Happy New Year!

Just a couple of days, my husband and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary.  It’s crazy how quickly time goes by, and even nine years on, I still look at back at our wedding photos.

This year, I fell behind again on blogging individual weddings. Something I hope to catch up on in the next few months.  So many weddings during 2018 were absolute crackers.  For this blog post, I pulled a few images from each wedding, so you’ll be able to see a little glimpse of what I’ve been up to.

On a personal note, 2018 was an awesome year.  Throughout the year, I made extra time to work on honing my craft and expanding my skill set to add video to my photography packages, and speaking at Snap Photography Festival.  I was able to travel across the world and made time to spend time with my friends, family, and my husband.  There were also personal fitness goals like: the tough mudder, hiking across a lava field in Hawaii to see fresh lava, passing my first marital arts test, and starting to learn how to ski.

Although I fell behind in blogging each wedding, I do want to take this chance to thank all my clients for being so awesome.  Every one of you welcomed me into your wedding day like I was a friend and a guest and gave me such a personal look into your lives.  You were easy to photograph because you were open to being yourselves.  My life is better for having done this job and for getting to know all of you on one of the best days of your lives.

Here’s to a crackin’ 2019!

It feels like it’s straight out of a fairytale and definitely doesn’t feel like England yet just 50 miles from London lies the incredible Waddesdon Manor.  Built as a weekend residence by the Rothschild family, Waddesdon Manor channels a grand French Style that feels more Versailles than Buckinghamshire.  And with that incredible backdrop, The Dairy on the grounds of Waddesdon Manor is the perfect venue for a wedding.

The name “The Dairy” is a bit misleading, as this isn’t any normal farmyard building.  Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild commissioned it to house his prize-winning herd of cattle on the grounds of the estate, it was heavily influenced by Marie Antoinette’s farm at Versailles.  Sitting on a small lake, surrounded by willow trees, the Dairy is one of the most unique and quirky buildings I’ve had the pleasure of photographing a wedding in.

I can totally understand why Kelly and Paul fell in love with it for their wedding.  They loved how idyllic and naturally beautiful it felt.  They wanted it to feel relaxed but elegant and romantic, and wanted to emphasise this feeling with their florals of loose greens and decorations.

After the knot was tied and their speeches said, I stole Kelly and Paul away from their wedding for a few minutes. We then popped up to Waddesdon Manor for photos.  I wanted to wait until a little later in the day for their photos, once the tourists had left, and once the light was just right.  And boy was it worth the wait, Waddesdon was incredible backdrop for a wedding photo session. To add the cherry on top, Kelly and Paul’s were such naturals in front of the camera and were so awesome at making each other laugh.

Kelly and Paul- Thank you for having me be apart of your incredible wedding.  You guys were so much fun to hang out with on the day and it did really feel like I was photographing a wedding for friends than just being hired to be there.

A quick shout out to one of my favourite florists, The Great Little Flower Company.   You can also see more about weddings at Waddesdon Manor on their site.