Helen & Mark's Pre-wedding shoot

Helen & Mark will be married this coming June at the Grand Hotel in Tynemouth. Helen works for Northumbria Police & Mark for Northumberland Council. Both were apparently very nervous for the pre-wed shoot, however I think they were having me on as it didn't reflect in any of the images. They were so full of fun & laughter making my job extremely easy :-) We met at Wallington Hall which has some beautiful grounds, ideal for photographing a lifestyle photo shoot. Helen's expression in the images is very cute & child like, making all the shots look very natural & as if I were not even there. If they can look like this on their wedding day which I'm sure they will, we'll get some great natural images. Below are just a few of my favourite images.

Tammy & David's pre-wedding shoot

We met at the wedding venue Eslington Villa to go through the diary of events for the wedding day & to give me an opportunity to have a look around as this is a new venue for me. Eslington villa is a grand house sitting within beautiful rolling gardens in Lowfell. After plenty of coffee & a chat we headed off to Jesmond dene for the pre-wedding shoot. While walking through the dene & stopping now & again for photos David mentioned he knew of an area within Jesmond dene called "The Devil's Hole" & suggested it would be a good backdrop for photos. After searching the length of the dene we finally found this "Devil's Hole" which is probably better known as "The Grotto" maybe those of you that know it as "The Devil's Hole" are the 200 small ones that were packed in there like sardines along with a DJ, a generator & caterers many years ago! lol. There certainly wouldn't have been much space for dancing! We finished off with some shots further along in Jesmond vale with a bit of an audience & then a drink in The Blue Bell. Here are just some of the images from their pre-wedding shoot.

Sunrise to Sunset- Jo & Guy's Post Wedding Shoot

Jo & Guy were married in Kent last year. Although I didn't shoot their wedding Jo contacted me last year to photograph their post wedding shoot. Jo had horses & beach in mind & after some research found a stables in Northumberland www.kimmerston.com that hire horses to TV & film. We decided on Bamburgh beach purely for its beauty. After a few hours sleep I headed up the coast to Bamburgh & arrived at 5am. The tide was fully out leaving pools on the rocks & wet sand. After a walk about on the beach to check exactly where I'd be shooting from I headed up to the farmhouse to pick up Jo & Guy. We got some great shots as the sun was just rising. At that time of day the light is good. We finished the morning shoot at about 8.30am, Jo & Guy went back to the farmhouse & I decided to have a wander around Bamburgh until our evening shoot with the horses. Fueled with endless cups of coffee from Julie at The Pantry Deli (thank you Julie) I was invigorated & found my second wind. 5pm & Dickie arrived with the horses. We headed onto the dunes for some shots with the castle in the background then onto the beach. The sun giving a nice warmth to the shots. People were starting to come up from the beach to head off home but the sight of horses along with a bride & groom gave them an excuse to stay a little longer. After the sun had set & the horses were gone we got a few more shots against the deep blue night sky. Here are some of the images from the shoot.

On Top of the World

Janie & John are both keen walkers & climbers & so for their pre-wedding shoot had decided on Roseberry Topping in Cleveland as one of the locations. I was assured by John this walk (climb) would only take us about 15 minutes. Sat at the bottom in my car I figured I could manage that. About an hour later we arrived at the top. The view was..... well breathtaking is an understatement!!! Roseberry Topping otherwise known as 'The Cleveland Matterhorn' sits at 1049 ft on the border between the North Yorkshire Moors & the borough of Redcar & Cleveland. The wind decided to pick up quite a lot while we were up there but we still managed to get some shots without being blown off. After our trek back down we had some lunch in the nearby pub. This gave us a chance to get to know each other a bit more as I find climbing a hill (mountain) & talking at the same time hard. Our next location was Whitby. The sun was out & the sky was a really deep blue which made an excellent backdrop. After a walk through the town & some pictures on the pier we headed to a tearoom Janie & John are familiar with to discuss the wedding plans a little further. We then headed home managing to catch the last light at St Mary's Lighthouse along the way. Here are just some of the images from their pre shoot.