I said last week that no two weddings are the same. Then I was talking about a wedding that I was hired for 2 days ahead. Some people like to plan for a little longer than that. OK much longer. Like Abigail Coles....I'd been swapping emails with Abi in Australia
Read MoreI was asked the other day if I ever get any unusual requests. My reply was something along the lines of "actually I never get any usual requests". Saturday's wedding for Colin and Sue at Hever Castle was no exception. We had a bride on a picnic
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I love this time of year. Dawn’s pretty late (which allows me to get on the beach for portrait sessions), there’s great colour in the trees and most of all there are fireworks!
Fireworks must be one of my favourite things to shoot apart from weddings. And fireworks at weddings must be best of all. Read More

Every once in a while, everything works out perfectly. Of course planning helps. Turkey Mill in Maidstone has one of the best “wet weather fallbacks” I’ve seen. If it rains then the wedding is held in the stunning Orangery.
But on Friday we didn’t need it. Not even slightly. A glorious July day, a beautiful bride, a suave groom and a bunch of people up for a great time in stunning surroundings. All I had to do was turn up and take pictures ![]()

Now you’d think that a few photographs at a private party in a client’s garden would be a quiet weekend for me. But the sign above gives you a small clue. It’s pointing to a h-u-g-e marquee. Fabulous private party? Yes. Small? No.
This was an anniversary party and the planners had been on the case for a year. Before the night was out there would be a string quartet, lion dancing, drumming, fireworks that stopped traffic, some of the finest wines the sommelier had ever handled and dancing. Lots of dancing.
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }Leeds Castle fireworks, originally uploaded by jon_nikon. So....bonfire night has come and gone, but not without a "few" fireworks. Just like last year I was down at
Read MoreHow appropriate for Fireworks night! Annabel and Jaco are finally back from honeymoon which means I can finally put their pictures online - including the rather wonderful fireworks ones. If you're a regular to the site then you'll know that means there is a one minute slideshow as well as
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