Stay tuned for more photos by the end of the week.
If I could get married again I would probably do it completely differently. I had a very traditional wedding at the beginning of November and decided to have a dark warm colour that reflected the winter weather - purple. I had lots of different purples dotted about the place and in the decorations and it looked wonderful, but like I said, I'd do it completely differently if I could do it again!
Bright colours help photographs by making them stand out, its pure and simple. That's why I like photographing outside in gardens, the green makes everything else stand out. As a professional photographer I make sure that any bright and beautiful colours are made just as bright and beautiful in the finished photographs - most cameras desaturate the colours when a shot is taken, I get that back by tweaking the images on the PC.
Obviously there is nothing wrong at all with using one or two colours for your wedding theme, even if it is black and white - I am just reporting on what I think adds to photographs and how, if I could do it again, I would do it. My taste certainly doesn't match everyone's though! Each wedding is special and unique, no matter how ornately, colourfully or simple it is designed. The most important part for any good photograph is the emotion of the day - there are just some little things that people can do to make their photos stand out.
Image from In-E-Motion.com
Image from Inthedetailsblog.com
They decided on the date of their wedding 8 weeks before the big day - a short amount of time for most planning a wedding! But, they pulled it off with spectacular results, the whole day was beautiful and even the sun came out and graced the day. The couple got married at Thornton Manor on the Wirral - one of my favourite venues. Not only is Thornton Manor a beautiful venue but the staff are great and will do almost anything to help make the day run as smoothly as possible.
This was the second wedding I have photographed at Thornton Manor, the first being the double wedding of sisters Alexandra and Maxine to their husbands Lee and Xavier.
The great day was finished off with a great evening, where Lucy's brother managed to pluck up enough courage to perform his 'golden thong dance' - an impression of the Party Boy Dance peformed by Steve-O in Jackass. It was a surprise to the couple and nearly all guests, which resulted in him being carried out by one of the guests before the guest realised it was Lucy's brother. As it was such a fantastic day I am turning this wedding into a new sample album available to view by the middle of October.
The 16th May was the day Sally and Collin got married at St Paul's Church in Hooton and then surprised all their guests by arriving at their venue, Cheshire View, by helicopter. As far as the guests knew, Sally and Collin had left the church by car and were being taken off by myself for some 'romantic' photos in a nearby park, but instead we headed off to Vauxhall Motors Social Club where a helicopter was waiting. We did get a few photos with the chopper before they headed off for a tour round the local area, including flying over some famous people's houses (I think Micheal Owen's house was mentioned!). The couple even got the attention of the Chester Chronicle who sent out a photographer and were featured in that week's newspaper.
Katie and Oliver will receive their winning image as a 24x16 box frame canvas. Congratulations you two!
and Penny and Mark.
The runners up will receive £25 worth of print credit towards images from their own wedding or any future photoshoots.
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all for entering.
