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Nicola & Wayne

Maria Farrelly — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:08 +0000

Enjoy x

Robbins Lane

Maria Farrelly — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:49:17 +0000

nice day

Maria Farrelly — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:45:05 +0000

Daydreamer

Maria Farrelly — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:43:16 +0000

LOVE…

Maria Farrelly — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:27:07 +0000

Happy birthday to me….

Maria Farrelly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:17:08 +0000

…Yay! I love birthdays, especially my own.
I turned 34 today which was a little depressing however my boys made sure I was spoilt beautifully.

It’s also been the first day in about 3 weeks that I’ve actually felt ok. Some unknown viral infection hit me hard as well as a severe tooth ache; which resulted in an extraction yesterday (ouch!!!).

Today however, was filled with lots of my favourite things; breakfast in bed, lunch at my favourite restaurant (the Waterloo, Newport) with my favourite man (Nad), a gin & tonic, spa treatments, chocolate, champagne and many more gifts.

I’ll be back in the studio tomorrow to deal with the mountain of emails, enquiries & orders etc…but before work resumes I wanted to share a few images from today’s birthday treats.

Enjoy x

I wanted to share…

Maria Farrelly — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:46:26 +0000

…this image of Nicola (a recent bride). It was taken while on route to the place we chose for the “official B&G shots” I love love love the sunlight in this, beautiful!

looking forward to sharing the collection soon.

Enjoy x

Did I mention…

Maria Farrelly — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:28:18 +0000

…that I’m an ‘award winning’ wedding photographer? No? I am sorry. It’s true though, I am.

Tonight I am mostly….

Maria Farrelly — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:37:15 +0000

…feeling under the weather.
I’m full of the cold today and have lost my voice after talking so much at yesterday’s hugely successful wedding Fayre at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

It was a great day, lots of enquiries for this year, 2013 as well as 2014! (scary).
And having just looked at my stats for my blog, it seems staying up until 2am uploading my latest work before the Fayre has paid off. I had over 200 hits on Sunday alone. And received a further 6 enquiries via email today.

So, I’ve decided to try my best to update my blog more regularly now (like I do with my FB profile).

I’m now cwtched up on the sofa, with a blanket, sipping honey & lemon and editing the beautiful wedding of Kate & Ed.
Here’s a few shots (taken on my iPhone) of what I’m working on from my laptop right now. I’ll post up a collection of whole wedding once Kate & Ed have viewed them all.

Enjoy x

Hello 2012…

Maria Farrelly — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:34:47 +0000

… you certainly came around very quick. A bit too quick for my liking but what a year 2011 was!

In short; approx 40 Weddings, 30 E-shoots, 20 family sessions, commercial work, events and lots of wedding fayres later…and I’m still managing to do it all in 3 days a week plus weekends. Its no wonder I was feeling totally burnt out come Christmas Eve. Any regrets? I guess there is never enough time in the world to give to your kids, I have regretted the VERY long nights editing alone in my studio (sometimes greeting the sun) when I should have been at home tucked up in bed. But we live & learn.

As I try to grasp the perfect work/life balance this year; I realise running my own business, raising my 2 kids, being a supportive wife, trying to keep my home tidy & cook a proper sunday lunch EVERY sunday…is all VERY hard work and I’m not Wonder Woman (no matter how much I try and convince myself).

But like a fine wine, I get better with age and continue to learn that I can’t do everything. As my business continues to grow I have a big announcement to make soon which I’m most excited about. (and no…I’m not pregnant!)

Looking back, I’m so proud of what I accomplished in 2011. Professionally, it was my best year to date, the highlight was winning Best Wedding Photographer for East Wales at the National Welsh Wedding Awards. I was so thrilled that so many people voted for me. Thank you xxx

My style of work is continually evolving and I love the direction its going. I’ve never been a follower of mainstream trends in photography and never considered myself to be an odd ball. I’m finding my own creative road and loving it. But what excites me most is that there is so much more to come from me this year. My ideas are growing and I’m finding ways of making things happen.

I had no real direction for this post other than wanting to share some of my thoughts on last year. I never look back on any year and think “thank god that’s over” I always pull out the positives. 2011 definitely belonged to my amazing clients & their fabulous weddings. I will be eternally grateful for them investing in me and letting me create some great work for them that I know they all love and value so much.

So, before I ramble on again. I want to share some images from 2011 that I’m yet to feature fully. Because of my crazy work schedule; my blog has been neglected but I’m going to try and update it a lot more. I’ve so many great weddings, E-shoots etc… to share with you all. Here is a little snippet of whats to come.

Enjoy x

oh…before I forget; I am slightly addicted to Facebook, you are all very welcome to stalk me over there if you like. I have a business page, “Maria Farrelly Photography” as well as a personal profile. I document a lot of my daily life on there and upload a lot of images. So feel free to pop in a friend request, especially if you are considering commissioning me for your wedding. Its a great way for you to get to know me a bit more.