Cian & Jennifer | Pre Wed Shoot | The London Eye

I recently had the pleasure of shooting two of my best dressed pre-wed shoot models. Cian and Jennifer will be married down in the New Forest in a few weeks, but we met up at the London Eye for their PWS.

I'm on another Black & White phase, hence just one single colour image in this batch!

Here are the favourites from the day:

The "most huggable" Carley & Stuart, PWS

I met the lovely Carley at the National Wedding Show earlier in the year. She came to visit my stand with her gorgeous sister and delightful mum - it was somewhat of an emotional first meeting, but the basis for a wonderful client-photographer relationship!

Carley and Stuart will be getting married next weekend at Brands Hatch Place, and we recently took a trip there for the pre-wedding shoot. Here are some of my favourites from the day:



















I'm soooo looking forward to seeing you both on Friday, along with all of your friends and family ...

Laurie and Chris, PWS

I recently had lunch with Laurie and Chris who will be getting married in August this year. We dined in the same place where their ceremony will be held - the very nice Cedar House Hotel in Cobham.

After a very tasty meal, we wandered around the location, and then across to the river and nearby fields for their pre-wedding shoot. They were naturals, and needed little direction at all! Good on you, guys ...

Here are some shots from the shoot:

Across the road from Cedar House Hotel ...
Chris looking somewhat cool ...
... and no matter how hard you try, you just HAVE to blow the photographer a kiss every now and then!
... and don't they pull off the "moody" look well !?
Looking forward to August guys! Have a great holiday next week ...

Harriet & Alex's pre-wedding shoot

Yesterday I found myself at Pembroke Lodge again, in Richmond park, for another pre-wedding shoot. The deer were out in force and the squirrels were scampering around and boldly presenting themselves for food!

Harriet and Alex will be married on the 21st June 2008 at the gorgeous Petersham Hotel. We took a quick trip to the Petersham after the shoot and it's amazing! Lot's of wonderful opportunities there ... I am really looking forward to shooting there.

Now, a recurring theme amongst my couples is the nervousness and worry about having photos taken. Most people are nervous the first time, you are not alone. Harriet was especially not looking forward to the shoot yesterday, but within 20 minutes or so, she got into the groove and did brilliantly - we worked some lovely shots.

This is why the pre-wedding shoot is so important, even if you start to wonder whether it can be skipped ... one recent bride to be saw her shots and told me, "my confidence has grown after seeing those shots! Can't wait for the day.... "

Testament to a successful pre-wedding shoot, don't you think ?

So, enough rambling, here are my favourites from yesterday's relaxed and most enjoyable shoot: