Silly Sausage

For those of you who have joined up with me on Facebook you may know that I have been doing some nursery shoots this past two weeks. Suffice to say I have survived the unenviable task of trying to get smiles out of many under 3s and have said 'silly sausage' more times recently than I think I have ever in my entire life!

I am fairly used to children - with four daughters of my own, although they have mostly grown up now. You need lots of patience, that's for sure, and a calming approach.

As for the pictures, well they have turned out really well. We use a white backdrop and take several pictures of each child, so the pictures are more akin to a contemporary studio than the more traditionally posed nursery pictures. I can't show them here because of the obvious reasons on privacy but I am really pleased with the results, and more to the point so are the parents. If fact one parent said to me that she never normally buys nursery pictures because they are not very good - but with these she wanted a print from each image. That was nice to hear.

So it looks like I may be saying 'silly sausage' a bit more.

Thrumpton Hall Weddings

Congratulations to Rags and Reena, who celebrated their wedding yesterday. The celebrations were held at Thrumpton Hall, just south of Nottingham. We know the venue well. Debbie and Lynn manage the events and were very helpful and on hand throughout the day. They have a large marquee in the grounds, which can accommodate up to 200 guests.

It was a bit cold and misty, but at least it was dry - the large open fire in the main hallway was a popular location for guests!

We have really enjoyed getting to know Rags and Reena - they are such a lovely couple - and it was nice to meet their families and friends yesterday. I even met one of their friends yesterday who lives in Telford, which is were I lived for a few years, so I asked her to give it a wave for me.

Thrumpton Hall only started to take on weddings around 3 years ago, as it is still very much a private residence. However, it is starting to become a more popular venue, especially now it has the marquee in the grounds - although marquee does not really describe it very well, as it more like a semi-permanent structure.