Monday, 31st August 2009
Back at the beginning of the month I had a fantastic afternoon photographing Emma and Jame’s intimate and relaxed wedding. These guys are just so at ease with each other and their family and friends made me feel so welcome, it really was a perfect afternoon. Even the grey skies, which annoyingly turned blue just as I got halfway home from their reception, couldn’t dampen the magic in the air!
The Registry office in Ely, is an old school house and provides a really intimate location for wedding ceremonies. After the ceremony we moved on to the green behind the impressive Ely cathedral for the group pictures. Emma, James and I (Oh and not forgetting the driver of the surprise vintage car for Emma) then went around some of the back streets of Ely to get some intimate portraits.
Then it was off to their beautiful house which they designed and built themselves, where their garden had been transformed with a Marquee and everything else you would need for a great reception. It was such a special intimate afternoon, full of fun and laughter and I was sorry to leave.
Here’s a glimpse at their day:
Charlie eagerly waiting for Mummy to get out of the car
The patient groom, Emma stylishly kept him waiting!
The cookies for the kids looked amazing and so tempting, I suddenly wanted to be a child again!
Family and Friends can see more of Emma and James’ pictures here, and orders placed before the 28 September 2009 receive a 10% discount.
Emma and James, hope you had a fantastic time in Egypt, thank you for allowing me to capture your day and making me feel so welcome.
Thursday, 27th August 2009
A few weeks ago, I spent an amazing and surprisingly sunny summers day in Brighton with my friend and fellow photographer Simon and he’s friend Heather, not forgetting of course our amazing model for the day Sarah! Sarah was recently one of Simon’s brides and when our previously arranged model had to drop out for family reasons, agreed to whip out her wedding dress and come and model for us around Brighton.
I had never been to Brighton before, so all the streets offered new and exciting possibilities to me, but for Heather and Simon who both live locally it was a real exploration to find something new and view their home town a little differently. I had always understood Brighton to be a really cosmopolitan town, with a tendency to not bat an eyelid at anything out of the ordinary, but it seems that walking through the streets in your wedding dress, is out of the ordinary even for Brighton and we attracted a lot of attention and congratulations as we wandered the streets.
The session was about giving us all an opportunity to try new things, new locations and without the pressure of the clock ticking with guests waiting and deadlines to meet. We started off on Brighton Pier
Then into the back streets, where unbeknown to us, we picked the ally famous from the film Quadrophenia
Then a little garange entrance love – I love the blue!
A fabulous restaurant gate
Some bold graffitti which also features Sarah’s name!
A little attitude for the green door.
Time for reflection
Under the arches
Thank you Sarah for being such fun to work with!
More and more UK brides are now taking the opportunity to wear their wedding dress again. You may have heard of ‘trash the dress’ and ‘cherish the dress sessions’, personally I prefer the idea of cherish the dress, they cost a fortune, and should be loved! This session is what they are all about, going to new locations and getting some fabulous shots that are somewhat different, maybe a little modern, querky, high fashion or whatever style and taste suits the bride, grooms can come too!
If you would like to put your wedding dress back on again and have some fun, please get in touch.
Wednesday, 26th August 2009
One of the many reasons I love this business is all the different people I get to meet who offer amazing and often different services to brides. I’m going to be running a regular feature on my blog featuring interviews with other wedding vendors, and hope that you find inspiration and ideas for your big day.
To kick off these interviews I am really excited to be featuring an interview with the Biscuiteers crew, who make and deliver the most delicious biscuits.
How did Biscuiteers start?
Biscuiteers started 2 years ago. We came up with the idea when on trip to NY – we saw there was a gap in the market for a completely new iced biscuit gift company
What makes your biscuits so special?
A great deal of time and love goes into making each and every biscuit, they are completely handmade by biscuit-mad Biscuiteers so you can be sure they will always taste and look delicious.
What is important to you at Biscuiteers?
Spreading a little biscuit love and making really beautiful, imaginatively designed biscuits- we enjoy sending biscuits to people nearly as much as you all love eating them!
How can I use Biscuiteers at my wedding?
We have a beautiful range of wedding favours that can be used for all sorts of things – invites, place settings or just as a thank you for coming! All our wedding favours can be adapted to suit your theme or colour scheme and can be found at Biscuiteers. Please contact Izzy on 08704 588 358 or at Izzy@biscuiteers.com and she will be more than happy to help you with your big day.
Can you make special orders?
