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St James’s Park | London Engagement Photography | Sara & Will

Chris — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:41:24 +0000

After days and days of rubbish weather, I headed into London on Sunday morning for Sara and Wills engagement shoot basking in the gorgeous sunshine! We met up and wandered around St James park for a while before heading towards some quiet streets in Westminster away from the throngs of tourists taking advantage of the temporary lull in rain! We had a great morning and I am really looking forward to their wedding at Dartmouth House in October!

London Engagement Photography | Ellie & Alistair

Chris — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:25:35 +0000

This weekend I drove down to see Ellie and Alistair to go through their wedding plans and to do an engagement shoot before their wedding at Burrows Lea Country House next month. We were incredibly lucky, after a spell of awful weather Saturday saw a beautiful sunny day with big gorgeous fluffy clouds whilst we took a stroll along one of Ellies favourite walks where Alistair had proposed last year. To prove how lucky we were, an hour after I got home I looked through the window to witness a deluge of rain.

Naturals in front of the camera and a really lovely couple, this is going to be a fantastic wedding, can’t wait!! A few shots from the day:

Durdle Door Engagement Shoot | London Wedding Photographer

Chris — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40:05 +0000

I’ve now gone through all of Mohammad and Nausheens engagement shoot images, and what a fantastic day it was and in such an unbelievably beautiful setting. I love this part of the UK, the whole of the Jurassic Coast is such an fantastic place to visit and somewhere I need to make more of an effort to get to regularly. We were really lucky with the weather, an utterly gorgeous sunny day with a light breeze to cool it down a bit (which was needed with all the steps up and down to the beach!) Their wedding is this coming Saturday at the Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel and it should be a really fantastic day that I am thoroughly looking forward to!

Some of my favourite pictures from the day:

Durdle Door Engagement Preview | Surrey Photographer

Chris — Mon, 16 May 2011 09:49:52 +0000

At the tail end of last week I travelled down to Durdle Door in Dorset to shoot an engagement session with Mohammad and Nausheen, whose wedding I am photographing at the end of this month at the Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel. It was a stunning day and my first trip down to Durdle Door. The sea is so clear you almost don’t believe you are still in the UK. A couple of postcard style pics for now, until I have processed the actual shoot:

City of London Engagement Shoot | Sergei and Jenn

Chris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:54:46 +0000

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:

Jane and Family, Location Portraits in Bushy Park

Chris — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:54:39 +0000

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!

Sandra and Matt Pre-Wedding Shoot

Chris — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:16:53 +0000

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

Chris — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:52:11 +0000

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

Chris — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:19:31 +0000

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: