Bumps, Babies & Children

Engagement Shoots

Weddings

Olivia & Paul's Pregnancy Shoot at Tankerton, Whitstable, Kent

Kent Engagement Shoot with Julia and Mike

Lympne Castle Wedding Photography - the marriage of Amanda and Michael

I photographed Paul and Olivia's wedding coming up for two years ago now in Canterbury - it was a really beautiful wedding - a very happy day. I've kept in touch with Paul and Olivia so was delighted when they told me their good news that they were expecting their first baby! Olivia and Paul chose to have their shoot at Tankerton Slopes - a favourite location of mine. As the images show, we had sunny evening - a rare event in recent months!! We had a lovely couple of hours and it was wonderful to see how happy they are to be pregnant and how excited they are to meet their first child... Here are a few images of Paul, Olivia and their beautiful bump!

My friend had kindly given me the tip off that there was a poppy close to where we live so I was super keen to visit and start shooting! However, with the recent burst of hot weather, the poppies were not looking their best - but still, the surrounding countryside was just beautiful - I love the Kent rolling hills and landscape - quintessentially English! Mind you having said that, they were probably behind this year due to the delayed start of Spring! I'll be shooting Julia and Mike's wedding at Leeds Castle in September, so being that they live in London, I suggested a countryside location for their engagement shoot. This is such a good way to get to know a couple a bit better and makes for a great prelude to wedding photography. We meet at my home initially early evening when the sun was lower in the sky and the light a little softer. So we headed off to the field of poppies and were drawn to most dense patch! Julia and Mike had a brilliant sense of fun - this is what I wanted to capture, together with some tenderness and affection - and they did good! It was such a lovely evening - really looking forward to documenting their wedding in a couple of months time - it will be here before you know it! Here are a few of my favourite images from our time spent together...

Here are a few of my favourite images from the shoot...

Here's the first part of my blog posting of Amanda and Michael's very elegant wedding. They had a beautiful ceremony at St Stephen's Church followed by a reception and celebrations at Lympne Castle, near Hythe in Kent in August. My morning started off by meeting Amanda at Pinkiehill cottage in the grounds of the castle. She was joined by her daughter, mother and bridesmaids. I was warmly welcomed by Amanda's mother who led me to the 'beauty parlour' where it was all happening! Hair and make up were in full swing and the atmosphere was very chilled. I'd arranged to meet Michael and his groomsmen at the nearby pub, so I scooted off to meet them. If logistics allow, it's great to get the opportunity to spend a bit of time with the groom and groomsmen to capture the comradery and this element of the story. I have a great fondness for St Stephen's church which is in a beautiful setting and the light is just gorgeous, and also the castle which has the most spectacular views, is steeped in history and is an extremely well run venue where nothing is too much trouble. Here are a few of my favourite images from the day....