This shot was snapped from my car whilst parked up at the lovely Coaley Peak last weekend. Whilst the kids snoozed in the pack, I used my iPhone 4S and Snapseed to edit the image completely on the iPhone.
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St Lawrence Church Lechlade
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence is in Lechlade, Gloucestershire. Close to the border of Oxfordshire and Wiltshire its a stunning church that was completed in 1476 (though there was likely a church on the spot before then too).
St Lawrence Church Lechlade Wedding Photography
February 1, 2012 By 16 Comments
What a crazy start to 2012 it has been. After a brilliant SWPP convention in London I am slowly catching up with blogging etc., before the weddings start again for another very busy year. For any photographers who attended my SWPP Masterclasses, you may well recognise these images. This was the absolutely wonderful wedding of Victoria and Max [...]
Bristol v Esher Rugby Photos
January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last night I went pitch side for the first time this year to photography Bristol v Esher in the RFU Championship. It was a top of the table (Bristol) v bottom of the table (Esher) match on a cold but clear evening at the Memorial Stadium. Bristol went on the win the match comfortably 27-7 which sees them well [...]
Pembroke Lodge Wedding Photographer
January 3, 2012 By 14 Comments
Kate and Edward asked me to be their Pembroke Lodge Wedding Photographer sometime ago, but it seemed like time just flew by before the wedding came along. Pembroke Lodge is in the heart of Richmond Park, South West London and it is a truly marvellous wedding venue. And this was a truly marvellous wedding. As a documentary wedding photographer [...]
Pembroke Lodge
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park: What an incredible wedding venue. Pembroke Lodge is regarded as one of the finest wedding venues in London. A beautiful, listed Georgian Mansion with bright spacious rooms and fabulous views to the West, the Lodge has eleven acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and is situated on one of the highest points in Richmond Park which [...]
Civil Partnership Photography at Orleans House Gallery
January 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
I’ve known Bryoni and Dianne for quite a few years and I was delighted when they asked me to photograph their civil partnership at The Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham. There were many familiar faces at the celebration and I could tell it was going to be a very lively and fun day. The ceremony [...]
Orleans House Gallery
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Situated within woodland overlooking the Thames, Orleans House Gallery and the stunning Octagon Room provide the peace of the countryside within an urban landscape. Built in 1721 for Queen Caroline, wife of George II, the Baroque setting is the ideal venue for wedding ceremonies, civil partnerships, blessings, cocktail parties and wine tasting. Nestled next to [...]
Stanton Manor Wedding
December 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
Nicola and James approached me earlier in the year to see if I could document their Stanton Manor Wedding in late August. As I write this blog post in deepest December, thinking back to the glorious summer we had……. sorry, scratch that, the weather, actually, on the day Nicola and James got married was very [...]
Stanton Manor, Wiltshire
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stanton Manor Hotel, Stanton St. Quintin is a jewel in the crown of wedding venues here in Wiltshire. The gorgeous Cotswolds hotel is situated just minutes from junction 17 of the M4 motorway, at the foot of the Cotswolds countryside and a short drive to the nearby town of Chippenham and historical cities of Bath [...]
St. Cyriac’s Church, Lacock
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Church of St Cyriac’s, Lacock was established in the late 11th century. It’s a truly wonderful church located in the historic market town of Lacock. Although it is possible that there was a small Saxon church here, it is definite that a Norman church was built towards the end of the 11th century by the two [...]
Smile
December 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
There are fewer things in life that make me smile more than my lovely little family. 2011 was a wonderful year for my wife and I. At this time of year I traditionally do a “my favourites” blog post – based on my documentary wedding photography images. And I will still do that in early [...]
Street Photography with the Fuji X100
December 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
Yesterday, myself and a few photographer friends went to see the Don Mccullin exhibition at The Imperial War Museum. It’s a must see body of work for anybody interested in photography or humanity itself. It’s simply humbling. Whilst there, we had a quick jaunt along The South Bank and I took my Fuji X100 with [...]
