Our entry comprised nine prints from David & two prints from Sandra.
Sandra was awarded overall second place in Classical weddings for BIPP members. A fantastic result considering the competitors included Kevin Pengelly FBIPP FMPA who is one of the best UK wedding photographers and Jacqui Mathews who is the current WPPI Grand Award winner! Well done Sandra!!
David achieved four Accolades of Excellence.
Styles of Photography available in the wedding photography market:-
Standard – Lots of group pictures and straight forward often unflattering Bride & Groom pictures.
Classical – carefully arranged formal pictures making everyone look their best before the picture is taken. You and you guests may need patience.
Reportage – capture the action without interfering with the couples day (often now called ‘Documentary’ as Reportage sometimes has a poor reputation). When we see great examples of ‘Documentary’ wedding photography it is often because the couple have been coached before the day in what is expected!
Lifestyle – lots of Photoshop to mess up the colours and give the pictures a ‘modern’ look. Couples in natural (not always flattering) poses.
We like to think of our Wedding Photography as contemporary Story telling. We are happy to capture real action if it looks good but we are also happy to encourage ‘moments’ to happen! Family groups and Classical pictures are usually required but do not have to take the whole day and we work in a fairly informal way. By photographing our couples at some point during their Engagement they are generally more relaxed on the big day and understand how we would like them to stand to make them look their best. Why not contact us and see what a whole wedding looks like?
It was a bright crisp winter’s day when we arrived at Westwood Park, Colchester, for Julie and Paul’s Wedding. Paul, his Best Man and Ushers stepped outside to have a few photographs taken, before seeing the Registrars and Julie arriving. After taking a few pictures of Julie and her Bridesmaids, it was time for the Civil Ceremony. This was held in the lovely Old Library and was followed by a photograph of everybody in front of Westwood Park. With the minimum of fuss we did a few requested photographs of close family and the Bridal party outside as well, then left the Guests to enjoy the Drinks Reception in the warmth of the House. Julie and Paul wanted a few pictures in the grounds of Westwood Park and so for a few minutes (it was rather cold!), we went for a short walk with the two of them, capturing some lovely images in the late afternoon sunshine . Later, we returned to the Old Library with Julie and Paul for a few more pictures, before finishing our coverage. We were delighted to have been asked to photograph this Wedding, as Julie is a Professional Photographer herself! 
What a brilliant day we had today at Charter Hall! Thank you to everybody who visited our Stand and had a chat with us about your plans. We had such an enjoyable day and we were very pleased to come away with Wedding bookings. Thank you!
David and I are looking forward to attending the Wedding Fair at Charter Hall, Colchester, this Sunday. This Wedding Fair is one of the busiest and popular Fairs in the calendar, so is should be a good day for both exhibitors and couples.
Come and view our Stand at Layer Marney Tower on Sunday and we will be delighted to chat to you and show you our sample Albums.
This coming Sunday David and I will be exhibiting our Wedding Photography at Charter Hall, Colchester. Please feel free to come and have a chat at our stand to the right of the stage. As we have a Wedding later in the day, we will be there for a while, then Rachael and David, one of our former Brides and Grooms will be there and able to tell you about their Wedding experience with us!
A great question from one of our prospective clients “Do we watermark the images on the disc?”.
Answer – When we include a disc of images with your album they will be unmarked files for your archive. Pictures will be the files as used at proof stage which in general they are ready to go! We do put our logo and the reference number on the pictures we give out as a DVD proof show and for our online galleries.
David and I will be attending the Wedding Fair at Charter Hall, Colchester on Sunday from 10am-4pm. Come and have a chat about your wedding plans and view our Wedding photography, we look forward to seeing you.
2010 has been a good year for our Business, mostly wedding photography around Essex, with a few family portraits and babies. The weddings have seen us in action from Devon to Scotland and we have met and worked with some really nice people – thank you all!!
2011 looks like being another excellent year but at the time being we do look mostly like being mostly ‘Essex wedding Photographers’ however we are always open to offers of weddings in any destination UK or beyond!
Thank you all for your support in 2010 and we look forward to seeing you again in the New Year all that reamins is to wish
all our family, friends, colleagues and clients a ‘happy & prosperous 2011’.
David & Sandra