John and I travelled from Birmingham to Ponteland in Northumberland to photograph Deborah and Justin’s wedding at Horton Grange Hotel. It was a great opportunity to visit John’s mum and dad as well!

I loved Deborah’s hat and shoes!

Applying dramatic make-up:

Flowergirls are getting ready too:

Justin tries Deborah’s wedding gift - a new watch:

Justin and the boys outside before it started raining:

Deborah coming down the stairs before the ceremony:

The bridal party is ready for action:

The ceremony:

At the drinks reception:

Deborah with her flowergirls:

As it was raining outside we had a brief photosession with the bride and groom indoors at Horton Grange just before their speeches:

The speeches:

Cutting (slaughtering) the cake:

The rain turned into a light drizzle around 7pm and we braved the outdoors to explore the picturesque grounds of Horton Grange Hotel:

Guests waiting for Deborah and Justin’s first dance:

I photographed Caroline and Carl’s wedding back in 2005. Now they are proud parents of their 7-month old baby daughter Holly and have decided to come back to have a family portrait session with me. We met on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. Holly was exceptionally well-behaved and giggly on the day. It was great to work with them!

In a vintage Victorian setting:

In a red dress:

Holly’s cute hat and pink t-shirt:

Some in black and white:

Playing:

OK, in the spirit of catching up I am going to publish some previously unposted album layouts

Here are some pages from Chris and David’s 8″x12″ magazine-style album. Steel grey accent colour with a vintage overlay borrowed from a Tudor textile were used to compliment an old English setting of this couple’s wedding - a medieval church and quaint Tudor streets of Lavenham, richly decorated bedrooms and exposed oak beams of the Swan Inn:

I spent yesterday evening updating the design slightly. Not a massive difference - just to rectify a usability error. I found that Avast! anti-virus software red-flagged some perfectly harmless javascript elements in the previous layout, blocking the blog.

I’ve got a lot of wedding and portrait stuff to post to show what I’ve been up to. My poor blog, you were neglected for several months!