Wow! It's Natalie and Caine's wedding!

"Here we go again," I thought as I pulled on my waders when I was setting off to natalie and Caine's wedding, "another wet wedding."

Wet?

Understatement of the year.

It was the Saturday when we had the second lot of floods.

Honestly, by the end of this year I'm going to have developed webbed feet and started quacking!

Still, the good thing is that I had bought a lovely new umbrella just for the occasion and  this was my opportunity to use it. Not only that, the reception was at the lovely Dunkenhalgh Hotel and rain or shine, there is always somewhere to take the bride and groom and get lovely shots, it could have been a lot worse.

So, make a brew, grab a garibaldi or two, pull up a chair while I tell you all about it:

We arrived at the church, a beautiful church in the centre of Burnley. As so many of these churches are, it was a hidden jewel. Not a lot to look at from the outside but stunning inside.

A little bird told me that Caine made the invitations and orders of service. Didn't he do a good job?!

Natalie arrived at the church, nervous but gorgeous.

                                              

Caine waited inside, more than a bit nervous. 

                                                                     

We've done it!!

                                                                                                                       

 While the ceremony was going on we could hear the rain thundering down. At times it was difficult to hear what was being said because of it. I was quickly forming a contingency plan:  Group shots inside the church.

A quick peep out the door to establish that it was still raining - and sure enough it was. Back inside then!

How did that confetti get in there?

Then it was into the car and off to the Dunkenhalgh.

Caine looks a bit James Bond-ish in this shot.

You have to love the staircase at 'The Dunk' It's just perfect!

One of the things I loved about their wedding was the absolute attention to detail. Everything was beautifully done. The table decorations and the childrens' flowers were gorgeous.

Talking of children, there were quite a few at this wedding:

I couldn't resist this photo:

Aren't they just the cutest kids ever?

After the meal it was time for the speeches. Oh, the speeches!

Natalie's Dad did a brilliant job.

During the best man's speech, I'm not sure people could quite believe what they were hearing!

 Once the meal was over the guests moved back into the lounge. The weather was still doing it's thing. I felt so sorry for the man in charge of the bouncy castle and the kids who were itching to get on it.

 Still, we got got some lovely photos, and I got to use my new umbrella.

We went back inside to get some photos of Natalie on that lovely staircase.

Isn't she gorgeous? 

Eventually, guess what? It stopped raining! YAAAAAYY!!!

Let's all jump for joy! 

We managed to get some photos in the garden after all!

What a sweet wedding!

Congratulations, Natalie and Caine!

Wow! It's the BIG one this week!

Still ploughing our way through the wedding fairs, we are at one of the biggest shows of the season on Sunday.

It's the Dunkenhalgh. We'll be in our usual spot, on the left by the door.  It'd feel strange if they put us anywhere else now.

We call that our lucky table. It wasn't  so lucky last year when a light fell over and burnt one of our albums! We've got a whole new set of lights - and albums since then so no chance of any more mishaps in that department.

The fair (fayre?) starts at noon. As usual there will be lots to see, eat and try on. The fashion show will be at 2pm.

The lady who organises the fair saw a picture of our new puppy, Bentley last week. Completely fell in love with him and asked me if he could model for her. One of the suit hire places has a groom outfit for dogs. How cute would that be!!!

I did decline the offer, Since he's only twelve weeks old I thought his modelling career would have to wait till he's a little bit older. The poor creature could be traumatised for life if he was put through all that!

He is a handsome boy though, isn't he?

The Dunkenhalgh

It's the morning of the wedding fair at The Dunkenhalgh. Just a few last minute jobs to do before we get going.

The weather is appalling but don't let that put you off. It may be blowing a gale, raining and cold but there is a very warm welcome waiting for you at the wedding fair.

We've got some lovely new pictures for the exhibition stand, come and take a look.

In the meantime:

Here are a couple of photographs of a little boy who came to see us recently.  This one went right off the cuteness scale.

I might be wrong but I get the feeling we might have a budding footballer on our hands. I loved his little Blackburn Rovers kit.

Did you know that we do portrait sittings for only £25? Why not book a sitting for your little one  - or even for the whole family? 

