Hayley & Nick

Still in Autumn 2010, we were over at the delightful Shottle Hall to spend the afternoon with Hayley & Nick.

We had a sneak upstairs to grab a few getting ready shots, but were really taken with a shot of all the dresses before they were inhabited by people.

Next we organised a shot of the chaps all arriving looking cool, with a backdrop of the beautiful Ecclesbourne Valley.

Which was swiftly followed by Hayley negotiaing the main staircase, which she managed with wonderful grace - well done!

After the civil ceremony we organised several family groups and took a wander off around the grounds for some more chilled out shots.

Finishing up with my fave of the day by the main entrance, lit by remote flash to overpower the overcast daylight and inject a bit of drama into the proceedings.

And the cupcake fairy came. Nice one!

Kathryn & Paul

More sheningans from October, also at the lovely Breadsall Priory near Derby, but this time starting off at a wonderful old church in Wollaton.

We popped down the road to Kathryn's house to cover some getting ready pics. We were expecting a scene of mild chaos, but actually it was quite the opposite, affording us time to sit and watch a Disney princess movie with  our new friend, the young bridesmaid, here shown deeply engrossed with said princess movie in her pre-dress jammies.

Alas, time dictated that we had to leave before the end of the movie to meet up with the chaps at church. Then we made them walk down the middle of a narrow road by a blind bend to get a good shot. They complied. Bless 'em all!

All our poor page boy could do was watch on and look worried.

After the ceremony, I had in mind a definite 'high drama' shot outside the church to organise with some carefully balanced remote flash, and then it was off to Breadsall to make the most of the gorgeous autumnal colours.

It has to be said though, the stars of the show were probably the kids... Sorry Kathryn and Paul :)

And those amazing autumn cupcakes.

Candy & Steve

This seems a while ago, back in the sunny crisp days of October 2010 Candy & Steve got themselves all wed at Breadsall Priory, near Derby. They booked us in on the strength of our informal and fun approach to their day, and we all had a great time on a fabulously warm October day.

We started off upstairs, for getting ready time.

OK, it has to be said, maybe the kids were better subjects than the grown ups at this point... :)

Steve had a particular shot in mind to replicate for the fella's group shot.

Decent looking bunch eh?

After this, we covered the ceremony discreetly and then went out to enjoy the weather.

Knowing that Candy & Steve are a pretty switched on couple, we thought we'd try out a few different shots which we haven't successfully come up with a name for yet. Vintage Funky maybe?

OK, Hipstamatic. You got us.

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Congratulations Candy & Steve!

Anna & Alistair

It was a trip to the historic old town of Repton a few weeks ago for Anna & Alistair's wedding at the lovely and exceeding pointy church there. Anna assured us that she was getting ready a mere 'few' minutes walk down the road at home, so after shooting the chaps arriving, off I trekked. For AGES! Eventually, somewhat more exhausted than before, I found Anna's place, and grabbed a few Black & White shots of them all finishing off.

Luckily the chauffer and the bridesmaids took pity on me and I got a ride back to church in a vintage Rolls Royce.

From there we floated around to capture some nice moments as Anna arrived and entered the church.

The best bit was still to come as the reception was at the wonderful Izaak Walton Hotel, in the middle of Dovedale - always a treat to visit with our camera.

We also found time to grab a few shots of the 'children' (big and small) playing in the garden.

Congratulations Anna & Al!

Princess Anne Opens The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse in Derby has hundreds of years of railway history behind it, and has stood sadly empty and decadent until a couple of years ago when Derby College took on the task of renovating it and transforming it into their flagship city campus. It's generally thought to be the one of the first railway roundhouses built, servicing locomotives from 1839.

We were lucky to participate in photographing the restoration project, shooting the site every two weeks, from identical angles, for almost two years to document the stunning transformation.

After such a long project, we were quite chuffed to be covering the grand Royal Opening a few weeks ago.

When you're a Princess, you get the best cake.