Wedding Photographer Nottingham

Rock The Dress Cambridge ~ Anna & Andy

2011-10-01T23:43:00.002+01:00

Belvoir Castle Wedding - Victoria & Andrew

2011-09-17T21:32:00.000+01:00

Thrumpton Hall Nottingham - Tanya & Colin

2011-09-10T21:18:00.000+01:00

Curbar edge ~ Victoria and Andrew Pre-wedding Portraits

2011-08-29T23:38:00.001+01:00

Victoria and Andrew, who met at a climbing club, had the fab idea of dressing up for a cocktail party and holding their pre-wedding portrait session at Curbar Edge. It was wild and windy and brilliant.

Wedding Hawksworth Nottingham - Caroline & Andrew

2011-08-29T21:12:00.000+01:00

Holme Pierrepont Hall Nottingham - Amy~Rose & Harry

2011-08-13T20:02:00.000+01:00

Beaumanor Hall Leicestershire - Cait & Dave

2011-08-06T15:11:00.000+01:00

Colwick Hall Nottingham - Victoria & Mark

2011-07-15T16:10:00.019+01:00

Victoria and Mark celebrated their wedding ceremony and reception at Colwick Hall Nottingham on the 15th of July 2011. Mark a die hard Notts County fan stopped off at the magpies ground for a few pre-ceremony shots.

Bat Mitzvah Nottingham

2011-07-10T21:46:00.000+01:00

The Waltons Hotel Nottingham - Sam & Andy

2011-06-18T00:32:00.002+01:00

Sam and Andy were married in the Cathedral in Nottingham and held their reception at The Waltons Hotel in The Park. Between the showers we got lots of fun and the type of unconventional shots I love to take the most. Sam and Andy were so happy and spent the day laughing. I haven't laughed so much in ages either, it was soooo fab.

Yerbury Workshop

2011-06-13T00:28:00.001+01:00

Earlier this month I attended a Yerbury workshop held at my friend and fellow photographer Maria Tanner's studio in the Lace Market and along with our friend Cathy Higgins we had a brilliant time in the company of Faye and Trevor Yerbury. Faye and Trevor were just amazing, so down to earth and lots of fun, it was as if we'd known them for years. They brought along Rebecca Amy to model for us. Rebecca was an absolute star and these are some of my favourite shots of her from the day. She is sooooooo pretty.

Wroxhall Abbey Warwickshire - Kate & Conor

2011-06-04T11:48:00.002+01:00

Married in June Kate and Conor are just so sweet. We chatted on Skype last year and months later met up at Wroxall Abbey in Warwickshire the setting for their beautiful wedding. So obviously in love their ceremony spilled some happy tears with lots of laughter too. I never knew Wonderwall was a hymn! Did you? Soooooo cooool. Kate and Conor's wedding was one long party with dancing on the terrace until after dark then off to a spectacular marquee for a proper rave.

Strelly Village Nottingham - Katie & Justin

2011-05-14T12:50:00.002+01:00

Katie & Justin were married in May 2011 in the very pretty setting of Strelley village. They held their ceremony at All saints Church and their wedding breakfast was celebrated in a marquee at the family farm where the animals played a starring role. Thanks to Anneka James for her assistance on the day and a massive thanks to Katie & Justin and their guests for being such perfect models. We got lots of amazing and fun shots. The full size carousel was fab but for sure the sheep, who apparently thinks it's a horse, is a dude.

Helen & Mark's Bump!

2011-05-03T20:20:00.001+01:00

Usually when I'm photographing Helen there's a canoe somewhere in the picture but with only a week to go before the due date Helen let me photograph Bumpy Barnes and not a canoe in sight! I wonder if Bumpy will come out with a paddle. A brand new shiny paddle for Helen to use once she's back in training for London 2012.

British Heart Foundation Charity Fashion Show

2011-05-01T21:09:00.000+01:00

On the Sunday 1st of May after weeks of organizing the team from Summers at Eleven Hair Boutique presented a charity fashion show & tea party in aid of The British Heart Foundation in St Peters Rooms Ruddington. Hair was styled by the Summers team, clothes were supplied by Pink & Lilly, and the vintage tea party by The Tea Birds.