Spring cleaning time

Shortly after I started to photograph children I realised that when a small child comes into the studio we usually get the best photos by just relaxing and letting them do their own thing.

This little girl wasn't interested in the toys in the baskets, or in posing nicely for the camera. She decided instead that the studio need a sweep and she was going to be the one to do it - and who was I to stop her?

 The little girl had fun, I had fun and got the photos I wanted, Mum nearly burst with pride and the studio has a nice, newly swept floor.

Last week's wedding fair at Garstand Golf Club was mobbed!  Bob and me hardly had time to draw breath all night.  Many thanks to all of those who came, and even waited patiently for a chance to chat with us. I hope you found the fair as good as we did.

This weekend we will be exhibiting at the Dunkenhalgh at Clayrton le Moors.  We like the Dunkenhalgh, it's always a busy venue with lots for you to see and do ( and usually some yummy wedding cake left over for we exhibitors to take home with us - every job has it's perks!)

 It's been a busy, busy  month for wedding fairs and  as a result the major dates for weddings for this year have already been taken.

Next year and even 2013 are filling up fast so please; come and see us and get your date booked in, you haven't got as much time as you think.

Good Grief!

What a busy, busy night at Garstang Golf Club last night!  We ran out of everything!

Many thanks to all those who came for a chat, it was lovely to meet you all and hearing about your wedding plans.

There were plenty of big, sparkly diamonds on show last night, most of which were delivered by Santa, I think.  The fashion show was......well, actually, I have no idea.

I'd been told to make a point of watching it as it was a bit different and very special but Bob and me hardly had time to draw breath never mind stand and watch the models. We were still chatting to folks when everyone else had packed up and gone!

We made it home about 11.15 last night,  it wasn't many minutes before I was in my bed and snoring my head off, I can tell you.

The next wedding fair will be at the Dunkenhalgh on the 6th Feb.  See you there.

Another Wedding Fair

This Tuesday evening we are at Garstang Golf Club,  then on Sunday, 6th February we will be at the Dunkenhalgh.

I've got loads to tell you and photos to post, as soon as I get a spare minute I'll catch you up on all the latest gossip in Wowland.

The Dunkenhalgh

This Sunday we'll be exhibiting at The Dunkenhalgh, Clayton le Moors.

Why not pop in for a chat?  We've got lots of new stuff to show you from this years weddings.
See you there!

Wow!

It was sooooo busy at the Dunkenhalgh on Sunday.

Most of the major dates are now  booked for this year and next year already. We could have booked 28th May 1011  four times over!!

If you're thinking of booking us to do your wedding photography with us then please don't wait too long to do it as it really is getting busy and I'd hate for you to be disappointed.

So. The show. What a lot of exhibitors.

There were a lot of old friends and quite a few new ones.  Of course my priority is always to check out the food stalls and there were plenty to choose from, including one that did the most gorgeous looking chocolate dipped strawberries you've ever seen, and  they tasted as good as they looked.  I lingered for a while round there!

That's the end of the wedding fairs for us for a little while. It was lovely chatting with so many of you, please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help in any way with your wedding, or indeed any other photography, you might want.

Out and about again.

This Sunday we will be  exhibiting at the wedding fair at the  Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton le Moors.

Stop by and say hello, it's always lovely to see you.

In the meantime and carrying on with our recent theme of looking at the details:

It's easy to concentrate on the big things at a wedding, however, Bob and me like to take a peek at the details and make sure that we get lots of photos of them so that you won't forget about them in years to come.

This first photo is of a locket and wedding ring sewn onto the inside of a bride's gown. Both items were of huge sentimental value as they belonged to the bride's grandmother who had recently passed away. It was the bride's way of marking her respect and love for her Nan without making a song and dance about it.  I was really touched when I discovered what it was about. What a lovely gesture.

This next  photo was taken at Sparth House in Clayton le Moors.

It was an early May wedding and the cherry blossom was out in abundance. I thought it would be nice to pop the rings onto one of the trees because it would be a nice background picture in their album and a reminder to them of how pretty everything looked at their wedding. 

