It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an update on here and I thought it was time to catch up…
Gemma and Steve were married 6 days ago at Haughton Church and it was such a beautiful day – it’s safe to say I thoroughly enjoyed sharing ‘The Fishers’ special day with them and the photos look absolutely stunning… As has been the wonderful trend this year, Gemma and Steve have chosen the sublime Jorgensen Album in which to present their story and the order was sent to Gary and the gang in Perth on 5th July (less than 38hrs after finishing shooting!!) and I simply cannot wait to share it with you all!!
In the meantime, here are a few photos from their day to keep your appetites going…

The warm colours in the church were fantastic, and as you’ll see further down looked incredible during the ceremony:

When I was stood in the house with the Bride’s Father and her brother waiting for the girls to come back from having their hairs done I was looking for the different areas of lighting and I just knew this was a shot I had to get:

I think it’s safe to say this little cutey of a Flowergirl stole a few hearts on Friday:

As soon as Gemma took her shoes out of the box and put them on the table I knew that was the green light to do as I wished – and I ordered this spot – what do you think?

See what I meant about that stunning church?

I love archways:

From the church we went on to The Moat House, still one of my favourite venues to work even after all the years I’ve been working there!
The staff are fantastic and it really is a partnership when we work there, and it is such a fantastic location for photos you really are totally spoilt for choice on locations and angles to use…and it’s no exaggeration when I say the Bride & Groom portraits around the grounds look great – but you’ll have to wait for the album to be in Gemma and Steve’s hands before you see them…so for now, it’s onto the wedding breakfast…

Don’t you just love speeches with character and action?:

I can’t quite remember what was being said but with an expression like that does it really matter?:

Being an only-child Steve’s Dad decided to make the most of the opportunity and gave a short speech before handing over the the Best Man, Nav. It was definitely worthwhile and it went down a treat with everyone…

I love when it comes to the Best Man’s speech…unlike the Groom!:

The whole day was absolutely fantastic and the rain stopped just in time and the whole day went exactly as planned. After a great wedding breakfast the evenings entertainment was handled by APLeisure and The Cartoon Kings band – and they certainly set a great tone for the night!

I can’t wait to be able to share the rest of the photos with you all. Hope you are both having a great honeymoon guys. See you soon!

sj.p

Claire and Andy have now chosen their photos for their album and whilst it is being made in Italy I thought I would share a few more of my favourites from their day.
I had a great time photographing their wedding at Wollaston Free Church, and the novelty of having an elevated position to work from during the ceremony, made a nice change from which to record the ceremony. Although the weather wasn’t kind to us on the day, we managed to get a fantastic story and I personally can’t wait to put everything together in the album to give to Claire and Andy.
However, as promised, here are a few more favourites from the day, along with a slideshow at the bottom…enjoy.

sj.p

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely wedding that took me back to St James’ Church, Acton Trussell – which some of you may remember I last photographed on the 30th December 2008 (which is here!) and I was very very happy to see a distinct lack of scaffolding when I arrived!! The church has been undergoing some renovation work over the start of this year but thankfully, just-in-time for Tara and Dan, the offending item’s were removed…
The reception was at a venue I have had the equal pleasure of working at a number of times over the years from the first wedding held there under the current ownership in 2005 – Hadley Park. Hadley is a great venue with so much going for it, and after having not photographed a wedding there since the Summer of 2006, it was very nice to be back!!

Saturday 20th June was a beautiful day and the weather thankfully remained with us, with the only discerning spots of rain falling whilst travelling from the church to the reception. I truly had a great time recording Tara and Dan’s special day and I can’t wait to show them all the photos. In the meantime, here are a few to whet your appetite…

I love the flags someone had gone to the trouble of preparing!! Fab:

Classic – and the colour shot that preceeds it for the album is even better!!!

You could say they enjoyed themselves with the confetti!!