Katie & Conor Pre-wedding Portraits

2011-04-25T18:20:00.000+01:00

Meet Katie & Conor. They are due to marry in June in the Wren's Cathedral Wroxall and then will hold their wedding breakfast in Wroxall Abbey. It's a brilliant find hidden in the village of Wroxall in Warwickshire and mixes the ruins of the original 12th century abbey with a huge gothic Victorian mansion. Katie & Conor love fun and the shots taken reflect this as well as the evident love they have for one and other. Photographically I'm spoiled for choice, beautiful grounds, stunning architecture, a grand interior. Mmmmm! Where to plant the gorgeous couple first?

Breadsall Priory Derbyshire - Jennie & Simon

2011-04-23T17:38:00.001+01:00

Jennie & Simon held their marriage ceremony at the stunning Breadsall Priory in Derbyshire, April 2011. It was a gloriously sunny day, Simon arrived with his Bestmen by helicopter in the grounds of Breadsall whilst Jennie was winding her way down the country lanes in a beautiful old Rolls Royce. After the ceremony, with my friend Cathy Higgins second shooting for the day, we took Jennie & Simon off for some photographs in the pretty woodland and wildlife area of the priory. Later the couple held their wedding breakfast in a marquee behind their home.

The East Midlands Labrador Rescue 30th Anniverary Dinner Dance

2011-04-16T16:25:00.001+01:00

The East Midlands Labrador Rescue, run by Harry Cook MBE, held it's 30th Anniversary Dinner Dance at The Nottingham Gateway Hotel on the 16th of April 2011. It was a great night of dining and dancing with fund raising and presentations for many of the people who have helped worked tirelessly over the years raising funds for the charity so that they can continue to re-home abandoned & unwanted Labradors or who've given a loving home to many of the Labradors that have ended up at the charity.

Katie & Justin Pre-wedding Portraits

2011-04-10T16:00:00.000+01:00

Katie and Justin are to be married at Strelley village church in May and will hold their reception in a marquee at Katie's family farm & riding school also in the village. They are a lovely couple who adore their animals, and each other of course. A couple of weeks ago I met up with them to take their pre-wedding portraits and had a look around the farm for some quirky backdrops for their photos on the big day. It's going to be amazing; there are 17 horses, 2 dogs, 3 donkeys, loads of chickens but best of all a sheep that thinks it's a horse!

Groby Fashion Show 2011

2011-03-24T15:37:00.001Z

I was invited along to photograph the A Level students work from Groby Community College at the 9th Leicestershire Education Business Company Fashion Show. The standard of work was amazing as always.

Chris Watts and Ian Hill

2011-03-01T15:24:00.002Z

Want a fantastic jazz duo to play at your wedding? Chris Watts & Ian Hill are musicians I had the pleasure of photographing in March. To help give the images authenticity Chris sang and Ian played sax while I took the shots. Click on their names to link through to you tube and listen. Jazzzzzzz! NICE.

Model Shoot

2011-02-20T12:06:00.021Z

Every few weeks a group us lovely girlie photographers Maria Tanner, Cathy Higgins, Helen Keast, Anne Lyburn and I get together sometimes for a natter an sometimes to do a shoot. Here are a few examples of urban portraits I took at a couple of the shoots of Olga, & Lizzy, plus some of Lizzy's friends who came along and who kept us entertained all morning.

Kaia & Sienna

2011-02-10T11:49:00.000Z

Kaia & Sienna are two lively retrievers who just love to run around. Sarah, their mum, was throwing a ball for them when along came a Border Terrier to join in the fun. I caught the three of them running together. So sweeeeeeeeeet.

Teddy Truffles

2011-02-06T11:47:00.001Z

Meet Teddy Truffles he's one cool cat. Ooooo I love cats and Teddy was adorable. He was prefect pawsing looking this way and that, playing with his ribbon, lolling on his back but in true cat style disappeared under his mum's dinging room table when he'd had enough of the pap and her Canon.

Sutton Bonington Hall - Gemma & Mat

2011-01-12T23:19:00.003Z

Gemma & Mat were married in St Mary Magdalene Church in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire and held their wedding breakfast at the beautiful Sutton Bonington Hall on Wednesday the 29th of December. It was a cold foggy day but it didn't prevent us from capturing some lovely and fun images in the pretty grounds of the Hall.

