2008

I met Helen & Mark a few months ago when I did a baby shoot for their beautiful daughter Beatrix. They told me all about their fantastic plans for their wedding which was coming up and I was extremely lucky to have the opportunity to photograph this. It has definitely been one of my favourite weddings ever. They held their reception at Helen's parents' house, Packington Hall Farm which is just down the road from my studio. As you will see from the photos below the decorations were stunning and I have never seen a marquee look so amazing. They had thought of everything and had even set up a camping area in the farm grounds so that guests who wanted to brave the weather could stay over night and enjoy the BBQ which was planned for the following day.

I would just like to thank Helen, Mark & Beatrix and all their family and friends for making me feel so welcome on the wedding day and can't wait for Beatrix to get a little bigger so I can take some more photos of her.