Thanks to all who came and saw us yesterday at the Suffolk Wedding Show

Just a quick note to thank all of you who came to see us yesterday at the Wedding Show in Ipswich. Hopefully we will be seeing a lot of you again to photograph your Weddings over the next couple of years.

Next year is booking up very fast for us - we only have very limited availability over the summer months so if yours is a summer Wedding we would advise getting in touch soon to avoid disappointment.

Due to high demand we have also taken the decision to open up our books early for 2011 and will be taking bookings from the start of November this year.

If you didn't get the chance to see us yesterday don't worry as we are happy to arrange appointments with you so that you can meet us, ask any questions you may have and view complete Wedding Albums

The next wedding shows we will be exhibiting at are in February 2010 - I'll post details of these on here nearer the time

The Wedding of Martina & Tristan - Wickham Skeith

The last Wedding we photographed in August was Martina and Tristan's. This was a lovely day and extra special for us as it's the first wedding we've photographed in our village. It was also slightly an odd feeling though being able to walk to the church, reception and home again. We had a wonderful time sharing in their day and were blessed with a lovely summer day to celebrate it with.

Here's a selection of photos from their day

The flowergirl and pageboy were both adorable, well-behaved children who thankfully enjoyed having their photos taken

Martina arrived in a Horse and Carriage

Here's her and her dad coming into the church together with a range taken during the ceremony - the vicar kindly let me stand still at the front whilst David took from the back of the church

There was a slight breeze which caught Martina's veil

Martina asked for a photo of the men throwing their top hats into the air!

These were taken down at our village pond known as 'The Grimmer'

Here's a large group shot taken in Martina's parents back garden where the reception was held

Although Meg (the Weimaraner) didn't come to the church she was present and in the reception photos!

I love this one where Meg came and sat with me during their receiving line

Their cake was very simple and beautiful

Here's some of them outdoors in the evening followed by a selection of dancing ones

If you attended Martina and Tristan's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you!

We had a fantastic day with both the two of you and your friends and family. We also enjoyed seeing so many familiar village faces! I'm looking forward to getting together with you both soon to design your album with you. We wish you both a very long and happy future together and hope that we continue seeing you around the village.

Come and See Us @ The Suffolk Wedding Show this Sunday

Hi All, just a quick reminder to let you know that I am exhibiting at The Suffolk Wedding Show, at Ipswich School this Sunday.

It's always lovely to see so many people so if you get the chance to pop in and see me (past, current or potential future couples) that would be fab. I'll have all the beautiful books and gorgeous albums with me for you to look at and will try my best to answer any questions you may have.

If you can't make it however don't worry there's plenty on my Website for you to look at.

If you have already booked but still have other aspects of your day to plan then this is a great place to find those suppliers. So here's the details for Sunday - please do check their website though for any little changes:

Sunday 18th October 2009 - The Suffolk Wedding Show, Ipswich School, Suffolk - 11am-4pm

This show looks to be massive again this autumn and is run in conjunction with Heart Radio. It is the third year for me exhibiting here but with over 60 exhibitors it should be a good day. For further details of the show and who will be there please have a look at their website: www.thesuffolkweddingshow.co.uk.

Hayley and Mark's Wedding @ Cley Windmill, Norfolk

For the third time in a row we were back at Cley Windmill. It's funny how it often works like that! This time it was both David and I and we were there for Hayley and Mark's Wedding

David started off with Mark and the boys getting ready whilst I stayed with the girls. The windmill really lived up to it's name with the wind whistling around - very, very gusty but not too cold. After the ceremony we went down to Cley beach to do a few photos there as well which was fab.

Here's a selection of photos from their day

Here's the girls getting ready

.... and the boys getting ready

... nipping off to the pub for a quick drink before the ceremony!

This is Hayley and her dad before they went into the ceremony - as they were so tight on space and numbers they asked me to not photograph the ceremony itself

Here's some of them outside the windmill afterwards

I love the 1950's style black and white on this one which to me adds a timeless quality to it

These were taken down at Cley Beach

I love this of the girls - it feels as though the photo could have been taken many years ago!

