Tenerife Teaser ...

Well, John and I are sitting waiting on the hotel veranda for our taxi to arrive - we have been on Tenerife since Thursday, where I have been shooting a wedding ... more on that to come, in the meantime I couldn't wait to share some personal photos ... more for the benefit of our friends who want to book the same hotel in March ...

Here is our massive bathroom !

And our balcony - beautiful ...

OK - teaser - here are Audrey's fab shoes ... more when I get home :)


Gill x

Boudoirs and Babies !

Hi guys ... well, to mark the unofficial opening of my new space I invited my friends Adam and Marie and their little boy Xander along to try out the new lights ... I don't have the space all ready just yet - new backdrops going up next week ... but it was enough to get us started ...

This is Xander ... what a cheeky grin :)






Then it was Marie's turn ... she runs a company selling sexy underwear (including bridal gear) www.simplysensual.co.uk and so she decided to model her own goods - with delicious results !!!

And finally, Adam and Marie ...

Hope you like them ... comments welcome :)

Gill x

Rachael & Chris's Wedding - Keele Hall

After a rather wet and windy start to the day on Saturday, it cleared up just in time for Rachael and Chris to tie the knot ! The celebrations were held at Keele Hall, a rather beautiful old building set in the grounds of Keele University.

As always, here are a few of my favourites from the day ...

Preps ...

Seeing Rachael for the first time ...

Hand in hand ...

Fisheye fun and a kiss !

Beautiful setting ...

Yummy cake cutting ...

Beautiful :) ...

First dance ...

Have a fantastic time Stateside, guys - see you in a few weeks :)

Gill x

Eoin & Lisa's Wedding - Weston Hall

I had the pleasure to shoot Eoin and Lisa's wedding yesterday. We started off at Lisa's mum's house in Great Haywood, followed by a beautiful catholic ceremony at the village church, before heading off to Weston Hall in a London bus for the evening celebrations !

As always, here are a few of my favourites ...

The preps were a tad manic, but Lisa kept her cool ...

Lisa's mum's house is literally around the corner, so she and her Dad walked there !

Lisa got a tad emotional before going in to the church ...

The ceremony was really lovely ...

Although a couple of little guests didn't agree with me - it was much more fun sitting out back with a bag of crisps LOL

Lois, their little daughter, was a bundle of fun through the day - I think she was quite happy about it all, as can be seen from the big cheer !!!

A few formals and some fun with the bus followed, but of course it gets dark pretty early these days, so it was soon time for speeches ... embarrassing stories, laughter, cheers, dreadlocks, tea bags and some romance and emotion ensued ...

Hope you like them ... have a great honeymoon in New York, guys !

Gill x

Crewe Hall Fayre on 21st October

I had a lot of fun exhibiting at Crewe Hall yesterday and it turned out to be a successful day all round ...

I booked with 2 great couples ... Nick and Maxine who had travelled down from Warrington - they are getting married at the Moat House, Acton Trussell, then James and Sara booked - they are getting married at Crewe Hall next year :)

Then one of the organisers from Crewe stopped by the stand and I have also been asked to pull together an album so they can show brides who are booking the venue - how exciting - it really is a beautiful venue !!

I was really lucky with my stand yesterday ... when I pitched up I found a couple of leather chairs and, without too much hunting, managed to find a mirrored coffee table - a bit of rearranging and, voila, a ready made viewing room :)))

(Taken on a blackberry - excuse the quality LOL)

Everyone else who dropped by - thank you, it was lovely to chat with you all - I hope to speak again soon :)

Gill x

Mick & Gemma's Autumn PWS !

Mick and Gemma are getting married this Christmas and they asked me if I would get together with them for an engagement session (often known as a pre-wedding shoot) to get a collection of photos, one of which they could choose to have mounted so their friends can sign it at their wedding - of course I was delighted ! So we headed off to Wombourne where they are getting married and went for a walk ... off to the church first, I was spotting different places to grab some shots while heading back to the cars ... here are a few of my favourites from the shoot ...

Hands ...

Fun with feet ...

Moody black and white ...

A bit of perspective ...

Leading lines ...

Romantic glow ...

Fisheye fun ...

I hope you enjoyed looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking tham :)

Gill x

Website Revamped and Refreshed !

Hi guys ... well, you know how I like to keep things fresh and up to date - and I have shot so many beautiful weddings this year ! So I have updated my site with some fresh work, with some of the pages now having multiple images in a short slideshow, and have added a new slideshow wedding gallery, with music, so turn that sound up and kick back with a nice cup of tea / glass of wine (delete as appropriate !) and enjoy !

Just click on the title of this blog and go to Galleries, then Weddings.

Feedback, as always, is welcome :)

Here's a teaser ... taken at a wedding in July - the bridesmaid's expression as she watched her friends exchange vows is just lovely ...

Gill x