Winkworth Farm Wedding
December 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
Hannah and Daniel are the first of my clients to have a Winkworth Farm Wedding. Winkworth Farm, is a new wedding venue, in Lea, Wiltshire. Its very close to my hometown of Malmesbury, and it was, in fact, at the wonderful Malmesbury Abbey where they had their wedding ceremony. After editing the wedding photos, I noticed [...]
Winkworth Farm
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Winkworth Farm is a reletively new wedding venue in North Wiltshire. Winkworth Farm is located on the edge of the Cotswolds and home to the Newman’s for over a century, it is family-owned and operated. The mile long private drive brings you to the heart of the 220 acres organic pastureland with abundant flora and [...]
Sedgebrook Hall Wedding Photography
November 24, 2011 By 10 Comments
As with many of my wedding photography clients, I didn’t actually meet Lauren and Mark until their wedding day earlier this year in mid-August. Lauren had contacted me around eighteen months ago with a view to having a documentary wedding photographer specifically for her special day. When I first met Lauren and her family during [...]
Negative Space: Image of the Week #10
November 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Back Story: The image in this post is from a wedding I did at Slebech Park earlier this year. The day was pretty horrid in terms of the weather, and, although Slebech is a wonderful place for a wedding – on a rainy day the options are restricted to a few [lovely] rooms in the main [...]
Gloucestershire Wedding Photographer
November 16, 2011 By 14 Comments
Julie and Ben commissioned me to be their wedding photographer earlier in the year. To say their wedding was magical, would be an understatement. The weather, the location, the planning, the atmosphere all fell into place on their very special day. The wedding was held in the gardens of the family home and was a veritable feast of [...]
Malmesbury Abbey | iPhoneography
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Malmesbury Abbey, as I passed it last night on the way home from playing squash. I’m extremely lucky to live in one of the most beautiful little towns in the UK in my opinion, and I walk through the grounds of Malmesbury Abbey at least twice every day (my home and my studio are just minutes away). [...]
Justin’s House | iPhoneography
November 3, 2011 By 8 Comments
This is what happens in our house when Justin’s House on CBeebies comes on the Telly. Rosa adores it, and all of his other great programmes on CBeebies. I noticed this image as I came into the living room and it just caught my attention. Rosa is engrossed in the programme, the light is falling [...]
Albie | iPhoneography
October 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
iPhoneography they call it. In the last five months or so I’ve taken up the usage of two completely new cameras to me. Firstly, came the Fuji FinePix X100 – which is an absolutely great camera and now very much part of the equipment I use at every wedding. The second camera that I have been [...]
Essex Wedding Photographer
October 31, 2011 By 7 Comments
Last year, Lucy and Doug, who were looking for an Essex wedding photographer, approached me to document their wedding day in July this year. The wedding ceremony itself was at the lovely parish church of Holy Trinity Church in Takeley, followed by a reception (read BIG party) at The Pledgdon Barn in Essex. Lucy and [...]
Bristol v London Welsh Rugby Photos
October 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Tonight I photographed Bristol v London Welsh in the top-of-the-table Championship clash at The Memorial Ground…. and what a fantastic game. Being a proud Welshman myself, I was still reeling from the Wales v Australia World Cup game earlier in the day. However, I dusted myself down, packed my bruised pride in my camera bag [...]
Family Photographer
October 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
I’m a family photographer in a lot of senses. I shoot candid imagery for clients of themselves and their children interacting in the home environment. This image, however, is my own to children. Our new son Albie and Rosa. I was just hanging around with the Fuji X100 and Rosa an Albie were playing on [...]
The Savoy, London
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Savoy, London. Just saying it conjures up romantic tales of grandeur and glamour. The Savoy, London has to be one of London’s foremost wedding venues. Famous guests have included Edward VII, Enrico Caruso, Charlie Chaplin, Harry Truman, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, The [...]
Weddings at The Savoy and Claridge’s London
October 17, 2011 By 29 Comments
Weddings at the Savoy and Claridge’s London can only be very classy affairs – and this wedding, in July, was no exception. Kavita and Anthony asked me to document their wedding, pictorially, starting out at The Savoy Hotel, and them, moving on for a private dining celebration at Gordon Ramsay’s at Claridge’s. The majority of [...]
