…and thank you to Sandra for finishing off the Wedding Fair at Prested Hall so I could go and watch!
This Sunday , 17th April we will be exhibiting our wedding photography at the Wedding Fair at Prested Hall. Opening times from 11.30 to 4.opm. Admission is a £1 donation to the Essex Air Ambulance.
Why not come not have a chat about your plans for your Wedding Day, you will find us in the Library.
A beautiful spring day greeted us for the Wedding of Stephanie and Simon at The Fennes Estate, Bocking. Stephanie was bubbly with excitement from the moment we met her when she was getting ready until the end of the day. Family and friends from all over the world were present and enjoyed relaxing in the beautiful surroundings of Fennes. Stephanie and Simon left plenty of time, not only for us to do our creative shots, but for family groups, as well as socialising with their Guests.
It was nice to see Claire and Tim again to discuss details of their Wedding at The Fennes and use the opportunity of taking a few pictures of them.
Just received our copy of Celebrate In Essex for 2011 and great to see that we have now had the cover image on consecutive years!! Picture is of Vicky & Ian who were married at the Fennes in August 2010.
Celebrate In Essex is issued by the Essex County Council Registration Service for all civil ceremonies.
Throughout the remainder of the magazine we have another 15 pictures – ok one is in our paid advert but that looks good also!
It may seem obvious to some but it’s always worth considering what is not included in your selected photographers offerings. Here is a generally lighthearted look at some examples of things we have seen recently:-
Them – ‘ We give you the disc so you don’t have to pay a photographers inflated prices (but you have to do all the work!). Us – ‘we sell you carefully inspected prints which are of a very high quality on Fuji Pearl paper and reprinted if necessary’. Yes our prints are more expensive but then quality workmanship generally is.
Them – ‘full day coverage…to the start of the wedding Breakfast’. Us – ‘when you book one of our package with full day coverage we’ll be there past the First Dance, later if necessary’
Them – ‘you just order a photobook online’ (as we can not be bothered!!). Us – ‘we provide a high quality professionally finished book or album with finish retouching to the pictures as necessary. We want you to show your family and friends and for them to say WOW!’
Them – ‘We have a great camera and have photographed at least 10 weddings’. Us – ‘We have great Professional grade cameras with back up equipment. With 1600 wedding experience we know how to handle almost any situation……almost!’
Them – ‘ We never pose people as we want a natural look’. Us – ‘we want people to look natural but not like they do in Uncle Bob’s snaps’!! Getting people to look their best requires skills of posing, posture, lighting and making the subject feel comfortable. Skills learnt over many years’.
Them – ‘we have two photographers’. Us – ‘we have two photographers who are both fully Professionally Qualified to Associatship level with B.I.P.P’.
Them – ‘insurance?‘ Us –‘we have proper Public Liability and Professional Indemity insurance’
End of the process; Us – ‘goodbye you we hope to see you again’. Them – ‘We have your money – good riddance!!!!’
OK there are some fantastic photographers out there and some really bad ones – make sure you know what you are getting, if in doubt BIPP and MPA are a great starting point.
Today I had the pleasure of the company of fellow professional photographers Kevin Pengelly & David Court on a visit to the Secret Nuclear Bunker
at Kelvedon Hatch, followed by a visit to Greenstead church which was altogether more beautiful!
Dear David & Sandra
We would like to thank you for the wonderful job you did, you made us feel so relaxed and the resulting photos are great. Would definately recommend you to any of our friends getting hitched.
Thanks again, kind regards
Charlotte & Rob
The weather for Kate and Jonathan’s Wedding Day was lovely sunshine, despite a cooling wind at times. Kate got ready at Channels Lodge and everything was running smoothly. As Kate was ready in good time, she was able to take advantage of our skills to produce natural lit portraits of her, which we enjoyed doing and achieved some lovely results. The Civil Ceremony was followed by a few essential family group combinations in front of the fountain. Whilst the Guests were having their Drinks, we took Kate and Jonathan for a few fun and relaxed pictures of themselves. After the Wedding Breakfast we took a couple of night shots and finished our coverage of their Wedding with the First Dance and pictures of their Evening Guests.
A beautiful springtime day greeted us on arrival at Leez Priory, Chelmsford, for the Wedding of Lauren and Stuart. We started by photographing the pre-wedding finishing touches for Lauren in the Main House and Stuart in the Granary, followed by capturing some images of their Guests making their way to the Great Tower for the Civil Ceremony. Lauren and Stuart enjoyed socialising with their Guests in the warm sunshine in between a few family group shots. Whilst their Guests enjoyed the Drinks Reception we took Lauren and Stuart for a walk around the wonderful grounds for their pictures. Following an excellent meal provided by Leez Priory our day ended with pictures of the First Dance and a few shots of the happy couple with the nighttime illuminations outside the Priory.