Stacey and Justin's Wedding Day

Stacey and Justin were married on Saturday 31st July at the gorgeous Mitton Hall.

Beginning at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in the morning I captured the preparations and was surprised to find things running so smoothly and calmly, there seemed to be a very peaceful atmosphere and everyone was soon ready to leave. The wedding car collected the bridesmaids first who I soon followed up to Mitton Hall to meet the second photographer, Charlie, who had been with the Justin and the men as they prepared.

The weather was a little touch and go but seemed to be starting to clear as we all waited for Stacey to arrive. We waited .... still no sign of the wedding car. The wedding car had gotten a puncture on the way and was on the side of the road about 5 minutes away where the driver was hurriedly trying to change the tyre.

It wasn't too much longer though when the car appeared on the driveway and we were all pleasantly surprised to see a still smiling Stacey get out - obviously nothing fases her!

A lovely ceremony where the couple had written their own vows was followed by drinks and canapes outside in the sunshine whilst the photos were taken. They decided not to go for a drive in the wedding car afterwards - didn't want to tempt fate a second time!

A brightly coloured bouncy castle was up on the lawns at the back of the hall which provided some fun shots of Stacey and her bridesmaids jumping around and the gorgeous grounds offered some stunning backdrops for the intimate shots of the bride and groom.

A very tasty meal was had by all followed by the fun and laughter of the speeches before the evening guests started to arrive and the party truly began with Stacey and Justins first dance. Messages were recorded for the happy couple by the videographers - Abbey Video.

We ended our coverage with shots of 50 chinese lanterns being set off on the back lawns of Mitton Hall as the couple watched them float up into the air and over the building. This was a fantastic day for all and we wish Stacey and Justin all the best for the future.

Holly's Birthday Party

Another photo-shoot party this time to celebrate Holly's birthday. The girls all came with a couple of outfits having already sorted out their own make up and hair styling, they were all fantastic models and made full use of all the feathers, hats and props available. We all had a break between outfit changes to eat a gorgeous chocolate birthday cake they brought along before the party dresses were put on for the last part of the party.

Check out a few of the pics below.

Louise and Garys' Wedding

A nice local wedding for Louise and Gary on Saturday 17th July 2010. Very local infact as the brides house is within sight of my own front door - no worrying about where to park!

The weather, unfortunately was not the best - we all spent the morning watching for the promised clearing of the rain, but alas although it held off for a short time the heavens opened again after the ceremony at Mere Hall in Bolton. The original plan had been to stop at a local park for some pics of the happy couple but when the passing shower didn't pass we decided to head straight over to the Reebok Stadium for the reception - typically as soon as we arrived it stopped raining!!!

The sun came out bright and warm for a few shots with the car at the hotel entrance and allowed us enough time to get some lovely pics of Louise and Gary. The rest of the afternoon was spent dodging the showers whilst waiting to go down for some bridal party shots on the hallowed turf of BWFC.

An informal drinks reception followed by the arrival of the evening guests and the first dance before the buffet and everyone had a great day despite the rain - which cleared off for the late afternoon and evening.

Here are a few pics from the day.

Julie and Ians' Wedding Day

Saturday July 3rd saw us at Bartle Hall with Julie and Ian for their wedding. They celebrated with their family and friends with a lovely ceremony at the hall followed with drinks and canapes served on the lawns in the gorgeous sunshine.

With bubbles, confetti, music and laughter a fanatstic time was had by all. An informal BBQ started the evening off before Ian led his stunning wife onto the dance floor for their first dance.

Here is a sneaky peek!

Here come the girls!

Close on the tail of Emily's party we hosted our first grown up party last Saturday evening. Gemma was celebrating her birthday with some of her closest friends so after some fun group shots done in their jeans and t-shirts they then got on their glad rags, or in Gemma's case her wedding dress, for a few more pics.

With the bubbly flowing the party moved along well with the ladies getting well into working the camera by the end of the shoot.

What a fun 2 hours - I hope you all enjoyed it ladies.

Emily's 13th birthday

The second party of the weekend brought yet another Emily to us with a group of friends and sister Charlotte to enjoy a photo-shoot for her 13th birthday. What a crazy group of girls they were - we had a great time photographing them and they were up for anything - doing the splits, leapfrog, the can-can. With it being such a hot day we got the fans going to get the breeze blowing their hair so they really felt like models for a couple of hours.

Here's a few of the pics.

Emily's 12th Birthday

Last Friday evening saw Emily and a couple of her friends come to us for a photo-shoot to celebrate her 12th birthday. The girls were great and I hope they all had a good time.