Bristol v Moseley Photos
October 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
This evening I photographed the British and Irish Cup rugby game between Bristol and Moseley. Both sides were looking to mix up their team selections a little with big league matches approaching. The final score was Bristol Rugby 10 Moseley 14. Bristol, of course, are the current holders of the British and Irish Cup. As [...]
Cotswolds Weddings
October 12, 2011 By 6 Comments
Being based on the North Wiltshire Gloucestershire border means I often find myself photographing beautiful Cotswolds Weddings – and this was no exception. Richard and Kate were married at the increasingly popular Cripps Barn (I’m there again this weekend in fact). It was a late booking for a stunning midweek wedding with their friends and [...]
The Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Devon
October 4, 2011 By
The Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Devon is a relatively new wedding venue in the South West of England. Its stunning. From a documentary wedding photographer point of view its exceptional. Recently restored to its former glory this thatched barn nestles in an idyllic valley just 8 miles from Exeter. While the award-winning Great Barn is of [...]
The Great Barn Devon Wedding Photographer
October 4, 2011 By 9 Comments
The Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Devon was the venue for the first of my July weddings this year. Kate and Peter had commissioned me to document their wedding some time ago but it was to be another new venue for me. The Great Barn Devon is a fairly new wedding venue – and what a [...]
Natural Child Photography: Image of the Week #9
October 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Back Story: As you know, I’m a fan of documentary photography. Although I have a studio, and shoot studio posed work, my primary passion is the documentary or candid image. This means I’m a big fan of natural child photography too. This is an image of our new son Albie, taken with the Fuji Finepix [...]
The Rectory Crudwell Weddings
October 3, 2011 By 5 Comments
Rectory Crudwell Weddings always bring back happy memories of clients (past, and hopefully future) having a wonderful wedding day in one of the loveliest hotels that Wiltshire has to offer. Helen and TJ were married at All Saint’s church just next door on a “changeable” day weather wise back in June. The wedding coincided with the [...]
Notley Tythe Barn Wedding Photographer
September 30, 2011 By 8 Comments
Ed and Ruth got married at Notley Tythe Barn in Buckinghamshire earlier this year. The wedding had been a couple of years in the making and did not fail on any account. It was my first time at Notley Tythe Barn – which is situated in a lovely part of the Buckinghmshire countryside. A few [...]
My mate Perry
September 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I am not a Pet Photographer. However, going through some of my archives whilst waiting for an edit to finish today I’m came across an image that made me smile. This is Perry – he is my “in-laws” dog. He’s a lovely little chap, with a lot of character to say the least. Anyway, just [...]
Wellington Barn Wedding Photographer
September 22, 2011 By 10 Comments
Anna and Tim contacted me to be their Wellington Barn Wedding Photographer last year. It was the first time I’d photographed at the barn, though I have a few more bookings there next year, and it was a wonderful experience – for, quite frankly, a very wonderful couple. Anna is Swedish, and Tim is, well, about [...]
Wellington Barn
September 22, 2011 By
Wellington Barn is one of those rare wedding venues that offer sophistication, charm, elegance and to top it off, is located in a breathtaking beautiful part of the Wiltshire countryside. Amidst the beautiful Wiltshire countryside in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Wellington Barn is surrounded by rolling hills and spectacular valleys with breathtaking views [...]
Bristol v London Scottish Rugby
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last Sunday, Tom at Bristol Rugby very kindly allowed me once again to go along to The Memorial Stadium and photograph the Bristol v London Scottish game in the English Championship encounter. Bristol, deservedly, won the match 32-13 gaining their second full sweep of points of the season, putting them top of the Championship league [...]
Barnsley House
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Barnsley House, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire is a stunning period hotel with lots a charm and character – perfect for a small, intimate wedding, or even a large fun-fuelled wedding. With its nearby neighbour, Cripps Barn, many wedding clients of mine simply spend the night before and their wedding night at Barnsley House and take the [...]
