New stories for the blog

Hi All,

We've got loads of new posts that will be coming to the blog soon which is very exciting.

A lot of you have said you'd like more information when planning your wedding day and who are we to disappoint! 

As we're at weddings so often we'll try to write up (with photos) loads of different stories and tips that may help you.  We'll try to cover everything from good ideas we've seen to summaries of venues we've photographed at.   

Over the next few weeks I'll be going back over all our archived wedding photos to give new brides and grooms loads of ideas that might help with the planning of their day.  These will mainly be wedding photos taken in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex but we will have further afield venues too as we've been lucky enough to travel to some gorgeous destinations (Scotland and New York to name just two)!

If there's anything you'd like us to write about and show you photos of please let us know and we'll add it to the list.

Have good weekends and I'll start the proper blogging next week.

Essex Wedding Photography - The Wedding of Katy and Jim, Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club

The next wedding we photographed was Katy and Jim's day which all took place at Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club in Essex. We had a wonderful time sharing in their celebrations and this is the first time ever for us when we've had a really sunny day at Stoke-by-Nayland so it was nice to see the grounds in all their glory and lovely that all their guests could have their drinks on the terrace. Here's a selection from their day starting with the boys:

Here's Jim having a quick drink before the ceremony

Here's Katy checking some last minute details on her laptop

... and with the girls having a drink.  They all looked so pretty

Katy's flowers were gorgeous - I love the smaller white roses mixed with the larger coloured ones

Here's Jim waiting for Katy to come in.  The registrars were really kind to us as usual and let me photograph from the front and David from the back of the room so we could get a really lovely selection

Straight after the ceremony we went down in the golf buggys to the lake to take some photos of Jim and Katy on their own

A friend of Katy's made the cake and did a wonderful job as it looked fantastic (and I'm sure it tasted just as good as well)



Outside their main room there was a little balcony I took them on for a couple of photos

The speeches were done before they ate and we photographed these before leaving them to enjoy the rest of their evening

Here's a lovely large group shot of everyone - I much prefer doing these aerially (where possible) rather than in a long line as you can see everyone so much clearer

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

Katy and Jim are a gorgeous couple who were a pleasure to work with. We are sure they will have a very happy future ahead of them and we hope that they'll stay in touch with their future news.

Essex Wedding Photography - The Wedding of Karen and Luke, Dedham, Essex

The next wedding we photographed was Karen and Luke's day which all took place at Dedham in Essex at the church there and then Karen's parents house. What a beautiful house and grounds Karen's parents have - there were so many different places to take photographs it was a real treat. The Nordic tepees were also fantastic and this is the first time we've seen this done for a wedding and it worked so well and looked stunning. Here's a small selection from their day starting with Karen getting ready

The girls had made Karen up a photo album as a surprise from the Hen do which they were all looking at

Whilst I was photographing the girls David started with the boys and the preparations that end

Karen and Luke had hired a vintage bus to transport their guests from nearby hotel's to the church and reception

Luke was keen for Karen to arrive and kept checking his watch

Here's Luke when he first saw Karen

The vicar was strict with us on what photos we were allowed to take which was a little bit of a shame but we still managed to get some photos from the back of the church

I love this one of the two of them on the vintage bus - I travelled back with them first so that we could take some photos in the grounds before all their guests arrived

These are the fab tepees followed by just some photos of Karen and Luke

Karen and Luke did their speeches before they ate so that we could cover them before we left - here's just a few of those photos

Karen's details were so romantic from the rose on her dress to the beautiful country blooms and peep-toe shoes

In my opinion the tepees looked like they should permanently belong in the grounds here they fitted in so well!

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

Karen and Luke were a very relaxed and calm couple to work with and it was a pleasure to share their day with them. We wish you both all the best for a long and happy marriage and we're looking forward to designing your album with you in the next few weeks. Thanks for letting me know that you love the photos and are as happy with them as we are.

We'd also like to give a quick shout out and thank you to Sarah and Myles for recommending us. We photographed Sarah and Myle's Wedding a few years ago at Cley Windmill and Sussex barn at Burnham Market and are happy to report that Sarah and Myles are keeping and looking very well. It is a real treat for us to be able to be recommended by our past brides and grooms and this is where the majority of our work comes from which is very flattering.