Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I am a professional wedding and portrait photographer based in Somerset and covering the South West region. The purpose of this blog is to keep in touch with my current clients and to help potential new clients learn more about me and my work. I hope you enjoy my posts and please leave lots of comments!
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Last week I caught up with Katy and Alex for their pre-wedding portrait session. They are getting married later this month down in Lyme Regis at the Alexandra Hotel. A new venue for me, but I’ve got another wedding there later this year too!
We had some fun around the grounds of Barrington Court before the heavens opened and we got drenched! Here are some images from their session:
It’s back to Somerset for the next few weddings, the first being on Saturday at Ston Easton Park – one of my favourite venues! Naomi got ready at the hotel, helped by her daughter Laura, and she had the most beautiful Sassi Holford dress – with lovely lace and a cute little shrug – it was exactly the sort of dress I love. Laura had a stunning bright pink dress and Naomi’s shoes picked up a hint of the pink too!
Next I headed over to St Thomas’ church in Wells to meet up with Andy and capture the arrival of the guests. The service was overseen by Andy’s brother-in-law Paddy, whose wonderful coat was made by Andy’s mum especially for the occasion! Naomi was very tearful when she was about to make her entrance, and to be honest the whole service was quite emotional, mostly due to the wonderful musical interludes from the choir. Even I teared up a little bit at one point!
Near the end of the ceremony Andy and Naomi made their way around the pews to hug each of their guests to thank them for attending – it really was a lovely moment. After confetti outside, it was back to Ston Easton Park for the reception. The weather was fantastic and everyone was able to enjoy themselves outside whilst Naomi, Andy and myself snuck off for some romantic portraits around the grounds.
Naomi & Andy’s full gallery will go online once they are back from honeymoon and have been into the studio to see them first. But in the meantime here are a few images from their day:
Suppliers: Dress: Sassi Holford; Cake: Lick the Spoon, Chippenham; Hair: Gail McAllister, Park Street Salon – Taunton; Make-up: Portia Chappell
Would you like to be in with a chance of winning £1000 just for having your portrait taken by me? I’m urgently looking for children aged 0-12 to photograph and enter into the Kodak Portrait Awards 2009. This is a national photography competition with judging taking place in September 2009.
Five images will be shortlisted as finalists and the subjects of those portraits will each receive a Kodak digital camera. The subject of the overall winning image will receive £1000, whilst the photographer receives the much coveted title “Kodak Portrait Photographer of the Year”.
I will be offering FREE portrait sessions at my studio from now until 21st August 2009, so if you would like your child’s portrait to be entered into the Awards please give me a call on 01935 848881 for more details.
Just a quick reminder to everyone about the Children of Somerset book project that I’m running at the moment to raise money for the wonderful charity Make-A-Wish Foundation.
For a donation of just £45 per child (or £60 per family) you will receive a fantastic portrait session on location in Somerset. This is a saving of £50+ on our regular location session fee, and a chance to donate to a really worthwhile cause.
An image of each child photographed for the project will appear in the coffee-table book we’ll be producing later this year, entitled Children of Somerset 2009.
To nominate your child/children for inclusion in this exciting project please give me a call on 01935 848881. We’re aiming to finish photographing all children by the end of August so please get in touch soon to avoid missing out!
Here are some images from a recent book project session:
I’m very proud to announce that TWO of my December couples have been shortlisted for the Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding magazine’s Wedding of the Year Competition. And they need your votes!!!!
The overall winners of the competition will be crowned with the Wedding of the Year title and they’ll also win a romantic 2 night break!
First up is Victoria & Tom Hemmings. To vote for them click here:
And the second of my nominated couples is Anouska & Ben Cohen. Click here to vote for them.
Good luck to both couples!!!!
Wow Caroline these are glorious! What a sweetiepie!