Ohhhhh these two gave me SO much joy! We met in a park along the river where Claudia and Chris like to run (bonkers). We had a lovely stroll early evening, had a bit of a laugh and took some lovely photos.
And here they are!
If awesome colour turns you off then first of all – what are you even doing here? Secondly you’d better put your sunnies on now as this session is a corker of colour!
India and Stephen actually live in Newcastle which is 4987 thousand miles away (almost) but I was absolutely sold on their plans for their wedding and was SO excited when they booked me! And that also meant a road trip down to Dorset to have their pre wedding session with me. India did some searching and decided she would like to do the shoot at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Wareham and I am SO pleased she did!
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens is so completely gorgeous, the most lush greenery all around. So many little nooks and bridges, and there’s a cute little wonderland sculpture trail. It’s basically an absolute stunner. They do weddings there too… I would LOVE to shoot one there!
“The proposal was not a grand gesture in front of everyone. It was actually better, and yet somewhat felt not like a proposal at all! It was the 10th September. We went for chips at the beach and had a nice day, & discussed our 10 year plan for life (farm animals as pets, babies, PhD’s, and including an outdoor wedding with pizza (which is what we are doing!)) and we came back and sat on the sofa. Just a normal day. Stephen said something flippant about marrying me at some point (I can’t remember what he said) and I replied something along the lines of “well you keep saying you’re going to marry me, when are you gonna do it?!” and he went “Ok then” moved the coffee table out the way immediately, got on one knee and gave me this cute speech about how he wants to grow old with me and he loves me, yada yada yada, and I was laughing going “yeah, nah you’re not serious” and then he got some garden twine from the kitchen and wrapped it round my finger. To which I laughed and said are you serious, are we engaged? he said yes, and I thought I should probably ring my mother! I kept that twine for a good while until it went gross and soggy and he kept replacing it with fresh twine. A month later I finally received an emerald ring to replace the twine. I still have one version of my twine ring somewhere!”
If I don’t find that twine ring on their wedding day I’m going to have a tantrum.
And here’s the rest of the photos from their pre wedding session. If you’re newly engaged and fancy a shoot at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens or you’re getting married there and are looking for a wedding photographer then give me a shout!
Just a little fun one for you today! Steph and James were a bit nervous about being in front of the camera and we decided that a pre wedding session would be the perfect way to ease the nerves before the big day. We went to Sturminster Newton Mill and took a wander down the field and had lots of fun amusing the nearby sheep with various leaps and jumps!
We had great fun and Steph and James both felt much more at ease about photogrpahy on their big day. If you’d like to check out the photos from their wedding – click here.
Who fancies looking at some pics of a completely gorgeous couple at a completely beautiful place? Oh you do! You’re in luck… today’s blog is that of James and Lisa’s engagement session at Lulworth Cove in Dorset. We had loads of fun wandering through hoards of people seeking out quiet spots but by the end of it they were pros and didn’t even notice the passers by!
They’re getting married at the gorgeous Lainston House later this year and I just can’t wait, I know the day is going to be full of fun and giggles – my favourite sorta day.
You can check out the photos from their gorgeous wedding here and in the meantime, enjoy these Lulworth Cove engagement session photos.
2018 was such an epic year for me! So many amazing people and weddings, and for them to put their trust in me meant so much – especially as I was pregnant for most of the year! There are too many favourites so I’ve made a little slideshow – grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy!
First of all I have to start off by expressing my gratitude to this gorgeous pair. When we did this pre wedding session I was heavily pregnant and they insisted on driving me round to each spot and just generally being excellent and lovely humans.
Secondly, they chose this venue of Worth Matravers and I honestly fell in love with it. It could have been the glorious golden hour hue, it could have been the pups giving me their happy vibes, it could have been the lovely Kate & Steve themselves! Whatever it was, I was definitely in for it!
Hope you are too!
