Baby 1st Year!

The first year of a baby's life is one of the most important, they will grow so quickly that it is easy to miss some of those little changes.

I offer a watch-me-grow package for all new parents, helping you to capture some of those special times in your babys' first year - from those first smiles through to the first steps. Over the course of the first year I offer three separate sittings at the studio at 4 - 6 month interavls. At each sitting a selection of photos will be taken for you to view the following week. You will select one image from each session to be printed and mounted at a 7"x5" size. Additional images can be purchased if wished from any or all of the sittings, but there is no obligation to do so.

These watch-me-grow packages make ideal gifts for new parents. Gift vouchers can be provided. A Baby's First Year package costs £75. Additional options are avaialble on request to include the stages of pregnancy or the first 5 birthdays!

Contact me at the studio on: 01204 413459 to purchase.

You can see a sample of work on my website: www.lindsayashton.co.uk

Weddings

Your wedding day will be one of the most special days of your life, it is the beginning of a new chapter. With all time and planning that goes into the day you want to be certain that your photographs capture it all, after all they are the only lasting keepsake of your special day.

I offer a contemporary style of wedding photography combining a mixture of natural reportage shots along with the posed group shots and bridal portraits.  A couple of weeks before the wedding I like to meet with the couple to finalise your details and work through the proposed groups and special shots you wish to be taken. This meeting helps to ensure that things run smoothly on the day itself and allows you both to relax and enjoy your wedding to the full. I aim to make sure that the photography side of the day is not too intrusive and lets you have the time to chat and celebrate with your guests - after all that's what your day is all about!

A lot of my weddings have a second photographer in attendance which allows for a stunning selection of images to be taken and all those special moments to be captured. The amount of coverage on the day is up to you. You can decide whether you would like me to attend the brides house in the morning to record the fun and excitement of the preparations, or to stay for the speeches or even to stay through and photograph your first dance as man and wife in the evening.

Fully inclusive packages are available along with a bespoke option so you can choose the services and products suitable for your requirements. You can see a selection of images by viewing my website or by contacting me for a sample slideshow and price guide. Should you decide to book your wedding then a deposit of £150 will be asked for and the prices will be fixed at that time.

If you book your wedding before the end of January 2010 then there will also be an additional discount of 15% to celebrate the studios' First Anniversary.

Reopening

The studio will re-open on Tuesday 12th January at 10am. Hopefully the kids will be back at school and I will be off the crutches by then.

Been sat inside for the past few days unable to do much and starting to get a bit of cabin fever. It is typical that the first time we get some proper snow here and the chance of some stunning landscapes calling to be done I can't get around on the crutches. Can't even get out to have a decent snowball fight, but hope everyone else is enjoying it while they have the chance even if it is causing disruption.

Studio Closed

Well, it was supposed to be the first day back after the New Year but the weather has obviously had different ideas. The snow is falling thick and fast here at the moment and with the school closing for the day (much to the kids delight) and no chance of getting off the street the studio is staying closed today. I'll keep you updated on any additional closed days as they arrive.

But for the time being get out there with the kids and have some fun while it lasts - I would but I managed to break my toe last week and am on crutches for a few more days.

Happy New Year!

Well it's the start of a brand new year and I have high hopes for it being a great one! With wedding diary for 2011 getting busier all the time including trip to Barcelona for one things are looking up after a slow start last year.

Finished 2009 with a wedding on Christmas Eve for a couple having a secret wedding. Families were being told the following day - what a great Christmas pressie! The civil ceremony was held at Manchester Registry Office followed by champagne at The Old School House Hotel on Great John Street which is a beautiful and intimate location for a wedding. Donna and Robert celebrated with a couple of close friends as witnesses going on for a meal later in the afternoon. Hope you guys had a great Christmas together and wishing you all the best for the New Year and your honeymoon in Thailand! See you when you get back.

The studio is closed over Christmas and New Year and will reopen on 5th January 2010. It will be the first anniversary of opening and as a celebration I am offering a fantastic 15% discount on all wedding bookings and portrait sittings made throughout January 2010!!!