Last Weekend, I met with Nicola and Nick at Slaters Country Inn in Newcastle Under Lyme, their wedding will take place here in just a little over 3 weeks time.  It was a bright and beautiful (chilly) day, and we had a bit of a giggle. Both Nicola and Nick expressed that they dislike having their photo taken and were a little apprehensive to begin with, however I promised them that after the first few minutes of us working together on this, we would find a way to make them feel at ease with the camera. 

Newborn photography at home is always very relaxed and I have to say Ethan was very chilled out and took it all in his stride.

I love getting the opportunity to photograph couple shoots and weddings in Berkhamsted and it gives me a great opportunity to see family and catch up with friends, the people that I miss the most when I feel a little bit home sick.

Today I met Helen and Duncan for their couples shoot/pre wedding shoot...I am looking forward to April, my busiest month this year, one month that is going to make it an incredible year!  Helen and Duncan, here is your sneak preview!

We first met Helen a few years ago at ones of Joes University friend’s wedding. I was amazed at the quality, style and emotion that each picture showed. When Joe and I got engaged and started the process of planning our wedding my first thought was having Helen as our photographer, but as the wedding we met her was in Warwick, we assumed that Helen would be based too far away. We were so happy and surprised to find that she was based in Lichfield, just down the road!

This particular time is tiring, beautiful, exhausting, miraculous, a learning curve, instinctive and precious.  I am so glad I was able to photograph this wonderful family today; just as they start the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.

I love it when I turn up to photograph a wedding and I bump into one of my couples from a previous year.  I photographed Kate & Paul's wedding back in 2013...

A lovely way to start the year with a bump shoot for the sister of one of my 2011 brides and her husband.

Lorna and Pete...

Thank you for making me so excited about 2016 that I could burst.  It's going to be crazy in all sorts of ways and I cannot wait to begin the journey of this year, I am going to be blessed with some more incredible clients this year, it's a great year for getting married.

I really enjoyed meeting Phil and Philippa for their pre wedding shoot, they have been planning their day from Australia; this was our first opportunity to meet up before the wedding day in April.  

My biggest tip for ensuring you have some beautifully relaxed portraits of you on your wedding day, is to just spend an hour with me before the day to understand how I will work with you on the day. It basically gets the nerves out of the way, resulting in much less time spent on the day, so that you can enjoy the celebrations with your nearest and dearest!