Gloucestershire Reportage Wedding Photographer
September 5, 2011 By 4 Comments
So, as a Gloucestershire Reportage Wedding Photographer I was back at one of Gloucestershire’s most popular wedding venues, Cripps Barn for the reportage wedding photography of Steph and Matts wedding. Steph was getting ready at the nearby Barnsley House with her mum and bridesmaids. A quick dash over to Cripps Barn saw me capture the arrival of Matt [...]
Manor House Hotel Castle Combe Wedding Photography
September 1, 2011 By 6 Comments
Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe – though relatively local to me, is a wedding venue that could be a million miles away. It’s in such a beautiful location, with stunning and sumptuous views nestled in perhaps the most charming little village in England. Anja and Roland got married there in May. It was small and intimate wedding, with [...]
Manor House Hotel Castle Combe
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe is perfectly situated in a corner of the Cotswold countryside with a choice of two venues and surrounded by acres of woodland, parkland and stunning formal gardens, there is no more romantic a countryside setting than the Manor House Hotel and Golf Club! From a documentary wedding photography point of [...]
ISPWP Award Winning Image
August 30, 2011 By 14 Comments
I was delighted this morning to receive and email telling me my image from Laura and Stuart’s Sudeley Castle wedding last year has been placed 10th overall in the “Ceremony” category for the very prestigious International Society of Professional Photographers Summer 2011 Awards. The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers (ISPWP) is a rarity among wedding photography organizations. Photographers cannot [...]
Newport City Footbridge
August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wow! Its been a long time since I revisited some of my older images. I was just trawling through some this evening, and came across a shot I did of the Newport City Footbridge back in 2009 (24th February to be precise). It was one of the first images that I moved into black and [...]
Silhouette Photography: Image of the Week #8
August 26, 2011 By 6 Comments
Back Story: This image was taken at Matt and Claire’s Devon Wedding last year. It was August, and true to form for England the heavens opened and it was torrential rain for most of the day. The wedding was at the very wonderful Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel. If you have ever been there, you will know that, [...]
Newport Gwent Dragons v Leeds Carnegie
August 24, 2011 By 3 Comments
Last night, Charlotte at Newport Gwent Dragons, very kindly gave me accreditation to photograph the pre-season friendly between Newport Gwent Dragons and Leeds Carnegie. I remember, as a child, going with my school to Rodney Parade to watch Newport v New Zealand. It wasn’t the first time I’d been to Rodney Parade, but it was [...]
Fuji X100: Image of the Week #7
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Back Story: Earlier in the year I traveled over to Cork, Ireland on a plane with propellers (I don’t like flying by the way). The reason; I was to be a guest at a very good friend of mines wedding. My friend, from my days at London Welsh, was marrying his long term sweetheart at [...]
Canon 1D Mk IV Custom Settings for Sports
August 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
Tonight I am off to photograph my home town rugby team (Newport Gwent Dragons) v The Russian Rugby Team. Russia are in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in a few weeks and are playing a series of warm up games against regional teams here in the UK. Photos will follow. One of the [...]
Stella Cidre
August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Being Welsh, but now living in the West Country. Cider is my friend. Stella Cidre is my new best friend. This photo, for those interested, was shot with the wonderful Fuji X100 whilst on a night out in London recently.
All Saints Church, Lullington
August 15, 2011 By
All Saints Church, Lullington, Somerset is one of two parish churches to be found in the peaceful and tranquil setting of Lullington and Orchardleigh Parish. The services are all traditional and enjoy the unique setting of this church with its fine Norman stonemasonry.
Orchardleigh House Somerset
August 15, 2011 By
Orchardleigh House is a very romantic Somerset Estate around ten miles south of Bath, close to Frome, with a magnificent Victorian Stately Home, an Island Church, 18-hole Golf Course and plenty of accommodation. The old mansion was just south of the church. Its heyday was the time of Thomas Champneys (1st Bt.; High Sheriff of [...]
