Beautiful Wedding in Sweden - Leonie & Mikael

We recently had the pleasure of shooting Leonie & Mikael's beautiful Swedish wedding at Skanor and Kronovalls Vinslott. It was 4 days of celebration including a fantastic pre-night party at Mia and Ander's home (Mikael's parents) and a sensational day of ceremony, friendship and spectacular celebration at beautiful Kronovalls. Without a doubt one of the most beautiful, extravagant and enjoyable assignments I've had the pleasure to shoot.

The Mummers, a tragedy

I'd been musing with chums Simon & Brigitte as to why The Mummers, one of my very favourite bands of the moment, had failed to show at the End of the Road festival recently.

Sadly we now have the answer. A few days before the festival Mark Horwood, the Mummer's primary composer and musical influence, hanged himself. The fact that he lived & worked just down the road at Aldingbourne gives it even more resonance.

This really is a tragedy, as the Mummers were a breath of beautiful fresh air on the music scene, different, sophisticated & complex sounds, gorgeous singing by the gorgeous Raissa Khan-Panni.

This is big time sad. Here are the fabulous Mummers playing live on Later with Jools.

Bedouin Tents

One of the many thrills of shooting wedding is finding talented & creative suppliers, whether it be cakes, dresses, planing or, as was the case at Dean & Nick's fantastic Civil Partnership, tents! Bedouin Tents, to be more precise.

These aren't just tents, these are utterly beautiful creations designed to look and feel amazing. The attention to detail is stunning and the overall effect really has to be experienced. I've posted a few images here to give a flavour of what I'm talking about. But there's more to see on my main wedding photography website.

These beautiful creations are designed, built & removed by Bedouin Tents UK. If you're hosting a special event then do check them out. Ask for Charles and tell him we sent you.

Bedouin Tents, 01865 200634 / 07525 663266

Goodwood Revival 2009

I took Sebastian to the Goodwood Revival on Saturday. It was absolutely fabulous. The array of cars, people, outfits, music and paraphenalia from bygone eras was amazing. There was just a wonderful atmosphere throughout the whole thing, and boy is it a big thing now. His imperial Sebage was in boy heaven.

Here's just a few photos from the day. To see much more flip to my main site and the Event Photography gallery.

Apple

My devotion to Apple technology has cropped up countless times in conversation with friends, associates and fellow photographers. The short answer is that Apple are sublime exponents of form and function. Their stuff has been really thought through. The way it looks, the way it feels, the ease of use for human beings, the connectivity, the reliability. It's all of that. But I guess Apple, despite being a pretty big company, will always be the the maverick when compared to the really big guys. That also appeals to me.

I always prefer the road less travelled. And AppIe are led by a visionary, a genius, and a maverick, not an accountant or a technician. This matters to me. I think like Apple thinks, I like companies and people who really think about the very best solution, revolutionaries who change the world and move things on. Apple have made life so much easier, more productive, more enjoyable and, in truth, more amazing for us photographers, and for musicians, film producers, designers and almost anybody in the creative industries. It's a great marriage.
In the end, with Apple you either dig it or you don't. Either way is cool. But if you dig Apple, explanations are ever necessary.

This old TV ad of Apple's says it more cutely. I mean, even their ads are cooler :)

Avington Park Wedding - Pam & Darren

Last Saturday I was at beautiful Avington Park to shoot Pam and Darren's wedding. The setting was perfect. Avington Park is in the idyllic village of Itchen Abbas, near Winchester. It's a atunningly beautiful stately home that has appeared in a number of period TV dramas over the years. It's the perfect setting for an English summer wedding, and so it proved for Pam and Darren. The day was fabulous, relaxed and stylish, great people and wonderful weather. Just about as perfect a day as can be.

Here's a link to to Pam & Darren's perfect Avington Park Wedding.

Zazou & Hugo's Wedding in Brittany

Vikki & Mike's Wedding at The Gherkin

Now appearing on Flickr

I've recently started using Flickr as a photo distribution & sharing service. Can't believe I've ignored it for so long, it really is excellent, and now you can even imbed Flickr images & shows in other websites. Which is exactly what this post is showing, as it presents some of my black & white images. Hope you enjoy.

If you'd like to see the large version of the show, just CLICK HERE.

Wedding Guest Lists Made Easy

I found this recently. I remember our own challenges on this front. Seems like a fairly cool idea to save you a lot of work.

Yvette & Garry's Wedding in Maidstone

Helen & Alfio's Wedding in Monaco

Sample video from Animoto

Just discovered this new service for creating shows from my images. Looks just the ticket & better than the Showit stuff I've been using u to now.

Wedding Photography in Sussex

As a Sussex wedding photographer it's strange to think that it's not that often I actually shoot a Sussex wedding, and that rather a large quota of my assignments are destination weddings. Most of my international weddings are in France, and it's fair to say that I can actually travel to quite a lot of these as quickly as I can get to a UK wedding.
I have worked at some of Sussex and Hampshire's finest wedding venues, including Wiston House, Bailiffscourt, Amberley Castle and Avington Park. But it seems I'm more likely to be found across the channel in Brittany (quite often), the Loire region and the south of France. I've also worked in Italy and Sweden.
I'd like this to change a little over the next few years. Especially with my fabulous kids at the age they're at (6 & 4), I don't want to be disappearing too often for whole weekends. So I'm looking to limit myself to 6 - 8 destination weddings in 2010, and focus more on the home market and particularly the prestige venues across East & West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Kent & London.
For this reason we'll be particularly keen to hear from engaged couples planning their weddings at places such as Goodwood House, Upwaltham Barns, Ravens Ait island, ...
Thus far I have 3 destination weddings confirmed in 2010, so I have room for another 3 - 5 depending on dates & logistics. So please, if you're marrying somewhere abroad do get in touch and chat to us about your requirements. But I anticipate being full on the international front by end of this year.

Amanda & Richard's Wedding in Kirdford

Cat & Mike's Wedding at Dorset House

Jinnia & Matt's Wedding at Chavenage

Wedding Photographer Goodwood House

Goodwood House is one of the finest wedding and conference venues in Sussex. It's also less than a half-hour away from base and therefore bizarre that, despite shooting weddings at some of the finest wedding venues in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Sweden, we haven't yet worked at Goodwood House ! So if you're getting married at Goodwood House then get in touch, as we'd ensure your day is beautifully & expertly captured and your wedding photos are beautifully presented in our outstanding wedding albums.

Wedding Albums

This is as good a time as any to remind our clients and prospective clients about our beautiful wedding albums. We put a lot of time into presenting your wedding photos in the most amazing way possible. We use the finest producers of wedding albums, digital albums and coffee table books on the market. Whilst it's always great to see your wedding pictures online after your wedding day, it pales when compared to the excitement of viewing your very own personalised wedding album.

We use two types of album. Our top of the range mounted page albums are made by Queensbury of New Zealand, widely regarded as the finest wedding albums in the world. Our coffee table books are made by Graphistudio of Italy, masters of digital printing and pioneers of the edge to edge, lay flat books that many now copy.

Laura & Bruce's Wedding at Chavenage