weddings
So I've 'just' got my laptop back after a week... and I'm finally getting round to posting a quick glimpse from my pre-wed shoot with the gorgeous and soooo totally in love couple, Cara & Phil.
Cara & Phil's story is totally rock'n'roll and I'm so excited about being their photographer next year at the amazing wedding they are planning!
I'll share more about the couple in this weekends full blog post... but for now here's a little something to whet your appetite.
So... okay, you've probably guessed by now that I'm not the best at keeping on top of my blog posts and this post just highlights that even more I'm afraid!
Back at the end of May I headed down to Birmingham for Steve Gerrard's Wedding Photography Workshop. It was a flying visit but well worth the journey. Steve took us through how he does things, not only whilst shooting but his editing process too, as well as gave us some great tips on marketing and general business stuff. It really was good to see how other people do things and great to meet some other photographers from all over the country and share experiences.
In the afternoon we headed out with some models to take some shots. Steve took us to some derelict ground near his studio and gave us tips and guidance on working with couples. It made me realise just how much you don't 'need' the idyllic backdrop and that you really can learn to work with what you've got in terms of location.
I know that these 'urban' shots might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope it makes some people feel up for taking more of a risk in where they have their portrait shots taken.
Back in June I ventured far into the woodlands of Dumfrieshire to photograph the wedding of Grace & Warren.
Grace and Warren's wedding is probably the most unusual wedding I've photographed to date. There were elements of tradition along with international music and dancing (Zimbabwean mbira musicians and traditional eastern European dancing), cake parades, a guest procession, children in fancy dress
...all set within a beautiful mystical forest.
They had chosen the Marthrown of Mabie to get married as friends, who were traditional craftsmen, had thatched the roof of the gorgeous Celtic age roundhouse that's located there. It was set within a spot high in Mabie forest amongst a large clearing with tipis and the roundhouse as the central point... it was stunning... especially when the rain stopped!
Although the ceremony was held in the roundhouse, thanks to some 'well-timed' breaks in the cloud Grace & Warren were lucky enough to have the cake parade, cake eating! and speeches all outdoors as intended...phew!
Grace and Warren really wanted me to capture everything that was going on as much as possible, they wanted a real focus on their guests and all the effort and contributions that everyone had made for their wedding day. It meant I was one 'helluva' busy lady, but it was worth it...there was just SO much to photograph!
I love seeing how people approach their weddings so differently and make it fit who they are. Anyone else thinking of doing things a little differently on their big day, I say go for it... then give me a call to be your photographer ;) x