Orchardleigh House Wedding Photographer
August 15, 2011 By 11 Comments
Orchardleigh House is another superb wedding venue in North Somerset. Located just outside Frome, it even has its own parish church on site. James and Suzanne did not get married there, however, choosing instead the lovely nearby parish church of All Saints in Lullington. A traditional Charbanc bus ferried the guests between Orchardleigh House and [...]
Clevedon Hall, Somerset
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Clevedon Hall is the perfect venue for weddings in the Bristol and Somerset area. From a documentary wedding photography point of view, Clevedon Hall presents itself as a great sprawling house with lush gardens to explore also. It’s one of the south west’s grandest yet most versatile venues, nothing compares to Clevedon Hall in the [...]
St. Mary’s Church, Walton Clevedon
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
St. Mary’s Church, Walton Clevedon is a stunning church just outside of Bristol. Perfectly situated near the beach and coastal town of Clevedon.
Wedding Photographer Bristol
August 11, 2011 By 4 Comments
Wedding Photographer Bristol at Clevedon Hall Documentary wedding photography is all about capturing the wedding as it unfolds, and enjoying it too! I thoroughly enjoyed the wedding of Sara and James held at St. Mary’s Church, Walton St. Mary and nearby Clevedon Hall back in May. Despite some pretty blustery weather conditions it was a [...]
Slebech Park Pembrokeshire
August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Slebech Park is a wonderful wedding venue in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Slebech Park is a haven of tranquillity set within a magnificent 600-acre private country estate in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Based in a secluded 18th century manor, Slebech Park provides luxurious five-star accommodation combined with excellent Welsh hospitality and serene countryside views. Being set in [...]
Slebech Park Documentary Wedding Photography
August 3, 2011 By 5 Comments
As a Welsh wedding photographer it’s always lovely to go back “home” to shoot weddings. In May, I documented the wedding of Miriam and Richard at the incredible Slebech Park in Pembrokeshire. I’d never been to Slebech park before and what a wonderful treat I was in for. It’s a glorious wedding venue in Wales and, as [...]
Wedding Photojournalism SWPP Gold Award
August 2, 2011 By 7 Comments
Each month the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers have an award competition. This month I’m very pleased that the image below was awarded a Gold in the Wedding Photojournalism category. The image is from Suzanne and James wedding at Orchardleigh House earlier in May. I haven’t even blogged that wedding yet but hopefully the [...]
More Natural Baby Photographs of Albie
August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I photographed a lovely wedding in the small village of Sandhurst, Gloucestershire this weekend. That will eventually be on my wedding photography blog of course. However, Sunday was a family day and we went to the Cotswolds Water Park which is very near our home here in Malmesbury. As I now have the Fuji X100 [...]
Nature Photography: Image of the Week #6
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Back Story: I am not a nature photographer. Let me point that out straight away. I am a photographer – I like to photograph people and sports. I do like to play with different lenses and camera settings though and this image is a result of a little playing about in the garden. The photograph [...]
Brympton House Wedding Photographer, Brympton D’Evercy
July 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
As reportage wedding photographer Brympton House, in Somerset is a dream venue to photograph. It is simply stunning, both inside and out. It has over thirty acres of well-tended gardens and lakes, a chapel, an orangery and the longest oak staircase in the whole of England. Stephen and Sharanjit booked me to document their wedding [...]
Brympton House, Brympton D’Evercy
July 27, 2011 By
Brympton House, Brympton D’Evercy is a sumptuous stately country home in the lush Somerset countryside. The house which is listed Grade 1 and was once owned by the Earls of Westmoreland specialises in exclusive use house party wedding weekends. Described as one of the best country house wedding venues in the UK they have everything to make your Somerset wedding day-dream come [...]
Traditional Child Portrait : Rosa
July 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Rosa is three years old now. I can’t quite believe it. Of course, we have Albie too now so the family is growing. I’m so proud of Gemma my wife. She is a rock to me, and also the best mother anyone could wish for to our two smashing children. I’m just waiting for a [...]