We offer a bespoke service that is a perfect way to add that special something to your wedding. Our biscuit icers are experts and can recreate almost anything in biscuit form! So if your fiancé is car crazy or you would like to add a bit of personality to proceedings, please get in touch and we can design some original biscuits for you. Possibilities are endless!
How long before my wedding would I have to order my Biscuiteers favours?
You are more than welcome to place your order whenever it suits you and many brides contact us up to a year in advance, but we would certainly advise that you get in touch with us at least a month before your wedding
How long do the biscuits stay fresh?
Our biscuits will stay fresh for 4 months, but we challenge anybody to keep them for that long!
How do you present my biscuits?
We offer a variety of packaging options for wedding favours. If you are giving the biscuits to your guests as gifts we can present them in our beautiful biscuit card boxes or wrapped in cello and tied with a ribbon. Our keep-sake tins are also available as a lovely way to offer the biscuits with after dinner coffee.
How much do Biscuiteers wedding favours cost?
Our favours start at £2.75 each and we have a minimum order of 50. Bespoke prices are based on design complexity and quantity, please get in touch with Izzy for a personalised quote.
Can we buy Biscuiteers biscuits anywhere else?
Our biscuit cards and tin collections are available to buy online at Biscuiteers. We are also stocked in Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, Fenwick and John Lewis. You can also find us in Galerie Lafayette and Colette in Paris.
What ingredients do you use to make your biscuits?
In our yummy biscuits you can find –
Biscuit: flour, butter, sugar, golden syrup, pasteurised egg, the best cocoa powder, vanilla pods or all spice.
Icing:icing sugar, water, meriwhite meringue powder, food colours*.
Crunchy sugar:confectioner’s glaze, carnuba wax, food colours*.
Allergy advice: contains wheat gluten, eggs and milk.
Our biscuits are made in kitchens that also prepare lots of delicious things that include nuts and sesame seeds. We use natural and naturally derived colours wherever possible (carmine, carotene, beetroot extract, red cabbage blue, paprika, carbon and caramelised sugar) but your biscuit collection may contain up to 4 of the following: E129, E124, E122, E104, E110, E133, E155, E153, E102. As all our biscuits are handmade, there may be some small variations in colour and design in each tin. We think this adds to their charm – we hope you agree!
Here are some teasing glimpses of how delightful their biscuits look and be sure to check out the Biscuiteers website to see more of their delicious biscuits!
If you know of someone who offers weddings services and they would like to be interviewed for the blog, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Tuesday, 25th August 2009
I absolutely love it when a family invite me to come and play for the afternoon, especially when there are two super excited active little boys who like to climb trees, and anything else for that matter.
That’s exactly what happened when Jo got in touch with me. They were looking for a photographer who would come and spend an afternoon with them whilst they were playing, and help them create a photo collage of their boys and them as a family, that wasn’t forced or studio based. Ding! That is right up my street! So we planned an afternoon of fun and games, and I loved every minute of it.
Zach and Toby are fully of energy, fun and life. We had a fantastic afternoon climbing trees, bouncing on the trampoline, blowing bubbles and generally playing rough and tumble. I can honestly say I was sad to go home I had so much fun. (I’ve been invited back by the boys to play without my camera, and I think you’ll find me there one afternoon very soon).
Here are some glimpses at the fun we had.
Zach and his chin ups on the monkey rope
Zach showing his amazing confidence for climbing trees!
Catch those bubbles!
Let the trampoline fun begin!
Time for a bit of DIY.
More tree climbing in the park, in the secret den, sorry I can’t tell you where it is I am sworn to secrecy, but trust me it’s cool and very reminiscent of my childhood!
There is just so much cheekiness in this one I love it! Toby you never fail to make me smile!
Climbing trees is a serious business!
Getting mum and dad on their own was a challenge, but we finally managed it.
Time to go home 
The family are moving to Australia in September, Bryon family, I had a blast and I for one will miss you! Take care and have an amazing time down under. x
Tuesday, 25th August 2009
July was a really busy month for me finishing off with second shooting with Phil Gallimore in Birmingham for Fiona and Matthews wedding. As I have said before second shooting is really exciting as it allows you the chance to work with another photographer and try new ideas together.
I met Fiona at her parents house to capture her getting ready and some of the details whilst Phil went off to meet the boys before we met up to at Fiona’s to go the church.
Here’s my favourite shot from the day. This little 2 year old cutie, whose curls are completely natural, was just a complete angel all morning. Here she is waiting so patiently for her turn to have her picture taken before we left the house.