I’ve always loved the doorway at Hadley Park…not hard to see why really…

A stunning cake created by Amerton Farm

sj.p

As everyone who reads this blog will realise – I l-o-v-e weston park! It really is one of my favourite venues across the UK to work – it’s stunning! And to be able to share the special day of a stunning bride and groom in such surroundings truly makes this job a joy!!
On 9th May Linda and Andrew were married at Weston Park and chose the Dining Room for their ceremony and the Orangery for their wedding breakfast and the night time celebrations. Having only met Linda and Andrew once before the day it was great having hit off a fantastic raport with them over the phone and email so when we got together on the day and I started at 0930 with the Bridal preparations everything was incredibly relaxed – and a lot of fun!
It truly was a pleasure to share in the emotional and heart-felt wedding with Linda and Andrew and to party the night away with their stunning 10-piece soul band, who were absolutely sensational!
And to the pictures…
Below are just a few of my absolute favourites from the day, more will follow in a slideshow when Linda and Andrew return from honeymoon, but in the meantime please enjoy and please let me know what you think…

sj.p

I am a great supporter of the National Trust and have been a proud member for the past few years. Although I have not been as active as I would have liked in the past I am looking at changing this and getting far more involved over the coming months…
When Ben and Liz approached me to photograph their wedding I had heard of Moseley Old Hall but I had never actually been there – despite it being so close to me…and it got me thinking – we should make more time to appreciate and enjoy everything that is around us rather than just rushing from one thing and one place to another – we only have one chance at this and we need to make the most of it…
Anyway, one of the biggest reasons I got so excited about working at Moseley Old Hall is it’s absolutely beautiful, steeped in not only history but elegance, beauty and above all – character! The venue is a true gem to work at and I think it’s safe to say we all had a fantastic time!
Liz and Ben had been together for quite a few years and the ceremony was a very small intimate family only affair – the big party was on the evening at the Chase Golf Club (where incidentally Ste is at tomorrow, 9th May) – and it was thoroughly enjoyable to be part of everything with them both. Although the weather wasn’t perfectly kind to us we managed to dodge in between the showers and get most of what we were looking for – and had a great time doing it!
Liz chose a very elegant gown from Monsoon  which personally I believe was a stunning choice as it complemented Liz perfectly…
I can’t wait to show the finished set of photos to both Liz and Rob, but in the mean-time below are a few shots from the day…

sj.p

On Saturday I photographed my first wedding of the year at the sublime Weston Park – and thoroughly enjoyed every minute!
Weston Park is one of my favourite venues in the UK and Hannah and Jon’s wedding was a stunning wedding from start to end.
I began at 10am and went through the whole day with them, covering the preparations right through to the dancing and partying on the night. The whole wedding part was with us all day long and it makes such a difference. The reaction on the night to the few shots I did a speedy edit on straight out of camera and put on the MacBookPro for people to see brought a fantastic reaction from the guests and I can’t wait to get the album back and be able to send it to Hannah and Jon!
It is again another stunning Jorgsensen Album and from the design I completed earlier this week it looks amazing…I can’t wait to get it through now.

Here are a few of my favourites from the wedding…enjoy!

Hope you’re both having a fantastic honeymoon. 
See you soon.

sj.p

Saturday 11th April saw the start of my 2009 wedding season and what a stunning wedding it was!
Katie and David got married at Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood just a short walk from the Bride’s family home with the reception at The Moat House, Acton Trussell. 
Although Katie’s family are based in Tettenhall, the Bride and Groom actually live up near Newcastle and it really was a proper Geordie celebration.
I had a fantastic time photographing their wedding and I am incredibly happy with the photos, of which just a few are below. I can’t wait to design the album tomorrow and get it under production in Australia!

On a technical side it was the first wedding outing for the 24-70mm f2.8 Nikon lens on the D3 and was accompanied by my trusty old 80-200mm f2.8…such a simple pairing and a joy to use. The quality of the images straight out of the camera and the control of light made easily possible by the SB900 Speedlight, my editing on the new MacPro System with Dual Monitors was a true pleasure…roll on the rest of the season!!! 

Hope you both have a fantastic time on your honeymoon in Europe…see you soon!!

On 15th February myself with Les and Ste from Barry James Photography had the great pleasure of sharing Charlotte and Matthew’s wedding with them at New Hall Hotel and it was a great day.
Charlotte wore a stunning Maggie Sotterro dress from Rebecca Jayne’s at Mix’n'Match in Rugeley and beamed pure elegance and class…looking forward to their big party celebration later in the year now!
Here are just a few photos from the wedding, a slideshow will be following shortly…

A gorgeous ceremony and one of Ste’s gorgeous shots from the day!!

It was a real pleasure to share your special day with you – can’t wait to show the whole wedding to you both!

sj.p

2008 was a great year for us and one I thoroughly enjoyed – and I’m so excited about the year coming up as I’m determined to make 2009 even better!!!
My last wedding of 2008 was at St James Church Acton Trussell and The Moat House and I think it’s safe to say that with Caroline and Phil together we had a great day.

Thank you for letting me share your special day with you both…I can’t wait to see the album now…

sj.p

Hello all and Happy New Year!