Emotion: Image of the Week #5
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Continuing this new section of my website where I will be featuring one of my favourite photographs each week and breaking it down. This weeks photograph is all about capturing emotional wedding photographs indirectly, taken from Caroline and Stewart’s Winter Wedding at The Old Bell here in Malmesbury last December. They actually got married at [...]
Magazine Coverage
July 21, 2011 By 3 Comments
I’ve recently been featured in The Professional Photographers Guide to Turning Pro magazine. The feature was all about my new photography studio here in Malmesbury. It covers the business side of setting it up, my plans and aspirations and how it affects my documentary wedding photography business (hint: it doesn’t really). I get a lot [...]
Wedding Photography using the Fuji X100 (as a guest)
July 20, 2011 By 6 Comments
This past weekend I was a guest, at a very good friend of mine from my rugby days, wedding. Its been a while since I was a guest at a wedding and I knew it would be a perfect opportunity to put the Fuji X100 through its paces. Now, to set the scene slightly before [...]
St. John the Baptist Church, Brokenborough
July 19, 2011 By
Brokenborough is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 173. The village is situated very close to the county boundary with Gloucestershire and is two miles north of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and four miles south of Tetbury in Gloucestershire. The Tetbury Avon, also known as [...]
Reportage Photography Kingscote Barn and Brokenborough Church
July 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
As a Gloucestershire Wedding Photographer I am spending a lot of time at some great venues in this lovely county and throughout the Cotswolds. Last year, Rebecca and Alastair chose me as their documentary wedding photographer for their big day, to be held at St. John The Baptist church in Brokenborough and later at The [...]
The Decisive Moment: Image of the Week #4
July 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
Continuing this new section of my website where I will be featuring one of my favourite photographs each week and breaking it down. This weeks photograph is the “decisive moment”, taken from Sam and Dan’s Swindon Wedding Photography last July. They got married at Wroughton Parish Church (where the featured image was taken), followed by a reception [...]
Portraits & Macro
July 12, 2011 By 5 Comments
I’ve had a lot of feedback since my wedding photography using a Fuji X100 post the other day. All very positive. I’ll be doing more testing with this camera but have instantly fallen in love with it. Aesthetically it is pleasing, and the image quality is amazing. Don’t get me wrong – the quality from [...]
Fuji X100 Wedding Photography
July 8, 2011 By 17 Comments
Yesterday I decided to take my new camera – a Fuji X100 to a wedding that I was photographing. It was a late decision. The camera turned up from the brilliant guys at Warehouse Express at 10am and the wedding was at 3pm. Batteries charged I headed off to Cripps Barn in The Cotswolds. Of [...]
Vertical Panorama Chapel Shot: Image of the Week #3
July 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Continuing this new section of my website where I will be featuring one of my favourite photographs each week and breaking it down. This weeks photograph is the “vertical panorama”, taken from Rosemary & Luke’s winter wedding at Trinity College last year. Back Story: Rosemary had contacted me a year or so before her wedding [...]
Reportage Wedding Photography Wiltshire
July 7, 2011 By 7 Comments
Reportage Wedding Photography from Emily and Andrew’s wedding at Malmesbury Abbey followed by their reception at The Old Bell.
The Confetti Photograph: Image of the Week #2
July 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Continuing this new section of my website where I will be featuring one of my favourite photographs each week and breaking it down. This weeks photograph is the “Confetti Shot”, taken from Laura and Stuart’s Sudeley Castle Wedding last year. The image also featured in my successful Licentiate Panel earlier this year. Back Story: This image for [...]
Documentary Wedding Photography at Kingscote Barn
July 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
At the end of April I documented the wedding of Kayleigh and Tom at St John the Baptist Church, Kingscote Village followed by a ceremony at The Kingscote Barn. It was a lovely wedding and the weather was just perfect for the time of year. I have photographed weddings at The Kingscote Barn several times over the years and Kayleigh and Tom’s wedding, here in Gloucestershire was another beautiful wedding to document.
St John the Baptist Church Kingscote
July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
St. John the Baptist Church, Kingscote Village, Gloucestershire. This lovely, typically English Church is situated very close to The Kingscote Barn and The Matara Centre in The Cotswolds. A very traditional church with a lot of history. A perfect wedding church in Gloucestershire.
