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What a fantastic way to spend a Bank Holiday morning this was. Sergei and Jenn are getting married at the wonderful Warren House on Sunday. Now, normally, I tend to do engagement sessions a little more than 6 days before the ceremony, but this was a relatively late booking (just last week in fact) and this was the first day I have had free since I got back from France.

Watching the weather all week I wasn’t sure what to expect, but as it turned out, the sun was shining and the weather was beautiful. We took advantage of the fact it was a Bank Holiday and headed into the City of London as we knew it would be nice and quiet. Other than the fact it took me 20 minutes to find somewhere to get a coffee (it really does shut down around there), it was a brilliant. As with all couples it took a little while for Sergei and Jenn to relax, but this is a large part of the aim of the session, and once warmed up they were great fun.

I am really looking forward to this wedding. Besides being a really wonderful couple, this will be my first Russian Orthodox ceremony which looks absolutely fantastic. Can’t wait for Sunday! In the meantime, enjoy a couple of my favourites from the morning:

City of London Engagement Photography
City of London Engagement Photography
City of London Engagement Photography
City of London Engagement Photography

After what seems like an endless winter and generally awful weather, today was an absolutely stunning day for a portrait session in Bushy Park.  A double family portrait to get a large print for Janes parent’s 50th wedding anniversary.  Days like this are great fun, spending a couple of hours in the park with a really wonderful group of people who were incredibly natural in front of the camera.  A challenging shoot with the lack of foliage from the late spring and a really strong midday sun, but fields of daffodils and blossoming trees more than made up for it!

Hampton Portrait PhotographyHampton Portrait Photography

I finally managed to meet up with Sandra and Matt at Bushy Park yesterday morning.  We’ve been trying to sort out their pre-wedding shoot since mid November, but between severe storm warnings, house moving, Christmas and New Year it has taken a while!  As it was, we managed to pick a bitterly cold, grey but thankfully quite dry February morning.  Fortunately Sandra and Matt are great fun and the poor excuse for weather didn’t dampen their spirits, and despite protestations of camera shyness they were fantastic to work with.  Their wedding in May at the stunning Warren House should be a really special day! Can’t wait!

A quick peek from the session:

Down by the Sea

January 18, 2010

Had a long but fantastic, travel filled weekend.  First stop was visiting some great friends of ours that we haven’t seen for, what certainly seems, ages.  The weather was looking awful but we got a break in the rain and took a (very hilly!) stroll down to the beach.  It makes me realise how little we get to see Andy and Susan when I see how much Dylan and Caitlin have grown each time, was great to get some shots of them playing on the beach!!

Christmas Break

January 14, 2010

It has been a lovely break for Christmas and New Year, lots of time with the family which, for me, is the best bit.  We’ve also had some very mixed weather, including plenty of snow and bitingly cold days.  Through it all we have manged to get see some good friends and get plenty of outdoor time!  We met up with friends for walks in the park, spent time outdoors on the bikes, and of course played out in the snow (well, Alex watched from the window…).  On a technical front I have moved over to Full Frame with the aquisition of a shiney new D700 and upgraded some glass in preparation for what is looking like a very busy wedding season this year! Can’t wait to get started!

With that, some pictures from the last couple of weeks: