Natural, Portrait & Wedding Photographer

These are our two new kittens, Monty and Amber, two days after we got them. They are seven weeks old. I don’t think there will be any work done for the next few weeks!

Last weekend my wife and I visited my eldest brother and his family in France. They have recently done up a beautiful house but have now decided to move to Ibiza so I wanted to see them before they went. The weather has been lovely over there but we had two massive nights of thunderstorms while we were there. They have a pet hare called Peter and he seemed to know the thunder was on it’s way along time before it started. I have attached a few photos of him

Once again I was back at Rowton Hall  at the weekend . This was one of two weddings I covered near Chester on Saturday and Sunday. Leith and Heidi met on Blind Date with Cilla Black about 10 years ago . This was one of the most enjoyable weddings that I have ever covered, they were a stunning couple and knew how to enjoy thenselves. Heidi is by all accounts an excellent horse rider and she showed her skills on the bucking bronco later in the evening , even after a few glasses of wine!

I have spent the last couple of weekends working at Rowton Hall near Chester. This is one of my favourite venues because I feel that they always look after their clients really well. Covering as many weddings as many of the modern venues do, can cause a certain amount of complacency but at Rowton they are always very friendly and give a very personal service. I was lucky enough to cover the wedding of Jen & Ed ,a really lovely couple . I am very fortunate to meet many nice people in my job but I was especially fortunate to cover this wedding. They were a very attractive couple and I really enjoyed my day

I am afraid I haven’t updated my blog for many months because I have been very busy but decided today that I would try and do a couple of blogs a month for the rest of the year. I have put a couple of photos of some much loved pets that I have photographed over the last few months and an unexpected visitor to my garden during the summer

Over the last few weeks I have been working at Sandhole Oakbarn a number of times. This fairly new venue outside Congleton has gone from strength to strength and I really admire the owners for the way that they have transformed the place from a working farm to an outstanding wedding venue. As you have gathered from a previous e-mail I love my food and this is a place where I always get served some delicious food and Annette from Top Table really looks after everybody.

I am not one for posed photographs but I have posted a few from the day to show you that if you are patient and grab the oppurtunity you can get some very dramatic skies after a torrential downpour

Recently I photographed the second of three weddings that I am covering for a group of friends. Anna was a bridesmaid for her friend Caroline a few weeks before and I am also covering the wedding of Helen who was a bridesmaid for Anna. The setting for the marquee was stunning. It was on a hill in Harthill and had wonderful views across Cheshire. My old friends Tent and Garden and Lightec were once again working with me and I really enjoyed my day. Below are one or two photographs from the day

I haven’t had time to update my blog over the last few months but have had a few minutes spare today and felt that I wanted to mention a new venue in the northwest that I have been privilaged to work at a couple of times in the last three weeks.

Iscoyd Park is a stunning house near Whitchurch which has recently been turned into a very tastefully decorated wedding venue with lovely gardens and a cricket ground at the front of the house making it an ideal country setting

The owners Phil and Susie Godsall give the whole day a very personal touch and I am sure it will be one of the top venues in the area over the next few years

Fiona and Neil were a lovely couple and the bride looked amazing. Below are a few of my favourite photos from the day…

Over the weekend I made a trip over to Dublin to bid for a Simmental bull for a friend of mine in Scotland. The trip was a great success, and I was well looked after by the Irish breeders. Although I love my job as a photographer, I have never forgotten my farming background and I love meeting up with other breeders. In a strange way my early years working with and judging cattle has helped me with my photography. There was alot of publicity around the bull, and his name Auroch Ace was very apropriate. For those of you from an agricultural background the bull was just twelve months old and was champion at the pre sale show

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Last weekend I photographed at a lovely wedding outside Chester. Sophia was from Australia and James runs a local vet’s practice. It was one of those really special weddings to be involved with and there was the usual banter when Australians and English come together. Once again Tent and Garden did the marquee and Lightec the lighting. I thought the marquee looked amazing when it was all lit up. It was also nice to meet up again with Mandy from Golden Goose catering, she always looks after me and it is great to have good food when you are working. The conditions were not ideal for a wedding with a very strong wind and low sun but I always enjoy the challenge of winter weddings and I had a really enjoyable day with some really nice people. The couple are now in Australia having a second sunset wedding ceremony with alot of the guests that couldn’t make it over for the English version

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