... here's one of my fav's with a vintage effect on it

Here's a couple of the speeches before we left

..... and a couple of the details - I love this one of Hayley holding her dad's arm to go into the ceremony and then the following one is of Hayley and Mark cuddling on the balcony

If you attended Hayley and Mark's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you!

Hayley and Mark sent me the following e-mail upon seeing their images:

'Hi Hayley,

We really did have the perfect wedding and have such happy memories of it all.

It was lovely to come back and still have the excitement of looking through our photos. Thank you so much!!!! I just can't express enough how much we love them. They are wonderful and really do capture the day, especially the ones taken during the speeches. It's impossible to pick a favourite because they are all so great but I do really like the ones taken at the beach and the ones of Mark and I on the balcony. I'm so glad you and David were there with us. I did wonder whether, because we were having such a small and intimate wedding, it would make it awkward having a photographer there, but I felt you guys fitted in so well and it really felt like you were a big part of making our day so special. You are both so lovely and friendly, Mark and I are really happy that we picked you - we couldn't have wished for better! So thank you so very much.

Obviously I'd like to have them all!!! It's going to be so hard to pick the end product but I know it'll be amazing!

Thank you once again!

With lots of love

Hayley and Mark'

Thanks so much for the e-mail - it's great to get such lovely feedback and really appreciated. We had a wonderful time sharing and capturing your day for you both. Your friends and family were a brilliant group of people - all smiling and happy. You were a great couple to work with and we wish you lots of love, laughter and happiness in your future together - we hope that our paths will cross again at some point.

The Wedding of Jo and Iain @ Cley Windmill, Norfolk

The next Wedding I photographed was also at Cley Windmill and again I just attended this on my own as Jo and Iain thought that two of us may be overkill with so few of them

This time we were blessed with very blue skies which look great in their windmill photos

Here's a selection of their photos

Here's Iain before the ceremony just after he'd finished getting ready

I love these two taken during the ceremony and the close up of their ring exchange

Here's a selection of the two of them - the light was just perfect!

I love this vintage one of the windmill

The three little boys below were Iain's nephews and they looked really sweet all dressed up - luckily they didn't mind being photographed!

The other little boy (below) was Jo's nephew who took a little longer to relax and feel at ease in front of the camera but when he did warm to the idea I got a lot of nice ones of him - here's one of my fav's

Here's Jo and Iain in the Reed Bed!

I think the 1950's black and white works really well for this photo of Jo who looks timelessly beautiful

Here's a close-up of a brooch that Jo had on her flowers as her something old, borrowed and blue!

As favours for the guests they had very sweet little windmill cookie cutters!

They also had beautiful, tiny individual cakes

If you attended Jo and Iain's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you!

Jo and Iain sent me the following e-mail once they'd seen their images:

'Hi Hayley,

Thanks for sending the link - we 've been online and the photos are lovely! We're really pleased with them - thank you for capturing the day so beautifully we are so happy we chose you to capture our wedding. If we happen to know anyone else getting married in the area we shall be sure to recommend you!

Jo'

Again, I had a wonderful day and enjoyed sharing in the intimacy of this small wedding. Jo and Iain are a lovely couple and I hope that they have a very happy marriage and life together.

The Wedding of Sarah & Simon@Cley Windmill, Norfolk

Apologies for the delay in writing on here for all of you who enjoy reading this and keep checking back regularly - August and September have been the busiest we've had yet and I just don't seem to have found the time to keep writing on here. We have had a great time though photographing some fantastic weddings, meeting wonderful people and generally enjoying ourselves. I have the best intentions to get this up-to-date over the next couple of weeks though and so if you are looking for a wedding you recently attended please don't think we didn't like those images or that they are missing as I'm only just writing up the August ones!

So, the first Wedding I photographed in August was that of Sarah and Simon's which took place at Cley Windmill.

This was a tiny wedding (10 people including them!) and so I left David at home and just photographed on my own for this one. What a great bunch of people to work with. Although the weather wasn't glorious sunshine everyone still enjoyed themselves. They had their ceremony at the windmill and then we went down to Cley beach in a minibus for Strawberries, Cream and Pimms at the seaside.

Here's a selection of their photos

Here's a couple of Simon before the ceremony

Followed by a couple of Sarah getting ready - Sarah and Simon really liked the Black&White and Colour mixes but as they had a fairly neutral colour scheme we thought this may be hard to do UNTIL Sarah revealed some fantastic bright pink shoes which was just the ticket! You'll see the results further down!

The ceremony room at Cley is tiny and can only hold about 20 people maximum so space is always a little tight - here's a couple from this part of their day

The windmill kindly gave me permission to put the guests on the balcony for this one briefly (which isn't usually allowed) as there was so few of them which worked really well

Here's some more taken at the windmill - I love this vintage one

I adore this sepia group shot on the beach as they're unpacking the strawberries - it gives it an aged look that I think works well with this setting

They even threw a little confetti here - I was so pleased to have caught it as it was so breezy it that the confetti seemed to disappear almost instantly

Then some of just the two of them

Sarah had a beautiful bouquet ....

..... and a lucky six-pence in her shoe

Here's the scones they ate before we went to the beach - don't they just make you feel peckish looking at them ......

Any regular followers of the blog will know how much I love holding hand shots and this one is another to add to my favourites!

Sarah and Simon often take photos of their feet when on their hols etc so we thought it would be fun to do the same shot on their wedding day

If you attended Sarah and Simon's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you!

Once they'd seen their images they kindly sent me the following e-mail:

Hi Hayley,

The photos are absolutely fantastic - we can't stop looking at them and smiling!
We're especially pleased at how you've managed to capture every special moment and all the fun and laughter of the day. Everyone commented how lovely you were and how they felt totally relaxed around you. You fitted in perfectly.

Thank you so much,

Best wishes,

Sarah and Simon'

I had a truly lovely day and enjoyed being part of such an intimate occasion. I wish Sarah and Simon all the luck and love in the world for their future together - I'm sure they'll be very happy.

Naomi and Tim's Wedding @ Woodhall Manor, Woodbridge

For our next shoot we had the pleasure of photographing Naomi and Tim's Wedding. They had their ceremony at St Pancras Church in Ipswich and their reception at Woodhall Manor, Woodbridge.

We were back on top with the weather and had a glorious day full of bright, bright sunshine. Here's a selection of their photos

This is of Tim waiting at the church looking very relaxed

Here's his bestman (on left) and one of the ushers sorting their buttonholes

Here's Tim waiting for the music to start for the entrance of Naomi

I love this high contrast one of Naomi arriving with her dad and then a shot of just the two of them about to enter

Two of Naomi's uncles were Father's (Father Michael and Father Eustace) and they both conducted the ceremony which was lovely. Here's some of those photos

Here's the two of them arriving at Woodhall Manor

In the gardens at Woodhall they have some beautiful water features - I love this one when they had snuck through into the garden and were unaware that I was watching

There was loads of confetti which makes for a lovely lot of confetti shots - her sister (who was the bridesmaid) didn't get hers to explode at the right time and then when she did she shot it all down herself which created some raucous laughter.

Here's some of just the two of them taken in the gardens and in the beautiful and grand bridal suite

We left when they sat down to eat for this one but we did take a mock cake cutting one before we went

Lastly, I love this close up

If you attended Naomi and Tim's Wedding and would like to view their photos they are online now. They have the password which I'm sure they'll share with you!

We had a wonderful day with Naomi and Tim and their family and friends. They are a gorgeous couple who were easy and fun to work with. We are sure they'll have a very happy future together and I look forward to meeting up with them next week to design their book with them.