November 5th at Seaham Hall saw the civil partnership wedding of Carol and Denise, my first gay wedding but I certainly hope it won't be my last, what a great day, there were some subtle differences like both partners arriving down the aisle together for example, the day itself was a cold start but flourished into a fabulous sunset, it was to climax with the guests releasing chinese lanterns, however this was the only part of the day that did not go to plan, the lanterns only flew one way................down into the ground, as you can see they had a brilliant day with family and friends.

Just in time for valentines day........ check out our in store competition, we have teamed up with the lovely Ula from the fabulous "Ula la" lingerie shop in Harrogate to offer all customers a chance to win a boudoir photo shoot. Why not take a look and take a chance to have some stunning boudoir images just in time for valentines day.

Boudoir Photography YorkshireAs our new site begins to take shape, we have added our boudoir services, boudoir is a great gift for yourself or a partner etc. Boudoir photography covers anything from from just looking and feeling sensual, sexy and glamorous to implied nude, the key aspect is being comfortable and relaxed with your photographer, Marika is great at helping you relax and create great poses that will help us produce stunning results, below are some examples from our Boudoir photography pages. Both of these photo shoots were at the Luxury Lawrance apartments, one on kings Road Harrogate and another on Duchy Road Harrogate, this type of venue provides that real feeling of luxury and sumptuous over indulgence, what greater way to feel sensual and sexy for your stunning boudoir photos.

Its not every wedding that has fireworks but when they do it can create some stunning images,  Helen and Mark had a fabulous day that was end to end smiles and laughter, it culminated in a fabulous firework display. The venue was at Helens parents farm near Helmsley, they had a huge marquee which was decorated beautifully. I haven't included any day time images..............I will, but sadly I am lazy..............only kidding I met with Helen and Mark last night to review the images and plan the album so I had better get on with that for now.

Had a great weekend, photographing a wedding on Saturday on the sea front near Whitley Bay and on Sunday photographing the artists at Party in the park, I had full access media passes to capture behind the scenes and stage front images, the day was a lovely sunny day, and was topped off with a couple of nice cold beers.
The images include JLS, Olly Murs, The Wanted, Pixie Lott, Tinchy Stryder, Cher Lloyd, Jay Sean, Inna, and may more

I love my work............... there are not many jobs where you can go out and meet lovely people all day, take pictures of them loving life, weddings are great, the day is charged with emotion, I love watching the emotion unfold as the day progresses:-

Predominately the day starts with a bit of nervous emotion as bride and groom prepare for their big day, in the majority of people this is complemented by nervous laughter as the bridal party help to relax the bride and groom.

It quickly moves to a very loving and sense of overwhelming relieved emotion as the ceremony begins, there are emotional tears usually from mums and dads, there's always the ice breaker when the bride and groom are asked if there is any lawful reason they should not marry, I don't know why but there always seems to be a child somewhere in the ceremony who lets out some noise making everyone else take momentary sharp breath, which usually leads to a giggle or two.

Relaxation takes a new form now as there is a bit of champagne flowing, the majority are ready to party but there are still speeches leaving the one or two who have speeches to do still feeling a little apprehensive.

Speeches done, food consumed and ready for a party, everyone is full of great joy and anticipation for the nights festivities and the first dance of the newly weds.

Capturing the wedding day of brides and grooms is a real privilege for me as a photographer, its almost like being part of a new family for a day and the relationship doesn't usually end there.

As a wedding photographer based in Harrogate, it is great to cover not only weddings in and around Harrogate but to discover lots of great venues, although some offer different challenges, I have just completed a lovely wedding at Langley Castle, the whole day consists of running up and down seven flights of stairs, beautiful for photographs but not my lungs...!

The wedding photography below is from a lovely wedding at Wynyard Hall, Andy and Helen had a great day and have some treasured memories to look back on.

Told you I would start catching up on my blog.... I just photographed Mark and Helens wedding on Saturday 23rd July, the wedding was at the lovely St Gregorys Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, it is a beautiful location just outside Helmsley, the wedding reception was back at the families farm, Beadlam Grange, near Helmsley, the farm is a working farm and boasts a great farm shop, a lovely coffee shop and a caravan site, it is well worth a visit. The marquee was stunning and the layout inside was beautiful, we also had great weather, but more on this wedding in a future blog. The images below were a few from the pre wedding photo shoot earlier this year at the couples beautiful home set in the countryside location of Kirkby Malzeard, near Ripon. The lucky couple are just setting off on their honeymoon today leaving me to prepare the wedding photographs for their return.

Summertime in Valley Gardens, Harrogate... Had a great afternoon with a family of Americans some of who live here in Harrogate and family members who had come over for a short stay. They were great to be with and made my work very easy, I have lost count of the amount of portrait photography I have done in Valley gardens, but it never ceases to amaze me the new locations I find and how this moves with the changing seasons, I think all portrait and wedding photographers in Harrogate have used this location to great success at some time, we are so lucky to have such a beautiful well maintained, free recreational area like this.... another reason to love living in Harrogate.

Ok............ I will catch up on my blog..I promise!!!

Confession....I love taking pictures of people and presenting them with images to treasure for a lifetime but blogging and social networking are not my key strength..There I've said it... Now its time to look at what we have been doing, I love photographing pregnant ladies with their partners or children, there is something magical about capturing life as it begins. Our Harrogate studio is a perfect environment for fun, intimate, private maternity photography, my only request is don't leave it too late, Marika's due date was two days after the studio images were taken and the day we shot some lovely lifestyle images in the lovely Harrogate surroundings, fortunately for me beautiful baby Maria was born a week late....phew.

Wow, what a busy period...time to catch up on the blog. Got a great lifestyle photo - shoot this afternoon with a family over from Rotterdam, they want a lifestyle portrait photo shoot to capture them in one of their favourite locations, the Yorkshire Dales. It's great to photograph events like this as there will be three generations celebrating their parents 40 years of marriage. I've also been busy with lots of commercial work but this blog is about to be taken over with a wedding............. Beth and Neal are a fantastic couple with fantastic family and friends, I had the privilege of being their wedding photographer over in Spain where they got married. I have included some images from their special day, but before I get into uploading the images I would like to say thank you to the best man and ushers who were a great help on the day. Whilst photographing the Reception I think I have discovered the answer to Englands goal keeping dilemma, I'm sure if Fifa could produce a football with flowers on it then Neals mum is our savior, she reminded me of Peter Schmeical the way she commanded her area and got across the other attackers to retrieve the brides bouquet.......!!!! If Capello happens to visit my blog I think she is my discovery and therefore I should be her manager, if he doesn't then sadly it is Englands loss...lol You can see the action unfold in in the images below.