Skendlby Hall Lincolnshire - Abby & Francesco

2010-12-23T18:11:00.004Z

Abby & Francesco live in Italy but were married in The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Spilsby on the 8th of December 2010 in snowy Lincolnshire and held their wedding breakfast at Skendlby Hall. It was a beautiful day and although freezing it didn't deter Abby & Francesco from having some gorgeous photographs in the snow. As they're real movie buffs, The Godfather being their joint favourite, I themed some of their photography around images from their favourtie films and made use of more dramatic cinematic lighting and the stately interior of Skendlby Hall to create their wedding images. Thank you to my friend and fellow photographer Cathy for assisting on the day. www.skendlebyhall.co.uk

Wedding Photography

2010-12-22T22:26:00.005Z

This year I’ve met and worked with lots of lovely bubbly couples whose weddings have all been fun and wonderful occasions in beautiful locations such as Langley Priory near Donington, The Cockliffe Country House Hotel Nottingham, and as far a field as the stunning Cardy Net House overlooking the sea in the village of Largo, Fife. I’ve put together a few of my favourite wedding images from some of the weddings I photographed in the latter half of 2010. Thank you to all the lovely people who’ve granted me the privilege of photographing their weddings this year and in the past, you make me love what I do all the more.

Adam Alex Workshop

2010-12-01T11:24:00.002Z

In November along with fellow photographers Cathy Higgins and Helen Keast I attended Adam Alex's workshop on light. With the help of Vivienne an SWPP model Alex demonstrated how he makes use of available and artificial light to create the beautiful images he has become known for. We got to take some images on the way. It was a great day and we all came away saying how lovely and humble both Alex and his wife were, or in his best Borat impression 'ma wive' as Adam referred to her.

HRH Prince Edward

2010-10-03T20:37:00.006+01:00

In October I was invited by my friend and fellow photographer Jim Evans (http://www.abbeyphotographic.org) to help photograph HRH Prince Edward when he opened a new ‘Lace’ care home in Grantham, Lincolnshire. It was a cold damp dull day but that didn’t seem to bother the prince who made everyone smile.

Jane Lewis

2010-10-01T20:48:00.001+01:00

Jane Lewis is a fitness consultant based in Bingham Nottingham. I’ve photographed her boxercise and circuit training classes as well as her ‘Little Black Dress Is For Life Not Just For Christmas’ fitness campaign but my favourite was definitely photographing her for her ‘Ladies Who Punch’ campaign. Proper pink and girlie! (http://www.janelewisfitness.com)

The Fonz

2010-06-25T20:13:00.001+01:00

Last June Henry Winkler visited Candleby Lane School in Cotgrave Nottingham as part of the annual First News reading tour with First News editor Nicky Cox. Children now know Henry as the author of the Hank Zipzer books, the various adventures of an underachieving kid. But when I was growing up he was The Fonz the king of cool. Henry has dyslexia and found school difficult but as an actor, author and film director is able to prove to kids that your ability or inability to learn has little to do with how clever you are. Happy Days was one of my favourite programmes when I was a kid and The Fonz was my favourite character. I never thought one day I’d get to meet him never mind be asked to photograph him. He’s a lovely down to earth funny man and OMG it was simply brilliant to meet him.

Helen Barnes

2010-06-24T17:43:00.002+01:00

Helen Barnes is an international slalom canoeist aiming to represent Eire in the 2012 Olympics. Last year she contacted me to shoot some portrait and slalom shots for her website and then on the 24^th of June this year I was invited along to Helen’s world record breaking attempt at 100 rolls without at paddle, which took place at the David Lloyd Centre in West Bridgford. Helen achieved the record and now features in the Guinness Book of Records. It was a great day with Trent FM radio presenters Twiggy and Emma providing the commentary and local school children, from the three schools where Helen regularly teaches, shouting their support. Musician Alex Chapman provided a brilliant mix of acoustic pop and folk songs (www.alexchapman.co.uk) On the same day Sytner of Nottingham presented Helen with a fab pink Mini. Lucky thing. www.helsbarnes.co.uk

Leicestershire Schools Fashion Show

2010-03-18T17:50:00.002Z

The annual Leicestershire schools and college fashion show took place in March at the Athena in the centre of Leicester. I went along to photograph the sixth form students’ work from Groby Community College. Their work, and the performance they put on were stunning. Their theme was The Fall of Eden.