London Welsh v Bristol (Rugby): Image of the Week #1
June 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is a new feature for my website that I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. The idea of the posts in this part of the site is to disseminate a little bit of information about a particular image. It will predominantly be wedding photography images of course, but I will also be [...]
Coed Y Mwstwr Wedding Photography
June 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
In April I returned to my homeland of Wales, specifically to St. Crallo Church, Bridgend and Coed-y-Mwstwr Hotel, for the wedding of Louise and Lee. They had planned their perfect wedding right down to the last detail and it was a pleasure to be around them and their friends and family for their wedding day. [...]
Cambridge Wedding Photography
June 14, 2011 By 14 Comments
My first April wedding of 2011 saw me head over to Cambridge for Chrissie and Duncan’s beautiful musically orientated wedding at St. Mary & St. Michael’s Chruch, Trumpington followed by a reception at nearby Anstey Hall. Chrissie & Duncan, their friends and family made me feel very welcome for my first trip to Cambridge as a wedding [...]
Anstey Hall
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Anstey Hall is Cambridge’s most exclusive Wedding venue. Licensed for Civil Wedding ceremonies. The Grand Ball Room accommodates up to 100 dining guests, with up to a further 500 dining guests seated in a lavishly furnished Marquee. Exquisite catering is offered to suit your taste. Ample parking is available on-site. Anstey Hall has a large [...]
St. Mary & St. Michael’s Church, Trumpington
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
St. Mary & St. Michael, Trumpington, is situated in the historical heart of Trumpington on the outskirts of Cambridge.
Selsdon Park Hotel Wedding Photography
June 7, 2011 By 6 Comments
Once I’d finished shooting Nick and Katies Manchester Wedding I got straight in the car and drove down to Croydon for Wayne and Melanies wedding the next day at the resplendent Selsdon Park Hotel. Although I used to live relatively local to the hotel, I’d never actually been in there. Its great. Its huge. Its perfect for weddings. Wayne [...]
Selsdon Park Hotel
June 7, 2011 By
This amazing English retreat house and golf resort has survived many facelifts and renovations throughout its 1000 year history, but it will still impress the guest with a sense of supreme heritage and Elizabethan majesty. From the ancient suit of armour that chaperones you through the lobby to the tapestries depicting former glories, this grand London [...]
One Month Old
June 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Our little boy is just over one month old now. He’s doing fine – and Gemma my wife, as always, is being a wonderful mum. Tomorrow we are off to register him.
Didsbury House Hotel Manchester
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This contemporary Victorian Villa is a statement in individual design, bringing influences from around the world to the fashionable suburb of Didsbury. Didsbury House features 27 bedrooms, a residents bar / lounge and So Spa, all reflecting the hotels sophisticated contemporary design and providing a chic urban retreat for both business and leisure guests wishing [...]
Manchester Wedding Photographer
June 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
March saw me head up to Manchester for the wonderful boutique wedding of Katie and Nick at the Didsbury House Hotel. I’d never been to Didsbury House before and I instantly loved it from a documentary wedding photographer’s point of view. Discreet but with lots of charm the house welcomed and warmed to Nick and [...]
AG|WPJA Quarter 1 2011 Awards
May 31, 2011 By 3 Comments
Yesterday I had a day off between a run of four weddings in six days and I was really pleased to receive an email from the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association with the Quarter 1 2011 results. An image I have become very fond of, and seems to be doing very well for me, was [...]
The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers Awards
May 27, 2011 By 3 Comments
As I was travelling to my wedding yesterday in the far reaches of West Wales, I had a message to tell me that I had been placed in two categories for the The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers Spring 2011 competition. Both these images have been placed or won various competitions recently, but I’m particularly [...]
The Law Society
May 23, 2011 By
The Law Society, provides a unique setting for your wedding ceremony and reception. This beautiful, ornate building is Grade II listed, with plenty of history and character for a lasting impression. The Reading Room is perfect for a civil ceremony of up to 150 guests followed by drinks in the traditional surroundings of the Old [...]