The petals fell like confetti from the trees in the gentle breeze, giving us lots of gorgeous, romantic photos which are featured in earlier posts on here. This photo is one of my very favourite detail pictures, mostly because it gives the impression of blossom and spring time but the stars of the show are the all important wedding bands.

Santa's little helper

Aaaaaaahhhh, it warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it?  

This little cutie came for a photo shoot on Sunday. As well as doing the booked portrait shoot we decided to let her have a little play in the Christmas set that I'd put together for our family Christmas photos.  While she just played away with the toys and clothes I just kept on shooting and getting some lovely, natural shots Besides, there's no point in trying to pose a baby on a mission, and this baby was on a mission!  

I don't think she knows that her backside's for sitting on, she was all over the place having a lovely time as me, Bob and her Mum and Dad, just kept saying "aaaahhhh, isn't she sweet?"

This is my favourite pic of the day

Now that the wedding season is over for this year I'm spending most of my time on my computer getting all the albums and reprint orders out in time for Christmas.  I'll be posting  a few of the album pages for you to have a look at in the next few days.  In the meantime, here's advance warning of a couple of wedding fairs we're exhibiting at next year.

Early start for this year - 6th January at Haighton Manor in Preston.  

After that we are at the Dunkenhalgh in Clayton le Moors on the 7th March.

I'll post details of our other wedding fairs as we book them.

Answer: Me and nursery school teachers

So what's the question?

The question is: who gets to build halloween sets for  children that don't belong to them?

The good and bad thing about being terminally unable to throw anything away is that I have loads of props knocking about for various projects.  Astroturf anyone?

 Following another one of my bright ideas I have spent all this afternoon creating a small set at the studio ready for the  not insignificant  stream of small children who will be passing through it over the next week or so.  What a great excuse to play with fake spiders and spiders webs. Tonight I'm carving a pumpkin ready for a shoot tomorrow.  My family have been threatened with pumpkin pie for tea tomorrow. None of them seem particularly thrilled by the prospect, I wonder why?



All was going swimmingly with the set build until one of the staff came in to chat for a minute and thought the fake spiders real, she let out a blood curdling scream, pointing frantically at my lap while backing quickly out of the room. Scared the living daylights out of me!!

The finished set will be ready for photographing tomorrow so I'll post some pics then for you.

I've noticed the blog now has a follower. Hi, (waves cheerily), welcome to the blog, hope you find it interesting.

This Sunday we will be exhibiting at a wedding fair at The Dunkenhalgh, Clayton le Moors.  It starts at 12 midday until 4pm.  It should be a good one and it certainly is a lovely venue so if you're thinking of getting married in the next 18 months or so why not pop in for a chat?  To get you in the mood here are some images from Scott & Emma's wedding at 'The Dunk.'

It was a cold, wet and blustery day so most of the photographs had to be taken indoors. We did manage to get a couple of the magnificent facade before the weather drove us indoors.

 We'd been out for a pre wedding shoot the week before the wedding as Emma had been a bit worried about the camera. She shouldn't have worried, she's absolutely gorgeous and any nerves she may have been feeling she certainly managed to conceal well.

Wedding Fair Season part duex

The wedding fair season is in full swing now.  It always makes me chuckle when I see the cutesy spelling of 'fair' that is popularly used. I always think that 'fayre' looks Victorian and cutesy, not our style at all so I shall go against popular opinion and stick with the more down to earth, 'wedding fair'. 


OK, stream of consciousness over.  Wow!  What a busy day we had at Park Hall yesterday, it went from empty to mobbed in about three seconds so Bob and me were kept busy pretty much all day. Hello and welcome to all the people who have come on here for a look as a result of yesterday, feel free to leave comments and talk to me - I don't feel like I'm talking to myself then!


I love to hear about all the different ideas people have for their weddings, we met one couple who are planing to get married at Ewood Park Football Club.  In a moment of supreme blondeness I asked them what the colour scheme was going to be.  They looked at me stunned for a minute before telling me it was  blue and white.  Sometimes I amaze myself!


Next Sunday, 26th October we will be at the Dunkenhalgh. Why not pop in for a chat?