Weddings, Weddings and more Weddings! Part One

Well it's certainly been a busy old time here but if you look at the recent weddings pages, you'll notice a suspicious absence of new folks on there. Yes, I am experiencing some technical issues but hopefully, that will all be resumed very soon! In the meantime, I thought I would give you a little preview of some of the wedding photography from this year. There is a lot to share, so this is just part one... Hope you enjoy!


Way back in March, Helen and Richard had the most beautiful wedding at Prestwold Hall. Sadly, the weather was not on our side that day, but it didn't matter, the Hall provided the perfect backdrop for their elegant day and they looked so great that all eyes were on them anyway. And here they are.




























Then it was the turn of Rebecca and Mark and their gorgeous Lincolnshire village wedding. Rebecca has to be one of the smiliest brides I've ever photographed and the happy couple couldn't take their eyes off each other, even during the ceremony!







Genevieve and Jody had a really fun day for their April wedding and they both looked fabulous. Genna had gone for full on glamour and Jody looked every inch and officer and a gentleman. The day was made even more special as it involved their two amazingly cute boys, Rowan and Harrison.






Kate and Michael chose the gorgeous surroundings of Harlaxton Manor for their special day, which was a real celebration of friends and family.

I especially approved of Kate's choice of dress designer, Angela Vickers (she's making my dress as we speak!)and her choice of Hassell shoes and a long, long veil. She looked perfect!


Well, that's just a few of the gorgeous wedding days I've been lucky enough to be part of this year. There's lots more where they came from so keep your eyes on the blog. Hopefully they'll be appearing in the Recent Work galleries before long too!

Now, if someone could do something about the weather this weekend I'd be most grateful! It's Richard and Kate's wedding at the Barn at Bury Court tomorrow and then Jenny and Dave's Stubton Hall wedding on Saturday. So I'd like to order some sunshine please.

xx

Engagement Shoots

Hello there, me again! I was asked recently to put together some favourite photos from recent shoots and it got me looking back through some of the engagement shoots I have done with couples who have recently got married.The shoots are really good fun as we use the grounds around my office at Stoke Rochford (just around the corner from Stoke Rochford Hall - see some of Hayley and Mark's photographs from their wedding at Stoke Rochford Hall here).
The grounds have some fab old buildings, with some glorious textures and colours. There are even a couple of old barns with some old farm equipment that I can use.
The shoots are a great opportunity for couples to get used to being in front of the camera especially if (like me!) they are a little camera shy! It also gives us all the chance to get to know each other a little better so on the day, things go swimingly and the camera isn't too scary.

It also means I know just how to approach the photography on the big day. Check out the recent weddings pages over the next few weeks and months to see how these gorgeous couples looked in their wedding photos. I think you'll see what I mean!

Bye for now.

S

xx

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I'm Back

Hi Everyone,

I'm back and blogging again with the plan (again) to be blogging more often and keeping you up-to-date with what is happening at PureLight towers.

It has been a really hectic but really enjoyable couple of months, I've met and shot weddings for some great couples at venues that I love and am lucky enough to shoot at quite often, and also shot weddings at new venues for me which have been fab!!

In addition to shooting other people's weddings, Mr Sam and I are busy carrying on with our own wedding plans. 100 days or so and counting!!! So much to do and so little time but we seem to be getting there. Now if only Mr Sam will choose what he and his party want to wear. Honestly, he is worse than me in choosing my dress and bridesmaids dresses! I will keep you posted!

Here are a few photos from recent weddings:-

Here are a couple from Genna and Jody's wedding earlier int he Summer. They had a fab day with the ceremony down Lincoln and the reception in Norton Disney afterwards.












It turns out that Norton Disney is the home seat of the Disney family from whom Walt was descended!!!

I was lucky enough to shoot again at Allington Manor recently for Esther and Roberts day.

Robert and his party started the day off down at the local pub with his groomsmen whilst Esther was getting ready at the Manor. Fortunately, I had a second shooter (thanks Chris) with me on the day which meant that whilst I was with Esther we were able to get some images of how the chaps were getting ready for the wedding!















