We’ll show you some great posing techniques to get the best out of even the most nervous couple and leave them with some great pictures and good memories.  You’ll also leave with loads of invaluable information surrounding the planning and practicalities of wedding photography.

This workshop is not a gear-intensive course and will give you an amazing portfolio of images that will be repeatable on the wedding day. A basic working knowledge on how to use your DSLR will be required, as we’ll be focussing less on technique and more on your style and approach to photographing weddings.  At only £275 per delegate including lunch and refreshments, this is a great investment to your photography and your business.

You can view full details of the workshop and book online via our website here.

I met up with them last weekend to talk over the details of the wedding and to cover their engagement shoot, which is a great chance to get couples used to having their picture taken before the big day, whilst giving them some great pictures along the way.  The weather was against us with rain and wind, but we managed to find a few spots around the town to give us some cover.

Really can’t wait for this wedding, it’s going to be amazing.

Anyway, I’m off point. Linda makes beautiful dresses, she’s a lovely person, and will create you something as individual as you and your wedding are. Talk to her, tell her what your dream dress is, and there’s a damn good chance she’ll make it even better than you’d imagined. I’ve been trying to photograph a wedding with her work since September last year when I photographed this image below.  Pretty dresses and beautiful brides make my job easy.

Linda’s been after a fancy new picture of herself for her own website for a while, and after a push from a couple of magazines that want to feature her and her dresses, I tweeted her and said, you grab me some lunch and I’ll shoot your pictures.  After some tasty New York deli sandwiches (that’s attention to detail right there; she’d read my blog on my trip to NYC), cups of tea and lots of talking, we got down to business and had 2 minutes to get the shot before Linda had to go to pick up the kids from school. Here’s the final result:

So if you need a beautifully designed, truly original and bespoke wedding dress that will fit you better than anything you’ll pick up off-the-peg, then give Linda a call.  You won’t regret it.

First off, Linton Church.

I see this a lot, although the only thing missing in this picture, is an iPhone with a YouTube demonstration of how to tie a cravat.

Engraved wedding rings

Shoes, flowers and dried rose petal confetti.

This is why you have so many bridesmaids!  A beautiful dress, but with a lot of buttons.

Richard’s Mum’s school choir was on hand to help with the singing during the ceremony.

A perfect demonstration on how to throw confetti.  They chose this picture to have made into one of my thank-you cards to deliver to all the guests.

After the ceremony we had a quick chance to get in some formal family group shots.

And then we headed to Linton green, where the drinks started to flow, whilst I took Lucy & Richard off for a few minutes to get some relaxed portraits.

I don’t think you could paint a nicer scene than this . . .

A drop more plonk for the happy couple.

Arriving at The Devonshire Arms, with the guests arriving in a matching vintage bus.

A quick couple of pictures in the bus and time to chill-out for a few moments before the evening reception.

Lot’s of effort on Lucy’s part went into making the room look this good.

Canapés and drinks served outside whilst being entertained by the jazz guitarist.

Father of the Bride, making final changes to his speech.

After the speeches, we caught the last few minutes of sunlight in the fields behind the Devonshire Arms.

First dance was a pretty smooth affair as they’d actually practised some moves!

A lovely and wonderful day and with so many details to capture it was tough narrowing down the selection for the blog, but hopefully that’s given you a taster of their day.

The pre-wedding/engagement shoot works really well in getting couple to relax in front of the camera, so when it comes to the day, they know what to expect and we can work faster to get great results without dragging them away from their guests for an entire afternoon.  Engagement shoots are included with all my wedding photography coverage, and you get to keep all of the pictures on disc!

The latest photography workshop with my sister company 3B Media is called “One Day Weddings” and covers all about client relationship building including the pre-wedding shoot adventure, posing the couple, the big day itself, and much more.  See the website for all the details and to book online.

Kim grew up in Yorkshire and Pete is a Scot, so what better for the flowers than Yorkshire roses and Scottish Thistles?

Pete proposed over a game of scrabble, so we got theses tiles for me to shoot on the day.

Even clip-on bow ties still need a little help.

Pete in full family tartan.

Final touch-ups to make-up.  Gotta love window light.

Kim’s dad, practising their walk down the aisle . . .

. . . and Pete waiting for it to happen.

After a few family group shots and this amazing confetti throwing, I took them off for a quick portrait session . . .

Shoes off, wellies on.  My kind of people.

You’ll find out in a bit . . .

Good, good speeches from everyone.  This is Pete saying the obligatory “On behalf of my wife and I . . . “

Check out Pete hiding in shame.

Yup, that’s what was in the envelopes.  It’s funny how the groom never know where on earth best-men dig up these photos from.

A really enjoyable day, and a really bunch of happy people, which always makes for great photos.

I was lucky enough to be working alongside fellow 3B Media partner Barnaby Aldrick, who was there on photographic duties for the day, and that makes a huge difference.  If you’re thinking about getting a wedding video commissioned alongside your photographer, then it makes sense that they will be able to work with, and not against each other for the duration of the day.  So if this is something you have in mind for your big day and you like the style of video you see here, who better to reach out to than 3B Media to record and document your entire day?  Get in touch with us at info@3bmedia.co.uk to talk to us about covering your wedding through both photography and film.

PS. Look out for the throwing the bouquet moment . . .

They’re getting married in the middle of July and chose their wedding venue purely on the basis of how good the food is – my kind of people!  They’re having it at The Star Inn at Harome, which is a Michelin stared gastropub.  I was pretty keen to get my order in early, and fortunately I don’t have to take my normal packed-lunch.  Anyway, less about food and more about photos – here are a few of my favourites from the 40 or so shots we got on the day.

If you’ve already booked your wedding with me either this year or next, don’t worry as all my new products will be available to you, most of them through my online shop.

Introducing . . . Folio Albums

It’s been a tough job finding the right album supplier and with the huge range available to us professional photographers getting to sample them all is even harder.  I’ve been using a Japanese company up until now and although they had excellent products, the search has been on to find a company that produces albums of the finest quality, whilst not charging a small fortune, which in turn keeps them affordable to you.

Folio Albums are a British based company and have been using a select group of photographers including myself in some of the research and development to ensure that their albums come up to scratch.  My sample albums are on their way and I can’t wait . . . All wrapped up in the finest leathers, the fine art pages lay completely flat when opened.  Here are a couple of sneaky pictures from the website, and as soon as mine land on the door step, I’ll be taking some of my own snaps for the blog.

If you’re a current or previous client, and you would like to chat about turning your wedding photography into one of these beautiful books, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.