This contemporary panoramic matted album features cedar timber wood covers and a distressed mocca leather spine with white leaves.

The book tells the story of their wedding from hair and make-up early in the morning through to the first dance, and live band playing in the marquee at Marwell. Many of the page designs also feature in the display album which is held at Marwell by the wedding team and which can be viewed on our website as well.

Here are a few images of their album:

Despite it being an overcast day the soft light made for great photographs and we used many of the features of the country house, terrace and surrounding area. Afterwards we went inside and took a look at some of the architecture and worked on how we could incorporate some of these areas into the wedding day without turning it into a photo-shoot.

Tatiana and Robert’s wedding will be a wonderful day and I’m really looking forward to being their wedding photographer.

Here are some of the images from their pre-wedding shoot.

Having travelled down from Leeds that afternoon to visit family I decided to make the short journey to see them and hand over their wedding album personally. The album is a 15×12″ contemporary matted book made in Australia and features a graphite metal cover with a distressed mocca leather spine and white leaves. The album itself is visually stunning and Katy and Rob made a great choice in selecting the materials from our extensive range of leathers, metals and woods. Of course the images inside the album tell a wonderful story of their day and Rob remarked how much it brought back the memories he has of his wedding.

Katy and Rob now have the pleasure of showing their album off to family and friends.

Here are some photos of their wedding album cover and inside leaves:

Another wonderfully sunny, bright and warm day perfect for a wedding. I met up with Sarah, her mum, and bridesmaids at the Trooper Inn at Froxfield near Petersfield where Sarah was getting ready and got some details of her dress, jewellery, perfume, shoes and tiara as well as the preparations, hair and make-up. It was also an excellent opportunity to get to meet Susan, Sarah and Eliza and to get to know them a little.

On arrival at the barn I quickly captured the guys, and the guests arriving before Sarah pulled up in a Morgan driven by her father from which she headed off to see the registrars before processing across the courtyard to the barn and then down the aisle towards Tom who was patiently waiting. The ceremony was lovely and they were soon married and out into the sunshine again for drinks and canapes.

With a group shot and some formal photographs out of the way everyone mingled in the courtyard before being called in for speeches, followed by a very tasty hog roast cooked by the caterers – The Barbeque and Banqueting Chef.

I managed then to get a few more minutes with Sarah and Tom in the softer evening light, and wider expanses of shade around the side of the manor house on the impressive lawn and was able to use the dovecote as a feature in some of the images.

Finally the Magic Tones struck up and Sarah and Tom had their first dance and then danced the night away with their guests as I said my goodbyes.

Their gallery can be accessed from Sarah and Tom’s dedicated website page on our site, the password was either on one of the cards available at the wedding breakfast or directly from Sarah and Tom.

Here are some of my early favourites from the day.

and some more which you can view by clicking individually on the images and/or stepping through them:

I started at the Marwell Hotel bumping into Stuart on my way down to see Danni and photographer her preparations, the dress, shoes and jewellery as well as to meet and get to know the bridesmaids and her family. From then on it was up to Marwell Hall and some images of the guys and guests before Danni arrived on the road train and onto the ceremony. Everyone then chilled out on the rear lawn eating ice creams, canapes and cooling down with a drink and some music from the string quartet while we did the family groups and then on to feed the lemurs.

Danni and Stu then had time to relax with their guests on the lawn before the wedding breakfast after which followed a pun-laden father-of-the-brides speech and a moving tribute from the best-man, Stu’s brother Paul. Hula Groove provided the evenings music and I left as the dancing got into full swing with my job done, leaving the guests to enjoy themselves.

Here are a selection of images from the day, which you can view by clicking on them, or stepping through. The full wedding can be seen by guests and friends by going to Danni and Stu’s dedicated wedding page on the website from which you can get to all the galleries, you need to get the passwords from them.

But back to the pre-wedding shoot which took place on a warm and sunny day. After a short walk around the venue we found some of the feature locations at the Powdermills Hotel, working in open shade as usual for soft light and also with some lovely directional lighting in and around the terrace.

I’m really pleased with the images I made for Helen and Graham, who both relaxed into the shoot very quickly and it really shows in the photographs.

Here are a few, the rest will be online for Helen and Graham to view shortly from their main page on the website.

This contemporary matted album measures 10 x 10″ and is encased in a metal cover with premium black leather spine. Telling the story of the day in both colour and black and white photographs looking though the album instantly brought back detailed memories of the day and the couple commented on the clarity and quality of the prints which we have printed in one of the best print labs in the world down in Australia.

We always recommend that our couples consider having a professionally designed and printed album – there really isn’t any comparison and whilst this couple also have the hi-resolution digital files this book will be a central showcase for family and friends.

We are very familiar with New Place as a wedding venue and despite some heavy rain for most of the day their album really doesn’t reflect the conditions with careful use of some of the hotels features, and some juggling of the schedule for the day to ensure we got the group shot of everyone on the main set of steps at the house.

Here are some images of the album.

Danni & Stu’s wedding is later this summer, and this little guy may well make another appearance in their wedding photos.

Here is a photograph of the framed print.

It was a lovely day, bright and warm and so we needed to work the parts of the barn, manor house and gardens with some soft flatterng light and also making sure we got in some of the spring blossom and daffodils which have been a feature of our recent pre-wedding shoots.

As usual we got to practice some of the more formal poses near the barn and then as Sarah and Tom relaxed, and got used to being photographed we got some more relaxed portraits and contemporary images which I’m hoping we also get the chance to do on their wedding day in the summer.

We were unable to get into the barn as it was being prepared for  another wedding the following day, and so once we had finished we grabbed a drink and talked through their day in a little more detail.

Here are a selection of the images taken. Sarah and Tom will be able to view the rest of them shortly in an online gallery.

The venue is right on the water, next to the cruise terminal and just across the road from the Titanic museum, close to the historic walls of Southampton and some lovely period architecture.

The pier has an amazing domed second story room which has been licenced for ceremonies and features a distinctive contemporary chandelier and a small area of glass floor. The venue is of course a restaurant as well and can seat a large number of people for both Western and Asian food.

Family photographs could be taken in the enclosed lower patio area or on the open terrace which looks out to the water – also fantastic for a drinks reception on a balmy summers day. Alternatively you could head out onto the large public area, and time relaxed portraits of the bride and groom would work around the property as well as heading over the road to some of the historic features.

Here are some of the images I took on the day. Click on one to view.