See you all soon - I promise.

S.

x

Tonight Matthew I'm Going to Be... Twiggy!

Hello there!

Long time, no blog post so lots to tell you about!

The wedding plans for myself and Mr Sam are coming along nicely and we're even hoping to invite some people in the near future. Andy and I spent a lovely few days in Prague, having lots of meetings, so it feels like it's really happening now. Andy did have a bit of a "moment" when trying on wedding rings but he didn't actually pass out and I think he's got over it now...

















Other than that it's been a pretty busy time here. At this time of year I tend to take on a bit more commercial and generally non-wedding type photography. I thought it might be fun to share what I was up to yesterday so here are a couple of shots I did for the wonderful make-up artist Rachel Liney. She is producing a new portfolio of work, showing classic looks made famous by celebrities. Yesterday we started with a great model, Celia, who became Twiggy for the day. It was so much fun and I can't wait to see what Rachel's got up her sleeve next.


However, I'm still loving the weddings! Wedding-wise the year started with Donna and Martin's beautiful winter wedding at the brand new Stubton Hall, Newark. And what a great way to start the year it was too! The Hall provided a gorgeous backdrop for their ceremony, with a wonderful view of the grounds. Donna has a great sense of style, which meant that everything (including Donna herself) looked perfect.

Even though there aren't too many weddings to shoot at this time of year, I still have lots to keep me busy. Wedding albums are now arriving daily and it's so lovely to see the finished article (although I don't really like parting with them!) I've also been meeting with a few of the couples that are getting married later this year. All have braved the cold for some very wintry pre-wedding shoots and all have been brilliant. I am now so excited about the images we'll be creating on their wedding days.

See you soon!

S
x

Gorgeous girls, big white dresses, some pretty hot grooms and my lil' cousin's wedding

Hello there!

As many of you have let me know, I've not been keeping up with the blog terribly well lately! All I can say is that I've been so busy with so many fabulous weddings, I've not had time for anything else!

This includes planning my own big day - so to everyone who's told me how organised they are for their wedding next year - "you're making me nervous!" However, Mr Sam and I are now getting into planning mode in earnest. I will bore you... I mean fascinate you with all the news just as soon as I have some!

As for now, well wedding season is coming to an end but what a brilliant season it's been, we really have had some great weddings to photograph. As usual, you'll find lots of photographs of our recent brides and grooms in our "recent work" gallery. You'll see they're a bit of a gorgeous bunch so a "big thank you" and "m'wah" to everyone who invited us to be a part of their day. I hope you all had as much fun as I did!

Now of course all of our brides and grooms are special but there is one very special couple who aren't in the gallery just yet, so I thought I'd share some of their photos with you. Who are these stunning individuals? Why it's my own little cousin Anna-Louise and her new husband, Paddy!












We had such a wonderful weekend with them and it was just the best thing to see them get married. Especially as Paddy has felt like a part of the family for years, so it was nice to see it made official!

Milans Commercial Shoot

Hello again,

Just thought I'd give you a break from weddings and wedding photography and share with you one of our favourite commercial jobs. We work with a wonderful company from Leicester called "Milans" who, amongst other things, supply the most beautiful scarves and pashminas to stores like John Lewis.

Yesterday was the shoot for Milans' Spring and Summer 2010 catalogue and I was lucky enough to be joined by fab photographer and friend of PureLight, Paul Saxby. Usually I shoot these jobs with Glen but when he wasn't available, Paul very kindly stepped in. Working with other photographers is such a great way to grow and develop new ideas and is always good fun too! I've never worked with Paul before and it was such a pleasure to bounce ideas around together and his creativity and skill really added something special to the shoot.

Milans are great to work with as their products are just gorgeous and they have a favourite model, Sara, who is so brilliant, we always know we're going to get some great shots.

Completing the team for these jobs is Jane from Yellow Duck Creative, a graphic designer based in Melton Mowbray. Again, this is someone I'd never worked with before and, as you'll see, she's done a fantastic job.