Another compilation post today, this time regarding Black and White wedding photography. Firstly let me start by saying I love black and white photography, not just wedding photography but various other genres, for example landscape photography. There are many Black and White wedding photographers out there which I drew a lot of inspiration when I was learning the basics, I won’t go into them all here as you might end up booking them for your wedding! I love the timeless quality the black and whites have, not old fashioned as such just something that will never look dated, or not as dated as some of the sin city inspired colour isolation wedding photos out there. I also enjoy the vintage style photos which are popular at the moment as they compliment the rusticy , DIY, type weddings which many couples are going for at the moment but I always come back to the black and whites and generally my favourite shot of a wedding will be in black and white (or monochrome).
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We were at Bagden Hall in Denby Dale (between Wakefield and Huddersfield) at the end of last year for the wedding of Sheelin & Sean. It was a lovely Christmas themed wedding with all the tables named after Santa’s reindeer. Unfortunately instead of crisp clear snow we had endless grey rain! I’m always an advocate of getting the couple outside under the umbrellas if possible for some wedding photographs but it was just torrential, so we stayed inside. Luckily there were plenty of christmas trees and lights about and a lovely log fire so we did a lot of the shots around there.
Read MoreIn my previous post I showed some of my favourite wedding photos of 2011, so I thought I would do another but concentrate on my favourite shots of just the bride. I have had the pleasure to photograph the weddings of some stunningly beautiful brides in 2011 and I always try to get a couple of images of just the bride (usually they are more into the photos than the chaps) just to look back on a few years down the road and remember the day.
Read MoreWe were at one of our favourite wedding venues a few weeks ago, the beautiful Hazlewood Castle for the equally beautiful wedding of Claire and Phil. The weather was absolutely perfect for wedding photography. It was a little bit chilly but the low winter sun was just fantastic. There had been a bit of a mishap concerning the rings which we won’t go into but apart from that the day seemed to run without a hitch. Phil had had a bit of a late night but seemed relaxed and ready for the day, Claire looked stunning and could possibly be a late entry for the stunning brides of 2011 list. Their little daughter Niamh was a bit camera shy at the start but soon forgot we were there and pulled the odd cheesy grin!
Read MoreI’m doing a post of some of my best wedding photos for 2011. Yes, I know it’s only the end of November and I’m sure the weddings I have coming up next month will make it into this list but I thought as I have a bit of time free I would do a bit of a recap. It’s been quite a busy year for us wedding photography wise, with wedding photos from far and wide, but mainly around the West Yorkshire area. The summer was a bit crazy but I managed to get the shots back to my brides in my 2-4 week time frame which I was pretty happy about. It has been a really wonderful year and we’ve met some great couples. I always feel I am very fortunate with my clients as they are always relaxed, easy going and we tend to get on really well pretty much straight away. I’ll have probably jinxed myself for next year now but I’ve met most of next years bookings and they all seem great so fingers crossed we will have more of the same.
Read MoreWe were at the Grange Hotel in York a few weeks back to do the wedding photography for the beautiful wedding of Dawn & Paul. The weather was fantastic so the umbrellas stayed in the car! We were a bit nervous at the beginning as we got to the pub where guests were meeting and no one was about, luckily we had seen the mum of one of the brides we had done the photography for a while back who confirmed we were at the right place. Paul arrived and managed to get a pint down him before heading off to get married! Dawn looked fantastic and the registry office in York was packed out for her arrival. Some good readings and after the official stuff was done we got outside for a few shots in the garden before heading up to the Grange hotel.
Read MoreWe were at the beautiful Casa Hotel in Brighouse, West Yorkshire to take the wedding photographs for the lovely wedding of Affie & Lee. I had been looking forward to taking the photographs for this wedding for some time now, I’d met Affie and Lee last year and liked them immediately, especially after they bought one of my landscape prints (although they haggled me down!). Anyway Lee is originally from the North and Affie is Iranian so a lot of her family had flown in to sample the delightful weather only Northern England can offer! Suffice to say it didn’t disappoint and umbrellas were mandatory at all times! Nobody let the rain dampen their spirits and everyone had a great time.
Read MoreWe were in Dewsbury at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the end of September doing the wedding photography for Charlotte & Josh. After the formalities of the ceremony were over we managed to get outside for some photos, as it is with this time of year I had an eye on the clouds just in case they decided to break but fortunately they didn’t. Josh was very keen on his photography and has done a few weddings but I didn’t talk him to death about photos, I imagine I’d have had some serious rolling of eyes from Charlotte if I had! There was quite a large contingent of photo enthusiasts at this wedding, one lad was firing out shots quicker than me, which is a first!
Read MoreWe were down in a lovely little village called Yoxford in Suffolk a few weeks ago to photograph the beautiful wedding of Nicola and Matthew. The wedding was at Satis House which was a great venue with plenty of interesting features inside and out. The day was pretty hot so everyone was quite pleased to get outside for a few drinks and the buffet the staff had laid on looked fantastic. The young girl who sang a couple of songs at the end of the ceremony had a pretty awesome voice too! Nicola was very bubbly and full of energy, she’d made this cool bouquet out of buttons and other bits and bats which looked great and an interesting change from flowers. Matt was pretty relaxed and they made a great couple, very much in love. There was a bit of a butterfly theme going on and Nic’s mum had seen a shot with these pretend butterflies on string that we had a go at which I felt came out pretty good after the magic of photoshop had removed the strings!
Read MoreAt the beginning of September we were down in London at the Institute of Contemporary Arts for the beautiful wedding of Caroline & Chris. As with the wedding the day before, the bride and groom were friends of ours so we were there to take the photos but also as guests. We were used to odd looks when we started taking on the free champagne, luckily we didn’t have enough for it to affect our abilities behind the camera (too much).
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