Friday, 27 December 2013

2013... what a beautiful whirlwind of a year!

Oh my 2013, my feet have hardly touched the ground - you have been a beautiful blur! Here are just a few of my favourite moments... 

I'd like to take this opportunity to send my warmest thanks to my couples for sharing their day with me. A huge thank you also to all the suppliers and hair and make-up artists that I've had the pleasure to work with, plus my ever supportive friends and family (I hope to see you more in 2014). And a special thank you to my incredibly patient hubby and not forgetting the kindly weather Gods who have been brilliant this year, dishing out sunshine a plenty and minimal downpours. Wishing you all a very Happy Healthy New Year - may it be a vintage one. I can't wait to create lots of beautiful memories for my 2014 couples - it's going to be  lovely!

Whirring through a year of images selecting my favourites for this post has been a bit of an emotional journey...I ended up with a gazillion or two and no idea where to start so here are the images that were in my head as I drove home at the end of the day....ahem I warn you that there are still quite a few so it may be an idea to pop the kettle on and find a hunk of Christmas cake/slab of choc and enjoy the show!


One of the best bits for me has to be learning so much about different cultures and their various customs, which never cease to fascinate me. I so loved learning about the Swedish custom of the Bride picking seven species of flowers, and laying them under her pillow, which would subsequently reveal her husband in her dreams - I'm a sucker for all these traditions! Here's a mighty mix of my favourite moments all jumbled up into a bit of whirl....in no particular order....here goes.... Happy viewing :) 

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Monday, 9 December 2013

David & Kate: LOVE shoot... Beauty & bluster on the beach

On a beautifully dramatic day Kate and David took to West Wittering Beach for their LOVE shoot. It was just as well the weather was overcast, as we were hoping to contrast the LOVE shoot images shot on UK sand with the beautiful sun kissed light of Portugal, where Kate & David's wedding will take place next Summer. David & Kate were true sports tolerating the frosty arctic wind and against the desolate sand dune backdrop, they looked quite the movie star couple, bounding over the dunes, looking as though they were straight off a set. I'm super excited to photograph their wedding on a beach in Portugal and hope that we will be able to contrast the dramatic beauty of a British beach in Winter, with the a little Portuguese magical golden light :) LOVE x