Happy New Year to you all!
I’d like to kick off 2015 by sharing a pretty cool wedding I photographed in May last year. It also features my photo-booth!
If you are getting married this year, like my work and not yet booked your photographer get in touch here . We should meet.
Looking for something special to give this christmas?
I have 20 of these beauties available.
Each voucher costs £150 and includes the following:
Total value is £350, saving £200!
I run this offer every year and they sell out very quickly. If you are interested, may I suggest you get in touch sooner rather than later. You can email me directly here
I had the pleasure of photographing this delightful wedding in August this year. Charlotte & Wayne tied the knot in Tuscany alongside their wonderful family and fabulous friends.
I asked Charlotte to share a few words about my work.
I always knew I wanted Maria Farrelly to photograph my wedding so the fact that I was getting married abroad didn’t change this! I love her style of shooting and her creativity and having our wedding in a castle in the middle of Tuscany meant we would have beautiful images to look back on in years to come. If you love a photographer don’t look at the price tag, look at what you will get at the end of it. You can always cut back on other things as I believe your images are one of the most important elements of a wedding as they are the lasting memories you will look at forever.
If you’d like to find out more about how Charlotte & Wayne planned their wedding, a full write up has been published over on Cwtch The Bride
You can read Pippa’s full write up of her big day over on Cwtch the Bride
As the sun finally sets on 2013, I can’t help but reflect on the past year and the new one that will begin tomorrow.
Around this time, most photographers blogs tend to be filled with their end of year reviews… hundreds of beautiful images showing what an incredible year they’ve had. I apologise. I should really be doing the same. But it just doesn’t feel right. Yes, I’ve had an incredible professional year, Photographed some beautiful weddings, travelled to some amazing places, launched an exciting new wedding blog and it appears…I’ve inspired some individuals along the way.
I won’t bore you with my ramblings this evening. But what I will say is that over the last 12 months (like most of you) its been both good and bad. I tend to write about the good stuff and try to forget the bad but its not always doable which is why I’ve kept quiet for most of the year.
Personally, its been incredibly hard.
I’ve said goodbye to friends that should still be here. It was always going to be tough. I just didn’t think it would still hurt so much.
Watching close family go through the pain and grief of losing their babies and feeling totally helpless. I know just being there for them may have helped…but I wanted to do so much more.
Seeing both my kids collapse with seizures, rushed into hospital and waiting nervously to hear what the doctors will say. I can’t put into words the emotions that ran through my head that day. Thank goodness they are both well now.
My list goes on.
I’m sure each and every one of you have experienced your own difficulties. Many of which none of us will ever read about. I’m certainly not looking for sympathy here. Its life, my life. I’m not sure why I feel the need to write about all this. However, I’ve deleted it twice already and keep coming back to it, so its got to be worth putting out there, right?
Throwing myself into my work has helped me deal with a lot of these horrid things. I do try to get a positive out of a negative. And it works, to an extent.
So, as I draw a line under 2013, and conclude its been both cruel and kind. I look to 2014 with a brave face and a ridiculous amount of confidence.
There are so many exciting things to look forward to:
Professionally:
Personally:
So here is to the safe arrival of 2014. I wish you all a great evening.
Enjoy x
For those that follow me on Facebook and Twitter, You’ll know that besides photographing an awful lot of weddings this year, I’ve been working hard on establishing my lovely little welsh wedding blog, Cwtch the Bride.
When it launched in February, I never imagined it would grow so quickly and become as successful as it has. I regularly have to pinch myself!
To celebrate its sucess, we are having a party. And not just any party. Its a big one. Well, if I’m honest…its grand. And if i’m completely honest- i’m scared. At 6pm tonight, the National Museum in Cardiff will play host to Cwtch the Bride’s Official Launch party and Christmas Soiree. We’ve received over 300 RSVP’s (gulp) and 23 leading wedding suppliers are involved in providing what is sure to be, an epic night!
We still have space on the guest list too 🙂 As its an invitation only event you’ll need to register your details via email to: info@cwtchthebride.com (Bride/Groom/Supplier). Hurry…
Its that time of year again when I get rediculously excited and take my kids off for their annual Christmas photo-shoot.
I use the images to create books to give as gifts to all the grandparents. And on christmas day, without fail, they turn each page and I watch as their tears roll into their smiles. They love these books so much.
Family photographs are so important to me and my family.
When was the last time you had a family photograph? For most, its always on the to-do list. “We must get round to it”. But the truth is, for most, its not a priority and it tends to move down the list and the kids grow up.
In my family, its a necessity. I spend most of my time behind the camera and work hard to build a beautiful collection of images that my family will treasure. I’m sure, when I’m old and losing my marbles, I will love looking back at these memories, being reminded of moments I know I’ll forget. Its the little things you see, the cheeky grin on my child’s face, the size of their hand when holding mine. Having these images will, over time be priceless to me. I know that.
So here it is. My festive offer to you. If you are yet to have a family portrait, Let me photograph your family, let me also produce a beautifully framed wall print for you to hang on your wall.
And tell me in years to come how glad you are you did it.
Yesterday I was in London. No…I wasn’t running the Marathon (maybe one day). I was meeting a couple who’s wedding I’m shooting next month.
I’ve never photographed at Finsbury Town Hall before so it was really important to me to have a look around and familiarise myself with the building and the surrounding area. Also, to find out what my clients loved most about it. After all, they chose the venue for a reason!
It certainly didn’t disappoint and I was blown away with everything I saw, especially the incredible staircase! I cannot wait to shoot this wedding. Here’s a few shots taken on my Iphone of things that caught my eye.
After the reccy, we did an E-shoot…will share that soon. Xxx
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