The Law Society Wedding Photography
May 23, 2011 By 8 Comments
A wet and blustery February day saw me take the trip to London’s West End and The Law Society, to document Wendy and Ian’s wedding. Although the weather was a bit bleak, the atmosphere was brilliant all day. Wendy and Ian had a great time, and Wendy’s family who had flown in from Australia, were [...]
Priston Mill
May 16, 2011 By
Priston Mill, set in its own magnificent grounds and with two beautiful venues, Priston Mill is a simply stunning location found in the Bristol and Bath area. Its perfect for those who want a wedding venue that is “in the country” but relatively close to major cities. Nestled in the Avon countryside, Priston Mill offers two venues [...]
Priston Mill Wedding Photographer
May 16, 2011 By 6 Comments
The first wedding of 2011 for me was back in early January are the wonderful Priston Mill. Jess and Ed had come over from their life in New Zealand to tie the knot in a beautiful winter wedding. I’d met Jess and Ed a couple of times previously and they are genuinely lovely people, with [...]
Wedding Photography Feeback
May 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Now the 2010 wedding photography season has been concluded, and all weddings (where allowed) have been blogged, I thought I’d put together a post of all the feedback recieved throughout that year. There are a couple that I haven’t been able to blog but the rest are here…. So, without any further ado: 1st March [...]
British and Irish Cup Final Photographs
May 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
Earlier in the week, I got a call from Tom at Bristol Rugby Club to see if I could take the club photographs for their British and Irish Cup Final match against Bedford Blues (the usual club photographer – who does a brilliant job – was away on a family engagement). I had a rare weekend free [...]
Our new son
May 4, 2011 By 22 Comments
Normally, I put all my personal photography under the personal photography and journal section of this website. However, on this very very special occasion, I wanted to post a few very very personal images on this main section of my website. Last Friday, I shot the wedding of Kayleigh and Tom at Kingscote Barn. Not [...]
Park House Club, Cardiff
April 21, 2011 By
The Park House Club, Cardiff offers stylish and elegant surroundings to provide the perfect space for socialising and networking in an atmosphere of understated luxury in the heart of Cardiff city. The Club prides itself on offering its members a diverse choice of services – from its bars offering a collection of fine wines, champagnes [...]
Documentary Wedding Photography Cardiff
April 21, 2011 By 10 Comments
The end of December last year saw me documenting the winter wedding of Rhian and Leon. They were getting married at the very swish Park House Club in Cardiff. Of course, being a local(ish) lad myself, I knew of the Park House Club but had never shot a wedding there. It’s a great venue and [...]
Trinity College Oxford
April 12, 2011 By
Trinity College, founded in 1555, is situated in the centre of Oxford and one of the integral colleges of Oxford University. The Chapel is one of the finest in Oxford. It was designed by Dean Aldrich (with advice from Christopher Wren) and consecrated in 1694. Services usually follow the order of worship in the Anglican [...]
Trinity College Oxford Wedding Photography
April 12, 2011 By 9 Comments
Back in January 2010 I met up with Luke and Rosemary to discuss their wedding which was to be held at Trinity College, Oxford University in December. I couldn’t believe how quickly last year went, and their wedding soon came around. Luke, being an alumnus of Trinity College had use of the university campus for [...]
Bristol v London Welsh Rugby
April 4, 2011 By 7 Comments
On Friday night, Tom, the press officer at Bristol Rugby club very kindly gave me pitch side accreditation to their Championship Playoff match against my old club London Welsh. It was a great game to watch, and The Memorial Ground, and the Bristol fans were just brilliant – a real rugby atmosphere at a real [...]
Rugby Photography
March 24, 2011 By 8 Comments
On Tuesday night, Llandovery Rugby Club kindly gave me access to their Principality Premiership match with Pontypool R.F.C at Church Bank. As mentioned before, rugby is a huge passion of mine, and I have been lucky enough to be given pitch-side access to some games recently for a personal project that I hope will evolve over [...]